Re: forms and prints

[Irv Kalb]

Director does not have any built in forms.  To create forms in 
Director, you typically create the background art in some other 
graphics creation package then import the graphic into Director as a 
cast member.  Then you layer different field members on top of the 
art in different score channels so they line up with your art.

Once you have that, then you can add a print button which would 
either use the "printFrom" command (I'm not sure, but I think it will 
capture any text that has been entered into the fields), or using 
imaging Lingo to grab a portion or the whole stage and print that.

Sending the information online is much more complicated.  To do that, 
there are two basic options, sending email, or sending information to 
a server using postNetText.  If you want to send information via 
email, I would recommend the DirectEmail XTRA.  Using postNetText, 
you must write code to extract information out of each field, build 
up a property list, and send that property list to a server that is 
listening for such information.

Good luck,

Irv



At 11:31 PM +1000 9/18/03, Elvin Certeza wrote:
Hello list,

What is the best way for creating  interactive and printable forms? My
client wants a page / area where a user can fill up a form and be able to
print it as well. Whilst I'm here on this topic. I am also interested in
sending the forms information via online. So, this way the users have two
options? Print the filled up form, or send online via email or other method?
Any suggestions are appreciated. I have never done this before.

Thanks..

Elvin..





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