Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database

2015-01-04 Thread Vikas Rawal
> > It is possible, but not worth the effort. > > Even with moderately experienced users, you will be amazed at how > org-files can get mangled by users. In a recent course I taught, I used > links for some data entry; the links stored data as properties in a > headline. Even then a handful of u

Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database

2015-01-04 Thread John Kitchin
Vikas Rawal writes: It is possible, but not worth the effort. Even with moderately experienced users, you will be amazed at how org-files can get mangled by users. In a recent course I taught, I used links for some data entry; the links stored data as properties in a headline. Even then a handfu

Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database

2014-12-30 Thread Vikas Rawal
> > Have you considered the Emacs Widget library? > Thanks. Did not know about this. Very interesting. Vikas

Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database

2014-12-30 Thread Vikas Rawal
>> >> 2. In my case, people who would enter the data into org files would >> not have used emacs before. So, there is a learning curve. Is it worth >> it? Or should one just build a web-based graphic application for such >> people to use? >> > > My knee-jerk reaction was: Use Django, not org - b

Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database

2014-12-30 Thread Karl Voit
* Vikas Rawal wrote: > This is, in all likelihood, a crazy idea. Please excuse me for that. Hehe. > I often need to get a number of people enter complex survey data > into a database using some kind of forms. The forms I need are > fairly complex (with several nested grids, for example). I need

Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database

2014-12-29 Thread Nick Dokos
Vikas Rawal writes: > This is, in all likelihood, a crazy idea. Please excuse me for that. > > I often need to get a number of people enter complex survey data into > a database using some kind of forms. The forms I need are fairly > complex (with several nested grids, for example). I need radio-

Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database

2014-12-29 Thread Marcin Borkowski
On 2014-12-29, at 03:01, Vikas Rawal wrote: > This is, in all likelihood, a crazy idea. Please excuse me for that. No. Have you considered the Emacs Widget library? HTH, -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Adam Micki

[O] Org-mode to feed a database

2014-12-28 Thread Vikas Rawal
This is, in all likelihood, a crazy idea. Please excuse me for that. I often need to get a number of people enter complex survey data into a database using some kind of forms. The forms I need are fairly complex (with several nested grids, for example). I need radio-buttons and drop-down menus-