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metcala · 09-09-2012, 01:36 PM

Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone could give me a little bit of advice. I'm working on a project in which a user will enter details in a form and based on a couple of parameters a schedule will be returned. I was planning on using an XML document to store various schedules and using javascript to return the appropriate plan. I just wanted to know if this is a logical way to approach this?

I've put a really quick example of the different elements I'm thinking. So for example the user would select Biology at level 1 in the initial form and a revision plan would be returned. Going forward I want to keep it flexible in how it can be returned so for example within week 1 the days can be swapped around (so people can sort their revision plan to suit themselves).

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<plan>
	<subject category="Biology">	
		<study level="1">
			<week number="1">
				<day number="1">
					<session_description>Topic 1</session_description>
				</day>
			</week>
		</study>
	</subject>
</plan>

I'd be grateful if you could let me know what you think! Thanks guys, I really appreciate it!

09-09-2012, 01:36 PM	PM User \| #1
metcala New to the CF scene Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	XML attributes advice Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could give me a little bit of advice. I'm working on a project in which a user will enter details in a form and based on a couple of parameters a schedule will be returned. I was planning on using an XML document to store various schedules and using javascript to return the appropriate plan. I just wanted to know if this is a logical way to approach this? I've put a really quick example of the different elements I'm thinking. So for example the user would select Biology at level 1 in the initial form and a revision plan would be returned. Going forward I want to keep it flexible in how it can be returned so for example within week 1 the days can be swapped around (so people can sort their revision plan to suit themselves). Code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <plan> <subject category="Biology"> <study level="1"> <week number="1"> <day number="1"> <session_description>Topic 1</session_description> </day> </week> </study> </subject> </plan> I'd be grateful if you could let me know what you think! Thanks guys, I really appreciate it!