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simple tool for building web forms

От
Ron Peterson
Дата:
Can anyone recommend a good tool for building simple web forms w/ a
PostgreSQL backend?  Emphasis on simple - single table contact info
forms, etc.  Something that can be presented to end users w/out a lot of
hand-holding.  E.g. "I want a form w/ last name, first name, # of
guests, arrival date.  Send notification email of new entries to
addressa@xyz and addressb@xyz."

Ideally the output could easily be embedded in other web pages.  F/OSS
preferred, but proprietary not out of the question.

This isn't a terribly difficult thing to write, but I imagine it's
already been done many times over.  I'd rather re-use something existing
that re-invent the wheel.  Dr. Google hasn't been as helpful as I'd like
so far.

--
Ron Peterson
Network & Systems Manager
Mount Holyoke College
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso
-
I wish my computer would do what I want it to do - not what I tell it to do.

Re: simple tool for building web forms

От
"Roberts, Jon"
Дата:
http://www.sqlmaestro.com/products/postgresql/

I've used the PHP Code Generator with great success for simple stuff
like you describe.  You could then write a function to do email
notifications or whatever you want.


Jon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general-
> owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Ron Peterson
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:05 AM
> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: [GENERAL] simple tool for building web forms
>
> Can anyone recommend a good tool for building simple web forms w/ a
> PostgreSQL backend?  Emphasis on simple - single table contact info
> forms, etc.  Something that can be presented to end users w/out a lot
of
> hand-holding.  E.g. "I want a form w/ last name, first name, # of
> guests, arrival date.  Send notification email of new entries to
> addressa@xyz and addressb@xyz."
>
> Ideally the output could easily be embedded in other web pages.  F/OSS
> preferred, but proprietary not out of the question.
>
> This isn't a terribly difficult thing to write, but I imagine it's
> already been done many times over.  I'd rather re-use something
existing
> that re-invent the wheel.  Dr. Google hasn't been as helpful as I'd
like
> so far.
>
> --
> Ron Peterson
> Network & Systems Manager
> Mount Holyoke College
> http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso
> -
> I wish my computer would do what I want it to do - not what I tell it
to
> do.
>
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Re: simple tool for building web forms

От
jcvlz
Дата:
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Roberts, Jon <Jon.Roberts@asurion.com> wrote:
> http://www.sqlmaestro.com/products/postgresql/
>
> I've used the PHP Code Generator with great success for simple stuff
> like you describe.  You could then write a function to do email
> notifications or whatever you want.
>
>
> Jon
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general-
>> owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Ron Peterson
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:05 AM
>> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
>> Subject: [GENERAL] simple tool for building web forms
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a good tool for building simple web forms w/ a
>> PostgreSQL backend?  Emphasis on simple - single table contact info
>> forms, etc.  Something that can be presented to end users w/out a lot
> of
>> hand-holding.  E.g. "I want a form w/ last name, first name, # of
>> guests, arrival date.  Send notification email of new entries to
>> addressa@xyz and addressb@xyz."
>>
>> Ideally the output could easily be embedded in other web pages.  F/OSS
>> preferred, but proprietary not out of the question.
>>
>> This isn't a terribly difficult thing to write, but I imagine it's
>> already been done many times over.  I'd rather re-use something
> existing
>> that re-invent the wheel.  Dr. Google hasn't been as helpful as I'd
> like
>> so far.
>>
>> --
>> Ron Peterson
>> Network & Systems Manager
>> Mount Holyoke College
>> http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso
>> -
>> I wish my computer would do what I want it to do - not what I tell it
> to
>> do.
>>
>> --
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>> To make changes to your subscription:
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>

I too would recommend PHP.  For simple forms, there really isn't much
to it, and can easily be integrated with an existing site.

If you're looking to a more complex tool, I would recommend any one of
the popular Content Management Systems (CMSs).  I've had success with
many but have been using Drupal lately, combined with the OSS /
flash-based, Flex framework.

As far a proprietary software, www.businessobjects.com is quite
popular with the corporate industry.

jcvlz

Re: simple tool for building web forms

От
Ron Peterson
Дата:
2008-07-02_12:22:51-0400 jcvlz <jcvlz@jcvlz.com>:
> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Roberts, Jon <Jon.Roberts@asurion.com> wrote:
> > http://www.sqlmaestro.com/products/postgresql/
> >
> > I've used the PHP Code Generator with great success for simple stuff
> > like you describe.  You could then write a function to do email
> > notifications or whatever you want.

> If you're looking to a more complex tool, I would recommend any one of
> the popular Content Management Systems (CMSs).  I've had success with
> many but have been using Drupal lately, combined with the OSS /
> flash-based, Flex framework.

Thanks guys.

I'm familiar with these tools, but they are solving a different problem.
I want something *end users* can use to produce their own *simple* web
forms.  The best solution I've found so far is Zoho Creator:

http://creator.zoho.com/

I'm not finding any similar good F/OSS tool in the same space.

--
Ron Peterson
Network & Systems Manager
Mount Holyoke College
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso
-
I wish my computer would do what I want it to do - not what I tell it to do.