i tried your suggestion (thanks) but it didn't work, however i did figure outthe solution, rather simple which never occurred to try before.
I was using the following which was erasing the data upon returning to the page:
PHP Code:
define('CP_REDIRECT', 'scst_stuffsmanager.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "&do=add");
print_stop_message('error_user_has_no_active_stuff');
however if i just use the print_stop_message function, it simply allows me to click a back button, and the data is there... !
PHP Code:
print_stop_message('error_user_has_no_active_stuff');
wow...