Hello All,



  I have been trying to figure out if it is possible to create a multi-

page web form in asp.net with server-side validation.



  The problem is this:  I have a 4 page form.  I want the user to answer 

the form with server-side validation (i.e. runat-server and 

<asp:requiredfieldvalidator> etc...) but I am unable to get the validation 

to work without setting the <form> attribute 'runat' to 'server'.



  What happens is the form does validate itself, but it won't go to the 

page defined by the 'action' attribute when it is done.  I can force it to 

go to the next page by checking the 'Page.Isvalid' value with 

a 'response.redirect', but the value of the fields entered don't go along 

with it.  At least not in the normal way of the 'Post' method.



  Right now I am doing a workaround that builds a 'Get' style string and 

passes the information that way, but it seems a little odd to me that 

Microsoft would give you all the functionality of the validation tools, 

but no way to exit the form and go to another form page with the data once 

it was validated.



  Any help would, as always, be greatly apreciated.



Thank you,



John Jerles

Dear John,

 Did you try using cookies? That's pretty much the

only way I've found to pass variables from one page to

another. Put it in a cookies and unpack the cookie on

the next page.



Hope this helps,



Elissa Setareh 

--- John Jerles <johnjerles@h...> wrote:

> Hello All,

> 

>   I have been trying to figure out if it is possible

> to create a multi-

> page web form in asp.net with server-side

> validation.

> 

>   The problem is this:  I have a 4 page form.  I

> want the user to answer 

> the form with server-side validation (i.e.

> runat-server and 

> <asp:requiredfieldvalidator> etc...) but I am unable

> to get the validation 

> to work without setting the <form> attribute 'runat'

> to 'server'.

> 

>   What happens is the form does validate itself, but

> it won't go to the 

> page defined by the 'action' attribute when it is

> done.  I can force it to 

> go to the next page by checking the 'Page.Isvalid'

> value with 

> a 'response.redirect', but the value of the fields

> entered don't go along 

> with it.  At least not in the normal way of the

> 'Post' method.

> 

>   Right now I am doing a workaround that builds a

> 'Get' style string and 

> passes the information that way, but it seems a

> little odd to me that 

> Microsoft would give you all the functionality of

> the validation tools, 

> but no way to exit the form and go to another form

> page with the data once 

> it was validated.

> 

>   Any help would, as always, be greatly apreciated.

> 

> Thank you,

> 

> John Jerles





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John,

You might try using panels to make a one page form that appears as four

pages.

That way you avoid the problem altogether.  Just post back to the same

form over and over, hiding or making panels visible as necessary.  That

way you don't have to worry about maintaining the state across posts.



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-----Original Message-----

From: John Jerles [mailto:johnjerles@h...]

Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 1:14 AM

To: aspx_beginners

Subject: [aspx_beginners] Multi-Page Web Forms





Hello All,



  I have been trying to figure out if it is possible to create a multi-

page web form in asp.net with server-side validation.



  The problem is this:  I have a 4 page form.  I want the user to answer



the form with server-side validation (i.e. runat-server and

<asp:requiredfieldvalidator> etc...) but I am unable to get the

validation

to work without setting the <form> attribute 'runat' to 'server'.



  What happens is the form does validate itself, but it won't go to the

page defined by the 'action' attribute when it is done.  I can force it

to

go to the next page by checking the 'Page.Isvalid' value with

a 'response.redirect', but the value of the fields entered don't go

along

with it.  At least not in the normal way of the 'Post' method.



  Right now I am doing a workaround that builds a 'Get' style string and



passes the information that way, but it seems a little odd to me that

Microsoft would give you all the functionality of the validation tools,

but no way to exit the form and go to another form page with the data

once

it was validated.



  Any help would, as always, be greatly apreciated.



Thank you,



John Jerles




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