Retain FORM values after MM_jumpMenu('parent',this,0)

[amycrystal123]

I am using the Javascript function MM_jumpMenu('parent',this,0):

//This function refreshes the page with the given id (for instance, event occurs when an option in the select box is clicked.
function MM_jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore)
{ //v3.0
eval(targ+".location='"+selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value+"'");
if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0;
}

I have a select box and based on what value I am selecting, the page refreshes (reloads) back to the same page with some GET values.
But, I already have some values entered by the user and I want to retain those values when the page reloads. I do not want to use the GET method as the data is sensitive.

Can you suggest me some way to do this?
Thank you.
Amy.

[Alexei Kubarev]

well... your current page is:

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$current_link = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']."?".$_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];


new link will be:

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$new_link=$current_link."&bla1=1&bla2=2";


I hope that helps

[amycrystal123]

Hi there,
Thanks for your reply. I had thought of this method, but I would want the data to be sent in a POST method as the data is sensitive. For now, I am sending them as Session Variables and after the use of those variables, I unset the session variables.

I was hoping if there was an other way round.
Thank you.
Amy.

[Redcircle]

Check out curl
http://www.php.net/curl

[swirlee]

I had thought of this method, but I would want the data to be sent in a POST method as the data is sensitive.

POST method is not an should not be considered any more secure than GET. Just because the data doesn't show on the user's screen doesn't mean it's not there, in plaintext, for all the word to see (download the Live HTTP Headers extensions for Firefox and you'll see what I mean).

There's no substitute for a secure server and https.

[amycrystal123]

Hi there,
Thanks guys for the reply. I checked the website on "Curl" package, but could'nt figure out well what it means. Can you explain to me on that?

Alexei Kubarev -
I do not want my values to be shown as a URL string - firstly, it would not be clean and secondly, there are huge number of values to be sent as a query string, plus I do not want sensitive values like SSN to be shown on the URL string. Is there any other way?

Since the page reloads back to the same page, the values entered by the user are lost.

Thank you for your help. Looking forward for your replies.
Amy.

[Alexei Kubarev]

hmmmz.. okej... if not to show them in the url, use sessions like you do..
encrypt the infromation if its needed... it would be quite safe...
I thought you would need a jump menu to go to pages and send some GET variables...

Sessions would be the smartest move... or you can combine url and sessions depending on what you want..

[ruturajv]

I suggest,
for the onchange event, with all the code you have, you should also post the form..
and in the html
echo $_POSt['fieldname'] in the value attribute