RE: [PHP] dynamically building insert/update forms from db

desc? how would it know that I want the numeric in the db to be a menu item or yes, no on the form? Thanks, Eddie -----Original Message----- From: Steve Douville [mailto:php@douville.net] Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 10:26 AM To: Edward Peloke; Php-General Subject: Re: [PHP] dynamically building insert/update forms from db Why don't you have your script do a desc on the table you pass to it, parse the results, and populate the data needed for your form building class? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Peloke" <epeloke@echoman.com> To: "Php-General" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 9:37 AM Subject: [PHP] dynamically building insert/update forms from db > I was up late last night creating insert and update forms for tables in my > db and knew there had to be a better way. I do have a class that will > generate forms but I still have to create each input..i.e > $forms->inputBox(), etc. I want to be able to pass in a table name and have > a form returned to me. How do other's handle this? My first thought is to > have an xml file that maps the database columns to form elements such as > text, radio, etc then when the class is called, it searches the xml file for > the passed in name and builds the appropriate form. Is this the best way? > > > Thanks, > Eddie > > WARNING: The information contained in this message and any attachments is > intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is > addressed. This message may contain information that is privileged, > confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. It may also > contain trade secrets and other proprietary information for which you and > your employer may be held liable for disclosing. You are hereby notified > that any unauthorized dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify HIPAA@echoman.com by E-Mail and then > destroy this communication in a manner appropriate for privileged > information. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php