[FX.php List] Passing a direct link

[Steve Winter]

Hey Ben,

> Thanks, that works well _except_  - there's already a $_post data for
> that field on that page because it is the general search results page, 
> has a form on it that returns to itself - uses $_POST data to refer to
> existing queries, set up form elements etc etc. 

Okay there are a couple of ways to get around this...

> I feel like some of the stuff I'm doing is reasonably OK, and the rest
> is utterly clueless! ;-)

You'll be amazed at how quickly the shift moves towards the 'reasonably 
OK' and away from the 'utterly clueless'...fear not and carry on, I'm in 
the process of moving an FM web based system I developed in 2000 from 
CDML to using FX.php and when I look at the stuff I wrote 4 years ago 
I'm amazed at how much I've learnt... ;-)

> I will have to set up two searches, I guess, and test for isset
> ($_POST) or isset ($_REQUEST) to display different result sets? Is 
> that how you'd go about it?

That would be option one, only you'd need to use $_POST and $_GET.

The other option would be to include an additional variable in post or 
your get and then branch on your results page.  

Particularly when I'm dealing with bookings on one website I work on, I 
have the one page that things are posted to, then pass a variable I 
call 'action' along with all the other data, that way I can get the one 
page to handle new bookings, edits, cancelations, reprints of the 
confirmation letter (and because I never delete anything it's even 
possible to 'un-cancel' a booking)...

So sometimes you get to the page via a get eg;
  http://server/booking/bookingDetails.php?record=3333&action=reprint
So that way the bookingDetails.php page kow that all it has to do is 
search the correct db, and display the confirmation letter...

On one form I have all the details, then a collection of buttons at the 
bottom, each of which defines the value of 'action' as the form is 
submitted etc...

Following this method on bookingsDetails.php I then have;

if($_REQUEST['action'] == 'reprint') {
  do this stuff }

if($_REQUEST['action'] == 'edit') {
  do this stuff }

if($_REQUEST['action'] == 'cancel') {
  do this stuff }

(note I'd suggest you start by checking isset($_REQUEST['action']) and 
if not then display some error message, or the default search page or 
whatever you want...

etc etc...note that $_REQUEST is used if your page should be accepting 
either a get or a post, and in fact you can always determine which it 
was (get or post) and use that info to decide what to do...

> Maybe I'll just set up a second results page from the map using a
> different search for the time being - inefficient, but I'm under the
> hammer to get a project done - I'll clean it up later on...

Your $_GET/$_POST suggestion above will be just as effective, 
and 'cleaner' if time's of concern...

Best of luck
Steve

> Thanks!
> 
> 
> >
> >Ben,
> >
> >Sure there is :-)
> >
> >Here's a quick pseudo version of it, I'm writing this off the top of
> my
> >head so don't promise it'll work exactly as I write here...On your map
> >you'd create a link
> >
> >http://server/results.php?region=thisRegion
> >
> >then on results.php you'd out something like;
> >
> >
> >  $thisSearch = new FX($serverIP, $portNumber);
> >  $thisSearch -> SetDBData('yourDatabase', 'layout');
> >  $thisSearch -> AddDBParam('region', $_REQUEST['region']);
> >  $returnedData = $thisSearch -> FMFind();
> >
> >now the array $returnedData will contain all of the records from your
> >search...
> >
> >Hope this makes sense, let me know if you need more help...
> >
> >Cheers
> >Steve
> 
> 
> Ben Rollins
> IT Manager
> ElderTreks - Exotic Adventures for travelers 50 and over
> Toronto, Canada
> Tel: 416 588 5000
> 1 800 741 7956
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> http://www.eldertreks.com
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