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HomeHomeOur CommunityOur CommunityGeneral Discuss...General Discuss...Xmod vs. Enterprise Forms vs. Form MasterXmod vs. Enterprise Forms vs. Form Master
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8/21/2007 11:07 PM
 

vitkoz wrote

I agree - reporting doesn't exist on Dynamic Forms and plain sucks on Form Master 1.5 (I don't know if they've improved it since). But Dynamic Forms have a very straight-forward table structure so it's not too difficult to created your own reports with Report Module. I bet dataspring.com can help you with it, too.

Yes, sir.  Chad is always willing to help.  What impressed me the most is that I found a few things that seemed odd (like adding a zero to the end of the date record, etc) and I receive a path an hour or so after posting to the forums.  The customer support is unrivaled. In fact, he just posted some basic SQL for me to use to get the data out, but I am still digesting it.  :)

There is talk of adding some basic reports to the Dynamic Forums, which will be much welcomed...but for simple forms, I am not sure there's anything easier.  I like the dynamic event handling, too...hide questions and display based on reponses, etc.  Good stuff.

I would, however, be willing to buy XMod down the road, but for getting the job done now without the learning curve, I went the Dynamic Forms route.

 
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8/21/2007 11:33 PM
 

Guys....Thanks for all the great feedback, I would like to have the option to custom build on what I started on my site, it seems like if i can get some traing Xmod is the way to go. I think starting with form master wouldnn't be bad to just get my site up and running.

 

Will form master allow me to asign an email to each form as well? I thought this was only a Enterprise form feature.

 

Thans again!

 

Sean

 
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8/21/2007 11:33 PM
 

Though it isn't in the subject as one of the comparisons, I really like the H20 forms module by Onyaktech .. http://www.onyaktech.com  

The tool is easy to use and create forms with various functions and controls, and if desired, it will write to any database table.   I use it to write to special tables, and in other cases, I just use the form within the tool alone, editing, approving, and deleting entries.  I can punch out a simple form in a few minutes now, and even start the form by pulling in fields from the table if I like.  I have used XMod also, which seems very powerful, but not being a developer, it was difficult for me to get through and understand completely.

As a simple form example, I have one on my site for adding module links which was made with H20 very quickly, and it sends an email to the address I set within the module instance.  Each form can have a different email setting.  On my site, I display records with the datagrid because that is what I used for a long time, but with the H20 form tool, I can also view , edit or delete records ( under the proper roles).   I also created forms for fast easy access to a few database tables, with some validations, so I can just login to the portal, and directly open and edit a table as I need.   Really easy.

If interested, the form for adding module links can been accessed through my modules listing page at http://www.tmmworld.net.  
Feel free to add your own module links... no registration required.  This form is very simple, but an example.  

Thanks,
TMM


Terence
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8/22/2007 2:33 AM
 

I for one will opt for Enterprise Forms.  This is not because the requirement is just a feedback form or a complex workflow system, it is simply because I know the system that works well for my and my clients needs.  I know what it can and can't do.  Simlar to Xmod, it has a learning curve which has been significanly shortened due to the ability to switch to Lite mode that do not utulize the workflow features.

Based on the original poster's requirements, pretty much all the custom form modules can do with ease.  But what you need to do is evaulate each one carefully and make your own decision base on the time constraint, budget, easy of use, flexibility and what ever specific criteria you may have.  How many times have you been in a position to select a product from a large selection pool and made a decision then found out down the track you will have to start all over again.  I always go with the theory, when selecting a product always go for the highest common denominator (of course depend on other contraints too) because one day you'll find out you need more than 100% of your original requirements.

 

 
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