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Hello World,
am using Joomla stable full package version 3.3.6, Chronoform V5 (component release 5.0.5 from 07th February 2015, action release from 18th April 2014, module release 25th December 2013, plugin release 23rd December 2013) and following instructions from FAQ’s article “How do I build a Double Drop-down in CFv5” - https://www.chronoengine.com/faqs/70-cfv5/5232-how-do-i-build-a-dynamic-drop-down-in-cfv5.html – easily succeeded in creating a single nesting level dynamic choose reading also starting info in dropdown1 field from a DB table.

What I do really need is a five-nested level choose management tool: is it possible?
If so, maybe anyone can help me explaining it in an how to guideline post/article?

PS obviously started by myself wondering on how solutions suggested from Greyhead could fit to my case.
Test 1 was using same code and ajax action targeting from a dropdown2 field to a dropdown3 field but unfortunately seems it didn’t worked: if am not wrong that’s because variables are not “rewritable” in the same page session?
Test 2 was creating a second ajax action also updating code variable Data as well as dropdown1 field names but it neither was ok: only things happening is getting a “Please select a category” answer which suggest the idea that no array was handled from the code. Maybe that’s because array handling of $form->data variable declared in handle_arrays.php file from packages>com_chronoforms5.php>admin>chronoforms>actions>handle_arrays>handle_arrays.php installation file path as well as sessions_to_data.php file or any other I didn’t correctly detected are effectively involved in processing the code and for same reason of Test 1 it has not worked out.

PPS if anyone tell me that’s because failed to properly set up code in test 1 or test 2 scenario, maybe am going to pay for this people to custom a sample form and send me the demo!!

Hi scaramo,

In theory a five-level drop-down could be built - but it would take quite a lot of custom code.

I'm afraid that I don't understand what or where the errors with Handle Arrays might be?

What exactly are you trying to do?

Bob

Mr Bob Janes,
first of all let me say thank you to show us all of those wonderful extensions.


Back to the main point, I believe there are no errors in Handle Arrays: my poor php knowledge just make me understand those are simply able to manage only one unique variable while I would need more than one.


Basically what am trying to do is turning on Joomla my budget spreadsheet…. which workflow is maybe good enough to manage also a SME…. eh eh eh
It is made of three main area: incomes, expense, economic trend. Of course, inserting data including a wide range of options to clearly understand which single record up to aggregated voices may produce some save is really useful: that’s because I want to split in five level any expense record description.
Final result would be quite similar to expense manager from joomlathat ( http://www.joomlathat.com/demo/expense-manager ) which actually work on just one level while simply using excel indirect function I’ve already got four step beyond.
Am not saying all of the core functionalities will run on ChronoForm or ChronoConnectivity, calculation and graphs may require the use of some other specific extension or a custom code page as well as an extraction CSV towards an old style spreadsheet office, but main data entry and listing would and - trust me - excel is not that much user friendly how it may seems to execute data entry.
If you like the idea I can upload or send you a general project document also including demo excel file, at the moment those are not in English but may translate it in a few weekend.