Hi,
I am new to chronoforms but have constructed several sites in joomla. The reason that I use joomla, as many others do, is that with its components, modules and plugins it is easy for me as a non-programmer to construct and maintain my websites. I have a limited knowledge of html; java; databases etc. but I am not a programmer.
This site that I am working on uses joomla 1.5 and I have installed chronoforms V4. I have also paid to have it validated as I like to recognise other peoples work that I use.
My problem is all about calling a form from a form and populating it:
1. Constructing a form to save data to a database. (This is accomplished easily with the information supplied by Chronoengine. In this particular case it includes my key field labelled: Enter Code with a field name of code_1).
2. I now want to construct a form which only asks me to enter a code, as named above. Then when the submit button is clicked it re-calls the original form populated with the data pertinent to the code, to allow it to be edited then saved back to the database.
Now I can see what appear to be several solutions in this forum but all are in programmer speak!!! Is it at all possible to have an answer in simple to understand step by step instructions? Similar to the information supplied with V4 on how to construct a simple form.
This is not meant to be a criticism but a plea out of sheer desperation!!! I am now stuck until I can resolve this.
I am new to chronoforms but have constructed several sites in joomla. The reason that I use joomla, as many others do, is that with its components, modules and plugins it is easy for me as a non-programmer to construct and maintain my websites. I have a limited knowledge of html; java; databases etc. but I am not a programmer.
This site that I am working on uses joomla 1.5 and I have installed chronoforms V4. I have also paid to have it validated as I like to recognise other peoples work that I use.
My problem is all about calling a form from a form and populating it:
1. Constructing a form to save data to a database. (This is accomplished easily with the information supplied by Chronoengine. In this particular case it includes my key field labelled: Enter Code with a field name of code_1).
2. I now want to construct a form which only asks me to enter a code, as named above. Then when the submit button is clicked it re-calls the original form populated with the data pertinent to the code, to allow it to be edited then saved back to the database.
Now I can see what appear to be several solutions in this forum but all are in programmer speak!!! Is it at all possible to have an answer in simple to understand step by step instructions? Similar to the information supplied with V4 on how to construct a simple form.
This is not meant to be a criticism but a plea out of sheer desperation!!! I am now stuck until I can resolve this.
Hi hopemanjohn,
Please see this FAQ which I think describes one way of setting up what you want to do.
Sorry about the technical language. There is a very wide variety of users here form those who are deeply into coding to those form whom one line of code is too much. ChronoForms is flexible enough to accommodate both most of the time, but there is a point where only the hand-coded solution will do what is needed.
Bob
Please see this FAQ which I think describes one way of setting up what you want to do.
Sorry about the technical language. There is a very wide variety of users here form those who are deeply into coding to those form whom one line of code is too much. ChronoForms is flexible enough to accommodate both most of the time, but there is a point where only the hand-coded solution will do what is needed.
Bob
Hi Bob,
Thanks for the reply, however, I have already looked at that FAQ and although all appears simple I am at a loss as how to call the action. I am sorry if this appears pedantic but I do appreciate all your help.
The field name that I want to query in my case is tracker_1 which is a ten digit number unique to a particular record. The database which will build will contain many records but this tracker_1 field name will be unique and will be the best way to reference a record.
How do I call the form? I require the user to enter the ten digit number to call the populated form. How do I get it to attach to the request parameter?
Obviously another simple form asking the user to input his ten digit number them when the submit button is clicked the action will redirect to a URL displaying the populated form for that unique number.
Thanks for the reply, however, I have already looked at that FAQ and although all appears simple I am at a loss as how to call the action. I am sorry if this appears pedantic but I do appreciate all your help.
The field name that I want to query in my case is tracker_1 which is a ten digit number unique to a particular record. The database which will build will contain many records but this tracker_1 field name will be unique and will be the best way to reference a record.
How do I call the form? I require the user to enter the ten digit number to call the populated form. How do I get it to attach to the request parameter?
Obviously another simple form asking the user to input his ten digit number them when the submit button is clicked the action will redirect to a URL displaying the populated form for that unique number.
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