On 12/7/07, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, an easy way to handle this functionality that is safe to use with > user input would be REALLY nice. > > Specifically for allowing users to specify custom formulas to do all > sorts of nifty stuff. Especially in reporting and payroll/commission > applications. > > We're currently working on a reporting class where we would like the > user to able to specify custom columns in XML, ie: > > $col5 = ($col1 / $col2) * ($col3 / $col4) > > Or in our payroll application where customers want to calculate custom > commissions for sales people: > > $commission = ($gross_sales - $gross_pay - $medical_benefits - > $chargebacks) * $employee_commission_bracket
In this case, you might find embedding usable… http://pecl.php.net/package/lua http://pecl.php.net/package/python http://pecl.php.net/package/perl -- Alexey Zakhlestin http://blog.milkfarmsoft.com/
