PHP XML XSL HTML Form

[Marcel]

Hello all,

I am working on a generic (php) script to produce (X)HTML Forms through XML
and XSL based on field-definitions stored in a database.

The basic way i did HTML-forms in PHP was like this:
http://212.204.203.71/test/simpleform/simpleform.php

source: http://212.204.203.71/test/syntax/simpleform.php

This basic form is validated when it is submitted to itself... if validation
fails then an error message is created and displayed on the page...otherwise
validation is ok and we can do some inserting in the database and/or
redirect to another page. Remark: the fields that are filled will be
automaically filled in if the page is submitted to itself (that will be my
problem in the XML/XSL version of this script).

Now we go over to the XML/XSL version of the script above: I therefore
created an XML file (holding the field definitions) see:
http://212.204.203.71/test/xmlform/form.xml

And further i created an XSL file to transform the XML file into a HTML
form. see: http://212.204.203.71/test/xmlform/form.xsl

Then i used a file form.php to put the XML and XSL together using some PHP
xslt functions: http://212.204.203.71/test/xmlform/form.php

source: http://212.204.203.71/test/syntax/form.php

This all works fine but now the problem. I am looking for a concept of how
to get the formfields filled in again after submitting the form because in
XSL this is not as easy as with my basic form. I tried to send firstname and
lastname as parameters in the function call and to put them as parameters in
the xsl file but that does not work and it is not ok at all because my
intention was to build a generic script....

Hope you see my problem as it is hard to explain.

Regards,

Jochem (jo***********@REMOVETHISANTISPAMquicknet.nl)

[Tony Marston]

Take a look at my sample application which is PHP+MySQL+XML+XSL and which
does what you describe. Run it online, or download the source code to see
how it works.

HTH.

--
Tony Marston

http://www.tonymarston.net

"Marcel" <so***************@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Hello all,

I am working on a generic (php) script to produce (X)HTML Forms through
XML
and XSL based on field-definitions stored in a database.

The basic way i did HTML-forms in PHP was like this:
http://212.204.203.71/test/simpleform/simpleform.php

source: http://212.204.203.71/test/syntax/simpleform.php

This basic form is validated when it is submitted to itself... if
validation
fails then an error message is created and displayed on the
page...otherwise
validation is ok and we can do some inserting in the database and/or
redirect to another page. Remark: the fields that are filled will be
automaically filled in if the page is submitted to itself (that will be my
problem in the XML/XSL version of this script).

Now we go over to the XML/XSL version of the script above: I therefore
created an XML file (holding the field definitions) see:
http://212.204.203.71/test/xmlform/form.xml

And further i created an XSL file to transform the XML file into a HTML
form. see: http://212.204.203.71/test/xmlform/form.xsl

Then i used a file form.php to put the XML and XSL together using some PHP
xslt functions: http://212.204.203.71/test/xmlform/form.php

source: http://212.204.203.71/test/syntax/form.php

This all works fine but now the problem. I am looking for a concept of how
to get the formfields filled in again after submitting the form because in
XSL this is not as easy as with my basic form. I tried to send firstname
and
lastname as parameters in the function call and to put them as parameters
in
the xsl file but that does not work and it is not ok at all because my
intention was to build a generic script....

Hope you see my problem as it is hard to explain.

Regards,

Jochem (jo***********@REMOVETHISANTISPAMquicknet.nl)

[Kenneth Downs]

Marcel wrote:

This all works fine but now the problem. I am looking for a concept of how
to get the formfields filled in again after submitting the form

At the top of the form try something like this:

$clean = array();
foreach ($_POST as $name=>$value) {
$clean[$name] = YourSanitizeFunction($value);
}

If javascript is acceptable to you , just toss this at the bottom (usual
disclaimers about top-of-my-head, no error checking blah blah):

echo "<script>\n";
foreach ($clean as $name=$value) {
echo "document.getElementsByName($name)[0].value='$value'\n";
}
echo "</script>\n";

This will work in IE, Mozilla, and Opera. In production you would on
general principles replace the verbose "document.getElements..." construct
with a function call to some function that does the same thing.

Now, if Javascript is not acceptable, then somebody more knowledgeable than
I will have to tell you how to do the transform. I won't touch for
something like this because it seems like a lot of extra steps. I mean, if
you have to generate the transformation out of a dictionary, why not
generate the HTML and save some steps and retain more control? It's so
much easier to do this:

foreach ($dictionary_cols as $colname=>$colinfo) {
$name = logic goes here...
$value = $colinfo["value"];
$disabled = logic goes here...
echo "<input name=\"$name\" id=\"$name\" $disabled $value=\"$value\">....
}

--
Kenneth Downs
Secure Data Software, Inc.
(Ken)nneth@(Sec)ure(Dat)a(.com)

[Barbara]

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Take a look at my sample application which is PHP+MySQL+XML+XSL and which
does what you describe. Run it online, or download the source code to see
how it works.

HTH.

--

Hi Tony,

Thanks for your answer! I am impressed by the number of examples on your
site. Can you please tell me which example i should use e.g which example
covers my posting?

Thanks and regards,

Marcel

[Tony Marston]

Try any of the input forms as these reshow any user-entered data as well as
any error messages.

--
Tony Marston

http://www.tonymarston.net

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Take a look at my sample application which is PHP+MySQL+XML+XSL and which
does what you describe. Run it online, or download the source code to see
how it works.

HTH.

--

Hi Tony,

Thanks for your answer! I am impressed by the number of examples on your
site. Can you please tell me which example i should use e.g which example
covers my posting?

Thanks and regards,

Marcel

[Marcel]

Ok i will, thanks a lot Tony!!!
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Try any of the input forms as these reshow any user-entered data as well
as any error messages.

--
Tony Marston

http://www.tonymarston.net

"Barbara" <ge******@quicknet.nl> wrote in message
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"Tony Marston" <to**@NOSPAM.demon.co.uk> schreef in bericht
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Take a look at my sample application which is PHP+MySQL+XML+XSL and
which
does what you describe. Run it online, or download the source code to
see
how it works.

HTH.

--

Hi Tony,

Thanks for your answer! I am impressed by the number of examples on your
site. Can you please tell me which example i should use e.g which example
covers my posting?

Thanks and regards,

Marcel