[ic] cant stop passing cgi values when i want to

[Jonathan Clark]

> I have written some pages for user manipulation of a table of
> data (not products table).  basically, there is a page for
> "creation" of a new record-using the autonumber file for the
> "code" field, then a "lookup" page that allows results from
> searching various fields, then a "view" page that will display
> the table record and allow updating of that record as well.
>
> everything works great except... when you view a record,
> then update some part of it (I guess the 'code' field is really
> 'set' then) then if you go to create a new record without
> closing your browser, the entry that you just viewed is still
> displayed.
>
> in order to allow immediate changes to the record, and
> viewing from a loop search, the only way I could get it
> to work was to use [cgi code] for that value in most places.
> I guess I have to erase that value somehow before you
> get back to the new page or on that page... I need some
> direction on how I might keep this cgi value from persiting
> on the "creation" page.

Without seeing any code, I guess you are using [value] tags? What you put in
a [value] remains there for the duration of the session. To clear one use:

 [value name=foo set='']

Jonathan
Webmaint.