Re: Customising DB_DataObjects Formbuilder

On 4/28/05, Dan Rossi <pear@electroteque.org> wrote: > yes u cant get away with RTFM coz the site is down :) Actually it was back up before you sent this e-mail. ;-) http://opensource.21st.de/ > > On 29/04/2005, at 3:24 AM, Justin Patrin wrote: > > > On 4/28/05, Dan Rossi <pear@electroteque.org> wrote: > >> I dont really get ya here, i dont think its gonna do what i need, i > >> may > >> need to get the links dynamically, it also seems to wanna display the > >> pirmary keys too :| > > > > If you set up the linkDisplayFields correctly this won't happen. I'd > > tell you to check the docs, but they're not up at the moment. :-( > > Hopefully later today I'll have them back up. For now, check the > > FormBuilder.php file and search for the linkDisplayFields member vars. > > There should be docs above it. > > > >> > >> What I am attempting of doing is building a class say data manager , i > >> build a config array of the tables i want to edit then for each table > >> i > >> can display its contents to edit, these tables are for displaying > >> information int he list menus for the parent table. So this is for the > >> user to manage what is displayed in the menus. > >> > >> so > >> > >> manage.php?table=departments will load up the DO departments, display > >> a > >> list of the data then > >> > >> manage.php?table=departments&action=edit&id=1 > >> > >> will load the table data. > > > > In regards to your original question, it sounds like you haven't set > > up your db.links.ini file. See the section on the bottom of this page: > > > > http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.database.db-dataobject.intro- > > relations.php > > > > If you're looking for a full frontend I have a package called > > DB_DataObject_FormBuilder_Frontend which gives you full editing > > capabilities for an entire database. It could be fairly easily changed > > to only do only certain tables. It's also called RDBEdit (an old name > > I came up with before I started using PEAR). You can download it off > > of SourceForge. > > > > https://sourceforge.net/projects/rdbedit/ > > > >> > >> On 28/04/2005, at 8:35 PM, Alister Bulman wrote: > >> > >>> On 4/28/05, pear@electroteque.org <pear@electroteque.org> wrote: > >>>> Hi there, I am looking at using formbuilder for starters I am > >>>> wanting > >>>> to > >>>> build a frontend editor, to manage data in all the list menus of a > >>>> form. > >>>> This table is in seperate tables. They all have foreign key > >>>> relations > >>>> however formbuilder is treating them as text and not displaying a > >>>> pulldown , any ideas ? > >>> > >>> You need to set > >>> $fb_linkDisplayFields = array('domain'); // when in a select, show > >>> domain name > >>> in the 'destination' DataObject > >>> and > >>> $fb_linkDisplayFields = array('client', 'domain'); // client > >>> and > >>> domain are ID's from elsewhere > >>> in the DO definition where you link from. > >>> > >>> It took me a while to figure that out last week, but when I did, I > >>> can > >>> write a basic form to database in a matter of minutes, based on what > >>> I've done thus far - mostly by just changing the names in the > >>> DO::factory calls > >>> > >>> Alister > >>> > > > > > > -- > > Justin Patrin > > > > -- > > PEAR General Mailing List (http://pear.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- Justin Patrin