Capturing data of predefined type from user

A method, comprising:

• sending a markup language page to a browser on a client;
• interpreting the markup language page by the browser to receive data from the user in a transfer format;
• transferring the data in the transfer format to an object on a server;
• storing the data by the object in the transfer format;
• converting the data from the transfer format to a process format by the object;
• checking the compliance of the data with a predefined rule by the object;
• and
• if the data complies with the predefined rule,
• forwarding the data in the process format by the object to the application;
• else,
• resending the markup language page to the browser with the data in the transfer format.

Apparatus, comprising:

• means for sending a markup language page to a browser on a client;
• means for interpreting the markup language page by the browser to receive data from the user in a transfer format;
• means for transferring the data in the transfer format to an object on a server;
• means for storing the data by the object in the transfer format;
• means for converting the data from the transfer format to a process format by the object;
• means for checking the compliance of the data with a predefined rule by the object;
• and
• if the data complies with the predefined rule,
• forwarding the data in the process format by the object to the application;
• else,
• resending the markup language page to the browser with the data in the transfer format.