[plug] HTTP return header?

[Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima]

On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, J Michael Gilks wrote:

> I am writing a site for Mater Dei College and on the login page I need to 
> validate entries on the form before submitting it to the database. Using the 
> onSubmit method of the form I check entries and if they are missing setfocus 
> to that entry then return false. This should stop the submit process, but it 
> doesn't. I get my error message box come up and then the form submits anyway.
> What I would like to do is include a header on the action page to redirect 
> back to the login page, with the information intact, if this error occurs.
> I am using Quanta as an IDE, with PHP scripting on an Apache server.
> I am sure there is an appropriate header as every browser has a back button 
> which works. I just can't find a reference.
> Can anyone help please.

I think you create a form with NO submitt button.  You then create a button
where the onClick event is what you currently have coded as onSubmit.  The on
difference is that if the are NO errors for do "form.sumbit"

Now I'm certainly NOT a webdeveloper BUT given my limited knowledge I think
that should work.

Yours Tony.

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