Re: [phpesp-dev] I'll program some features.. what to you think of them?

[Kon <ang...@ip...>]

Hi Dan,

an "!other" response for pulldown boxes is something I personally have
never considered nor have ever required however I think that it could
benefit others so I would say that I would have this feature added.

Passing an ID for tracking purposes is a great idea because it opens up
many other opportunities and would make phpESP even more versatile.

Editing results after they've been submitted isn't something that
appeals to me but I'm willing to hold off on commenting any further on
this topic until I've had a closer look at the this feature. Furthermore
what ends up being added to phpESP doesn't rest with me. I don't readily
commit even my own major new features to phpESP :).

Having said this I would suggest that you also submit this feature back
to us for evaluation.

In closing, I'd like to thank you in advance for your efforts and may I
say that I am already eagerly awaiting your code.


Regards


Kon 



On Sun, 2003-09-21 at 15:31, Dan J Lyons wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm doing some volunteer database work for American Whitewater (http://www.americanwhitewater.org) - a nonprofit organization with the purpose "to conserve and restore America's whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely."
> 
> We have a database of whitewater accidents dating back to 1975.  I'm trying modernize it using php ESP.
> 
> I need to do some changes to phpESP to make it work with our systems..
> 
> I'm hoping these changes can become part of the core phpESP package so that we can update phpESP and still have it functioning with our web site.
> 
> I've added one function already - added having a "!other" response to pulldown boxes (only one though - other question types allow multiple !other's).
> 
> 
> There are two other features I'd like (and will program):
> 
> I want to have the ability to pass a survey an external ID it can store with a response (which I noticed was suggested by someone else to the phpesp dev list).  Basically, I'll just pass the ID to the handler - and it'll create an assocation between the Response ID and the ID I pass in a new title (how about... Response ID | External Resource ID) - keeps it simple!
> 
> The reason is - I want to be able to have people first select their state from a nice graphical map we have, and then select the river their accident occured on from a list of rivers from that state, and then complete the other questions in a normal phpESP survey - and I need to track the responder's state/river choice with their survey responses.  Otherwise a respondent could be faced with a "drop down" box of 1500 rivers - which I'm afraid could give a guy a headache after just coming back from a river accident (quite possibly a fatality).  This will also enable us to connect responses with our current website members.
> 
> Last, I need the ability to "Edit" results after they've been submitted - phpESP doesn't allow this unless the survey was left uncompleted, correct?  Our database will actually be two surveys - one that gets filled out by people - and another which our Safety Director will fill out by going through each report and putting it in the real version.  He needs the ability to go back and edit previous ones, though.
> 
> Any thoughts on this?  Does it sound good to you guys for inclusion into the core package?
> 
> I'll do all the coding, so you guys can sit back, relax, and watch the features pour in.
> 
> I prefer responses from the core developers.
> 
> Advancing our safety database will lead to more careful accident analyses to be performed, and will quite possibly result in saved lives.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dan Lyons
> 
> 
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