+Important Note: The +ad_form +function has been written to be a more consistent, easier way to create and +manage dynamic forms. Behind the scenes it uses the templating system's form +builder, but it hides much of its complexity. You should definitely look at +it and at the pages that use it in the survey package. +
+The templating system provides a simple infrastructure for validating form submissions. The typical life-cycle of a form is as follows:
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/guide/forms.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/guide/forms.html,v diff -u -r1.1.1.1 -r1.1.1.1.4.1 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/guide/forms.html 13 Mar 2001 22:59:27 -0000 1.1.1.1 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/guide/forms.html 20 Nov 2002 01:13:42 -0000 1.1.1.1.4.1 @@ -11,6 +11,15 @@This document outlines the steps necessary to build a dynamic form in Tcl code.
++Important Note: The +ad_form +function has been written to be a more consistent, easier way to create and +manage dynamic forms. Behind the scenes it uses the templating system's form +builder, but it hides much of its complexity. You should definitely look at +it and at the pages that use it in the survey package. +
+Use the form create command to initialize a form: