[FX.php List] Save to database without a Submit?

[Jonathan Schwartz]

Thanks, Dale.

We're in agreement.  In fact, I think that you offered the same 
advice years ago, which I embraced.

I'm going to chalk up the idea of midpage quasi-submits as not 
realistic or beneficial.

Thanks

J

At 4:54 PM -0600 12/4/09, Dale Bengston wrote:
>I do not believe this is a reasonable expectation of HTML. The web 
>is only in a connection mode between a submit click and the next 
>page reloading. After that, it's all happening in the local browser 
>window until the next submit. (Or ajax call or whatever.)
>
>I make these assumptions with complex, multi-part forms:
>
>	-The user should not be sent down a series of forms with no 
>idea how many pages there are to fill out.
>	-The user might not want to complete the sections in the same 
>order I'd do it.
>	-The user might not finish all the sections in one sitting.
>
>So, based on this, I design multi-part forms around a "hub" page, so 
>users can see what's left to be filled in, and do it from the bottom 
>up if they like. (Naturally if there are dependencies based on 
>order, the user would be guided thusly.) And I make sure the user 
>can get back to the hub page if they get disconnected for any 
>reason, or bail out on their own.
>
>Until all sections are complete and the user officially submits the 
>entire package, the record (or records) are maintained with a status 
>of "Draft" or something like that.
>
>
>On Dec 4, 2009, at 3:43 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>
>>  Hi Folks,
>>
>>  I have a client who is very worried about losing form data should 
>>something should go wrong during a data entry session, such as 
>>dropped connection or so.
>>
>>  I have already decided to write to the file upon every page submit 
>>(versus saving to sessionand writing it all at once at the end of a 
>>multi page form).  On a technical level, I imagine that automatic 
>>submits can be accomplished using AJAX, perhaps to a temporary 
>>file. But is this a reasonable practice?
>>
>>  Jonathan
>>
>>
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