[FX.php List] carry data over

Wed Sep 6 09:55:10 MDT 2006

Dale and Jonathan,

I never realized it was possible to parse the recid out of the FX array.

Jonathan--> you always claim to be the "resident beginner," but believe
me, you are strides ahead of me.

Would you mind sharing how to parse the recid out of the FX array?  If
there is no field on the layout, how do you get it?

Thanks!

Alex P. Gates

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Dale Bengston
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:50 AM
To: FX.php Discussion List
Subject: Re: [FX.php List] carry data over

Jonathan,

I was addressing the fact that it's not necessary to hit your FMP  
table with a FMFind() immediately after performing FMNew() ... or  
FMEdit() for that matter ... to obtain the record data.

In the scenario presented by the original poster, the second input  
form is presented to the user as the "landing" page from the first  
form submit, which would require no additional FMFind(). If it's  
possible for your users to move around non-linearly, then yes,  
absolutely, you would need to keep track of the record id or a  
primary key to retrieve the record again.

As for retrieving the record id, I prefer to just parse it out of the  
FX array since it's already there, rather than create a redundant  
calc field that exposes it in the field data. Whenever possible, I  
let PHP do the work instead of FMP. It's faster that way.

Dale

On Sep 6, 2006, at 10:24 AM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> Chiming in...
>
> That is the case when the second page containing the FMNew response  
> also contained the second form...or at least performed an include  
> for the second form.  Otherwise, we'd be looking into setting  
> variables in sessions to track the recid. Correct?
>
> I'm making this distinction because many of the examples and  
> tutorials out there offer a simple form->form response scenario,  
> and don't address the reality of a continuous process which can  
> involve multiple forms in the process as well as multiple functions  
> on the same page.
>
> Gary...this was a major stumbling block in my own learning curve of  
> how to track the same record throughout a series of pages.  Once I  
> learned how to use "sessions", it was smooth sailing.  I encourage  
> you to get this under your belt as soon as you can.
>
> Jonathan
>
>> Actually, you don't need to re-find the record you just created.  
>> The variable you set to be the result of FMNEW() contains the  
>> typical FX data array for a single FMP record, including the  
>> record ID. You can reference this in the second form.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> On Sep 6, 2006, at 7:13 AM, Alex Gates wrote:
>>
>>> Gary,
>>>
>>> You'll need the recid of the page you want to edit -
>>> On your FileMaker layout, create a calculation field that is
>>> Get(RecordID) http://www.filemaker.com/help/FunctionsRef-251.html
>>>
>>> Before you move to the second page, you'll first need to find the  
>>> record
>>> you just created.  Bring back the record ID, make it a session  
>>> variable,
>>> and use it on the following pages as the parameter in your edit.
>>>
>>> Your edit will look something like this:
>>>
>>> $edit=new FX($serverIP,$webCompanionPort,'FMPro7');
>>> 	$edit->SetDBData('FileName.fp7','LayoutName');
>>> 	$edit->SetDBPassword('password','username');
>>> 	$edit->AddDBParam('-recid', $recid);
>>> 	$edit->AddDBParam('AdditionalField1', $additionalfield1);
>>> 	$edit->AddDBParam('AdditionalField2', $additionalfield2);
>>> //(and so on)
>>> 	$editResult=$edit->FMEdit();
>>>
>>>
>>> The Ultimate Guide to FileMaker and PHP is a really great resource -
>>> page 152 walks you through a wonderful example.
>>>
>>> http://www.fmwebschool.com/filemaker_php.php
>>>
>>> I hope this helps - - I didn't go step by step through  
>>> everything, but
>>> the Ultimate Guide does - - I've used it a lot and I find it very
>>> helpful.
>>>
>>> If anyone has anything to add that I have forgotten, please do so.
>>> I'm still trying to get my feet wet with this stuff, but I like  
>>> to try
>>> to help whenever I can...
>>>
>>> Alex P. Gates
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org
>>> [mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Gary  
>>> Redmond
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 3:19 AM
>>> To: FX.php Discussion List
>>> Subject: [FX.php List] carry data over
>>>
>>> Ok I have a form that asks a user for their name etc, when they  
>>> press
>>> submit it adds the details to a new record however, I would like  
>>> to have
>>>
>>> another form on the next page that allows them to add more to the
>>> record.
>>>
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