Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-tomcat-user-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 28045 invoked from network); 1 Apr 2003 23:36:05 -0000 Received: from exchange.sun.com (192.18.33.10) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 1 Apr 2003 23:36:05 -0000 Received: (qmail 28225 invoked by uid 97); 1 Apr 2003 23:38:00 -0000 Delivered-To: qmlist-jakarta-archive-tomcat-user@nagoya.betaversion.org Received: (qmail 28218 invoked from network); 1 Apr 2003 23:37:59 -0000 Received: from daedalus.apache.org (HELO apache.org) (208.185.179.12) by nagoya.betaversion.org with SMTP; 1 Apr 2003 23:37:59 -0000 Received: (qmail 26649 invoked by uid 500); 1 Apr 2003 23:35:49 -0000 Mailing-List: contact tomcat-user-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Tomcat Users List" Reply-To: "Tomcat Users List" Delivered-To: mailing list tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 26638 invoked from network); 1 Apr 2003 23:35:49 -0000 Received: from shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net (HELO pd5mo3so.prod.shaw.ca) (24.71.223.10) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 1 Apr 2003 23:35:49 -0000 Received: from pd3mr3so.prod.shaw.ca (pd3mr3so-ser.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.179]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 HotFix 0.8 (built May 12 2002)) with ESMTP id <0HCO00LDMURVJO@l-daemon> for tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org; Tue, 01 Apr 2003 16:33:31 -0700 (MST) Received: from pn2ml9so.prod.shaw.ca (pn2ml9so-qfe0.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.121.7]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 HotFix 0.8 (built May 12 2002)) with ESMTP id <0HCO009KMURVS8@l-daemon> for tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org; Tue, 01 Apr 2003 16:33:31 -0700 (MST) Received: from prosperity (h24-66-137-169.gv.shawcable.net [24.66.137.169]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 HotFix 0.8 (built May 12 2002)) with ESMTP id <0HCO00GDWURU8U@l-daemon> for tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org; Tue, 01 Apr 2003 16:33:31 -0700 (MST) Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 15:34:15 -0800 From: Sandra Patricia Hunter Subject: Getting pretty far off topic here In-reply-to: To: 'Tomcat Users List' Message-id: <000c01c2f8a7$35b70950$a9894218@prosperity> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Importance: Normal X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N I am stumped about how to manage a process. Here is what I need to do: I have several "cards". Each card accesses specific data from the database. Each card accesses a different collection of data from different attributes of different tables. For the user to work with the data (add, update, delete, search) the JSP file must display the appropriate text boxes and drop down boxes for the data relevant to that card. This will be different for each card. There will be new cards created that will have their own collection of data. The number of possible new cards is relatively infinite. That is why I can't do a specific JSP file for each card type: the card types that exist now may disappear and new ones may appear. How do I store the names of fields that are relevant to that card so that I can access them when I need to display data about that particular card? How do I create new files of relevant fields when I create new cards? I originally stored an SQL string that selects the relevant fields with the table that holds other information about the card type. But what do I do with it then? How do I take that SQL string and turn it into text boxes and labels and drop down boxes? Is there a better way of doing this that someone can think of? Sandra Patricia Hunter Systems Development and Web Design --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tomcat-user-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: tomcat-user-help@jakarta.apache.org