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Joomla 1.5 form puzzle. Looking for a way (either a plug-in or module) to let me create a custom form that will allow users to input a code and based on the day the code is inputted, assign a numeric value... [more inside]
posted on Aug 1, 2008 - 7 answers
Can I write to a div using Perl, or otherwise solve my form submission problem? [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 5 answers
Can you recommend a forms based database like Filemaker, MS Access, or OoO Base, but lightweight? [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 3 answers
I need help making sense of data from an adobe form that I want to export to excel. Adobe just laughs and excel simply shrugs. [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2008 - 6 answers
On our website, we've got a little one-field form where people can fill in their e-mail address and sign up for our mailing list. The form seems to now be the target of spammer-hacker bastards, and random people are complaining about being signed up for a list they've never heard of. What should we do, besides take down the form altogether? The only thing that comes to mind is a captcha (but that adds another step to what should be a one-step process). [more inside]
posted on Jun 3, 2008 - 7 answers ![]()
WebDesignFilter: How can I show certain elements of a form depending on the value of a radio button? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 3 answers ![]()
Form Controls in Word 2007: OK, I created a form with Rich Text and Drop-Down List controls. The controls appear within a table. The question is, how do I get the resulting text (once the form is filled in) to appear in black, not gray? [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2008 - 2 answers
I'm trying to negotiate the oft confusing waters of Microsoft products in an Enterprise environment. Long story short: trying to link to a custom form, or at least to the "choose a form" dialog box from a web page. [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 1 answers
I've been tasked with creating a fillable form for invoices at work. However, I need it to be dynamic/flexible, and I'm not sure how to do that. [more inside]
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - 6 answers ![]()
I'm developing a web site to be accessible by mobile phone. One of the key requirements is data input into a form that is submitted back to the server. This has been developed and works fine.
One of the features of my K610i Sony Ericsson mobile phone is text prediction or auto completion of words. This is a good feature on the text fields, but some fields only require integer or floats (e.g., 12.34567). Integers can be input by either holding down each key for a full second, or by switching the "Writing language" to "123..." (i.e., integer input). Both approaches add a few seconds to the input process, but I'd like to make this is quick as possible.
My question is: Is there a way, perhaps with a tag on the form field, to force my mobile browser to switch to the integer input for those fields? Do other phone brands (Nokia, Siemens) do this differently? Would a third party mobile browser, such as Opera, handle this somehow?
posted on Mar 16, 2008 - 5 answers ![]()
Nevermind that I should have backed up or have them on hand somewhere in a filing cabinet. How can I get a copy of my 2006 tax return on the quick, and on the cheap?
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 1 answers
What proof do I need to claim the Colorado Alternative Fuel Vehicle Credit on my taxes? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2008 - 1 answers
Building a PDF form. Radio buttons getting skipped when tabbing through fields. [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2008 - 4 answers
What are best practices for storing arbitrary form data? More inside... [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2008 - 6 answers ![]()
Anyone have a JavaScript trick to create a web form that builds a URL to send users to a pre-populated search? [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2008 - 6 answers ![]()
I'm trying to renew my passport, which expired about six years ago and is now lost, but the government doesn't seem to believe this situation is possible. Is this process the same as replacing/renewing a still-valid lost passport? [more inside]
posted on Jan 19, 2008 - 16 answers ![]()
Good tutorial(s) for learning how to build web forms? [more inside]
posted on Sep 13, 2007 - 6 answers ![]()
If you are a HTML or Javascript kung-fu master, I need a sensei to advise me as to a few exotic tricks I desire to implement involving HTML form fields. [more inside]
posted on Jul 12, 2007 - 15 answers
Help me find a solution for electronic forms, signatures & workflow. What are the best options? Is there anything open source that fills those requirements? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2007 - 3 answers
Help me properly set up a very small relational db. This is a teensy bit over my head, so mainly I want to establish that I'm not going terribly wrong before I get too far into this. [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2007 - 5 answers
How do I return cookies while requesting a page using PHP? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2007 - 9 answers ![]()
What kind of software can I use to keep track of information on each client and/or project that I'm working on? [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2007 - 7 answers
Stupid Microsoft Word Help! Help me gather up and total a few fields in WORD. How to I make form entries add up? [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2007 - 7 answers
WebformFilter: I need something free that will create a form that i can use to check items out and in and keeps track of the items, specifically laptops. I have no experience designing webpages at all so the easier the better. It does really matter if its linux or windows based, although i would prefer windows.
posted on Jan 30, 2007 - 3 answers
Does anyone know of any software that will let you take a PDF and make it into a simple template? [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2007 - 5 answers
Our company needs forms in Word and Excel formats. Some forms contain math functions i.e. expense report forms. Is there a service to convert these forms in to PDF "filable" forms. We can buy Adobe Acrobat Professional, and but we need someone to convert about 50-100 forms for us as we do not have the time.
