Re: QF Controller, frontend form possible?

On 11/10/05, roland cruse <crusester@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello > > Maybe someone can point me in the right direction. > > I'd like to make a form using QFC, a front end to database inserts, > updates and deletes. Each process would be a "miniform". After a > successful processing the form should return to the initial frontend page.. > > I've mocked up five submit buttons for the frontend page. > ............. > Home > Edit > Delete > Add This > Add That > > > The frontend (home) page would show a buttoned index of selectable > items. Only one item from the list could be selected for form > processing. > > By clicking "Edit" or "Delete" the selected item would be processed. > Validation as to whether a button was selected would be needed. The > form would continue in a "wizard" style and upon success return to the > home page. > > The "Add This" and "Add That" buttons have nothing to do with the > index shown on the frontend page. Clicking these buttons jumps to the > start of distinctive "wizard" style forms and return to the home page > upon success. > > The home button could be visible at all times which would need no > validation to jump to. > ............. > > Is all this possible with one controller? Or do each of the buttons > that lead to further processing need their own controller? I've seen > references to having multiple controllers but haven't found a sample. > > With a good addrule on the home page is it possible to require a > selected item for the "Edit" and "Delete" buttons and not so for the > other buttons? > > At the end of successful processing I assume I can "jump" back to the > frontend page. > > If someone jumps to the home page in the middle of one of these forms > would it be a big headache to save what is in the container to fill > the form if they go back to it? Or should I clear the container? > > Any bits of info would be very much appreciated. > Well, I've written some controllers (not HTML_QFC) which handle database data editing based on Structures_DataGrid and DB_DO_FormBuilder. http://pearified.com/index.php?package=DB_DataObject_FormBuilder_Frontend -- Justin Patrin