Susan,
Thanks for the info.
In this case, somebody has a one-time paper form they want put on our
intranet, and they would like to electronically collect the info.
And of course they want it right away. And they want it to look like the
paper form. Obviously, I don't want to have to re-do the form from scratch.
But I don't want to invest a lot of time or resources into building
functionality that may rarely get used.
Was just fishing for shortcuts...
Ben
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 1:13 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Form question
I've done a lot of converting Word docs to .pdf and building the form
functionality into the .pdf. You can add a button (and code it NOT to show
on the form if it is printed) that will call a .cfm and do whatever: write
to the database, etc. You can also fill the .pdf form automatically from a
database. Is that too clungy for you? I've used it very successfully for
an app that required a lot of mathematical calculations based on a few
inputs; the .pdf does all the math, and then the results are written to the
db. It takes some time to get the form the way you want, but it looks like
the users' "paper" they were used to, and you can build a good deal of
functionality into it via java.
Susan Hamilton Allen
Information Technology Manager
MEVATEC Corporation
White Sands Missile Range, NM
>>> Braver, Ben 8/1/2001 11:54:50 AM >>>
Mike,
That's exactly the mental image I had, thanks!
i.e. having the HTML doc on the screen and "painting" fields over it.
Hadn't thought of it as a background, good idea :-)
Yes, users make odd requests because they just know what they want, they
don't know the limitations or quirks of the technology you're stuck with
using to make it happen <grin>.
Thanks.
Ben Braver
Information Technology
Ultramar Inc.
Golden Eagle Refinery
150 Solano Way
Martinez, CA 94553-1487
(925) 370-3673 voice
(925) 370-3393 fax
(510) 716-2557 pager
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tangorre, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 10:31 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Form question
Well you could save the word doc as HTML, then open the document up and add
the HTML for the fields. BE WARNED, Microsoft HTML is nasty to work in...
all kinds of crazy things going on.
My other suggestion: take a creen shot of the form. set the back ground to a
new page with the pic you just saved. Build the form...
Kinda odd request bu I think I know what you are trying to do. :-)
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 1:06 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: OT: Form question
Hi gang,
I have no problem with using HTML forms or CFFORM to create forms.
But I'm being asked to convert an existing "paper-style" MS Word document to
a web form where info can be captured and emailed.
My question is: is there a way to "overlay" form elements onto an existing
doc saved as HTML without doing the form over from scratch?
Thanks.
Ben Braver
Information Technology
Ultramar Inc.
Golden Eagle Refinery
150 Solano Way
Martinez, CA 94553-1487
(925) 370-3673 voice
(925) 370-3393 fax
(510) 716-2557 pager
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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