Submitting form to file

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Jim

I need to develop a very simple HTML form for off-line use
and when the user submits the form, it writes to a file,
preferably, CVS. I can't seen to figure this out. Any help
is greatly appreaciated.

Thx
-j
 
-----Original Message-----
I need to develop a very simple HTML form for off-line
use and when the user submits the form, it writes to a
file, preferably, CVS. I can't seen to figure this out.
Any help is greatly appreaciated.
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Define "off-line". If you mean from a Web page loaded
from disk, that's going to be tough, especially if you
want it to work with multiple browsers.

For security reasons, stuff running in the browser can't
update the Web visitor's disk.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
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|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/=========------------
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Best think of by an example....

Someone sitting on a plane that needs to enter data. Open
browser, enter data in form (or other), saves to file they
can upload when back on the ground.

I did this in Excell by sending data to an Access
database, but it's really goofy. I wanted to do this in a
browser. Everyone uses IE 6 or later.

Thank you!!
 
OK... I was hoping I wouldn't have to expose that I know
nothing... but :)...

What is HTA & WSH?

This maybe a incredibly stupid question, and I appologize
in advance... but with a few pointers to resources, I
should be able to take a stab at it.

Thank you!!

-j
-----Original Message-----
Hi Jim,

To accomplish that you'll need to create a HTA page that uses WSH to write
the contents upon submission.
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I was thinking about doing that.... but didn't want the
added exposure, overhead IIS can introduce... especially
for sucha minor form.

-j
 
Best think of by an example....

Someone sitting on a plane that needs to enter data. Open
browser, enter data in form (or other), saves to file they
can upload when back on the ground.

I did this in Excell by sending data to an Access
database, but it's really goofy. I wanted to do this in a
browser. Everyone uses IE 6 or later.
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Its going to be very difficult to make all this work with just a
browser and no Web server. Browsers aren't designed for this sort of
thing.

If the time savings are really worth the effort, I'd seriously
consider writing a Windows VB app, an Access app, or (to be fabulously
trendy) an InfoPath app.

InfoPath is a new program in Office 2003 that displays electronic
forms and saves the data as XML.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*========----------
|\=========------------
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/=========------------
*========----------
 
Or in Word 2003 you can also save just the data in a "form" as XML
See http://office.microsoft.com/assista...ID=HP030916741033&CTT=4&Origin=CH010504591033

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| > Best think of by an example....
| >
| > Someone sitting on a plane that needs to enter data. Open
| > browser, enter data in form (or other), saves to file they
| > can upload when back on the ground.
| >
| > I did this in Excell by sending data to an Access
| > database, but it's really goofy. I wanted to do this in a
| > browser. Everyone uses IE 6 or later.
|
| Its going to be very difficult to make all this work with just a
| browser and no Web server. Browsers aren't designed for this sort of
| thing.
|
| If the time savings are really worth the effort, I'd seriously
| consider writing a Windows VB app, an Access app, or (to be fabulously
| trendy) an InfoPath app.
|
| InfoPath is a new program in Office 2003 that displays electronic
| forms and saves the data as XML.
|
| Jim Buyens
| Microsoft FrontPage MVP
| http://www.interlacken.com
| Author of:
| *========----------
| |\=========------------
| || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| || Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002
| || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| || (All from Microsoft Press)
| |/=========------------
| *========----------
 
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