the hatter wrote: > [1] it wasn't in my mind to begin with, but while writing this bit, it > struck me that it with a bit of html parsing, you could quite easily get a > static html/template-based form page to be used, especially if you're > willing to add some propriatory tags, eg. <INPUT TYPE="text" > NAME="recipient" VALIDATE="email"> and then have the parsing engine know > what an email address, phone number, invoice number, etc look like. > Anyone written anything like that already ?
Yes, for Telia UK (https://online.telia.co.uk). XML-based system where you say "I want an e-mail address here" and it automatically performs the required client- and server-side validation. All forms on the site are built from different business objects, such as customers, dates, e-mail addresses, etc. It's also what the .Net development framework is about (i.e. building systems out of logical blocks such as e-mail addresses and invoice numbers, and the filling in all the backend code for you). Ian -- s&&@#^#@#@##@@#&&&y&^#@&712&&&s&(..)&0$1&xgo&&s&$&0&&&s&(.)([^01])&$1x$2 &xge&&s&$&ad4823&&&s&$&604df8&&&s&$&0d7e51d7018b9z&&&s&(\D)(.*)(\D)$&@_= $1..$3,$2&xe;1while(s&(.)(.*)(.)&$..=qq|$1$3|,$2&e);s&.*&$.&&&s&(..)&$_[ ($*+=hex($1))%@_]&eg&&s&(.)\1&$1$"&xg&&s&\b(.)&\U$1&go&&s&$&$/&go&&print ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ________________________________________________________________________
