auto-generating form value permutations..

[jonKushner@gmail.com]

id like to create a script that runs through a form, and autogenerates
every single permutation for every single value, as well as option.
The task is because I am currently working on a webservice project
where I am feeding in nightly a set of values from an external data
source, and populating my form with those values. In the end, I end up
resending a new query to this datasource with a custom url, including
as parameters the values chosen. Sooooo, the end goal would be to have
one massive array which I can see all of the various URL's that get
created for the user.

I hate bleek descriptions, so heres a little visual:

element1 =selectbox('opt 1','opt2','opt3 ')
element2 =textbox('val1' )
element3 =multipleselect ('multopt1' through 'multoptN')

so, a simple forloop on the 1st option within the first selectbox as
my primary choice could produce several values.. here would be 2
permutations:

values[] = arr('opt1','val 1','multopt10') ;
values[] =
arr('opt1','val 1',array('multo pt10','multiopt 33','multiopt34 '));

and then in the end( not what I am concerned about, but just to
complete the example):

URL://?selectboxid=op t1&textboxid=va l1&multiplesele ctid=multiiopt1 0
-or-
URL://?selectboxid=op t1&textboxid=va l1&multiplesele ctid[]=multiiopt10
&multipleselect id[]=multiiopt33&mu ltipleselectid[]=multiiopt34

conceptually, i just can't think how to approach this.

ideas?

[C. (http://symcbean.blogspot.com/)]

Re: auto-generating form value permutations..

On Jan 17, 6:22 pm, "jonKush...@gma il.com" <jonKush...@gma il.com>
wrote:

id like to create a script that runs through a form, and autogenerates
every single permutation for every single value, as well as option.
The task is because I am currently working on a webservice project
where I am feeding in nightly a set of values from an external data
source, and populating my form with those values. In the end, I end up
resending a new query to this datasource with a custom url, including
as parameters the values chosen. Sooooo, the end goal would be to have
one massive array which I can see all of the various URL's that get
created for the user.
>

Erk, suppose you M widgets on your form, each of which can be in N
states - the number of combinations are N to the power of M.

You're going to need a lot of memory and a fast processor.

Or read up on "least pairs test design"

C.