Add-On Releases - Ajax add-on Form Hack

Ajax addon FORM HACK
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ATTENTION: please try the tutorial first...

Installation
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{1} FORM HACK must be installed and working...>>>FORM HACK<<<

{2} Open tutorial folder and view setup information...

{3} upload clientscripts folder to your forum root... http://yoursite.com/forum/

{4} Basic knowledge working with javascript required...

{5} Open setup folder thats holds plugincode,,, answertemplatecode and maintemplatecodes...

{6} Again FORM HACK must be installed correctly and Forms working before using this minor ajax mod...


Ver...>>> 0.1.1
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Added xml files to make things easier to setup...
Added new clientscript files...


Ver...>>> 0.1.2
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Added Triple Dropdowns... Testers wanted


Save to Form Hack mod and view...

http://yoursite.com/forums/newthread.php?do=video

http://yoursite.com/forums/newthread.php?do=disable

http://yoursite.com/forums/newthread.php?do=dd1


What's the purpose of this mod???

Help folks add AJAX to FORM HACK...

Co-Authors:
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Vrokar & Ccplim


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Added XML setup files to make things a bit easier for some...

Download XML's and clientscript zip also...

[Deepdog009]

Originally Posted by ccplim

You want me to re-post the issues that I have sent you through PM again in here?

No worries ccplim... If you find anything helpful to others,,, post it...

[Stryker412]

I'm trying to add just the triple drop down code into an existing form. How would I do this?

[ccplim]

Originally Posted by Stryker412

I'm trying to add just the triple drop down code into an existing form. How would I do this?

How do you want to go about doing it and at which stage are you at at this this moment?

I may not be very good in programming stuff but I'll see if I can help.

[ccplim]

Deepdog009,

I see that there is a "Ajax Dual Dropdowns Form ver{1}.zip" which appears to be a little different in the dropdowns codings. Is this something new that I have missed out?

I haven't get any chance to do much of a testing as I have been sick for the past one week and is still in the stage of recovery.

[Stryker412]

Originally Posted by ccplim

How do you want to go about doing it and at which stage are you at at this this moment?

I may not be very good in programming stuff but I'll see if I can help.

I already have the 4.0 Form Hack done, the only thing I'm waiting for is to implement a birthday question so I want the triple dropdown for month/day/year. I already have a birthday question but with only one drop down for month (placeholder).

[ccplim]

Originally Posted by Stryker412

I already have the 4.0 Form Hack done, the only thing I'm waiting for is to implement a birthday question so I want the triple dropdown for month/day/year. I already have a birthday question but with only one drop down for month (placeholder).

From what I see, what you need seem to be pretty straight forward (unless you want to make it into something that is really complicated).

In fact, if you just need to have a simple dropdown for your users to select month, day and year without any fanciful stuff, you might not need the triple dropdown add-on at all.

[Stryker412]

oh? I thought that was the only way to do it?

[ccplim]

Originally Posted by Stryker412

oh? I thought that was the only way to do it?

Not really. The double and triple dropdown are actually more useful if you need to have a list of standard values tied to another value. You can use it for your birth date entry but that will required lots of condition checking if I am not mistaken.

[ccplim]

One thing just came across my mind. By using a simple dropdown, you might have problem with the year especially if the list is long. I'm not sure if there's any other alternative for this.

[ccplim]

Deepdog009,

Just tested your Ajax Dual Dropdowns Form ver{1} and here are the problems that I discovered.

Testing was done by selecting all required values in $dropanswer1, $dropanswer2, $dropanswer21, $dropanswer22, $dropanswer23 and perform a preview before submitting the form. (Attachment "01 - All values selected.JPG")

Issues in Dual dropdown
$dropdownanswer1 remain in selected value but cannot select value in $dropdownanswer2 anymore. (Attachment "02 - How form look like after preview.JPG")

At this stage, selecting a different value from $dropdownanswer1 will bypass the issue but this is not a solution as some people might not notice the error and went straight for the "Submit" button after they perform a preview.

Issues in Triple dropdown
Values selected for $dropanswer21, $dropanswer22, and $dropanswer23 were all reset to default after preview. (Attachment "02 - How form look like after preview.JPG")