Aug 15th, 2009, 2:16 PM
Hey guys,
Interesting thread. Just so I understand - what's the problem with not having continuous ID numbers? Is it purely aesthetic, or did you have a specific use in mind for those IDs that require sequential numbering?
Alexis, you're quite right about the submission ID being used every time a new person reaches the form. The API code works by creating a new row in the database (which increments the counter by one), then one each page in your form, updates the row bit by bit depending on the contents of the page's POST vars.
- Ben
Interesting thread. Just so I understand - what's the problem with not having continuous ID numbers? Is it purely aesthetic, or did you have a specific use in mind for those IDs that require sequential numbering?
Alexis, you're quite right about the submission ID being used every time a new person reaches the form. The API code works by creating a new row in the database (which increments the counter by one), then one each page in your form, updates the row bit by bit depending on the contents of the page's POST vars.
- Ben