saving array values between pages?

[Geoff Cox]

Hello,

I have a series of pages each of which creates an array of values.

How do I keep all the array values until the last page?

Cheers

Geoff

 

[Mick White]

Hello,

I have a series of pages each of which creates an array of values.

How do I keep all the array values until the last page?

What do *you* mean by an "array of values"? Example, please.

Mick

 

[Geoff Cox]

What do *you* mean by an "array of values"? Example, please.

Mick,

The first page will have

array1[0] to array1[7] values

and the second

array2[0] to array2[7] values

etc etc

and I want to have all these sets available on the last page...

Incidentally it would probably make life easier if I could have all
these arrays populated on the same page. At the moment I am having
trouble seeing how to do this. Is it possible to create a table in the
body of the page and use Javascipt to put a series of questions etc
into particular cells?

Cheers

Geoff

 

[Geoff Cox]

One could convert those arrays to and from a string
and stash the string in a cookie.

Hello,

any other way?

Cheers

Geoff

 

[Mick White]

What do *you* mean by an "array of values"? Example, please.

The first page will have
array1[0] to array1[7] values
and the second array2[0] to array2[7] values etc etc.
and I want to have all these sets available on the last page...

Store the array in a hidden form element.

onsubmit='this.form.hiddenFieldName.value=array1.join("*")'
// use a separator that will not appear in the array entries (*)

When you submit the form to page 2, the array values will be available
as a string as part of the "get" query, or as part of the "post" info.
What server-side language are you using?
You can use javascript if you want by parsing the query string.


if(location.search){
vals= unescape((location.search.substring(1).replace(/\+/g,""))).split("&");
for(i=0;i<vals.length;i++){
vals=vals.split("=")
window[vals[0]]=vals[1]
}

Now the array values are available as the global variable <hiddenFieldName>
Mick

 

[Geoff Cox]

Store the array in a hidden form element.

onsubmit='this.form.hiddenFieldName.value=array1.join("*")'
// use a separator that will not appear in the array entries (*)

When you submit the form to page 2, the array values will be available
as a string as part of the "get" query, or as part of the "post" info.
What server-side language are you using?
You can use javascript if you want by parsing the query string.


if(location.search){
vals= unescape((location.search.substring(1).replace(/\+/g,""))).split("&");
for(i=0;i<vals.length;i++){
vals=vals.split("=")
window[vals[0]]=vals[1]
}

Now the array values are available as the global variable <hiddenFieldName>
Mick

Many thanks Mick - will read with care in the morning - need some
sleep now!

Cheers

Geoff

 

[Geoff Cox]

Another way could be a big <iframe> that fills the page , letting the
different pages displayed in the iframe store their arrays in the parent
document.

I think I am going back to the idea of keeping all the action in one
page!

Cheers

Geoff

 

[Geoff Cox]

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:14:37 GMT, "Zoe Brown"

Zoe,

Many thanks for the detailed answer. Great!

Cheers

Geoff