Hello, There are quite a few questions in there that people will probably answer. One quick thing to clear up is that Google App Engine is a hosting service for web-applications programmed in either Python or Java. Java can be used to make many things, including standard programs, applets (small components that run inside a traditional webpage) and servlets (that use Java logic to serve dynamic web pages instead static HTML files). Google App Engine also provides a datastore back-end. I know very little about accessing Google Docs spreadsheets through an API, but in your case (depending on how much you are eager to learn), I would store the data in the GAE datastore and use Google App Engine for all that you describe. I believe GAE is the ideal situation to what you need. It would require some learning, but Google has some pretty good documentation.
Jake On Apr 6, 3:33 pm, NewUser <justin.tus...@gmail.com> wrote: > I run a small club and maintain the member roster which contains > names, email, and phone numbers. This information is stored in a > Google Spreadsheet that I have full access to. > > I'm trying to build a front end GUI I can use at our meetings. This > app needs to be accessible via web. It will have a sign in window > which takes your last name. It will search for your last name, display > your info, allow you to correct it, then mark you as present and > return to home. If it doesn't find your last name it will add you as a > new member and then return to home. > > The spreadsheet is hosted via Google Apps. I don't own the web server > so I can't add the Google API libraries to it. I *might* be able to > install a local copy of PHP and use the Google Apps PHP API. > > My question is: What's the easiest way to accomplish this? > > Some brainstorming I've done: > 1) Install a local copy of PHP on my web server. Use PHP and <form> > tags to build the GUI. Use the Google Spreadsheet PHP APi to modify > the spreadsheet. > 2) Could I build a local Java version on my computer then somehow > transfer this to a Java applet and have Google Apps Engine host my app > for me? (I'm pretty unclear on how Java vs Java applet vs Google Apps > Engine works) > > Notes: > I've never used Python but I could learn. Would I need to add Google > API libraries to the python install on my web server? > I looked at the built in scripting present in Google Spreadsheets but > it doesn't offer GUI design as far as I can tell. > > I'm not a web developer but I am a hobby programmer and I'm new to > Google API so could someone point me in the right direction? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appeng...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
