retaining variable on webpage

darrenallen · 21 Jul 2008 at 12:49

I currently have a webpage to enter reports (form based) and the web address ends in a unique reference number i.e.
www.webpage.shtml?HH33
The form is processed and the user is sent to a submission successful page.
What I would like to do is include a link on the successful page to enable the user to enter a new report. Adding the link is fine but I can't figure out how I can keep the "HH33" part from the previous page.
Hope the above makes sense.....

RockLobster · 21 Jul 2008 at 14:03

PHP or ASP.NET or ?

SimonCHere · 21 Jul 2008 at 21:44

You could use Javascript:
window.location.href
will return webpage.shtml?HH33
then split it up however you want to get the HH33 bit

Edit, sorry re read and I think you'll have to change the program that sends the user to the submission successful page so it includes the ?HH33 part in the address.

Simon

darrenallen · 22 Jul 2008 at 13:21

Thanks. managed it.
I've used a function to record the session variable into a cookie, and then reread the cookie on the submission page.
Works a treat.