Re: [PHP-DB] Saving state
Sounds fairly complicated, but wat about storing the information in session variables? and using multi dimensional arrays to store the information eg Array ( [call_1] = Array ( [name] = john smith [number] = 555-555-555 [time] = 2003-10-17 10:41:00 ) [call_2] = Array ( [name] = bill johns [number] = 555-555-555 [time] = 2003-10-16 07:41:00 ) ) but it really depends on how you want to do it, it might be beneficial to re query the database every time, especially if its going to be multi-user, because what happens if 1 person logs a call, how will the other person using the system know that a new call has been logged, re-querying it shouldnt take too long, and would provide advantages when there is more than one user, and you would have no synchronisation problems Luke - Original Message - From: Shiloh Madsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:24 AM Subject: [PHP-DB] Saving state Sorry about the cross posting, as im not exactly sure what would be the best method to handle this, but im trying to set up a web application with a tabbed interface. Each tab will have a form to enter data, and the requisite save and continue button. Heres where things get hard though. I want to be able to allow users to click on a previous tab to refrence, change, update, etc the information on those tabs. How do i save the state of these tabs so that they can be reaccessed? Just so you have a little more information, im trying to make a kinda simple call logging system with a customer tab which would hold customer info and a calls tab which would store call info and allow you to switch between call records. all of this data would be stored in a database, but i dont want to actually have to send a new query to the database just because the user clicked on a previous tab...if this would be possible. Also, if anyone has an idea as to how i can implement this a bit more intelligently, im open to suggestions, but the tabbed interface seemed to be the most user friendly. And yes, the web interface is important, which is why im not trying to do it in c++ or something like that. Shiloh -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] Saving state
Yeah, that is a good way to do it, i would do something similar too but Shiloh seemed to not want to requery the database, althought querys in this case would be the quickest and simplest way to get the historical information, which would be stored in the database already, and as you said, update querys if you want to change the information loaded into the form. If you need to avoid the database, the only other way i can see of keeping the information is adding it to variables at the same time as you add it into the database, and when you need to re-access the info, pull it from the variable instead of the database, but that could get messy Luke - Original Message - From: Duane Lakoduk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Luke Skywalker' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 12:39 PM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Saving state Luke, Good point, this list is set up different in that Reply ONLY replies to the individual poster, not the list. Have to use reply to all. I have added the list address to this post. To all concerned, this thread contains some off list conversation that may be of interest, particularly to the original poster. Luke, I agree, both methods will probably work well, as you said, 'depending on the situation'. To expand on the issue of retrieving previously posted data into a multi-tabbed form. In this case, I would normally show the user a list of previous posts or perform a search. Selecting a previous post would load the form with the historical data to allow reviewing one tab at a time. Just like loading any normal edit/view form, but with the tabs breaking up the form into individual parts of the same record. Edits and updates are performed and posted using a similar process to the original post but using an UPDATE WHERE instead of an INSERT INTO statement. List, Sorry if this post is ugly. Delete as necessary. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
