CF and AJAX editable grid

[sbudlong]

I found one tutorial which doesn't work with data from a db. Javascript RegExp error. Are there other tutorials for populating a grid from a database and then editing, deleting, and inserting a new row using AJAX?

[garyrgi]

Hi there

The ajax grid is only available in coldfusion 8, other than that you can use any Ajax library to do it on your own. A few people have created custom tags that I believe you can use in earlier version of Coldfusion.

There are two custom tag implementations that you can read about here: http://extjs.com/blog/2008/01/22/ext-growth-and-server-side-community-projects/

[sbudlong]

Gary, Thank you for your answer. I'll check out that link and look into Ajax libraries. In the meantime, I've been working wih CFGRID in CFMX. Using the Flash format, when I include "insert="yes"" and/or "delete="yes"", the left margin of the Flash form gets cut off, but when "format="applet"" the form is OK. Also, the picturebar doesn't appear. Do you know of any links to information to problems with the CFGRID?

[Newsgroup_User]

as garry said, not all attributes of cfgrid tag are applicable to all
types of cfgrid.
the ones you are asking about are only applicable to cfgrid
type="applet" (with delete='yes' applicable to HTML grids as well) and
DO NOT work in type="flash"

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Azadi Saryev
Sabai-dee.com
http://www.sabai-dee.com

[sbudlong · Accepted solution]

Azadi, Thank you for confirming this. Is there a URL where I can find out information like this for myself? I've done quite a bit of searching on the subject of CFGRID and never came across any definite list of features that work in applets or HTML but not Flash. That would be a good thing to know. I do understand, however, some of the new functionality that is available with CF 8. Thank you for your help, Azadi.

[Newsgroup_User]

cf8 livedocs: livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/
you can download pdf docs from adobe, too, and, of course, the html docs
come with cf installation (access via cf administrator)


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Azadi Saryev
Sabai-dee.com
http://www.sabai-dee.com