Problem with forms

[Anon]

I wrote a php program to display an error-message when an invalid email was entered.

When I use the browsers "back" button,
I return to my webform and can correct the error.

However,I'd like to use a link back instead of the browsers "back" bitton, for the newbie users.

Is there a way to simulate the browsers' "back" button by using a normal link back to my webform?

At the moment I get a fresh form page when I try to link back with a link.
How can I use a link back to my form and still have kept the text the user entered until he caused an error?

Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Riggie Freyer

[finger]

i think its a javascript-function called
back(). <a href="javascript:back()">back</a>
should do it.

but wouldnt it be better to reprint the
form in the script that validates the entries?
so the user must not go back in the history
and you can fill the fields with the values
entered before. also you can do kewl stuff
like marking the incorrect entries f.e. red
or something.

regards

finger

[Anon]

Hi finger,

Yes, you're right of course, its much better to reprint the form in the script that validates the entries.

Can you give me an idea or a example how you
you do it? . . . using Html and PHP.

Thanks,
Riggie

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It can be quite simple:

<?
if ($value=="")
{
echo "You need to fill out your name";
};
echo "<input name=bla value=\"".$value."\">";
?>