I would like to make a Contact information script. I will be using straight text file databases. I would like for the script to preform as thus: DYNAMIC form fields. Say I have, name, email, phone, and address. Say I want the administrator to be able to log in and change it so that he can move the display order up / down, AND he can ADD his own form (say he wants it to also be able to display "cell phone number", he can add that, and it will automaticly recreate the databases for the new field. Say I also want to be able to have a list of categories of contacts, and maybe subcategories, and maybe sub sub categories.. etc etc etc.

My question to the monks is, how would you suggest I create such a system? I am still by far a newbie at perl. I believe I have what it takes to get this done, but I need some guidance.

edited: Sun Mar 9 14:53:59 2003 by jeffa - title change (was: Need some pointers on how to...)

In reply to How to implement dynamic form fields? by Legg83

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