setting session variables 1

[smurf01]

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. I have a form that I use to filter data based on Account Managers names,Then on another page I display the results. My question is can i create a session variable based on the name selected on the search form and if so how would i go about it ??

Regards

Paul

 

[stfarm]

After you submit the form, I assume you go to another page, enter the following line of code: (it has to be an .asp page)

Session("AccountManager&quot=Request("AccountManagers&quot

You can then reference this session variable like this:

Hello <%=Session(&quot;AccountManager&quot%>

I hope that helped, let me know if you need more help.

Steve

 

[smurf01]

steve,
I have never really done anything on session variables this is why i am struggling, here is what i am trying to do.

On my form I have a combo box(cmbACname)the user selects their name from the list and then submits the form. this then goes to a detail page where the data is shown dependent on that person's name. If there are no records to show I have set a &quot;show if recordset is empty&quot; region which displays the message (&quot; there is no outstanding data for&quotand what I would like to do is display the name from the form after the text e.g.

&quot;there is no outstanding data for : Paul&quot;

I hope that makes things clearer

Regards

Paul

 

[stfarm]

Well, that even easier. You don't need a Session variable for that.

Do that:

there is no outstanding data for <%=Request(&quot;cmbACname&quot%>

This should work.

Steve

 

[Cheech]

So you must already grab your name for your recordset. In code view, this will be assigned at the top of your page as something like:

rsYourRecordsetName__MMColParam

all you need do is use asp to output that to the screen.

again in code view, your line:

&quot;there is no outstanding data for : Paul&quot;

needs to be

&quot;there is no outstanding data for : <%=rsYourRecordsetName__MMColParam%>&quot;

No need for session variables, if that doesnt make sense post your entire details page code

Cheech

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[smurf01]

Steve/Cheech,
Thanks for your replies, I did manage to work it out using the following code

<%Response.Write(Request.Form(&quot;cmbACname&quot;))%>

but I had to go to a meeting and could not get back in time to tell you I had solved it, anyway Thanks a Lot

:-D :-D

Regards

Paul