Chris, cfdocument does not currently support the form tag and its subelements. See http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/7/htmldocs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=ColdFusion_Documentation&file=00001442.htm
In my experience with cfdocument, the input boxes look OK, but the check boxes, radio buttons, and textareas have problems. Jon On 5/16/05, Christopher P. Maher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am trying to develop an insurance application and populate it with data > using ColdFusion. The application must be of "desktop publishing" standards > with appropriate control over lines, positioning of text, check boxes, > shading, varying font sizes. All components of the form should print in the > same position all the time. The application can be several pages long with > specific control over page breaks. Printing has to be consistent across > users, all of whom will be using IE. > > I have considered three CFMX 7 solutions: > > 1. Report Builder - can't figure out how to do more than one page or control > page breaks. Also no check box control that I could find. If I could make > several one page reports and combine them together, that would be fine. > > 2. Crystal Reports - I don't see anyway to incorporate CFML functions into > the report nor can a query be passed in. Since much of our data is stored in > a WDDX packet, I'm not sure how best to access it. I haven't spent a lot of > time with Crystal but I did like the approach of the Report Builder better. > > 3. CFDocument - coding the forms in HTML is cumbersome, even with > Dreamweaver. Aside from the amount of work to build the HTML, the main > problem is that row heights in tables will expand to allow content to be > displayed. > > I think all of these have some potential but offer definite challenges as > well. What I'm looking for is some advice as to which of these directions > would be the best to pursue or if there are other options which might > accomplish what I want more easily. I want to pick a solution and pursue it, > but also want to know that it really will work. I can't afford the time to > pursue the wrong path. > > Whatever the solution, it needs to be flexible for making changes in the > future. Since we have lots of these different documents to produce which all > have common features, something which allows objects to be reused would be a > definite plus. That has me leaning toward CFDocument but the client has a > strong bias against an HTML based solution, believing it to be inferior with > respect to quality of output. > > An example of a form I'm trying to create can be found at > http://www.modotech.com/sampleform.pdf > > Thanks. > > Chris > > ------------------------------------ > Christopher P. Maher, FCAS, MAAA > Modotech, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.modotech.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:206768 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
