[FX.php List] [OFF] API Equivalent for Grabbing RECID

[Steve Winter]

On the condition that they are the client, and they say 'I want you to build
me a web interface which uses the PHP API built in to FileMaker'.

Even if you tell them there are good reasons why they should use FX, still
some clients will say, use the API... in my experience this is usually
because they have limited knowledge, but see the API as an 'official' part
of FMP, where as FX is an add-on, which they see as unnecessary...

My 2p worth ;-)

Cheers
Steve

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[mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Gjermund Gusland
Thorsen
Sent: 03 April 2008 15:35
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Subject: Re: [FX.php List] [OFF] API Equivalent for Grabbing RECID

On which conditions?

2008/4/3, Dale Bengston <dbengston at preservationstudio.com>:
> Sometimes the client makes that choice.
>
>
>  On Apr 3, 2008, at 3:55 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>
>
> > Hmm, is it just me, or where do you find arguments for using FileMaker
> > PHP API when you already know FX.php?
> >
> > ggt
> >
> > 2008/4/3, Leo R. Lundgren <leo at finalresort.org>:
> >
> > > If you look at the API reference (included with the package, I think.
> Might
> > > be on the server CD), you'll see that for the Filemaker_Record class
> there
> > > is a method called getRecordId(). From the reference (slightly
> rearranged):
> > >
> > >       getRecordId (line 183)
> > >       integer getRecordId ()
> > >       Returns the record ID of this object.
> > >
> > >       return: Record ID.
> > >
> > > A record instance is of course what you get when looping through the
> > > records from a result you got from a query to the database.
> > >
> > > -|
> > >
> > >
> > > 3 apr 2008 kl. 00.12 skrev Jonathan Schwartz:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Folks,
> > > >
> > > > I'm helping a colleague with their first PHP project, but they are
> using
> > > >
> > > the FMP API.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I can't make heads or tails of the API interface.
> > > >
> > > > Can someone clue me in how to grab the recid after creating a
record?
> I
> > > >
> > > need it to edit the record later in the session.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > The existing code for creating the record looks like this:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > if(!isset($_SESSION['recordcreated']))
> > > > {
> > > > $add_result_add =
> > > >
> > > $customer->newAddCommand('CU_Web_Customer');
> > >
> > > > $add_result_fields =
> > > >
> > >
>
array('Shipping_Contact_First_Name'=>$_POST['Shipping_Contact_First_Name'],'
Shipping_Contact_Last_Name'=>$_POST['Shipping_Contact_Last_Name'],'Login_Nam
e'=>$_POST['Login_Name'],'Password'=>$_POST['Password'],'Promotion_Code'=>$_
POST['Promotion_Code'],'Shipping_Email'=>$_POST['Shipping_Email'],);
> > >
> > > > foreach($add_result_fields as $key=>$value) {
> > > >  $add_result_add->setField($key,$value);
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > $add_result_result = $add_result_add->execute();
> > > >
> > > > if(FileMaker::isError($add_result_result))
> > > >
> > > fmsTrapError($add_result_result,"error.php");
> > >
> > > >
> > > > $add_result_row =
> > > >
> > > current($add_result_result->getRecords());
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Jonathan
> > > > --
> > > > Jonathan Schwartz
> > > > Exit 445 Group
> > > > jonathan at exit445.com
> > > > http://www.exit445.com
> > > > 415-381-1852
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