Joose You are starting to venture in deeper waters here!
Part 1: Forms fields This is not so hard, but quite fiddly.... Your form model will look like: <fd:field id="special"> <fd:label>Movie Theme</fd:label> <fd:datatype base="string"/> <!-- from internal pipeline... database call to get list data --> <fd:selection-list src="cocoon:/form-sql/theme.xml" dynamic="true"/> </fd:field> And the form template (layout) will have <ft:widget id="special"> <fi:styling list-type="radio" list-orientation="vertical" class="form-about"/> </ft:widget> (as Helma has said, you can also have "horizontal" orientation for shorter lists) In your sitemap you will need: <!-- === data for form from database list === --> <map:match pattern="form-info/theme.xml"> <map:generate src="docs/basic-sql.xml"/> <!-- === SQL Connector ==== --> <map:transform type="sql"> <map:parameter name="use-connection" value="theme_user"/> <map:parameter name="show-nr-of-rows" value="true"/> <map:parameter name="clob-encoding" value="UTF-8"/> </map:transform> <map:transform src="stylesheets/widget-theme.xsl"/> <map:serialize type="xml"/> </map:match> The basic-sql.xml file looks like: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <fd:selection-list xmlns:fd="http://apache.org/cocoon/forms/1.0#definition" > <sq2:execute-query xmlns:sq2="http://apache.org/cocoon/SQL/2.0"> <sq2:query name="themes"> SELECT ThemeID, ThemeDesc FROM MovieTheme </sq2:query> </sq2:execute-query> </fd:selection-list> The widget-theme.xsl stylesheet I use is: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:fd="http://apache.org/cocoon/forms/1.0#definition" xmlns:sq2="http://apache.org/cocoon/SQL/2.0" > <!-- root --> <xsl:template match="/"> <xsl:apply-templates/> </xsl:template> <!-- select list --> <xsl:template match="fd:selection-list"> <fd:selection-list> <xsl:apply-templates select="sq2:rowset"/> </fd:selection-list> </xsl:template> <!-- rowset --> <xsl:template match="sq2:rowset"> <xsl:apply-templates select="sq2:row"/> </xsl:template> <!-- row --> <xsl:template match="sq2:row"> <fd:item value="{sq2:themeid}"><fd:label><xsl:value-of select="sq2:themedesc"/></fd:label></fd:item> </xsl:template> Part 2: Saving to a database The move is away from ESQL and Modular DB actions to 3rd party database persistence layers.. this is an area new to me, too - a number of folk here are using Hibernate BUT there has been very little documentation produced (despite numerous pleas from me - see the mail archives!!). Start in the wiki with the various Hibernate samples; you can also see the one I did that attempts to make CForms work with Flow; its broken somewhere and so far no one has come forward to help (sorry!). This is a big learning curve, but will probably pay off in the longer term. HTH Derek >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2004/07/16 03:09:42 PM >>> Hi Derek.. Seems like I little bit over simplified my need =) Anyway, concerning to this, my next question is: If I have data on SQL-server, how can I make it as a forms field as radiobutton list? Is it possible if: a) I don't know the result-set b) I know the result set but only part of it are shown? so-> viewing forms page, would work so, that options to radiolist would be fetched from database. Also.. How to save that damn data? If used from flowscript, do I just create some page which get's input from bizData and saves it to database using ESQL? I was thinking that perhaps it could be done with modular database actions (atleast it would look very nice to do it so). Thanks, Joose 16.7.2004 kello 14:40, Derek Hohls kirjoitti: Joose > > Any reason you cannot use Cocoon 2.1.5; the > CForms are a fairly stable and more evolved > verison of Woody - and certainly support radio > buttons! > > Derek > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2004/07/16 01:37:49 PM >>> > Hi, > > seems like woody is nice, but I did not find a way to do radiobuton > list like this; > > <label> <radiobutton> > <label2> <radiobutton> > <label3> <radiobutton> > > Is this possible to implement? > > (cocoon 2.1.3) > > Thanks, Joose > > -- > "Always remember that you are unique, just like everyone else!" > * http://iki.fi/joose/ * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * +358 44 561 0270 * > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- "Always remember that you are unique, just like everyone else!" * http://iki.fi/joose/ * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * +358 44 561 0270 * --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. 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