* Re: Automatically filling forms
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@ 2010-02-22 20:46 ` Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
2010-02-22 21:05 ` Wolfgang Schuster
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From: Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky @ 2010-02-22 20:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ntg-context, Wolfgang Schuster
Wolfgang, editable pdf fields are also good idea, but this will be just
another form or current workflow, and I want another thing.
I want to generate pdf with data already filled in, taken from a
database. The form should be repeated as many times as there are rows in
the database.
By database I mean xml or plain text or excel format (cvs), whatever
easy editable.
What about it?
Vyatcheslav
>>
>>
>> I have a rather specific question. In my workplace, there are many
>> forms in Word format:
>>
>> TITLE OF THE FORM
>> A student ___________________________ (name, surname)
>> was employed at ________________ (place) _______ (date)
>> bla-bla
>> bla-bla
>>
>> The fields represented here by underlines should be filled in.
>> Typically, it should be done electronically for a number (say, a
>> group) of students, and then printed out. Performing this task in
>> Word was proven to be error-prone and tedious.
>>
>> What is the best way to handle such forms in ConTeXt? Maybe, some
>> generic examples are already available?
> Look into the widgets manual: http://pragma-ade.com/show-man-22.htm
>
> Wolfgang
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* Re: Automatically filling forms
2010-02-22 20:46 ` Automatically filling forms Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
@ 2010-02-22 21:05 ` Wolfgang Schuster
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From: Wolfgang Schuster @ 2010-02-22 21:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky; +Cc: mailing list for ConTeXt users
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Am 22.02.10 21:46, schrieb Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky:
> Wolfgang, editable pdf fields are also good idea, but this will be
> just another form or current workflow, and I want another thing.
>
> I want to generate pdf with data already filled in, taken from a
> database. The form should be repeated as many times as there are rows
> in the database.
>
> By database I mean xml or plain text or excel format (cvs), whatever
> easy editable.
>
> What about it?
XML: http://pragma-ade.com/show-man-43.htm
plain text: http://wiki.contextgarden.net/m-database (read also the
MyWay from Mojca -> page 3) <http://wiki.contextgarden.net/m-database>
Wolfgang
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* Re: Automatically filling forms
2010-02-22 15:58 ` Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky
@ 2010-02-22 16:05 ` Wolfgang Schuster
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From: Wolfgang Schuster @ 2010-02-22 16:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Am 22.02.10 16:58, schrieb Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky:
> Hello,
>
> First of all, thanks to NTG for the proceedings book.
>
> I have a rather specific question. In my workplace, there are many
> forms in Word format:
>
> TITLE OF THE FORM
> A student ___________________________ (name, surname)
> was employed at ________________ (place) _______ (date)
> bla-bla
> bla-bla
>
> The fields represented here by underlines should be filled in.
> Typically, it should be done electronically for a number (say, a
> group) of students, and then printed out. Performing this task in Word
> was proven to be error-prone and tedious.
>
> What is the best way to handle such forms in ConTeXt? Maybe, some
> generic examples are already available?
Look into the widgets manual: http://pragma-ade.com/show-man-22.htm
Wolfgang
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* Automatically filling forms
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2010-02-22 16:05 ` Wolfgang Schuster
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From: Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky @ 2010-02-22 15:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ntg-context
Hello,
First of all, thanks to NTG for the proceedings book.
I have a rather specific question. In my workplace, there are many forms
in Word format:
TITLE OF THE FORM
A student ___________________________ (name, surname)
was employed at ________________ (place) _______ (date)
bla-bla
bla-bla
The fields represented here by underlines should be filled in.
Typically, it should be done electronically for a number (say, a group)
of students, and then printed out. Performing this task in Word was
proven to be error-prone and tedious.
What is the best way to handle such forms in ConTeXt? Maybe, some
generic examples are already available?
Obviously, data could be stored in simple relational database-like
columns: Name, Place, Data. But what format to choose? XML, CVS, plain
text?
Regards,
Vyatcheslav
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