Posted by Jeremy on 10/12/06 19:21

jazzslider@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a headache.
>
> I've done a LOT of research lately into XForms, and I am thoroughly
> convinced that a good implementation of this technology would help me
> immensely in converting my department's paper forms into interactive
> online systems.
>
> There are a couple of problems I'm facing that I'm hoping someone here
> could help with. Number one: browser support for XForms is pitiful,
> and I can't expect my target audience to download plugins/extensions
> and the like. Number two: JavaScript is my Achilles heel, and I don't
> have the first clue about Java, yet every workable XForms
> implementation I've ever found uses some combination or other of those
> technologies. The Java problem is compounded by the fact that I'm not
> in control of my own server; I don't believe I have permission to
> install Java code (the server people haven't answered that question
> yet), even if I DID know how to use it.
>

A while ago I found this: http://www.formfaces.com/ which is just a
drop-in javascript that enables XForms in pretty much any browser.

Server-side, I've no idea what goes down. I know nothing about XForms,
but I'm guessing it provides XML encoded data rather than URL encoded -
you could process this with PHP's DOM or SimpleXML.

Jeremy

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