help with hidden variables...

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graniteraju@gmail.com - 28 Feb 2006 14:57 GMT

have the following html code:
<html>
<body><form method="post" action=page2.html>
<select name="states">
<option>California </option>
<option>Colorado </option>
<option>Connecticut</option>
</select>

</form></body>
</html>

I want to store the "selected state value" as a hidden variable and
retrieve in other pages(maintaining a session).

how do I do that?

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Roedy Green - 28 Feb 2006 19:00 GMT

>I want to store the "selected state value" as a hidden variable and
>retrieve in other pages(maintaining a session).

for the first part of your problem see
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/htmlcheat.html#FORMS

For the second part you generate a form with a hidden field with a
default value which is the state you want the client to remember.
Other than that, you use a cookie.

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/cookie.html

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