Perhaps I'm being impatient, but I've been a Access/VB programmer for years and I want to start using Joomla! as my web app platform. [My guesstimate is that] It'll take a couple of weeks to get a real system up-and-running, but I'd like to cobble together a very simple demo using Joomla!, as a confidence builder for my client.
Using Packt Pubs' Building Websites with Joomla! 1.5 as my initial guide, I'm learning about the system, but can't find exactly what I'm looking for. I need to make a couple of straight-fwd data entry forms and connect those forms to a menu. The Contact Manager stuf looks a lot like something I could adapt for my prototype. Admittedly, I mite be a little impatient, but here are my questions:
1. Is there a book/website recommendation illustrating a straight-fwd data entry facil for Joomla! ? I already grok mySQL/phpmyAdmin, so I'm looking for a quick-start that will explain the essentials of data entry to a table, by way of a form. A detailed explanation of the Contact Manager (extension ?) is the ideal reference, but anything like that would be a big help.
Having mastered other systems, I understand there's no substitute for RTFM and reading a lot of source code, esp when using OSS, but I'm hopeful the shortcut I'm seeking is out there and I just don't have the right Google query to find it. Even though I'm sure Joomla! will work in this situation, I need to demo something w/o (add'l) weeks of research. TIA....Jet
A New Joomla! Implementor Has Startup Qs
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Rogue4ngel
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Re: A New Joomla! Implementor Has Startup Qs
I'm not sure there is any information out there specific to what you are looking for, but the api reference information may give you some leads...
api reference info
http://api.joomla.org/
api wiki
http://dev.joomla.org/component/option, ... Itemid,32/
Not sure if it will help, but may have something you can use.
api reference info
http://api.joomla.org/
api wiki
http://dev.joomla.org/component/option, ... Itemid,32/
Not sure if it will help, but may have something you can use.
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Re: A New Joomla! Implementor Has Startup Qs
It's a place to get started. Much appreciated....JetRogue4ngel wrote:I'm not sure there is any information out there specific to what you are looking for, but the api reference information may give you some leads...
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