[FX.php List] Creating Reusable Code

[Jonathan Schwartz]

Hi Folks,

I'm attempting to get more efficient with scripting.

My first step was to remove hard-code field names from my favorite 
search and display script, creating variables for each field and 
defining those variables at the top of the document.  This works 
great.  Now, I can re-purpose the script for another db and layout by 
just changing the field variables at the top of the page, instead of 
ripping apart the entire document.

The second area I'm looking at is to reduce the repetition of 
repetitive code (example below actually has 10+ iterations) and use 
an iterative loop to accomplish the same, counting from 1 to n lines.

Is that possible/reasonable/reccomended/etc?

Thanks

Jonathan


<tr  class="ver10" valign="top">
	<td><input name="<? echo $term1; ?>" type="text" id="<? echo 
$term1; ?>" size="<? echo $termwidth1; ?>"></td>
	<td><input name="<? echo $term2; ?>" type="text" id="<? echo 
$term2; ?>" size="<? echo $termwidth2; ?>"></td>
	<td><input name="<? echo $term3; ?>" type="text" id="<? echo 
$term3; ?>" size="<? echo $termwidth3; ?>"></td>
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Jonathan Schwartz
FileMaker 8 Certified  Developer
Associate Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance
Schwartz & Company
jonathan at eschwartz.com
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