[FX.php List] Advice Needed - Multiple Portal Entries for record

[Vision Computer Consulting]

I am having difficulty with add a portal record so I do need FMNew().  
Is AddDBParam the way to go?


On Jun 13, 2007, at 12:38 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:

> It's usually faster to use FMEdit() on each row with recid than to
> inject in a layout with portals.
>
> ggt667
>
> On 6/13/07, Vision Computer Consulting
> <info at visioncomputerconsulting.com> wrote:
>> I am trying to add a portal record. I get a 102 'Field Missing'
>> error. What field is it looking for?
>>
>> Code is:
>>
>>                 $inspectionData_array = array (
>>                         'Insp_Date' => $inspection_details 
>> ['Insp_Date'],
>>                         'Insp_Description'=> $inspection_details 
>> ['Insp_Description'],
>>                         'Insp_Notes'=> $inspection_details['faxnum']
>>                 );
>>
>>                         $portalRowID = $inspection_details 
>> ['cRecordID'];
>>                         echo $portalRowID;
>>
>>                 $layout = $this->layout;
>>                         $my_fx->SetDBData($db,$layout);
>>                         if($subaction == 'inspection_update') {  // 
>> update
>>                                 $my_fx->SetPortalRow 
>> ($inspectionData_array,
>> $portalRowID,'Account_Contact_Broker_Property_Inspection_fx');
>>                                 $fx_Result = $my_fx->FMEdit();
>>                         } else { //add
>>                                 echo 'add';
>>                                 $my_fx->SetPortalRow 
>> ($inspectionData_array,
>> $portalRowID,'Account_Contact_Broker_Property_Inspection_fx');
>>                                 $fx_Result = $my_fx->FMNew();
>>                         }
>>
>>                         $error = $fx_Result['errorCode'];
>>
>>
>> On Jun 13, 2007, at 9:41 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>
>> > remember that you can construct arrays from for using []
>> >
>> > Like this: <input name="portal[345][1]">
>> >
>> > ggt667
>> >
>> > On 6/13/07, Andrew Denman <adenman at tmea.org> wrote:
>> >> When I have to write multiple related records like this, I take
>> >> all of the
>> >> information at once on a form and then loop through the data in
>> >> PHP writing
>> >> them one at a time to FileMaker.  This way the user only has to
>> >> deal with
>> >> one page.
>> >>
>> >> The only drawback I've found is the time this can take.  Depending
>> >> on how
>> >> long it takes in your testing and the load you are expecting, you
>> >> might want
>> >> to have a 'please wait' message.
>> >>
>> >> Andrew Denman
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org
>> >> [mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Jon
>> >> Montgomery
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:23 PM
>> >> To: fx.php_list at mail.iviking.org
>> >> Subject: [FX.php List] Advice Needed - Multiple Portal Entries for
>> >> record
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>     I have a FMP data base that I have been working with since FMP
>> >> 4.  It
>> >> was basically a flat file with along the way, very very slowly,
>> >> making the
>> >> change to a fully relational data base.
>> >>     I have managed web entry into the data base via FX.PHP and all
>> >> worked
>> >> well this past year.  However, entering records is still set up  
>> using
>> >> repeating fields for the First and Last Names.  Some records only
>> >> have ONE
>> >> name where others can have up to 20 (for one of my clients) and
>> >> even more
>> >> names are possible with my other client (although more than 30 is
>> >> not that
>> >> common).  About a year ago, I asked a similar question, ggt said
>> >> forget the
>> >> repeating names and go full relational.  I agree but that leads to
>> >> the
>> >> following:
>> >>
>> >>     Question:
>> >>
>> >>     Because of the limitations of the WPE only allowing One portal
>> >> entry,
>> >> how would you go about handling the situation above without having
>> >> the
>> >> person submit 20 or more times?  Or is that such a big deal to do
>> >> that,
>> >> enter each name one at a time?  Is there a better way of doing
>> >> this that I
>> >> am not thinking of?
>> >>
>> >>     Or would it be better to enter using the repeating fields for
>> >> first and
>> >> last name and then have FM split those out?
>> >>
>> >>     If you want to see the database I can give you a link to
>> >> download a
>> >> solution.  May not be pretty but works for us! But needs to get
>> >> better.
>> >>
>> >>     Any and all advice is appreciated and a BIG THANK YOU up  
>> front.
>> >>
>> >> Jon Montgomery
>> >> Illinois Grade School Music Association
>> >> Walking DataBase Solutions
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jon Montgomery
>> >> Web site: www.igsmasouth.org
>> >> Support email: igsmasupport at igsmasouth.org
>> >> Home email: vicepresident at onecliq.net
>> >> School email: jwmontgomery at dqud300.perry.k12.il.us
>> >>
>> >>
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