How easy is a dynamic web form?

Desmo · 30-10-2007, 09:27

OK, I've got most of my form set up, but thought I could add a little feature (although it's not 100% necessary so if it's too much work, I don't NEED it).

I've got a list of say 5 products. Customer type in how many of each they want. Form knows how much each item costs and adds up a total into another field. This field is then sent as part of the data on the web form.

e.g. Customer fills in red fields on form. Form works out blue field. Both red and blue field values are sent with the form.

Product 1 : 2 @ £10
Product 2 : 0 @ £10
Product 3 : 1 @ £15

Total : £35

So, is it easy enough? I don't mind sorting this myself if you can point me in the right direction for a guide

leowyatt · 30-10-2007, 09:45

bit of javascript should do that no problem

ideally I'd make the 10, 10 & 15 readonly and auto populate. Actually how many product fields is the customer going to fill in?

Desmo · 30-10-2007, 10:29

Yep, the price fields will be fixed so they can be read only. There will be the following products...

Business Card
Letterhead
Compliment Slip
Stationery Pack
Artwork Level 1
Artwork Level 2
Artwork Level 3

...they will all have their own fixed prices. I just need the customer to type in an amount next to the product required. This will then give a total which, along with the amounts for the products, gets sent in the form.

leowyatt · 30-10-2007, 10:44

so there will only ever be 7 rows on the page?

Desmo · 30-10-2007, 10:57

At the moment, I think so. Is it difficult to add more at a later date?

leowyatt · 30-10-2007, 11:11

nope not at all

Desmo · 30-10-2007, 11:21

Cool. So where do I go from here?

leowyatt · 30-10-2007, 11:42

This should point you in the right direction

Desmo · 30-10-2007, 12:37

Fook me. I'm gonna be a week trying to sort all that out

leowyatt · 30-10-2007, 12:49

nah you aren't

honestly it's not a big thing, once you've got your form, you just need to write one function that adds up all the stuff and just make that a onchange call on each text field

30-10-2007, 09:27	#1
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	How easy is a dynamic web form? OK, I've got most of my form set up, but thought I could add a little feature (although it's not 100% necessary so if it's too much work, I don't NEED it). I've got a list of say 5 products. Customer type in how many of each they want. Form knows how much each item costs and adds up a total into another field. This field is then sent as part of the data on the web form. e.g. Customer fills in red fields on form. Form works out blue field. Both red and blue field values are sent with the form. Product 1 : 2 @ £10 Product 2 : 0 @ £10 Product 3 : 1 @ £15 Total : £35 So, is it easy enough? I don't mind sorting this myself if you can point me in the right direction for a guide

30-10-2007, 09:45	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	bit of javascript should do that no problem ideally I'd make the 10, 10 & 15 readonly and auto populate. Actually how many product fields is the customer going to fill in? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!" Last edited by leowyatt; 30-10-2007 at 09:48.

30-10-2007, 10:44	#4
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	so there will only ever be 7 rows on the page? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

30-10-2007, 11:11	#6
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	nope not at all __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

30-10-2007, 11:42	#8
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	This should point you in the right direction __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

30-10-2007, 10:29	#3
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Yep, the price fields will be fixed so they can be read only. There will be the following products... Business Card Letterhead Compliment Slip Stationery Pack Artwork Level 1 Artwork Level 2 Artwork Level 3 ...they will all have their own fixed prices. I just need the customer to type in an amount next to the product required. This will then give a total which, along with the amounts for the products, gets sent in the form.

30-10-2007, 10:57	#5
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	At the moment, I think so. Is it difficult to add more at a later date?

30-10-2007, 11:21	#7
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Cool. So where do I go from here?

30-10-2007, 12:37	#9
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Fook me. I'm gonna be a week trying to sort all that out

30-10-2007, 12:49	#10
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	nah you aren't honestly it's not a big thing, once you've got your form, you just need to write one function that adds up all the stuff and just make that a onchange call on each text field __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"