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How do i reload a page and still keep the information on the page?

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Jan 23.2007

My submit button will disappear after being clicked (to prevent users from clicking many times): this.style.display=’none’;
I know that it’s not really the best practice but it’s what i have now.
However, i run into another problem. Sometimes, users miss a couple fields in the form. Then they hit “Submit,” and i have a window popup telling them that they need to complete the form before submitting it. By then, the “submit” button has already disappeared. So i use location.reload (true) to have the “submit”button again. However, all data that’s been filled by users are lost.
Is there a way to refresh the page without losing already filled out data.
Thanks.

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@mrhooJan 23.2007 — Don't make the submit button disappear until after the form passes your validation code.
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@JackBauerauthorJan 23.2007 — ^^ could you elaborate more?

Thanks
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@mrhooJan 23.2007 — Don't make the style change when you click the button-

The validation code is called first and itself calls 'submit()' when it has validated correctly. Find the call to 'submit()' and script the button's display immediately before it.
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@JackBauerauthorJan 24.2007 — Thanks so much. It works like a charm.
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