Thanks for the replies. Maybe I can do this another way. I'm reading up on Procmail, maybe that's what I need. Cynthia
On Dec 1, 2:15 pm, "Brandon Wirtz" <drak...@digerat.com> wrote: > Unless there is a reason for the form to send an email, you would be better > to put the forms "target" on appengine and convert the post data to a > database. Java or python can do this relatively easily, if you don't speak > either now however I don't know as this is a super easy first task. > > The DataStorage is easy, but making a spreadsheet out of the data (if you > want it to be editable) is not going to be simple. > > Personally if I were doing the project you describe I would Check out PHP > Form Maker (Pro?) or one of the other form maker software suites depending > on what you or your Sys admin/web host determines would be easiest in your > web configuration. > > Not that I want to dissuade you from GAE, just don't think that the learning > curve for the task is well balanced. > > -Brandon > > Brandon Wirtz > BlackWaterOps: President / Lead Mercenary > > Work: 510-992-6548 > Toll Free: 866-400-4536 > IM: drak...@gmail.com (Google Talk) > Skype: drakegreene > BlackWater Ops > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: google-appengine@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:google-appengine@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cynthia > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 9:03 AM > To: Google App Engine > Subject: [google-appengine] Email Parser > > I'm brand new to Google App Engine and I'm not really sure I can get > something that will do what I want. Or maybe I need to go elsewhere. I am a > programmer by trade but I am still a beginner in many areas. > > I am looking for a way to receive emails and parse out certain information, > then save the info to a DB or a Spreadsheet. A Google Docs Spreadsheet > would be fine, if that's possible. > > Would Google App Engine be able to do this? Which language would be best? > Maybe something like this already exists that I could use? > > It's for a club membership list. People sign up with an HTML form, and the > form emails the information to an email address. I want to pluck the data > out of the email and have it save automatically. > > Thanks, > Cynthia > > -- > 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-appengine@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. -- 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-appengine@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.
