RE: [dbforms] RE: Checkbox Behavior

[Edward Smithee]

Title: Message

          Try changing your database table field type to number, int, or equivalent.  Checkboxes work fine for me using number fields for Oracle.

 

          Hope this helps.

 

           

          IMO. DBForms has great potential.  You can't beat the simplicity of it for simple CRUD maintenance.  Just needs a few rough edges worked out in the implementation and documentation.

 

          Regard,

          E. Smithee

 

         

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Kibler, Daniel (HQP)
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 8:22 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: [dbforms] RE: Checkbox Behavior

Gee - I hope this doesn't invoke another flame but I must say I'm quickly becoming frustrated with dbForms. Yes it has great promise, but I am spending many more hours getting my app running than I ever imagined. I guess I now know why none of the examples have checkboxes.

Yes, I know how an html checkbox works and have programmed around its limitations many times as I'm sure masses of other web developers have.

But I'm trying out dbForms to help simplify my life as a web app builder. DbForms should speed my development - not make me learn new hacks. When I spend hours trying to figure out why a basic form widget like a checkbox does not work, that's time wasted - no value. Why do we have a db:checkbox tag if it doesn't work? Why doesn't the doc just say you have to roll your own checkbox? Where are the other pieces with undocumented unfunctionality?

Ok, so now I'm going to see if I can roll my own working checkbox.

Regards
Dan