The latest issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal (Oct 2006) has an article on exactly what you're trying to do, using AJAX. You should definitely read it.
Quoting "R. van Twisk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > hey All, > > > I have a question... > > > I want to do simple CRUD operations on two tables (1-n relation between > two tables). > This is going to be a experiment for a multi-user application we are > planning to write. > > The method is like this: > - Show a list of records > - When a record is clicked we show the values in the input fields > below, ready for editing. > - When the user hit's the save button the data needs to be saved to the > database (PostgreSQL). > > One of the requirements we have is that we need to have record locking > for the DB. > > This means that if the record is on edit mode on a user, the other user > is not allow > to put the same record in edit mode. > > > My questions are: > - How can we implement proper record looking for each user? > - What data format between the client and teh server is most suitable > (XML, JSON, others?) > - What sort of framework is 'best' to run on teh server (Java based, > php based and what sort of frameworks can already do the above for > record locking). > - Did I forget anything???? > > > kind regards, > Ries van Twisk > > _______________________________________________ > Laszlo-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.openlaszlo.org/mailman/listinfo/laszlo-user > _______________________________________________ Laszlo-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.openlaszlo.org/mailman/listinfo/laszlo-user
