[Xsltforms-support] Model from file reloading

[Stephen C. <Ste...@ut...>]

I am trying to generate a CRUD application using XSLForms by 
transforming a database schema document generated  by the  Apache 
DDLUtils tool. I am interested if anyone else has tried something similar.

There are a couple of things I would like to be able to do and would 
appreciate some help in knowing if they are, or could be, possible.

(1) Reloading a model based on an external resource.

This is useful if you have a select1 based on an external resource, if 
you want to add a new entry to the select list then the best way to do 
it (in my view) is to click on an "Add" button beside the select list 
and open a "New Resource XXX" page (or modal dialog), add the  new 
entry, save it, then on closing the page get the select list to update 
from the server with the new entry included. This setup handles a 
foreign-key relation in the database schema.

(2) Making a select list conditional on another select list.

Usually this situation is usually two or more linked select lists, the 
top one is initially active and the bottom 'dependant' one inactive, by 
selecting an first entry in the top list you load the list in the bottom 
one and make it active, if  you then change the entry in the top list 
you reload the bottom list with a new set of entries and remove its 
current selection.

P.S. I am more than happy to provide my XSLT stylesheets for others to 
try or improve.

Thanks.

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Regards

Stephen Cameron

Data Programmer
Integrated Marine Observing System  (IMOS)
eMarine Information Infrastructure Project
University of Tasmania, Private Bag 21, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia

Tel: +61 3 6226 8507
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Email: ste...@ut...
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