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    Horizontal Grid Layout

    Has anyone built a web grid with a Horizontal Layout? [not navigation]

    Data Left>>Right
    Fields Top>>bottom

    This was initiated by a clients request.
    David Shaw
    Manager of Media Services and User Support
    Cleveland Museum of Art
    Cleveland, Ohio

    #2
    Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

    Its kind of directly opposed to the natural expression of a table, data in rows. The Grid won't do it, you'd have to hand-code everything. Hopefully they mean for view only, not for editing or adding records. Off the top of my head, you would want to create a list of fields you wanted to report, and then use a for...each loop and run table.external_record_content_get(parameters) for each field to get the "row" of data, then string them all together with a crfl() between each row. Somewhere in there you have to create the HTML structure for a table, so your fields end up in cells and the whole thing in a nice table. (Clear as mud?)
    Steve Wood
    See my profile on IADN

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      #3
      Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

      Steve,
      I can always rely on you for an answer, even if clear as mud. Which we have due to flooding.

      Anyway I think the concept would be explained better as a comparison chart, almost like an Excel sheet. The snag was they needed a dynamic way of changing both rows and columns. There may be a way of "cheating" by making the rows on table, the 'comparison column another table, having the "real data" being built in a third, and then laying them out in the A5W tables. This would mimic the appearance they want, as long as I can get the links and structure to stay connected.

      I'll reply if I muddle something functional together.
      David Shaw
      Manager of Media Services and User Support
      Cleveland Museum of Art
      Cleveland, Ohio

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        #4
        Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

        Curiosity asks ?
        How many rows columns involved or max mins if dynamic?
        Also what kind of content? text, numeric or graphic?
        Do you wish it to be able to actually switch row,column to column row?

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          #5
          Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

          Curiosity asks ? - or killed the cat!

          How many rows (30max)columns(?) involved or max mins if dynamic?
          Also what kind of content? text, numeric or graphic? TEXT
          Do you wish it to be able to actually switch row,column to column row? NO

          Once it works - it sticks. I suppose taking an educated guess at the max would be a way to control the layout.
          David Shaw
          Manager of Media Services and User Support
          Cleveland Museum of Art
          Cleveland, Ohio

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            #6
            Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

            I suppose taking an educated guess at the max would be a way to control the layout.
            Exactly, I didn't want to make a suggestion and then find out what I was suggesting was impractibable,

            -
            Lets limit our grid to 30 x 30 for now
            Solution 1,
            (A lot of work but easy)
            Have both a GridCtrl and a Dialog Component on a A5w page
            The GridCtrl is a standard component except the visibility is switched to hidden. All we want is the ID's of the grid cells
            Make a Dialog with 900 cells in a 30 column layout, even revert to Multiplan naming of R1C1 - R30C30
            When the grid is created from the dbf you then access all the IDs from the grid and transfer the values to the Dialog,
            -
            Solution 2
            Same components but the grid component is made up of 30 Custom Controls
            After the Grid is created Dynamically fill the Custom controls with html-based cells
            Solution 3 build your own template for a new Horizontal Grid component
            (Have seen no documentation on this but it must be possible)
            '''
            Seriously though none of these are very appealing to me, as there is no way I could estimate how long something like this would take to achieve, (and depending on the clients desires, They'll always want you to add extra features))
            Unfortunately the client probably thinks something like this would take a developer only a fraction of the real time involved.

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              #7
              Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

              Colin,
              On your last point YES, they think it is in some Filemaker Toolbox (hmmm?). Anyway, while this may end up as a cool thing, I'm going to stick with a working solution for now. They can pay the big bucks later and I'll split it with anyone who comes up with an answer. I don't want to eat up everyone's valuable time noodling on this too much. Unless your bored?

              Is "(A lot of work but easy) " a new oxymoron?

              Thanks for your input.
              David Shaw
              Manager of Media Services and User Support
              Cleveland Museum of Art
              Cleveland, Ohio

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                #8
                Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

                You have to finish what you start :).

                You didn't say if it was just for viewing, and not for inserting, updating and/or deleting records. If just for viewing, no sorting, no navigation between pages of data, then it can be done as I suggested below. If you need any of those added Grid features, it becomes much more difficult. But just simple viewing, not too bad. Even with page navigation, not too bad.

                You have to be familiar with for...next loops, table.external_record_content_get() and some HTML. With that, you can easily (relative term, not sayig it wouldn't take all day) slice the table records up into columns. The 'grid' could be fixed number of columns, or dynamic. For navigation, you need to have a fixed number of columns. The "Next" button would show the next X number of record, etc.

                Besides that, I bet you could also use one of the Array functions to populate the array from your table, invert the array (don't know how) and use that new array to paint your screen.

                Lastly, maybe you could use the table.crosstab() function to create a new table with the data inverted, and show that in a Grid.
                Steve Wood
                See my profile on IADN

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                  #9
                  Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

                  Your right Steve - I must press on at all cost !

                  After a bit more discussion of the "real" need, and therefore to clarify - they are thinking along a dynamic navigation system. With that discovery, I tried some tricks with the NAV_grids, but cannot get the URL to point longer than about 20 characters (or so). My next thought was to try some Java in there.

                  I was headed into the Array idea too.

                  If (we) get this thing working - It can be a public domain (Alpha) tool! or we can share a patent - lol
                  Why can't I get these requests when I have as much experience as you 'holics???
                  David Shaw
                  Manager of Media Services and User Support
                  Cleveland Museum of Art
                  Cleveland, Ohio

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                    #10
                    Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

                    Is "(A lot of work but easy) " a new oxymoron?
                    ok what I mean is 900 cells will be a lot of code to mess around with.
                    It can be a public domain (Alpha) tool!
                    Sure I'm willing to assist with my limited skill set,
                    So I'll nominate you chairperson of the committee.
                    I guess you first job will be to provide us simple coders with a specification.
                    :)

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                      #11
                      Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

                      Is this what you mean at all?
                      Chad Brown

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                        #12
                        Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

                        Chad,
                        That seems on the right track. I am assuming that the DATES (columns) are dynamic and change as the calendar rolls? The rows then are now your fields?

                        Dave
                        David Shaw
                        Manager of Media Services and User Support
                        Cleveland Museum of Art
                        Cleveland, Ohio

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                          #13
                          Re: Horizontal Grid Layout

                          Here is the component so that you can have a look.
                          Chad Brown

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