[FX.php List] Portals in fx.php versus API

[Dale Bengston]

I can answer question 1: FX.php does support portals for retrieving  
data. That said, I would not do it because of the performance hit  
realized by retrieving portal data from FMP. I would retrieve the  
child records with a separate FX query.

I don't use the PHP API, but I would assume it's structured in a way  
that closely mirrors the client-server methods FMP developers are used  
to using to display records. Which is to say, it most likely supports  
portal display. Since it uses the same XML interface as FMP, I would  
assume it would do so at least as well.

However, using the same XML interface means it probably suffers from  
the same performance hits accessing portal data, too.

Hope this helps,
Dale

On Apr 14, 2008, at 11:49 AM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> Still assisting a colleague with an API application. Need to clarify  
> the issue of portals for input.
>
> If a screen had to list and then collect input from multiple records  
> on the same page, in fx.php I would use a technique I learned from  
> the list (Steve Winter, I believe  ;-) ):  Create a single form from  
> the multiple records and then process the POSTED input in a While  
> loop when submitted.
>
> I believe that I went this way because fx.php doesn't support  
> portals for collecting input from multiple records.  Question #1: Is  
> this correct?
>
> Question #2: Does the API support portals for collecting input from  
> multiple records...or do I use the technique I have for fx.php?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Jonathan
>
>
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