Dynamic adding of data?

User 18194 Photo


Ambassador
289 posts

Maybe that is not the right way to express it, but here is what I am wondering if it is possible within the new WFB.

Background, the organization hold several contests around the country and can have multiple contestants within different entry categories. To be invited to the "big show" at the end of the year, the contestant has to qualify. The contest directors report those to us. What we get from them would be the total number of contestants, the number within each class, then the name and contact information for those who scored high enough to qualify. Currently I have a form that just uses a large text box for a class where name and contact information for all who qualified in that class are entered. That could be any number of entries depending on how many qualified. As you can imagine makes for difficulty in data mining later with just one big field with all those entries.

The ideal way would be have a button where the contest director would press and say "New Entry" and a new data entry line or lines would be created. Where I could have Name and contact info in separate entries for use later.

Clear as mud now?? hahaha...

Thanks
--Mitch
--Mitch
Long time CoffeeCup user, lover and ambasador !!
Mitchell Baker AMA 7548 GSWA WB251 10th AF USSMA 358
Webmaster Terre Haute R/C Club http://www.thrcc.org
US Scale Masters Director of Administration www.scalemasters.org
Proud member of the 1/8th Air Force http://www.oneeighthairforce.org

User 187934 Photo


Senior Advisor
20,196 posts

You could use the webform builder pointing at some mysql then use a little php to squeeze the needed data from it. :) You could then setup a mysql query to be able to alter the submissions.:)
I can't hear what I'm looking at.
It's easy to overlook something you're not looking for.

This is a site I built for my work.(RSD)
http://esmansgreenhouse.com
This is a site I built for use in my job.(HTML Editor)
https://pestlogbook.com
This is my personal site used for testing and as an easy way to share photos.(RLM imported to RSD)
https://ericrohloff.com
User 18194 Photo


Ambassador
289 posts

Not really, it would have to be the form from the WFB interacting with the input of the CD. For each qualified contestant, a new data entry line would have to be created.. So you would have something like:

"Add New Qualified Contest" Button
If clicked, prompt CD for contesting info.

If not finish the form and submit the data...

See-ya
Mitch
--Mitch
Long time CoffeeCup user, lover and ambasador !!
Mitchell Baker AMA 7548 GSWA WB251 10th AF USSMA 358
Webmaster Terre Haute R/C Club http://www.thrcc.org
US Scale Masters Director of Administration www.scalemasters.org
Proud member of the 1/8th Air Force http://www.oneeighthairforce.org

User 187934 Photo


Senior Advisor
20,196 posts

Then just use the conditionals that are built in. I guess it was clear as mud.:lol:
I can't hear what I'm looking at.
It's easy to overlook something you're not looking for.

This is a site I built for my work.(RSD)
http://esmansgreenhouse.com
This is a site I built for use in my job.(HTML Editor)
https://pestlogbook.com
This is my personal site used for testing and as an easy way to share photos.(RLM imported to RSD)
https://ericrohloff.com
User 464893 Photo


Ambassador
1,611 posts

You stated that the input is from a cd. If that is the case you need a program to read the content on the cd and catergorise the data accourdingly. Once programmed the results would be done for you. Failing that if the data on the cd is in a symbol delimited form. Access or a Spreadsheet can sort to an algorithm.
The Guy from OZ


User 18194 Photo


Ambassador
289 posts

Sorry, use of terms in different context. CD is short for Contest Director. Who inputs the info via the web form...

The form should have initial input info line
Fname Lname Street City State Class Static Score Avg Flt Score Total Score

The pseudo code would be something like this:
If need to add another entry click button
New input like like above shown
else
click submit to finish form

See-ya
Mitch
--Mitch
Long time CoffeeCup user, lover and ambasador !!
Mitchell Baker AMA 7548 GSWA WB251 10th AF USSMA 358
Webmaster Terre Haute R/C Club http://www.thrcc.org
US Scale Masters Director of Administration www.scalemasters.org
Proud member of the 1/8th Air Force http://www.oneeighthairforce.org

User 187934 Photo


Senior Advisor
20,196 posts

The C can handle this.;)
I can't hear what I'm looking at.
It's easy to overlook something you're not looking for.

This is a site I built for my work.(RSD)
http://esmansgreenhouse.com
This is a site I built for use in my job.(HTML Editor)
https://pestlogbook.com
This is my personal site used for testing and as an easy way to share photos.(RLM imported to RSD)
https://ericrohloff.com
User 18194 Photo


Ambassador
289 posts

Eric Rohloff (Rolly) wrote:
The C can handle this.;)


Hmmm sorry, but I don't get it? Maybe I just need more caffeine...

Messed up in the pseudo code from other post..

GhostRider2110 wrote:

The pseudo code would be something like this:
If need to add another entry click button
New input like like above shown
else
click submit to finish form


first "like" should be "line"
"New input line like above shown"

See-ya
--Mitch
--Mitch
Long time CoffeeCup user, lover and ambasador !!
Mitchell Baker AMA 7548 GSWA WB251 10th AF USSMA 358
Webmaster Terre Haute R/C Club http://www.thrcc.org
US Scale Masters Director of Administration www.scalemasters.org
Proud member of the 1/8th Air Force http://www.oneeighthairforce.org

User 18194 Photo


Ambassador
289 posts

Do yo mean coding a program in C?
--Mitch
Long time CoffeeCup user, lover and ambasador !!
Mitchell Baker AMA 7548 GSWA WB251 10th AF USSMA 358
Webmaster Terre Haute R/C Club http://www.thrcc.org
US Scale Masters Director of Administration www.scalemasters.org
Proud member of the 1/8th Air Force http://www.oneeighthairforce.org

User 2147646 Photo


Registered User
233 posts

Eric is refering to Conditional Rules :)


Have something to add? We’d love to hear it!
You must have an account to participate. Please Sign In Here, then join the conversation.