posted on Jan 19, 2007 - 7 answers
I have several pages displaying correctly in Firefox but not in IE6. [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2007 - 7 answers
I need to generate fillable PDF forms with calculations from an Access db or Excel spreadsheet. [more inside]
posted on Jan 3, 2007 - 3 answers
Any advice or resources on best practices when designing printed forms in InDesign CS2? I have a registration form to design (and will have several dozen others to redesign in the new year) and would like to do things right the first time. [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2006 - 4 answers ![]()
Legal forms: I'm looking for a free or low-cost application that will permit data entry in a user-friendly environment and integrate that data with an indeterminate number of predefined MS Word forms (and output .doc or .rtf documents). [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2006 - 3 answers
What is the best format/document choice for printing out structured and stylized data that is being fed out of a database? HTML/CSS is too restrictive in terms of formatting, text overflow, and it isn't easy to change. PDF creates documents that are too large. One developer suggested RTF. Is there a alternate/better/best choice that we should look at? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2006 - 7 answers
I fill out a lot of the same postal form, just with small amounts of different information in it. This form needs to be printed out a couple dozen times a day. Is it possible to dreates a PDF in Acrobat or Indesign that has a user-fillable text box that will show up when printed? I'm currently just editing and printing a Word doc, which is less than ideal.
posted on Oct 18, 2006 - 9 answers
I would like a "Next" button to be invisible for a set duration of time. So far, my endevors have proved unsuccessful. [more inside]
posted on Sep 27, 2006 - 15 answers ![]()
How do I remove "autofill" form choices from Firefox? For example, for my gmail account I once mistyped my user name and that mistyped name always appears in the list of user names to select from. Or on the URL entry field on Firefox, suppose you once entered a URL for a site that you really don't want to show up again as one of the sites to choose from. [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2006 - 14 answers ![]()
I have received an employment application as a DOC file. [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2006 - 6 answers
I recently sold a photograph (of dragonflies copulating, no less) to an Italian publishing house. They asked me to send an invoice and appropriate tax information. This is the first time I've ever sold something like this; can anyone tell me what forms, et cetera I ought to use or make? Thank you!
posted on Jun 13, 2006 - 7 answers
Having text from a text area on one page automatically post to a specific area on another. [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2006 - 17 answers ![]()
Does anyone know how it's possible to produce an interface for checkbox selection like the one in Gmail? Namely, where you can hold down shift and click the first and last items in a list, and it'll automatically select all the ones in between. Is it possible with simple JavaScript without having to use AJAX or other fancy-pants technology...
posted on May 20, 2006 - 8 answers ![]()
I've successfully developed my own website using HTML and CSS. Now I need to add simple facilities for customers to order and pay on-line. What are some good on-line tutorial sites to help me? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2006 - 12 answers
PHP/AJAX: Say I have a form with 3 SELECT's - country, state/province, city. I'm looking for a something that will update the SELECT's from the server using AJAX if possible, but will also degrade to the non-AJAX version for people that have JavaScript disabled. Can anyone recommend a PHP library that can do that?
posted on Mar 17, 2006 - 7 answers
DesigningPrintedFormsOnABudgetFilter: I'd like to design some forms to be printed to standard laser printer paper to assist capturing information taken from telephone calls at work (WinXP SP2 environment). [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2006 - 5 answers
I would like to run a web server and more. Any assistance or advice out there? [more inside]
posted on Jan 19, 2006 - 17 answers
EducationalWallChart Filter. I'm looking for printable web page(s) (or, alternatively, a retail product) that show a timeline of astronomical-anthopological events like: when Big Bang occurred; when our galaxy and solar system formed; when life began; when major life forms began and ended (e.g. dinosaurs); when primates appeared; when various proto-humans appeared; when homo sapiens appeared. Must be in TimeLine form. Not something vague and basic -- needs to have lots of detail.
posted on Dec 29, 2005 - 4 answers ![]()
Where can I get a script for my websites that will allow me to ask questions of the user, and then, upon completion of filling out the form, that user is redirected to a specific URL? [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2005 - 5 answers ![]()
Can anyone recommend a secure form mail script? [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2005 - 8 answers ![]()
Windows form programming: I'm searching my brain for the term that describes the form component that allows you to copy items from one list to a second. [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2005 - 5 answers ![]()
I want to add a FREE very simple (name, email and text area only will do) feedback form on a Blogger blog to let site users send feedback, suggest links etc.. Which is the best web service?
posted on Sep 10, 2005 - 1 answers
HTML FormsFilter: I'm building a short multiple choice survey. Is there a good, free online application which will help me do this? [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2005 - 7 answers ![]()
MS Infopath Development questions...anyone have some experience with C# and Infopath? [more inside]
posted on Aug 2, 2005 - 0 answers
A client wants to enable fiile uploads via their web site. The web site is hosted outside the company and the files need to be uploaded to their FTP server which is hosted within or on-site at the company. Thus far all the components I've looked into upload to the web server. Is this simply the only option? Can anyone recommend a good component or alternate method? PHP, ASP are fine.
posted on Mar 21, 2005 - 10 answers