Automatic form element creation?

[robinjohn]

Hi everyone,

I've got a table that stores the info that should result from a meeting. What I'm doing is that there's a textarea for the 1) summary, textfields for the 2) id# of the meeting, and the 3) projectCode of the overall project.

Linked to each meeting is the potential for any number of actions, a new linked table that stores the 1) meetingID, 2)action, 3)responsible, 4)done.

I was wondering would it be possible to refresh the page somehow with new textfields for every new action attempted for this meeting.

For example, if I write something into the first (and only) textfield,
a new textfield would appear under it, awaiting new actions.
In effect the form elements for a complete database row would become available.

Can it be done? Can someone point me in the right direction?
Cheers, thanks for taking the time to read this.
Robin.

[bastien]

<?

$i=1; //set counter
if ((!$action)||($action=='AddItem')){ //if no action is set or we are requested to add an item...see below in the form
show_form(); //call the show form function
$i++; //increment the counter

}elseif ($action=='update'){
//update the DB with the items
$eachitem=explode(",",$item[]);
foreach($unit as $eachitem){
$sql="insert into table values('$unit')";
$result=mysql_query($sql,$conn) or die("can't connect");
if (!$result){
echo "query failed";
}else{
echo "query successful";
}
}

function show_form()
{
//this function loops thru the already passed values and shows
//a new element if requested by the "AddItem" button

echo "<form action = \"PHP_SELF\" method=\"post\">
<table>";
for ($x=0;$x<$i;$x++){
echo "<TR><TD>Add item</TD><TD><input type=\"text\" name=\"item[$i]\" value=\"$item[$i}\">';
}
echo "<input type=\"submit\" name=\"action\" value=\"AddItem\"><input type=\"submit\" name=\"action\" value=\"Update\"><input type=\"reset\" value=\"clear\">";
echo "</form></table>";

}

this may not be perfect but it should give you the basics for what i am suggesting

hth

[robinjohn]

What can I say except thanks! I'll give it a go and see how it turns out. Thanks for your help (o:

Robin