Thanks Blair. I have start going down the path of edit form with manual DB - so happy with your advise :-)
2008/12/10 Blair McKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > There are a couple of potential problems to look out for: > > - there may be situations where the datasource can't be overridden or > isn't supported properly. Which is something that we should fix (and will > if > someone points them out) - but that won't really help you right now > - fields like objectid, datetimecreated, etc are required for all the > default CRUD operations > > > Some possible approaches that we've used for similar problems: > > - a custom type that corresponds to a database view > - a form component for edit UI but all DB interactions are done > manually > - a custom type that overrides all of the CRUD methods (createData, > setData, delete, etc) - you could do this type by type, or create an > abstract type and extend it > > A form component may be your best bet. > > Blair > > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 1:51 PM, AJ Mercer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> From within Farcry, i want to do CRUD an a non-farcry table (another >> database) >> >> How do I go about using FormTools? >> >> Do I need to create an abstract component? >> >> -- >> AJ Mercer >> Web Log: http://webonix.net >> >> >> Once you come to the realisation that everyone is crazy, >> You will never be surprised or disappointed ever again. >> AJM 2008 >> >> >> > > > > -- AJ Mercer Web Log: http://webonix.net Once you come to the realisation that everyone is crazy, You will never be surprised or disappointed ever again. AJM 2008 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "farcry-dev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/farcry-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
