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[HowTo] Setting CascadingDropdown Fields On A Single Table In A Submit Form | Fabrik

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[HowTo]SettingCascadingDropdownFieldsOnASingleTable
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cypherinfo
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Hello,

aspromisedinmythread:http://fabrikar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11893Iwantnowtoshowtoallof
Fabrikusershowtopreparesomecascadingdropdownfieldsonasingletableinasubmissionformworking
onlyonthedemosite.
WeareusingtheSVN2158andtheNightlybuild:com_fabrik_2.0rc3_17082009.ziponaJoomla1.5.13
installation.
Theexamplehereisabouttheinsertingof:Country,RegionandCityinasubmissionform:
1)createaFabriktablepointingtoyourcountry_region_citytable
2)edittheformcreatedbyFabrikforthattableasfollow.Fortheelements:country,region,towneditthemas
follow:
Countryasdatabasejoinwiththecountry_region_citytablesettedinitanditsrelatedconnection,setthekeyand
labeloptiontocountryasintheattachedimage
Regionascascadingdropdownelementsettedasfollow:sameconnection,inthetablefieldselecttheFabriktable
(relatedtothecountry_region_citytable)IDandLabelfieldssettedtoregionasintheattachedfileandinthe
watchelementsectionsetthewatchelementandtheforeignkeytoCountryasintheattachedimage
Townascascadingdropdownelementsettedasfollow:sameconnection,inthetablefieldselecttheFabriktable
(relatedtothecountry_region_citytable)IDandLabelfieldssettedtotownasintheattachedimageandinthe
watchelementsectionsetthewatchelementandtheforeignkeytoRegionasintheattachedimage.
Andexampleofthisissetonthedemosite
Ifyoudon'tseetheCascadingdropdownelementinyourlistofelement,seethisthread
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[HowTo] Setting CascadingDropdown Fields On A Single Table In A Submit Form | Fabrik

Byetheway,thiselementforthemomentworksonlyifthetableusethesameconnectionoftheJoomlasite
database.ItdoesnotworkinanotherDBconnection!!
IhopeofhavingbeenusefulforalloftheFabrikusers.

Cypherinfo.
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zar
New Member

Proble m
Andwhathappenedwhenaregionisequalintwocountriesandthesecondcascadingshowusthetwocities?.
Doyouunderstandfriends?
tootherexamples,forexampleinaschoolyouhavegot:
1typeofstudies
2level
3nameoftheassignatures
thesecondcascadingwillshowallthenamesofthesamelevelbutofalltypesofstudies.
HowcanIdothat?,thanks
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Jun23,2010

wael.salman
New Member

Icannotunde rstand
Letustakeaneasiersituationtomakeitcleartomeandmaybetoothers.
AtleastIamnotabletodothat.
ConsiderthatIhave"Region"dropdownelementwhichhas5items"a,b,c,d,e".
Clickingononeofthepreviousitemsinthedropdown,shouldcreateanautomaticnewelementanotherdrop
downelementletscallit"City",andwhichwillincludeanotheritemsaccordingtoselectingaorbor...

Cananyonetellmestepbystephowtodothatplease??Clearly
Jul12,2010

wael.salman
New Member

Hi
Yousaid:
createaFabriktablepointingtoyourcountry_region_citytable

Howtocreatetehcountry_region_citytabledoesthistablewillincludeallcountriesname??Howcanwedo
that??
Jul12,2010
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