On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Bob McConnell <rvm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Ashley Sheridan > >> On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 21:07 -0700, benc11@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >> >>> I am trying to take MySQL tables and use the table structure to > create >>> HTML/PHP forms in as few steps as possible for further development. I >>> have a project that has hundreds of tables and requires hundreds of >>> forms to be created and don't want to do so field by field by hand. >>> >>> On Tuesday, October 27, 2009, Allen McCabe <allenmccabe@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >>> > Please explain with much greater detail. >>> > >>> > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 6:12 PM, benc11@xxxxxxxxx > <benc11@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > Does anyone have a quick way of converting tables into forms? >>> > >> >> There is still the issue of exactly what db fields will translate > into. >> Where is a good time to use radio buttons instead of select lists, or >> checkboxes instead of select-multiple lists? What about text fields in >> the db? Should they be textareas or text inputs? Do all the db fields >> need to be translated as visible fields? Should you hide ID fields? >> >> There are so many questions, that you might be better off rolling your >> own, as a one-size-fits-all will not always work for everyone. > > I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that your project is going to > create a support nightmare. Either you will have to hand code forms for > each table, or find a framework that dynamically creates the forms from > schema and create suitable maps for each form. In either case, it will > take weeks or months to complete and be nearly impossible to maintain > when tables are changed or added. > > If your solution requires you to create hundreds of forms, which could > take months to code, you need to take another look at the problem. I > don't believe you have thought it through very well. > > Bob McConnell > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > symfony might be another option, but it will take you some time to sort out the yaml config. -- Bastien Cat, the other other white meat -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
