Generates html forms dynamically from xml description files
Author: Dinesh Copoosamy
web : www.devkungfoo.com
Copyright (C) (see GPL.html)
FlyFormX is a dynamic form generator that I wrote to work specifically on
the pocket pc 2000. It works in pocket IE and on the desktop, this is just
a preliminary version.
Keep a lookout for the next version, which will be a meaty version.
firstly, its xml so the xml declaration in line 1 belongs there
next the root element is <form name="XXX" action="XXXX" method="XXX">
those attributes are placeholders for the next verison, they are ignored at present.
each input element is placed in an input tag all.
Common attributes are (except for linebreak which only has the type attribute):
- name : whatever you want to name your element
- type : textbox, select, radio, checkbox, button, linebreak
- caption is used to provide the label that sits alongside the textbox
- name .....
- type will be textbox
- value - used to specify a default value
- size - the display size of the textbox (important to have for pda's)
- maxlength - maximum allowable length of input
- Caption like above
- type is select
- size - this handles the amount of items in the box that are visible (1 - drop down box, > 1 list box)
Then we have each option as a child element of the select element
with attributes:
- name: which is the displayed name of the option
- value: which is the actual value passed
NOTE don't forget to close the input element after the options
- this is a standard button
- name : the buttons name
- type button
- value : the name displayed on the button
- onClick: will be used when i allow users to pass user defined event handlers
for now just specify go(); and then handle the form in the function go()
that is in the flyformx.html file.
form buttons (submit, reset)
- same as above but has attribute subtype which can be either submit or reset
- these will then have standard submit and reset functionality.
linebreak:
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<input type="linebreak"/>
- used to break a line (it places a <br/> at the specified part of the form)
NOTE more robust formatting tags will be included in the next version
Usage:
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just place your xml file in the same directory as the flyformx.html file
and then load the flyformx.html and specify the name of the xml file.
(A demo xml ui file is supplied - myform.xml)
Enjoy :)
File List:
@PSC_ReadMe_4277_2.txt
482b
flyformx.html
6Kb
myform.xml
1Kb
readme.txt
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