Creating interactive web forms

[Degler, Roy]

I think the best form processor out there is Machform by AppNitro<http://www.appnitro.com/>.  For only $39 (one time fee) you get a very easy to use drag and drop form creator, back end with database of entries (excel downloads), full set of features, and great support.  Every individual I have demoed the app to has purchased it for their websites- Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma Library Assoc, and Mountain Plains Library Assoc.

Some Great Features include

 *   File Upload
 *   Admin hidden fields.  Used in back end to recorded data to add to forms
 *   Tooltips for each field
 *   submission approval page
 *   Redirect URLs
 *   PHP source
 *   csv or excel download
 *   and much

The only area that might present some problems for you is item #1.  Multicolumn displasy are done with CSS to position the content.

Roy Degler



On Jan 18, 2012, at 12:10 PM, Mary Davis wrote:

Hello!

I'm new to this listserv, and I hope that reaching out in this way will help me stay abreast of the best emerging technologies for libraries.  Also, I need to pose a question to this community!  My library is in the process of creating interactive web forms for typical library requests like interlibrary loan, instruction request, instruction evaluation, research consultation, etc.... I am looking for a good web form builder, but my search is complicated by the fact that we have lots of specific functions we want our forms to have.  For example:

1.  Multicolumn questions (instead of just one question per line in one, long column, which is like many of the open source form builders).

2.  Form must have query-capable database "behind the scenes" where all information is collected and displayed.

3.  All submitted information should be able to be in a printable form, or be converted to one.

4.  Forms should be web-based and preferably should email creator of form when form is submitted.

I have found many open-source and pay form builders but have yet to find one that has ALL of these functions.

Can anyone please pass along experiences and/ or recommendations for form builder sites to me?

Thank you!

Katie

Katie Davis
Reference / Emerging Technologies Librarian
Ottenheimer Library
Pulaski Technical College
3000 West Scenic Drive
North Little Rock, AR  72118
(501) 812-2274
mdavis at pulaskitech.edu<mailto:mdavis at pulaskitech.edu>

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