Re: [FormProc-developer] Form handling over multiple pages or screens

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Still not sure what you mean... "less fine grained" with regard to what?

On Thu, 14 March 2002, "Nick Bauman" wrote:

> 
> > I see tests quizes and examinations as groups of small validations...
> > perhaps on the individual question level... at least, that is how I
> > have implemented it in the past...
> 
> Right, that's how you'd do it, but I think Anthony wants something less 
> fine grained but still flexible enough.
> 
> > In that particular config file, are you able to reuse validators?
> 
> Godd question. Not yet but that's a minor tweak to the ConfigSaxHandler. 
> Next release.
>  
> > 
> > On Thu, 14 March 2002, "Nick Bauman" wrote:
> > 
> >> 
> >> Legit forms that fall into this catagory are examinations, tests and 
> >> quizzes. I'm not sure I know of a good way to solve this problem right
> >> off  the bat.
> >> 
> >> BTW, maybe I'm just stupid, but I still think the whole config file
> >> format  for FormProc is overly complex. In Integradata, a form config
> >> is this  simple:
> >>  
> >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> 
> >> <integradata> 
> >>   <!-- any number of controllers can be in a config --> 
> >>   <controller 
> >>       controllerClass="com.xyz.servlet.controllers.PurchaseProduct"> 
> >>     <field label="nameAppearingOnCard"> 
> >>       <rule ruleClass="com.cortexity.integradata.rule.StringLength"> 
> >>         <param name="min" value="9"/> 
> >>         <param name="max" value="32"/> 
> >>       </rule> 
> >>       <rule ruleClass="com.cortexity.integradata.rule.WordCount"> 
> >>         <param name="min" value="2"/> 
> >>         <param name="max" value="4"/> 
> >>       </rule> 
> >>     </field> 
> >>     <field label="creditCardNumber"> 
> >>       <rule ruleClass="com.cortexity.integradata.rule.IsCreditCard"> 
> >>         <param name="american_express" value="true"/> 
> >>         <param name="visa" value="true"/> 
> >>         <param name="mastercard" value="true"/> 
> >>       </field> 
> >>     </controller> 
> >>     <!-- ... --> 
> >> </integradata> 
> >> 
> >> Since error messages don't change that often, I think it's a mistake
> >> to put  them in the config. I put them into i18n codepages. You pass a
> >> locale to  the engine and the error message of the correct i18n
> >> codepage is displayed.  Of course it's all aimed at MVC Model II right
> >> now.
> >> 
> >> Incidentally, the concept of a "rule" is similar to FormProc's concept
> >> of  a "validator". 
> >> 
> >> > not sure i would find this useful.. I try and keep my forms as
> >> > "stand alone" as possible.. i.e. a choice made on an earlier form is
> >> > already reflected in the rendering of the current form... and
> >> > elements that are likely to effect each other will tend to be on the
> >> > same page...
> >> > 
> >> > do you have a concrete example of where you would find this concept
> >> > useful? 
> >> > 
> >> > On Thu, 14 March 2002, "Anthony Eden" wrote:
> >> > 
> >> >> 
> >> >> I was just thinking about how to handle submission of forms over
> >> >> multiple pages or multiple dialogs or screens.  I am thinking of
> >> >> something along the lines of sub forms or form chunks, where the
> >> >> request could include the name of the sub form or chunk which
> >> >> should be used for the current request.  Does anyone have any
> >> >> thoughts on this?  Is this useful?
> >> >> 
> >> >> Sincerely,
> >> >> Anthony Eden
> >> >> 
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