creating forms dynamically from a flat file

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  • lxyone@googlemail.com

    creating forms dynamically from a flat file

    Using a flat file containing table names, fields, values whats the
    best way of creating forms / html pages?

    I want control over the html pages ie
    1. layout
    2. what data to show
    3. what controls to show - text boxes, input boxes, buttons,
    hyperlinks ie the usual.

    The data is not obtained directly from a database.

    I was thinking maybe the flat file could use xml. And maybe this flat
    file could be generated using :
    1. the database data and
    2. a template file to indicate the controls that should appear on each
    html page.

    Maybe there could be existing html pages that could be used in the
    generation of the required final html pages ie maybe they could
    contain static data - such as layout, headings and tags as to where
    fields, controls need to be placed.

    Searching on this is difficult as the key words are too common :
    create, html, xml, dynamic, template etc results in million+ hits.
    [also posted in php but no replies yet]
  • case

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    Re: creating forms dynamically from a flat file

    On Jun 5, 11:43 am, "lxy...@googlem ail.com" <lxy...@googlem ail.com>
    wrote:
    Using a flat file containing table names, fields, values whats the
    best way of creating forms / html pages?
    >
    I want control over the html pages ie
    1. layout
    2. what data to show
    3. what controls to show - text boxes, input boxes, buttons,
    hyperlinks ie the usual.
    >
    The data is not obtained directly from a database.
    >
    I was thinking maybe the flat file could use xml. And maybe this flat
    file could be generated using :
    1. the database data and
    2. a template file to indicate the controls that should appear on each
    html page.
    >
    Maybe there could be existing html pages that could be used in the
    generation of the required final html pages ie maybe they could
    contain static data - such as layout, headings and tags as to where
    fields, controls need to be placed.
    >
    Searching on this is difficult as the key words are too common :
    create, html, xml, dynamic, template etc results in million+ hits.
    [also posted in php but no replies yet]
    Is this similar to what you're trying to do?

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