I have a form that checks for required fields and kicks error when fields are not complete. My error message says something like "You must enter name - Click Here to Return"
My code now takes us back to the form but does not retain what was already entered into the other fields, since my code, simply and only restarts the form.

How can I get to the previous page without loosing entrys on page?

It looks like the error page is on a separate page from the form input page? So that when the form is submitted and the fields are not complete, it displays that error page, with a link back to the form input page, right? If I am correct, I can think of three ways to fix your problem...

1) Have the values that were already submitted by the user be put on the "Error page" as hidden input fields, then when the user clicks the link, it gets submitted back to the page with the form, and then they are filled in.

2) Have the link trigger javascript's "history.go(-1)". Some browsers remember values that were already filled in on a form when the back button is pressed.

3) When an error occurs, instead of displaying a separate page with an error on it, display the same form (once again, you'll have to have your code process the stuff in POST and re-fill the form), but have an error on the top of the form.

Does that make sense?

BTW... CGI isn't the same as PHP is it...?

This post has been edited by guahguahmonster: 1 Sep, 2007 - 11:22 AM

Moved.