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Subject:Re: Form application for Tablets From:Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> To:Anne Robotti <arobotti -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Wed, 6 Mar 2013 10:40:31 -0800
Hey Anne,
I'm pretty sure Wufoo is just a form generator. When you copy the HTML into
your web pages you can specify the target of the form "action" to be a web
script that posts to a database or something.
-T
On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Anne Robotti <arobotti -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Chris, can it feed a downstream system rather than email forms to
> different users?
>
> Sent from my Windows Phone From: Chris Morton
> Sent: 3/6/2013 12:05 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Form application for Tablets
> My company uses Wufoo, a web-based form provider. Easy to construct, all
> completed forms are emailed to the recipient(s) of your choice.
>
> > Chris
>
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Pam Harper <pharper -at- bailiwick -dot- com> wrote:
>
> > I've been asked to research what application would work for our
> > technicians to fill out a form on a tablet. I thought it would be a PDF
> > form, but our IT people said for it to be on a tablet (probably IPad), it
> > would have to be a web-based application. And then what do we do with the
> > captured information-where/how would it go? Any information in this area
> is
> > very much appreciated.
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