[html-formfu] New user with simple question

Peter Shangov pshangov at yahoo.com
Thu May 26 08:57:35 GMT 2011


Re-posting to the mailing list as well.

--- On Thu, 26/5/11, Peter Shangov <pshangov at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Peter Shangov <pshangov at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [html-formfu] New user with simple question
> To: "George Hrysanthopoulos" <xaos at darksmile.net>
> Date: Thursday, 26 May, 2011, 11:51
> Hi George,
> 
> The examples of the topics that you discussed should be in
> the following two chapters of the manual:
> 
> http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?HTML::FormFu::Manual::Stages
> http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?HTML::FormFu::Manual::ConfigurationFiles
> 
> Can you point at specific topics or examples that you think
> are missing or are not clear enough, so that I can have an
> idea what else to include there? The manual is particularly
> geared towards people who are new to FormFu, so I's love to
> get some feedback.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> --
> Peter
> 
> --- On Wed, 25/5/11, George Hrysanthopoulos <xaos at darksmile.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: George Hrysanthopoulos <xaos at darksmile.net>
> > Subject: Re: [html-formfu] New user with simple
> question
> > To: "HTML Form Creation, Rendering and Validation
> Framework" <html-formfu at lists.scsys.co.uk>
> > Cc: "Peter Shangov" <pshangov at yahoo.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, 25 May, 2011, 22:43
> > Peter,
> > 
> > Carl's one hint at the issue, was more enlightening
> that
> > the entire CPAN site put together. I am not even
> > slightly kidding.
> > 
> > Why hasn't anyone posted a simple scenario (such as
> mine)
> > to CPAN, as a starting point to HTML::FormFu
> programming?
> > 
> > I am talking about a complete set of files not code
> > snippets.
> > 
> > Like I said, I will post all 4 of my files (with
> > explanations) on my site:
> > www.xm5design.com.
> > 
> > Hopefully, a new user won't spend a few days (just
> like I
> > did)
> > decoding the (not very) helpful manual.
> > 
> > At least not to beginners and I consider myself an
> advanced
> > perl user.
> > 
> > Sorry if I am stepping on anyone's toes here but it
> seems
> > to me
> > that a tool, such as HTML::FormFu, should have a
> myriad of
> > examples. There is so much power there.
> > 
> > George
> > 
> > On 5/25/11 5:19 AM, Peter Shangov wrote:
> > > Hi George,
> > >
> > > You can also have a look at HTML::FormFu::Manual
> on
> > CPAN.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > --
> > > Peter
> > >
> > > --- On Wed, 25/5/11, George Hrysanthopoulos<xaos at darksmile.net> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> From: George Hrysanthopoulos<xaos at darksmile.net>
> > >> Subject: Re: [html-formfu] New user with
> simple
> > question
> > >> To: "HTML Form Creation, Rendering and
> Validation
> > Framework"<html-formfu at lists.scsys.co.uk>
> > >> Date: Wednesday, 25 May, 2011, 11:47
> > >> Carl,
> > >>
> > >> The reason I created 2 separate .cgi is to
> > illustrate the
> > >> possibility
> > >> of doing just that.
> > >>
> > >> In real life, I might use a single .cgi (or
> not)
> > depending
> > >> on complexity.
> > >>
> > >> You have been a great help and I very much
> > appreciate your
> > >> time.
> > >>
> > >> George
> > >>
> > >> On 5/25/11 4:34 AM, Carl Franks wrote:
> > >>> Personally, for a simple example, I'd
> combine
> > the 2
> > >> .cgi files into 1.
> > >>> your simple.cgi is already doing `if (
> > >> $form->submitted ) {} else {}`
> > >>> so the form may as well post to
> simple.cgi,
> > and you
> > >> can just get rid
> > >>> of the 2nd .cgi
> > >>>
> > >>>> Next,  the initial CGI file:
> > simple.cgi
> > >>>> ======================
> > >>>>     28
> > >> $form->indicator("textvar");
> > >>>>     29
> > $form->process( $cgi_query
> > >> );
> > >>> As it is, lines 28 is redundant, and line
> 29
> > doesn't
> > >> need the
> > >>> $cgi_query parameter passed, as that .cgi
> is
> > only
> > >> being used to
> > >>> display the form.
> > >>>
> > >>>> And last, the processing CGI file:
> > simple_get.cgi
> > >>>> ======================
> > >>>>     19 $query = new
> > CGI;
> > >>>>     25
> > >>
> #$form->action("/cgi-bin/simple_get.cgi");
> > >>>>     26
> > #$form->method("post");
> > >>>>     27
> > >> $form->indicator("submit");
> > >>>>     28
> > $form->process();
> > >>> Line 28 needs to be
> > >>>        $form->process(
> > $query );
> > >>> This will solve the initial problem.
> > >>>
> > >>> Carl
> > >>>
> > >>>
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