Re: Double click problem

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 11:48 AM, tedd <tedd@sperling.com> wrote: > In the last step in the process, the user clicks a "confirm purchase" > button and their credit card is checked and if it's valid, they are > awarded the product. Everything works, but it takes a little time to > check the credit card. > > During the time it takes to send the credit card information to the > clearing house and get back an "Ok" with a transaction ID, the user > can click the "confirm purchase" button more than once. As such, more > than one order can be made during the process. > > I was thinking of using the database to prohibit multiple "confirm > purchase" clicks made by the user, but I wanted to ask this group if > anyone has a simpler idea/solution? > > > > I had a similar problem with one of our applications here. I ended up adding some javascript to disable the button once clicked, and then putting in code in the php to prevent duplicates. It seemed to do the trick. I can send over some sample code if you need. For the javascript I just made the submit button hit a function, disable the button, then submit the form. -- -Dan Joseph "Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for the rest of the day. Light a man on fire, and will be warm for the rest of his life."