Re: Online forms Best Practice

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From: Mike Smith (test_at_test.com)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:03:34 +0800

Hey ken thanks for the input..

"Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" <BANSPAMken_cox@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:eFRaWAMXEHA.3664@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi Mike,
>
> The safest way is as you suggest: divide up the "pages" and push the data
to
> the database on each button click.
>
> Although you can store the data in a Session, it is riskier because it
> doesn't scale as well and if the user closes the browser prematurely, the
> data is gone.
>
> Ken
>
>
> "Mike Smith" <test@test.com> wrote in message
> news:eJ9ufrLXEHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hey ppl ,
> >
> > Need some input on the following. I'm creating an asp.net site to fill
in
> > an
> > online form. The form has many sub sections and in total is about 8
pages
> > long (hard copy). Whats the best way to put this online ? each actual
form
> > page to be one web page itself ? do i update the data directly to the
> > database on each page to ensure the data is not lost ? Anybody done this
> > before ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance..
> > Hey ppl ,
> >
> > Need some input on the following. I'm creating an asp.net site to fill
in
> > an
> > online form. The form has many sub sections and in total is about 8
pages
> > long (hard copy). Whats the best way to put this online ? each actual
form
> > page to be one web page itself ? do i update the data directly to the
> > database on each page to ensure the data is not lost ? Anybody done this
> > before ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance..
> >
> >
> 

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