Unless there is a reason for the form to send an email, you would be better to put the forms "target" on appengine and convert the post data to a database. Java or python can do this relatively easily, if you don't speak either now however I don't know as this is a super easy first task.
The DataStorage is easy, but making a spreadsheet out of the data (if you want it to be editable) is not going to be simple. Personally if I were doing the project you describe I would Check out PHP Form Maker (Pro?) or one of the other form maker software suites depending on what you or your Sys admin/web host determines would be easiest in your web configuration. Not that I want to dissuade you from GAE, just don't think that the learning curve for the task is well balanced. -Brandon Brandon Wirtz BlackWaterOps: President / Lead Mercenary Work: 510-992-6548 Toll Free: 866-400-4536 IM: [email protected] (Google Talk) Skype: drakegreene BlackWater Ops -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cynthia Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 9:03 AM To: Google App Engine Subject: [google-appengine] Email Parser I'm brand new to Google App Engine and I'm not really sure I can get something that will do what I want. Or maybe I need to go elsewhere. I am a programmer by trade but I am still a beginner in many areas. I am looking for a way to receive emails and parse out certain information, then save the info to a DB or a Spreadsheet. A Google Docs Spreadsheet would be fine, if that's possible. Would Google App Engine be able to do this? Which language would be best? Maybe something like this already exists that I could use? It's for a club membership list. People sign up with an HTML form, and the form emails the information to an email address. I want to pluck the data out of the email and have it save automatically. Thanks, Cynthia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
