re-populate formfield when user hits back

on the validation page, store each value in a variable using

strVar1 = Request.Form("input1")
strVar2 = Request.Form("input2")

and so on... then in the code that redirects back to the form use a querystring

Response.Redirect ("form.asp?input1=strVar1&input2=strVar2")

back on the form page you have to store the valus into a variable again using

input1 = Request.QueryString("input1")
input2 = Request.QueryString("input2")

Then in the form you have to use the variables in the value fields

<input type="text" name="input1" value="<%=input1%>">

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That's one way to do it.

I guess for IE 5&6 the limit is 2,048 characters, but if you need more than that you might use a db.

I'm actually about to do the same thing myself over the weekend. I've only got one textarea though, and I'm going to be using it for users to change things - i.e. Go back on a user action.

I'm planning on using a button to POST back to the previous page. I won't actually need hidden fields because I'll use a component to HEAD everything back to the original page. That way I'll scoot around GET, which is poor, and I'll also get around having to use hidden fields.

I'll try to post some of it back later when I've got it done.

BTW: you can also do automatic redirection the way I'm planning, but I'll post it later when it's done.