I've used Qforms in a couple of projects -- really nice UI. It was complicated to get things up and running the first time just learning it -- but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy. Writing custom validators I found a bit of a challenge, but certainly worth it. I took one application used by a university admissions dept for back-of-office workflow, just added qForms for better validation, and you'd have thought it was a brand new app by the reactions. It makes the app act a little more like client/server (eg VB) apps. Doing slick stuff like grabbing a query in the background and using it to repopulate a dropdown on the fly is pretty slick!
OF course if memory serves, there were articles way back in CFDJ volume 1 or 2 or 3 (maybe by Steve Drucker) about how to do the same thing. But the qForms API gives you a consistent, prepackaged way to do it, includes a lot of validators, and has an extension method for writing your own validators. Good stuff. Regards, John Paul Ashenfelter CTO/TransitionPoint ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Griefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:21 AM Subject: Re: CFForm madness. 0_0 > Angel: > > If you don't want to dive right into the Qforms API, i put a short > 'tutorial' online to show some js form field validation (a couple that I > don't believe can be accomplished thru cfform...but i could be wrong there). > > It's at http://charlie.griefer.com/js_validation.html (view source). > > As far as Qforms...I've not used it myself, but I have yet to hear anything > but rave reviews from people who have. > > charlie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Angel Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 7:09 AM > Subject: RE: CFForm madness. 0_0 > > > > *takes a look at Qforms* > > > > *grumbles* > > > > Yes. This looks a lot cooler. > > But its so much stuff to learn. > > *sigh* > > > > But it is a lot cooler. > > > > *mutter* > > I guess I've been fighting using this too long. > > *settles down to try using the API* > > > > -Gel > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michael T. Tangorre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Thats a good question :-) > > > > Some things in CF are available, yet not recommended by alot of users; > > cfform is one of them. In terms of validation and having more > > flexibility Id recommend using qForms API (www.pengoworks.com). > > > > Mike > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
