recaptcha - getting a second try?

[hommealone]

Hi,

I've been trying to implement the reCaptcha feature in a form using tectite formmail. Here's the problem I'm having: when you answer the reCaptcha challenge incorrectly, you go to an error page. If you click your back button, you go back to an empty form. I'm sure this can't be right. I thought that you were supposed to get a 'wrong try again' message within the widget itself, so that you could try again and not have to fill in the fields from scratch.

I think that I've followed all of the instructions for implementation correctly, but I must've goofed somewhere!

I'm thinking that I've done something wrong. Anyone have any guess what that may be?

I have a test form here: test form

Any help appreciated! (The form works correctly without the reCaptcha, and correctly as well if the reCaptcha response is correct. It also catches the incorrect response, but the trouble is what happens after that.)

- hommealone

[crabtree]

it's working as expected

u need to implement formmail's error handling for this to work.

browser back buttons don't work with forms and reCaptcha is implemented a little differently in tectite formmail

here's the how to guide u need:
http://www.tectite.com/fmhowto/adverror.php

it's a little more effort for ur forms, but it's worth it....trust me.

[hommealone]

Thanks! That is what I was looking for.

In trying to implement this, I am running into a small problem. When the badformhandler script sends the form data back to the 'original' form, it keeps missing two of the fields (realname and email) and returning the other three. I have gone over the form formatting and am pretty certain they are written as specified; here is the html:

<p class="fieldwrap">
<label for="realname"><strong>Name</strong></label>
<input class="fmtext" id="realname" name="realname" type="text" value="" />
</p>

<p class="fieldwrap">
<label for="email"><strong>Email</strong></label>
<input class="fmtext" id="email" name="email" type="text" value="" />
</p>

<p class="fieldwrap">
<label for="address">Address</label>
<input class="fmtext" id="address" name="address" type="text" value="" />
</p>

<p class="fieldwrap">
<label for="phone">Phone</label>
<input class="fmtext" id="phone" name="phone" type="text" value="" />
</p>

<p class="fieldwrap"><label for="mesg"><strong>Message</strong></label>
<textarea class="fmtextarea" cols="20" rows="6" id="mesg" name="mesg"></textarea>
</p>

Can't figure out what is wrong! Anything jumping out as a mistake?

[crabtree]

this is a know limitation (but theres a workaround)

the problem is that realname and email are FormMail "special" fields

for various reasons, formmail doesn't re-fill special fields.

read this thread for the fix:
http://www.tectite.com/vbforums/showthread.php?t=4538

[hommealone]

Crabtree,

Again, just what I needed. Thanks!

I think I've just about got it all set up the way I want. Formmail doesn't exactly make things easy, but I guess that is the cost of customizable and secure!

Thanks a lot for your help, and thanks to Russel and whoever else puts in the hours for maintaining formmail and providing help.