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1. Re: Need novice advice on forms (html, pdf)
Nancy O. Oct 31, 2010 1:39 PM (in response to TCarp)I prefer HTML forms. The learning curve isn't high.
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_forms.asp
You just need to decide what should happen to the form data.
Examples:
1) Email the data to someone.
2) Post it to a text, CSV, XML file or database on the server for everyone to see.
3) Post it to a text, CSV, XML file or database on the server to be retrieved by someone.
4) Any combination of the above.
My preference for form processing is a PHP script. But your server may have limitations on which form processing scripts you can use. Check with your web host. In fact, they may have scripts already on the server you could use.
Forms to Go from Bebosoft (script generating software)
http://www.bebosoft.com/products/formstogo/overview/Nancy O.
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2. Re: Need novice advice on forms (html, pdf)
TCarp Oct 31, 2010 6:23 PM (in response to Nancy O.)As alwys, Nancy, thank you for your thorough response.
Although I'll need to work through terminology, Go Daddy appears to support PHP. They have something called Easy Database which is included in my hosting. First look about PHP's relationship to ED talks about proxy and some other terms I'm not familiar with but it appears the capability is there. They also use the term Data Entry Widgets which it appears I'll also need to learn about.
I may be back for some help on my learning curve. One thing I'm going to want to do is to pull up existing data, put it in the form, and allow users to update the data storing it back when they're done.
Thanks again
Tom


