Re: QF: while loop defaultvalues and unique identification

<keith@setuplinux.com> wrote : > Bertrand Mansion wrote: > >> <keith@setuplinux.com> wrote : >> >> >> >>> This problem has been kicking me for almost a week now. I figured out >>> have to display the form the way I want in a spread sheet type format, >>> display a number of rows from a while loop depending on the rows in the >>> db with a match: >>> >>> email first last >>> [.....][.....][.....] >>> [.....][.....][.....] >>> [.....][.....][.....] >>> >>> My issue is I have to give some sort of unique row identifier so when I >>> click my "update" later I can somehow parse though the data. The way I >>> thought to do that was basically "$fieldname_$rowidentifer" which seems >>> to work ok until I get ready to do my update statement. Here is alittle >>> example: >>> >>> $form->addElement('text', "email_$emseed_ctid", null, >>> 'size="15"'); >>> $form->addElement('text', "fname_$emseed_ctid", null, >>> 'size="10"'); >>> $form->addElement('text', "lname_$emseed_ctid", null, >>> 'size="10"'); >>> >>> So I end up with a bunch of data like this: >>> >>> fname_1 lname_1 email_1 fname_2 lname_2 email_2 fname_3 lname_3 email_3 >>> >>> Then I have to split the names of the fields and try to make an array >>> ,etc ,etc. It gets painfull. >>> >>> I thought a easier way would be to just make a array out of the data >>> like so: >>> >>> $form->addElement('text', "email['$emseed_ctid']", >>> null, 'size="15"'); >>> $form->addElement('text', "fname['$emseed_ctid'], null, >>> 'size="10"'); >>> $form->addElement('text', "lname['$emseed_ctid'], null, >>> 'size="10"'); >>> >>> but then I can't figure out a way to make the $defaultValue's work. I >>> know there is probally a really easy way to do this and would really >>> apprecaite a push in the right direction. >>> >>> Basically I need a easy way to uniquely identify rows so I can split >>> apart the information and do my update statement. >>> >>> >> >> Use groups. >> >> while(I have $emseed_ctid left) { >> $fields = array(); >> $fields[] =& HTML_QuickForm::createElement('text', "email", null, >> 'size="15"'); >> $fields[] =& HTML_QuickForm::createElement('text', "email", null, >> 'size="15"'); >> $form->addGroup($fields, $emseed_ctid, 'Label'); >> } >> >> Bertrand Mansion >> Mamasam >> >> > That's what I tried to do over the weekend. But the problem with doing > that was having unique group ID's which I could manage, but I still had > issues trying to do default vaules with groups that had unique id's. > > > Basically I can't see a way to use defaultVaules when there is a > enviornment where I have to create a fieldname on the fly and still be > able to populate it with defaultValues. while(I have $emseed_ctid left) { $fields = array(); $fields[] =& HTML_QuickForm::createElement('text', "email", null, 'size="15"'); $fields[] =& HTML_QuickForm::createElement('text', "email", null, 'size="15"'); $form->addGroup($fields, $emseed_ctid, 'Label'); $defaults[$emseed_ctid] = array('email'=> my default value for email, etc...); } $form->setDefaults($defaults); I don't see where is the problem ? Bertrand Mansion Mamasam