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Re: Dynamic form generation [message #177676 is a reply to message #177657] Fri, 13 April 2012 03:43 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Absolutely correct. The database has 34 active and 34 historical tables so far, and my guess is that about another dozen or so of each to create.
I can visualize the relationships between the tables, and I'm normalizing as I go on table structure, but having to write and maintain somewhere around 150 scripts each and every time I so much as sneeze (add/remove a field or change a field type in any of the 100 tables) is daunting.

I'm just as comfortable with calling a script to do crate each form as I need it.

Any suggestions?

On Thursday, April 12, 2012 5:42:15 AM UTC-7, Denis McMahon wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:52:31 -0700, Michael Vilain wrote:
>
>> You'll have to read up on how to use php to access mysql (or
>> whatever database you're using as a backend), display forms, and process
>> them via get or post.
>
> I think he knows that much, what he's asking for is a bit more complex
> than the very basic "how do I use php and mysql to generate web pages"
> that you seem to not be answering.
>
> What he's talking about, specifically, is code that takes the output of
> the sql query "describe <tablename>;" or "show columns from <tablename>"
> and generates forms to enter, update or display the data in that table
> based on the table structure.
>
> i.e. first of all taking the output of the describe <tablename> / show
> columns from <tablename> query, generating a list of fieldnames and
> datatypes, and then generating suitable forms / tables etc to display /
> enter / update those values and insert into / update the tables as
> appropriate.
>
> Rgds
>
> Denis McMahon
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