Forward Posted Form Data

[Mark Watkins]

suppose I have the following:

-----------BEGIN page1.asp----------
<form method="post" action="page2.a sp">
<select name="someData" size="1" class="smallbut ton">
<option value="1">Whate ver</option>
</select>
'and a submit button
</form>
----------END page1.asp--------------

-----------BEGIN page2.asp----------
aVariable = Request.Form("s omeData")

<form method="post" action="page3.a sp">
<select name="someOtheJ junk" size="1" class="smallbut ton">
<option value="1">Whate ver</option>
</select>
'and a submit button
</form>
----------END page2.asp--------------

Is there any kind of way to forward "someData", whch was
posted into page 2, to page 3 without making it more form data in page2. I
pretty much want to just be able to do something simple in page 3 like this:

-----------BEGIN page3.asp----------
anotherVariable = Request.Form("s omeData")
----------END page3.asp--------------
Thanks in advance.

[Roland Hall]

"Mark Watkins" wrote:
: suppose I have the following:
:
: -----------BEGIN page1.asp----------
: <form method="post" action="page2.a sp">
: <select name="someData" size="1" class="smallbut ton">
: <option value="1">Whate ver</option>
: </select>
: 'and a submit button
: </form>
: ----------END page1.asp--------------
:
: -----------BEGIN page2.asp----------
: aVariable = Request.Form("s omeData")
:
: <form method="post" action="page3.a sp">
: <select name="someOtheJ junk" size="1" class="smallbut ton">
: <option value="1">Whate ver</option>
: </select>
: 'and a submit button
: </form>
: ----------END page2.asp--------------
:
: Is there any kind of way to forward "someData", whch was
: posted into page 2, to page 3 without making it more form data in page2.
I
: pretty much want to just be able to do something simple in page 3 like
this:
:
: -----------BEGIN page3.asp----------
: anotherVariable = Request.Form("s omeData")
: ----------END page3.asp--------------

You cannot retrieve a variable's value from a page header by using
Request.Form any other way than METHOD=POST from a form where ACTION=
targets the page you're retrieving. So, I see two possibilities without
using cookies, files, etc.

Hidden field inside a form.

page2.asp
.... inside form ...
<input id="someData" name="someData" type=hidden value="<%=aVari able%>" />

OR

You could use a session variable.

page2.asp
Session("aVaria ble") = Request.Form("s omeData")

page3.asp
anotherVariable = Session("aVaria ble")

--
Roland

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[Alex G]

If you want to use Request.Form in page 3 then you will have to
forward it using form variables. If you don't need to use Request.Form
you could use Session Variables.

"Mark Watkins" <ma*********@ya hoo.com> wrote in message news:<#K******* *******@TK2MSFT NGP12.phx.gbl>. ..

suppose I have the following:

-----------BEGIN page1.asp----------
<form method="post" action="page2.a sp">
<select name="someData" size="1" class="smallbut ton">
<option value="1">Whate ver</option>
</select>
'and a submit button
</form>
----------END page1.asp--------------

-----------BEGIN page2.asp----------
aVariable = Request.Form("s omeData")

<form method="post" action="page3.a sp">
<select name="someOtheJ junk" size="1" class="smallbut ton">
<option value="1">Whate ver</option>
</select>
'and a submit button
</form>
----------END page2.asp--------------

Is there any kind of way to forward "someData", whch was
posted into page 2, to page 3 without making it more form data in page2. I
pretty much want to just be able to do something simple in page 3 like this:

-----------BEGIN page3.asp----------
anotherVariable = Request.Form("s omeData")
----------END page3.asp--------------
Thanks in advance.