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Message from merryn on 9/10 2003, 23:03 +10:00 EMail: merrynhome@bigpond.com adding a modify link to update an db item from the web pageI have read and re-read and re-read again all your documentation, scrolled through your message board and read several introductions to perl documents.... BUT I can't find an answer or solution to my probem. What I can't work out is how to create a link (just like your Modify and Delete links on the baseportal Database Content page) from my own baseportal webpage in order to show than an item has been "reserved" or taken. The database is really simple - only two fields: "item" [a text field with the product name] and "availability" [a numerical field with the values 0=available and 1=taken]. I want to create either a button or a hyperlink (like your Modify | Delete options) to do this. When I try using a form and a button I use the command:
I also want to confirm (like your delete option does) if the user really wants to modify the item. So what I need to do is, IF the user confirms that they do really want to take the item, THEN do the ...
As an alternative I looked at your code to try and understand how you did the Modify | Delete but I can't work out how to use the right perl commands in my own anchor tag. Am trying something like...
Am a bit of a pearl and baseportal novice but was pretty impressed with how well I was doing up to now. This is all I have to do to get it working!! I've tried everything I can think of and can't find any other examples like what I want to do. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated... Thanks |
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