multiple sections for single form

chintupintu03

Hello all,

I need help for following query.

On my form, I would like to collect information from the user. The inputs are much more. ( in other words the user has scroll longer vertically to enter the information on the form.)

Instead of scrolling vertically longer, I would like to split the inputs on "multiple tabs" ( consider like buttons seen on the phpbuilder "user cp", "register", "calendar" )

In this regard, I would like to do following tasks on these various "tab pages" :

1) pass the basic/ primary key value across the "tab pages".

2) allow "submit/ add" button on every "tab page".

3) check the mandatory/compulsory fields on these "tab pages" of the form.

4) If the user "clicks" submit/add button on any of the "tab pages", the inputs from all the "tab pages" to be stored in the database. ( may be combination of add/ update/ delete in the various tables)

I hope my query is not confusing and members can help me out for this qury.

Thanks in advance.

regards,

vaaaska

What is your definition of 'tab'. Do you mean something done with javascript?

chintupintu03

Hello vaaaska,

What is your definition of 'tab'. Do you mean something done with javascript?

For the consideration of 'tab',

If mozilla firefox is used, we can open "new tab". With this reference, for my form I want to spread the inputs to be taken from the user on different "tabs" of my form and link them with a common/primary key.

for detailed explanation :

I want to take inputs from the user for 'contact information'. I want to group this as tab1 --> personal information tab2 --> work information tab3 --> educational information and so on.
( The appearance of these to be similar to "tabs" of firefox)

The information across these tabs may be optional. There will be different tables to store this information.

When the user fills-in the details and clicks button to submit, all the tables have to be populated with respective inputs.

Is it required to have javascript experience OR can be done purely with PHP?

I hope you will understand my above explanation.

thanks in advance.

vaaaska

Originally posted by chintupintu03
Is it required to have javascript experience OR can be done purely with PHP?

Without alot of explanation, this is what I think of when I hear 'tabs'. There are a bunch of ways to tackle this, but this is what I think you are looking for. Yes, this does require javascript - if you did this with PHP you would need a separate submits for each tab displayed and all the scripting to go with it.

If this works for you, feel free to grab whatever you need and use it. (This is from something else I'm working on so I stripped out some things - which is why it will look sort of strange). Click on the tabs and I think you will get it.

http://www.vaska.com/wsg/11test.php