Help with a form on a page

orionjade · 09-25-2007, 02:24 AM

Ok I want to create a form on one of my pages, but I need a way for it to save to the server and also be access able from the server. The other thing is it I need to let the person filling it out be able to name it. Is there any way to do this, and if so can you please tell me how?

Costin Trifan · 09-25-2007, 09:03 AM

have you any idea of what you just said?

orionjade · 09-25-2007, 10:17 AM

What do you mean?

Costin Trifan · 09-25-2007, 10:35 AM

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Ok I want to create a form on one of my pages

that's easy. <form></form>

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but I need a way for it to save to the server

Save the input data, right? -> server-side code (PHP, VB.NET, C#, ...)

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and also be access able from the server

Can you give a small example?

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The other thing is it I need to let the person filling it out be able to name it

HOW?

^^ What do you mean by that??

orionjade · 09-25-2007, 10:43 AM

Right i know the <form> </form>

Yeah it ineeds to save the information that was entered, and i need to be able to view it after it was saved. The name it part means, I need to let the person filling it out set the name it will be saved as.

Costin Trifan · 09-25-2007, 05:58 PM

1. Create the form
2. Save the data from the form:
Using a programming language(as described earlier) save the data

in a database
or
in a file (.txt, .xml,....)

3. View saved data:

select the data you're interested in from the database
1. using ASP.NET
2. using PHP
select the data you're interested in from the file
1. using ASP.NET
2. using PHP

4. The name it part means, I need to let the person filling it out set the name it will be saved as.
I don't understand what you try to say here...
(You mean you want to name the data saved from that form like you'd name a file or something for later access?)

orionjade · 09-26-2007, 03:26 AM

Now using those ways will open the saved data in a new window still with the form template around it?

Yes like you would name a file for later access.

Costin Trifan · 09-26-2007, 06:32 AM

1. Yes.

2. For that, you must add a textbox ( <input type="text" /> ) in your page so the visitor can type in the name he/she desires.

orionjade · 09-26-2007, 12:14 PM

Alright thanks for the help, if I have any more questions I'll let you know

orionjade · 09-28-2007, 02:59 PM

if i have a form already made doc file using form fields, is there any way i can transfer that over to the page so i dont have to recreate the form?

Costin Trifan · 09-28-2007, 08:01 PM

I might sound stupid, but I don't quite understand what are you trying to say here, really...so I'll try to break this down in more understandable sections...

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if i have a form

ok, you have a form: <form></form>

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already made doc file using form fields

That means you'll save the content of your form in a .doc file?

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is there any way i can transfer that over to the page

what page? this page that has the form in in or other page used to display the content of the .doc file?

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so i dont have to recreate the form?

what do you mean by that?

really, I would like to help you, but, please, try to understand me, it's hard to give answers based on guessing...

orionjade · 09-29-2007, 12:41 AM

Sorry. What I mean is I have a .doc file with a form on it, well kinda, it has the template that I would like to use as the form. Is there a way I can make that the form on the webpage, the .doc file uses form fields, if you would like to see what I'm talking about I can put up a link to the .doc file and you can download it and look at it.

Costin Trifan · 09-29-2007, 05:50 AM

That will be perfect!

orionjade · 09-29-2007, 03:15 PM

Here you go
http://www.teamtat.net/form.doc

Costin Trifan · 09-29-2007, 03:36 PM

And you want to save the content from the form fields in a doc file, formatted like that?

And then, when you read that file, I mean when you want to display its content in a web page you want to display it the way it is formatted in the doc file, right?

Something like Crystal Reports do?

orionjade · 09-29-2007, 04:30 PM

I want to use that as the form on the site I'm working on. Yes. Never heard of Crstal Report, but I will do a search and check it out.

Costin Trifan · 09-29-2007, 04:33 PM

ok! Because I need to know for sure exactly what is that you want (need). I don't like guessing...

orionjade · 09-30-2007, 02:55 AM

Sorry the form I put a link to isn't everything I had on it, I fixed it and put the other one in place of it, so you can redownload it to see the rest of it. Also I can't try out Crystal Reports because you have to have a business to try it.

Costin Trifan · 09-30-2007, 03:26 AM

Crystal Reports was just an example, something like binding data from database into a web page.

The best solution (IMO) to do what you need is a database to store all the data you need. This way, you'll be able to access any of your records based upon an ID or a name or anything you want.

Storing data in a file for a later access is not always considered as "best practice" and I don't recommend it to you in this case.

Every web hosting company offer support (free, I think) for a MySQL database. You can use PHP to access the data from your database and display it in your web page.

orionjade · 09-30-2007, 04:03 AM

Ok, well I don't really know much about MySQL, do you know of a good site I can get the info I need to do this? Also anywhere I can get the info to use PHP to access the data.