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Single DB entry, multiple accesses
Hi!

I would like to know if it's possible to do this with DBMAN:

I am conducting a survey, wich is very long (250 questions). I would like the participants to answer the survey in 7 different steps/web pages (35 questions each). I would like the results of the 250 questions to be saved in the database under a single entry (all on "one line") for each participant. Is this possible, since I will be using many different forms?

Also, I would like the participants to be able to move back and forth between the seven different sections of the survey to edit and modify their answers.

Is this possible?

Thanks for any answer! :-)
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Re: [bulgroz] Single DB entry, multiple accesses In reply to
Possible ... well, yes, but it would require some coding.

You could write cookies that store field names and values. Upon final submission, the cookie would be parsed and the record added.

If you don't want to use cookies, you could also store the record in a text file on the server and retrieve its contents when users want to modify earlier forms or want to finally add the record.
kellner
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Re: [kellner] Single DB entry, multiple accesses In reply to
Thanks!

I found a mod for multipage forms in the ressources of this site. I'll try it and see if it works for me.

Have a nice day

ALex