[FX.php List] Portal Records

[Steve Winter]

You didn't...! That's bordering on a hanging offence!!

Cheers
Steve

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On 13 Dec 2009, at 19:14, Jonathan Schwartz <jschwartz at exit445.com>  
wrote:

> Here's an update...
>
> I gave up on the related record idea altogether.
>
> After struggling with it for another couple of hours, I simply  
> created 20 new fields in the parent record and used the brute force  
> method.
>
> Sigh
>
> J
>
>
>
>
>> Make sure you keep track of the respective recids from the slave  
>> table(s)
>>
>> ggt
>>
>> 2009/12/12 Jonathan Schwartz <jschwartz at exit445.com>:
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> Can someone offer wisdom on this portal challenge?
>>>
>>> I have a form, one field of which offers multiple checkboxes.
>>>
>>> The checkboxes are displayed from master list of values.  Let's  
>>> say there
>>> are 6 colors..
>>>
>>> For each value that exists in a related table, I am able to get  
>>> the check
>>> boxes to appear checked. Let's say that 2 are checked.  So far so  
>>> good.
>>>
>>> Master List             Red     Blue    Green   Yellow  Brown    
>>> Black
>>>
>>> Related table:          Red(checked)                    Yellow 
>>> (checked)
>>>
>>> So here's the challenge.
>>>
>>> When the form is submitted with different boxes checked...
>>>
>>> What do I need to do to record checkbox changes, as part of an Edit
>>> operation for the entire form in fx.php:
>>>        - Remove a checkmark (should delete a related record)
>>>        - Add a new checkmark (should add a related record).
>>>
>>> Do I need to create a separate instance  reiteratively comparing  
>>> the Posted
>>> checkmarks with an array of master value lists.  Sounds clumsy.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>>
>>>
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