On Tuesday 14 March 2006 22:24, fbsd_user wrote: > Have to develop form with over 100 input fields plus 40 different > drop downs. Seeking advice on technique to use. Thinking about > single form where user has to use the power bar to move deeper into > the form. This has benefit that every thing is written to the > database at one time, but the draw back is the user frustration in > entering so much data at one time. Alternate thoughts are breaking > it down into 2 or 3 separate pages with each page being written to > the data base. First page does a insert to create the row, then > following pages do updates to complete populating the row with data. > > Has anyone done anything like this or have seen this done before. > What advice can you offer. > Where to look for examples. > > Thanks
Not knowing what language you use, how about a form consisting several tabs, where each tab contains grouped data? Switching from tab can be done by clicking on the tab itself or a "Next" button on each page... -- Peter M. Groen Open Systems Development Klipperwerf 12 2317 DZ Leiden T : +31-(0)71-5216317 M : +31-(0)6-29563390 E : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype : peter_m_groen -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
