* Re: Automatically filling forms [not found] <mailman.435.1266859876.26807.ntg-context@ntg.nl> @ 2010-02-22 20:46 ` Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 2010-02-22 21:05 ` Wolfgang Schuster 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Automatically filling forms 2010-02-22 20:46 ` Automatically filling forms Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky @ 2010-02-22 21:05 ` Wolfgang Schuster 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Wolfgang Schuster @ 2010-02-22 21:05 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky; +Cc: mailing list for ConTeXt users [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 654 bytes --] 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 [-- Attachment #1.2: Type: text/html, Size: 1182 bytes --] [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/plain, Size: 486 bytes --] ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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* Automatically filling forms [not found] <mailman.0.1266836402.21245.ntg-context@ntg.nl> @ 2010-02-22 15:58 ` Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky 2010-02-22 16:05 ` Wolfgang Schuster 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Automatically filling forms 2010-02-22 15:58 ` Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky @ 2010-02-22 16:05 ` Wolfgang Schuster 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Wolfgang Schuster @ 2010-02-22 16:05 UTC (permalink / raw) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users [-- Attachment #1.1: Type: text/plain, Size: 824 bytes --] 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 [-- Attachment #1.2: Type: text/html, Size: 1305 bytes --] [-- Attachment #2: Type: text/plain, Size: 486 bytes --] ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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