How to pass a variable from a hook to the redirect-page?

Does anybody know how to pass the value of variable from a hook to the page where formit redirects to? (the variable contains in most cases ~1.500 characters)

Is it best to do it by a session variable?

By a cookie?

$hook->setValue + FormItRetriever?

Unfortunately $modx->setPlaceholder does only work when not redirecting to another page. Or should this normally work?

Does anybody know which way is best?

Letti

See the "store" and "storeTime" properties for FormIt and the FormItRetriever snippet.

http://rtfm.modx.com/display/ADDON/FormIt
http://rtfm.modx.com/display/ADDON/FormIt.FormItRetriever

Hi Susan,
does FormItRetriever also works for placeholders or only for field valus of the form sent by formit?

If the hook inserts the variable into the fields array using $hook->setValue() then it should pass it on. It depends on what the hook is doing.

Hi Susan,

It depends on what the hook is doing.

That´s the question. Do you think it is best to pass the content of a variable (containing ~1.500 characters) by:

1. $hook->setValue + FormItRetriever?

2. Session variable?

3. Cookie?

I don't see that it would make any difference as far as performance goes; the data has to be passed and inserted somehow. I would keep life simple and use a hook and FormItRetriever, just so I keep it all in the FormIt family, so to speak. Getting tangled up in SESSION and COOKIE is not something I care to do unless it's absolutely necessary.

Thanks for your estimation. So, I will choose $hook->setValue + FormItRetriever.

Thanks again,
Letti

Hi Susan,
it seems like $hook->setValue is limited concerning the number of characters. Using this method we get a blank screen when transmitting bigger amounts of words ...

Break it up into two or three section with three placeholders.