Re: DB_DataObject_FromBuilder Checkboxes

On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 10:38:30 +0200, Verona Busch <veronabusch@gmx.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I installed the DB_DO_FB. It is wonderful and f* fast. Of course I read > prototyping.pdf from amsterdam, but I I didn't understand it. :-) > > Is there a way to change a ElementType of HTML_QF after/before DB_DO_FB > parsed it. > > I would like to have some checkboxes. The Table has a column Gender is > tinyint and holds 0 for female and 1 for male. As you can think, it > doesn't make sense to get a Quickform-Input-Text-Type-Element with 0 or > 1 in it. And to have a 1:n-Relation for the Gender just to have a > elementname.link.ini doesn't make sense as well, doesn't it?! > > In first step I need to change 0 to female and 1 to male. But how? > > In second step I need to change the Input-Text-Type-Element into to > Input-Checkbox-Elements. Is it possible? And can I still insert and > update the DB-table? > Don't you mean you want radio buttons? It doesn't make sense for someone to be male *and* female. ;-) There is currently no way to automatically do something like this. If you want an easy solution, I would recommend making it a link to another table....of course, a table with *2* entries ever isn't great either. I'm looking into this, ask me again in a few days. ;-) -- DB_DataObject_FormBuilder - The database at your fingertips http://pear.php.net/package/DB_DataObject_FormBuilder paperCrane --Justin Patrin--