Layers aren't the best solution to this problem. As others have said, they are more of a static element. The effect could be achieved much more easily with Flash. Below are two tutorials that may help you in achieving this. Data-Driven Flash http://www.devshed.com/Client_Side/Flash/DataDrivenFlash Building Web-Forms in Flash http://www.devshed.com/Client_Side/Flash/WebForms Edward Dudlik Becoming Digital www.becomingdigital.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Payne" <chris@planetoxygene.com> To: "php" <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, 28 April 2003 16:52 Subject: Re: PHP And Layers Hi there, What i'm trying to do is basically grab DB information into a layer, they make a selection from the results and that selection goes back to the DB and pulls out the results depending on what they choose. Chris > What, specifically, are you trying to do with the layer? If you need to > refresh content, you can submit to PHP_SELF and things will reload. If you > can't allow a full refresh, try using a duplicate of the original layer with > added space for the submitted information. The submit action for your form > can also specify a SHOW/HIDE LAYER action to swap the visibility of the two > layers. > > What this has to do with databases, I don't know. > > Edward Dudlik > Becoming Digital > www.becomingdigital.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Payne" <cjp@planetoxygene.com> > To: "php" <php-db@lists.php.net> > Sent: Monday, 28 April 2003 00:06 > Subject: PHP And Layers > > > Hi there everyone, > > Just curious, I use Dreamweaver MX 6.1 and i'm starting to look into layers > for the first time, is it possible to make layers refresh with PHP? So, for > example, if I have a simple query in a Layer and they select an option, PHP > refreshes that layer without refreshing the whole page? > > Thanks, and sorry if this question is dumb but you know what it's like when > you're learning a new part of the whole web thing :-) > > Chris > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
