G+_Derek Dillon Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Newbie Question Re: Creating Forms Hello, I'm interested in creating a form to publish on a webpage. The form will have prompts and response fields (in the form of fillable text boxes). Some of the prompts will be static, and some will be randomly generated from a specific, predefined list. After completing the form and clicking submit, the responses will be exported into text (in sequential order, with line breaks/paragraphs etc.-- in readable narrative form). I'll need some flexibility with the output/export as some of the prompts will export along with the responses; in other cases, just the responses will export. Am I looking at PHP? What language/format is most appropriate? I need to know what type of coder to approach... Also, is there any online or offline program I can use to create a mockup/rudimentary version to show a coder? I've tried Wufoo forms, but they don't have any random selection or generation features. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. DD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Nate Follmer Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I think PHP and JavaScript would be your best bet. PHP can handle the form processing/text file generation and emailing, if desired (email is SUPER easy with PHP), then I'd use JS to dynamically generate what the user would see and any interaction. Basically, think PHP back end handing, JS for anything the user interacts with or sees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Nate Follmer Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Oh your other question... I've never seen any non coder solutions for such a dynamic need. If you need to set up a server to test, look at XAMPP or something similar. You can make a local web server on your machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Eran Krakovsky Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Did you try Google forms? I think it will complete all you needs without programing skills at all. And take a look in the addons if the basic features doesn't support all your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Derek Dillon Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Thanks, Eran Krakovsky. I'll definitely check out Google Forms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Derek Dillon Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Nathan Follmer: Thanks for the clarification. You've verified where to start looking. Cheers! DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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