RE: Auto-populating form item
Check out qForms. It'll greatly simplify the syntax of dealing w/JS forms, as well as it'll cut your work down tremendously. http://www.pengoworks.com/qforms/ There's a number of examples online that will give you an idea of where to get start. Essentially all you need to do this is to set an event to run during the onblur event for each of the first three fields. This should call a function which checks the value of each of the first three fields and if a value exists in each field, it'll update the initials field using something like: oForm.initials.setValue( oForm.firstName.getValue().charAt(0) + oForm.middleName.getValue().charAt(0) + oForm.lastName.getValue().charAt(0) ); -Dan -Original Message- From: Owens, Howard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:08 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Auto-populating form item Another suggestion ... Store your queries in WDDX packages ... deserialize to JavaScript. There's an example on how to do this on my advanced Forta book ... which is two editions old ... not sure if it's carried forward ... but if you know JS at all, it's not really difficult to figure out once you have the examples. H. -Original Message- From: Lincoln Milner [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 7:31 AM To: CF-Talk Subject:Auto-populating form item Folks, We've got this data entry form that allows entry, query, record deletion, and a host of other functionality. One thing it needs to do is after the first three form items are completed (it's a subject id.t number), the fourth auto-populates with the subject initials. This should be seamless to the user, i.e., no refresh of the page or submitting of data, so my question is how can we take form items 1, 2, and 3 and use them to dynamically call a query to retrieve the initials from a database? Or is this beyond the scope of CF? Cheers! Lincoln T. Milner Senior Application Programmer/Analyst Department of Health Evaluation Sciences Pennsylvania State University 600 Centerview Drive Suite 2200, A210 Hershey, PA 17033-0855 Ph: 717.531.7178 Fax: 717.531.5779 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *E-Mail Confidentiality Notice* This message (including any attachments) contains information intended for a specific individual(s) and purpose that may be privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to applicable law. Any inappropriate use, distribution or copying of the message is strictly prohibited and may subject you to criminal or civil penalty. If you have received this transmission in error, please reply to the sender indicating this error and delete the transmission from your system immediately. ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Auto-populating form item
Another suggestion ... Store your queries in WDDX packages ... deserialize to JavaScript. There's an example on how to do this on my advanced Forta book ... which is two editions old ... not sure if it's carried forward ... but if you know JS at all, it's not really difficult to figure out once you have the examples. H. -Original Message- From: Lincoln Milner [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 7:31 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Auto-populating form item Folks, We've got this data entry form that allows entry, query, record deletion, and a host of other functionality. One thing it needs to do is after the first three form items are completed (it's a subject id.t number), the fourth auto-populates with the subject initials. This should be seamless to the user, i.e., no refresh of the page or submitting of data, so my question is how can we take form items 1, 2, and 3 and use them to dynamically call a query to retrieve the initials from a database? Or is this beyond the scope of CF? Cheers! Lincoln T. Milner Senior Application Programmer/Analyst Department of Health Evaluation Sciences Pennsylvania State University 600 Centerview Drive Suite 2200, A210 Hershey, PA 17033-0855 Ph: 717.531.7178 Fax: 717.531.5779 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *E-Mail Confidentiality Notice* This message (including any attachments) contains information intended for a specific individual(s) and purpose that may be privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to applicable law. Any inappropriate use, distribution or copying of the message is strictly prohibited and may subject you to criminal or civil penalty. If you have received this transmission in error, please reply to the sender indicating this error and delete the transmission from your system immediately. ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Auto-populating form item
Folks, We've got this data entry form that allows entry, query, record deletion, and a host of other functionality. One thing it needs to do is after the first three form items are completed (it's a subject id.t number), the fourth auto-populates with the subject initials. This should be seamless to the user, i.e., no refresh of the page or submitting of data, so my question is how can we take form items 1, 2, and 3 and use them to dynamically call a query to retrieve the initials from a database? Or is this beyond the scope of CF? Cheers! Lincoln T. Milner Senior Application Programmer/Analyst Department of Health Evaluation Sciences Pennsylvania State University 600 Centerview Drive Suite 2200, A210 Hershey, PA 17033-0855 Ph: 717.531.7178 Fax: 717.531.5779 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *E-Mail Confidentiality Notice* This message (including any attachments) contains information intended for a specific individual(s) and purpose that may be privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to applicable law. Any inappropriate use, distribution or copying of the message is strictly prohibited and may subject you to criminal or civil penalty. If you have received this transmission in error, please reply to the sender indicating this error and delete the transmission from your system immediately. ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Auto-populating form item
