I know there is probably a simple way to do this, but I haven't found it yet!

How can I submit data from a form after a session has timed out?

Situation: User is logged in with ID and password, and enters data in a form. User walks away from PC, and session times out. User then returns and clicks "Submit".

How do I submit the form data ? The user would have to re-enter his login ID and password first, and then I would want the form data submitted.

I cannot do an auto-submit before timeout in case the user doesn't want to save that info (it's a timesheet application).

Suggestions?

I assume the problem you're encountering is that you've stored the userID in session, and now that the session has expired you don't know who the user is. If that's the case, there are two ways you can fix this.

1. Store the userID in a cookie. When the user submits the form, the userID stored in the cookie will be available.

2. Add a hidden field into the form and prepopulate it with the userID. When the form is submitted, you can read the userID from the hidden field and save it.

Hopefully this helps