[FX.php List] [FMP-IF: CurrentAction.eq.delete]

[Chris Hansen]

Tom,

Yes, there is an easier way.  Take advantage of the fact that a  
button is only passed to the processing form.  So, assuming that you  
have multiple actions being processed on a single page, you might  
have something like this:

$myQuery = new FX(FM_IP, FM_PORT, FM_TYPE);
$myQuery->SetDBData('Database_Name', 'Database_Lauyout');
$myQuery->SetDBUserPass(FM_UN, FM_PW);
if (isset($_POST['editButton'])) {
     $myQuery->SetRecordID($_POST['tempRecord']);
     $myQuery->AddDBParam('Field1', $_POST['formField1']);
     $myQuery->AddDBParam('Field2', $_POST['formField2']);
     $myData = $myQuery->DoFXAction(FX_ACTION_EDIT);
} elseif (isset($_POST['deleteButton'])) {
     $myQuery->SetRecordID($_POST['tempRecord']);
     $myData = $myQuery->DoFXAction(FX_ACTION_DELETE);
}

Make sense?  This way you can actually have the database information  
set once (above the conditionals) and only have the portions of code  
that are distinct within the conditional's branches.  Some notes:

1) I've used syntax for the individual actions that appeared in  
FX.php v4.0, however the FMFind(), FMEdit(), etc. methods would work  
just the same.

2) The code above assumes that you have inputs something like this  
associated with the record:

<input type="hidden" name="tempRecord" value="2">
<input type="text" name="formField1 " value="Field 1 Data">
<input type="text" name="formField2" value="Field 2 Data">
<input type="submit" name="deleteButton" value="Delete">
<input type="submit" name="editButton" value="Edit">

3) Of course the above could be expanded with logic for additional  
actions.

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The curriculum that I created for the PHP class that I teach for The  
Moyer Group goes into this and other areas in much greater detail.   
For more information, go here:

http://www.moyergroup.com/pages/cwp.php
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HTH

Chris Hansen
Application Developer
The Moyer Group
chansen at moyergroup.com
http://www.moyergroup.com/
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On Apr 7, 2006, at 4:46 PM, Thomas Myers wrote:

> Am converting a CDML program and I have the body of a frame based  
> page referring to "[FMP-IF: CurrentAction.eq.delete]".
>
> Any ideas on how to reproduce this in FX.  The only way I can think  
> of is to set my own session global each time I do a call...
>
> Am I missing an easier way?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom
>
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