Re: [Dynapi-Dev] 2001 areas of focus, DynAPI - New "Thread"...

[Michael P. <mp...@ph...>]

I'm working on a dynamic form object that could be used to add and remove form
elements dynamically and then generate the required url when required to
submit.  This way, the form can use non-form objects that get values, such as
any of the DynAPI widgets.

"Brust, Corwin" wrote:

> I was not trying to suggest that it couldn't been done, more that it might
> be a good case for a subclass, say formpanel.
>
> -Corwin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Pemberton [mailto:mp...@ph...]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 4:50 PM
> To: dyn...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] 2001 areas of focus, DynAPI - New "Thread"...
>
> It should be possible to make a form result load into a loadpanel.  Use an
> onsubmit event to step through each of the items in your form and .escape()
> the
> value.  Then use these to generate the url for the form results page.
>
> This only work with get forms and not post.  Anyway, I hope this helps.
>
> "Brust, Corwin" wrote:
>
> > >       (2) Most robust backend systems leave the client-side wearing
> > concrete
> > >       shoes.  I think we have a tremendous opportunity to be both
> > 'back-end
> > >       powerful' and 'client-side dynamic' using MySQL, PHP and DynAPI as
> > an
> > >       implementation system.  This creates the potential for
> > self-animating
> > >       polls/presentation information, robust user preference modules,
> etc.
> >
> > This also sounds interesting to me, particularly useful to me would be a
> > mechanism, similar to LoadPanel, but which takes a form object rather then
> a
> > url.  The would be helpful in working around the limitation of JavaScript
> > which prevents targeting of layers by forms.
> >
>
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