Stepping through Calls

DickDeeds

Presently I have a form where I call 42 other forms using "require_once". When one of the forms is called separately, I show the file that is working with an echo statement: "Test frm ......." so the user can see the file he is testing.
the call:
require_once "code/frm_testworking_system.php";

However, when I call the master form where all 42 require_once statement are, all the require_once are performed BEFORE and statement is shown on the screen. What I desire as the form calls each of the forms would be:
Testing frm_one
Testing frm_two
...
as each one is called in the order that they are call and at the time they are called.

Is there another call that will step through all 42 indiviudally so as each form is called it will show in succession the form being called?

TIA
DickDeeds

scross

Presently I have a form where I call 42 other forms using "require_once".

This sounds crazy, do you mean html forms? all in one page?

However, when I call the master form where all 42 require_once statement are, all the require_once are performed BEFORE and statement is shown on the screen. What I desire as the form calls each of the forms would be:
Testing frm_one
Testing frm_two
...
as each one is called in the order that they are call and at the time they are called.

I'm not sure I understand but if you place the require_once statements in order:

require_once 'form_a.php';
require_once 'form_b.php';
require_once 'form_c.php';
//etc...

Then they should be called in order. Anyway, please could you elaborate on what it is you are trying to do.

DickDeeds

The main program is a PHP, not an html program. The calls are just as you showed:
require_once "frm_a.php";
require_once "frm_b.php";
require_once "frm_c.php";
......
What I want is when frm_a.php runs, I want the statement in frm_a.php to show on the screen as: "frm_a being tested.."
before frm_b is run.

But what happens is that all the frm's run when using require_once BEFORE and statement is shown on the screen. The screen remains blank until all the require_once call are completed and then the screen statements all show up at the same time.

I wanted another way to call the frm's so that frm_b will not be called until frm_a is complete.

Is there a way to do this?
TIA
DickDeeds

scross

Ok, now I understand. The solution is fairly simple, just place:

ob_flush();flush();

between each of your require_once statements to send any output straight to the browser immediately. I hope this solves the problem.

Piranha

First up frm_b will not be called until frm_a is complete (unless of course if frm_b is called from within frm_a). But it will not show anything until the PHP script is finished and the output is sent to the browser. I think that you mix those two things up, what shows and what is being done doesn't have to be the same.

Using [man]flush[/man] might solve your problem. I don't know, never used it since I have never found a reason to use it. I guess that you will use it for debugging purposes, then it seems like a good idea. But I don't understand why you should have to use it on a live site, if that is what you intend. Anyway be sure to read what the manual have to say, as well as the comments since there seem to be a few things to think of.

DickDeeds

Thanks much! Worked beautifully!
DickDeeds

bradgrafelman

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