You would need client side code for this. This would be relatively easy with Flash Remoting. You could also do it with JavaScript and hidden frames as well. === Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Mindseye, Inc Member of Team Macromedia Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus/blog Yahoo IM : morpheus My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. - Yoda -Original Message- From: Lincoln Milner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 9:31 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Auto-populating form item Folks, We've got this data entry form that allows entry, query, record deletion, and a host of other functionality. One thing it needs to do is after the first three form items are completed (it's a subject id.t number), the fourth auto-populates with the subject initials. This should be seamless to the user, i.e., no refresh of the page or submitting of data, so my question is how can we take form items 1, 2, and 3 and use them to dynamically call a query to retrieve the initials from a database? Or is this beyond the scope of CF? ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Auto-populating form item
you need to use Javascript for this too work with no refresh. depending upon the amount of data you potentially could retrieve, this might not be a good idea. At anyrate, check out www.pengoworks.com for how to relate form elements and create structures allowing for what you desire to do. hth, mike -Original Message- From: Lincoln Milner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 10:31 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Auto-populating form item Folks, We've got this data entry form that allows entry, query, record deletion, and a host of other functionality. One thing it needs to do is after the first three form items are completed (it's a subject id.t number), the fourth auto-populates with the subject initials. This should be seamless to the user, i.e., no refresh of the page or submitting of data, so my question is how can we take form items 1, 2, and 3 and use them to dynamically call a query to retrieve the initials from a database? Or is this beyond the scope of CF? Cheers! Lincoln T. Milner Senior Application Programmer/Analyst Department of Health Evaluation Sciences Pennsylvania State University 600 Centerview Drive Suite 2200, A210 Hershey, PA 17033-0855 Ph: 717.531.7178 Fax: 717.531.5779 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *E-Mail Confidentiality Notice* This message (including any attachments) contains information intended for a specific individual(s) and purpose that may be privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to applicable law. Any inappropriate use, distribution or copying of the message is strictly prohibited and may subject you to criminal or civil penalty. If you have received this transmission in error, please reply to the sender indicating this error and delete the transmission from your system immediately. ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: Auto-populating form item
Prepopulate a javascript structure with all of the possible initials you'll need from the database. Use that javascript structure as a pseudo database - call to it when your criteria is fulfilled from the other form fields. You could also build a flash widget (Rich Internet Application) to give the user the impression that there was no communication with the server. Although depending on how many initials you have in your database, you'd still probably want to store them in a local structure to give a snappy response. You don't want the user clicking on things, and not know why nothing is happening, or guessing around at what they have to do to continue on. Adam. -Original Message- From: Lincoln Milner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 9:31 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Auto-populating form item Folks, We've got this data entry form that allows entry, query, record deletion, and a host of other functionality. One thing it needs to do is after the first three form items are completed (it's a subject id.t number), the fourth auto-populates with the subject initials. This should be seamless to the user, i.e., no refresh of the page or submitting of data, so my question is how can we take form items 1, 2, and 3 and use them to dynamically call a query to retrieve the initials from a database? Or is this beyond the scope of CF? Cheers! Lincoln T. Milner Senior Application Programmer/Analyst Department of Health Evaluation Sciences Pennsylvania State University 600 Centerview Drive Suite 2200, A210 Hershey, PA 17033-0855 Ph: 717.531.7178 Fax: 717.531.5779 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *E-Mail Confidentiality Notice* This message (including any attachments) contains information intended for a specific individual(s) and purpose that may be privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to applicable law. Any inappropriate use, distribution or copying of the message is strictly prohibited and may subject you to criminal or civil penalty. If you have received this transmission in error, please reply to the sender indicating this error and delete the transmission from your system immediately. ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
