[FX.php List] Approach to update FM data from web input

[Bob Patin]

I always show the data and let them confirm it before I write it to  
the database...

I also use validation to make sure fields are filled out properly; you  
can do it on the page w/ Javascript or something like JQuery, which  
has some cool validation plugins. Or you can do it in PHP, which I  
also do for some things...

BP

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On Aug 26, 2008, at 6:04 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm working on a solution where the user (customer) will be able to  
> log in and update their customer information online.
>
> While this isn't an issue technically, there's the business issue of  
> how to process the new data without the risk of losing the original  
> data....especially if the new data is invalid.
>
> In my last experience in this arena, I was astonished at how  
> determined one user was to erase every bit of data presented on the  
> web form.  The customer could just clicked one box to become  
> inactive.  Instead, they felt compelled to eradicate their data.  In  
> this case, there was a second records for each customer that  
> contained the original data...the effort was futile.
>
> So...what do you folks do?
>
> Jonathan
>
>
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