[Javascript] Prepacking the HTTP_POST array from JavaScript

[Chris Tifer]

Is this a school district? I've done work for one and they have some weird
restrictions. I eventually just phased them out. I'd rather make less and
have a say in what I make

Chris Tifer
http://emailajoke.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lovering" <dlovering at gazos.com>
To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Javascript] Prepacking the HTTP_POST array from JavaScript


> Actually, I think the cumulative comments of you folks proved to have an
> unexpected use.  I prepared an edited excerpt of them for my client, and
he
> forwarded them on to their IT group leader.  They apparently were
surprised
> that the VP in charge of software development would OK something that was
> technically infeasible, and the powers that be are considering moving him
> into a somewhat less technically demanding slot.  On a somewhat more
> positive note, they are meeting next week to revise the project
> specifications, presumably along "conventional" lines.  I've already heard
> that the prohibition against "POST" forms transfers is going to be lifted,
> and there may be other goodies in the offing as well.  My first task will
be
> to break these monolithic forms into functional subforms which are smaller
> and more manageable, hence obviating the "hundreds" of fields issues.
> [Incidently, the soon-to-be-former VP of software development was also the
> chap who originally voted for using GoldMine and Remedy hooked together].
>
> Yay!  Three cheers for the JavaScript List!
>
> -- Dave Lovering
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Tifer" <christ at saeweb.com>
> To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Javascript] Prepacking the HTTP_POST array from JavaScript
>
>
> > > Also, I'm not one of these joes who believes every form should
> > > have six million hidden fields just to store the machine state if the
> > state
> > > can be derived from other DOM objects elsewhere in the environment.
> >
> > I would hope there's no joes that believes in having six million hidden
> > fields.
> > I build some rather extensive applications and I can not recall many (if
> > any)
> > times where I've ever needed more than a handful to 'persist state' per
> se.
> >
> > This leads us back to my comments on your dillema last week. I still
don't
> > know
> > exactly what you're doing but when you talk about hundreds - or even
> > thousands
> > I seem to recall - of form fields, I as a developer would HAVE to tell
the
> > user
> > that their method is wrong somewhere. If they insisted on it being that
> way,
> > I
> > don't think there's any way I could work with them because all they're
> doing
> > is
> > tying your hands behind your back. You should lead THEM to their end
goal.
> > If they want to code it a certain way, have them code it that way...
> >
> > Chris Tifer
> >
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