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[Ophir Prusak]

Hi All,

I've been tasked with a project that I think is applicable to almost 
every web based application:
Giving the user the ability to add custom fields to their data / forms.
After doing some thinking, I realized that the "engine" for such a 
feature could be totally generic and work for almost any web site.
I looked on freshmeat, sourceforge and phpclasses but didn't see 
anything really geared toward this functionality.

For example:
Your client is a large car rental service and they wanted an intranet 
app that allows them to keep inventory of all their cars.
Users enter make, model, color, year, A/C, miles, location, etc.
After it's launched, the Dallas office wants to add a field for ground 
clearance (in inches) and four wheel drive (checkbox).
The Miami office wants fields for Hitch (checkbox) and Engine Size 
(pulldown).
You get the picture.

What have you done or would you do when faced with this requirement ?
Is this something you are in need of as well ?
Comments / Suggestions ?

I'm considering starting an open source project for this. I got an OK 
from my boss if it means other people will help out :).
Are there other developers here who would be interested in joining a 
project like this ?

Thanx,
Ophir











You just finished coding your app and now the client wants to add some 
more data fields.