Edit form: custom php code (and DB query) on submit

[eulanaz]

Dear all,

I'm trying to run a specific php code in an edit form when the save button is clicked (and avoid the normal code to be executed).

What I need is to check if a specific element is changed and if yes, run a custom query through a php script.

I've tried to use the Plug-ins "php" only in Edit Frontend with "Start of form submission (onBeforeProcess)" using a custom php code but I have the same situation as before. If I use an existing php script as dump.php, something is change, but not with my code.

Here my question:

- Is possible to run a specific php code when the save button is clicked on an edit form? To be more detailed, the list is a "view" and is not possible to run an update query, but I need to change values of others tables without receiving the SQL error.

Any help, indication or example is welcome

Thanks in advance

eulanaZZ

 

[cheesegrits]

If you return false from your code, you can abort our form processing. Although I think that would reload the form with a generic error msg.

Or you can redirect ...

JFactory::getApplication()->redirect('index.php?whatever...');

-- hugh

 

[eulanaz]

Hi cheesegrits,

thanks a lot for your help!

Now everything is working as expected!

I've added the custom code in "PHP code" text area and at the end of the code I added "return false". Thanks!!!

For anyone with the same problem, look at the following URL:

http://fabrikar.com/forums/index.php?wiki/php-form-plugin/


The cheesegrits response is present at this link.

Cheers
eulanaZ