Registration

[clarke_kent]

Hi all,

I am fairly well versed in Cf but by no means an expert.

I am writing an App that requires user registration / payment. I have 5 steps:
1. Choose Member Type
2. Create Account
3. Payment
4. Receipt
5. Member CP

Currently I use #step# as my counter. (have tried both session.step and cookie.step)

Basically

<cfform action="register.cfm">
+ Hidden inputs to pass vars


register.cfm

<cfif IsDefined('form.step')>
<cfswitch expression="#session.step#">
<cfcase value="step_1">
<cfset template = "/register/step_1.cfm">
</cfcase>
<cfcase value="v_step_1">
<cfset template = "/register/v_step_1.cfm">
</cfcase>

.....

I am using <cflocation> after each step is validated (v_) to prevent browser refresh and duplicate DB entries.
I am running into difficulties with using session.step and cookie.step

session.step = No expiry and therfore going back creates a problem as the <cfswitch moves the user automatically back to where they left off. (I also use sessions to track user login)

cookie.step = not updating before the <cflocation and thus the same step is repeated over and over

I would like to avoid using url.step

Looking for some suggestions / help / other way of doing it

Cheers

[Steve Sommers]

I'm not sure you really need session or cookie step. I use similar logic but instead use a hidden form field "step". Another trick I use is a hidden form field "uuid" that is set to a matching value in my session scope. This way, if they do not agree I reset the entire process to the beginning. This prevents the "No expiry" problem you mentioned that can sometimes be duplicated with bookmarks or using the browser history to jump around.