"Redirect" question

Newbie question using dreamweaver mx (mac)... Is there a "redirect" function to
redirect a client back to the same page after they fill out a form I created.
(I talked to tech from the hosting firm I am going to use, and he said just
use a redirect function somewhere in dreamweaver.

.oO(thefeld2)

Newbie question using dreamweaver mx (mac)... Is there a "redirect" function to
redirect a client back to the same page after they fill out a form I created.

Such things are usually handled by the form processing script on the
server. After receiving and processing the submitted data it could send
a new page or a redirect back to the client.

(I talked to tech from the hosting firm I am going to use, and he said just
use a redirect function somewhere in dreamweaver.

They're probably referring to a meta-refresh, but you really don't wanna
use that.

Use standard redirects: don't break the back button!
http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/reback

Micha

Thank you for responding, however after reading over the link in your response,
I am not sure if that is what I want (or how to do it... this is my first
site). What I have is a page called "Order". I want the first series of
questions to come directly to me by clicking on "submit and continue", and
right after that "click" I want him right back to this spot (or page) to order
through paypal. What exactly do I do to achieve this?

Keep in mind, also- I am looking for a function in dreamweaver to do this for
me primarily because I don't know code. I learned dreamweaver to do just this
site, so if there is not a function that will supply a "redirect" coding, does
anyone have references or know the coding that will redirect the client back to
the same page.
thanks again

.oO(thefeld2)

Thank you for responding, however after reading over the link in your response,
I am not sure if that is what I want (or how to do it... this is my first
site). What I have is a page called "Order". I want the first series of
questions to come directly to me by clicking on "submit and continue", and
right after that "click" I want him right back to this spot (or page) to order
through paypal. What exactly do I do to achieve this?

A server-side script for handling the form data. Ask your host if they
have something ready-to-use or search Google for formmailer, there are
lots of scripts out there (PHP, ASP, Perl, ...).

Micha

Thanks for the input, I will contact the server tomorrow, and fill his ears with questions.

If you have coded a form, the action parameter specifies the file that will
process the form. In that form processing page (whether it is a CGI script, or
a ColdFusion page, or whatever) you can code Javascript to redirect the browser
back to the original page, like this:
<script language="JavaScript">
location.href="myFormPage.htm";
</script>

.oO(Jim Gibson sbswa.com)

If you have coded a form, the action parameter specifies the file that will
process the form. In that form processing page (whether it is a CGI script, or
a ColdFusion page, or whatever) you can code Javascript to redirect the browser
back to the original page, like this:
script language="JavaScript"
location.href="myFormPage.htm";
/script

Arrrgh ... please don't do such crap! The correct and reliable way is to
use a server-side redirect, quite easy to do in all scripting languages.

Using Javascript for redirecting is even worse and more unreliable then
the (ab)use of the meta-refresh for such things.

Micha