Poll Codes?

[Rui]

It's a crazy idea, but Ralle might be willing to try.

I suggested some time ago that Ralle allowed multiple polls. The answer was that it would require much vB haxing.
So, here's another idea: allow polls to be created in posts with vB codes. I don't know if it is possible or if it takes much vB haxing as well, but it's a thought.

What do you think?

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

That would be a cool idea! I don't know if it would be hard to make or not, but the idea is excellent Rui.

 

[Samuraid]

The harder part is modifying the database to support polls in each post (as opposed to polls in each topic).

 

[DesKaladA]

why not use a html based system?

 

[Kwaliti]

PHP >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HTML under all angles.

 

[Samuraid]

Regardless of what language or pseudo-language you use, you still need an underlying database to store the information.

And yeah, HTML isn't that dynamic at all, at least not to the same degree as a scripting language.

 

[DesKaladA]

why not use java or action script
?

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

DesKaladA stop naming all languages you know. Samuraid has explained what the problem is.

 

[Earth-Fury]

why not use a html based system?

PHP >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HTML under all angles.

I just have to note how wrong both of you are. And not just factually wrong, but wrong in talking about something you obviously have no idea about.

HTML is a data description format. Your browser receives HTML from the server, and displays it based on the predefined rules. (And based on the CSS stylesheet data)

PHP and Java are programing languages. They take input in the form of HTTP requests, most commonly GET and POST. They then prosses information, and output something. (Most commonly, HTML)

Java can be used on the client side in applet form, which creates a client-side program executing within the browser window. (Which is far different than a server-side Java program processing requests and serving pages)

Action Script? Thats just stupid. Action Script is the EMCA Script variant implemented in Flash. Java Script is the EMCA Script variant implemented in most web browsers. JS is a client side language which processes user input and modifies a page locally in the clients web browser. (Or communicates with a server through AJAX or some other means)

To create a poll, you need a combination of a database to store data, a server-side script to process requests and send output to the end user in HTML format. VBuliten is written in PHP, so the only sane choice would be to use PHP. (Even using JavaScript to processes data on the client side, you would still need a server side application to communicate with JavaScript)

In short:
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR DAMN KEYBOARDS

That is all.

 

[Ralle]

I just have to note how wrong both of you are. And not just factually wrong, but wrong in talking about something you obviously have no idea about.

HTML is a data description format. Your browser receives HTML from the server, and displays it based on the predefined rules. (And based on the CSS stylesheet data)

PHP and Java are programing languages. They take input in the form of HTTP requests, most commonly GET and POST. They then prosses information, and output something. (Most commonly, HTML)

Java can be used on the client side in applet form, which creates a client-side program executing within the browser window. (Which is far different than a server-side Java program processing requests and serving pages)

Action Script? Thats just stupid. Action Script is the EMCA Script variant implemented in Flash. Java Script is the EMCA Script variant implemented in most web browsers. JS is a client side language which processes user input and modifies a page locally in the clients web browser. (Or communicates with a server through AJAX or some other means)

To create a poll, you need a combination of a database to store data, a server-side script to process requests and send output to the end user in HTML format. VBuliten is written in PHP, so the only sane choice would be to use PHP. (Even using JavaScript to processes data on the client side, you would still need a server side application to communicate with JavaScript)

In short:
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT BEFORE YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR DAMN KEYBOARDS

That is all.

QFT
But I might use Microsoft Office 2007's data structure.. W00t? And then add a library from PHP's database syntaxing. You see? And then lean to the left and fall off the chair.

This would be something to be added when I have nothing to do = in like 50 years.

 

[Rui]

Wow, what an hostility. :-\ Thanks for the answers anyway...

 

[Ralle]

Well. Are there any websites that allows you to make a free poll?
Maybe I could make an iframe vbcode for that poll system.