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4/23/2007 11:24 AM
 

Good morning,

DNN is awesome.  My question is:  How do I use DNN for making "fast web forms" for ADD, UPDATE, DELETE, etc. on simple new tables, when our end users come up with them? 

EXAMPLE
We use a wizard to make forms quickly, for ADD, EDIT, DELETE, LIST, and EXPORT.  Here is an example of a set of web pages I made this morning in about 5 minutes (feel free to add and edit records to see what the web pages do:
http://demo.asprunner.net/dan_allen_dc_gmail_com/secca_05/secca_AgencyReviewWorksheets_add.asp 

 

Whenever one of our end users comes up with a new table, we depend upon this wizard to "webify" the table, because it takes about 5 minutes from start to finish. Here are some screen shots of the wizard, to give you an idea of how it works:

SAMPLE WIZARD SCREEN SHOTS
http://www.danallen.com/test/wizard_01.JPG
http://www.danallen.com/test/wizard_02.JPG 
http://www.danallen.com/test/wizard_03.JPG 
http://www.danallen.com/test/wizard_04.JPG 

Million Dollar Question:  HOW TO DO THIS IN DNN?
Now, we need a way to make these forms in 5 minutes inside our DNN portal, whenever anyone comes up with a new table like the one in the example. 

This is where I am stuck, because I keep envisioning I need to write a custom module for every new table someone comes up with.  Maybe I can make the new custom modules in a few hours, but that seems like too much work, just for webifying a SQL Server table.

I am thinking someone here can fill me in on how to deal with this in the DNN way.

As always, any information will be appreciated immensely.

Best regards,
Dan Allen
Montpelier, VT

 

 

 
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4/23/2007 2:39 PM
 
  • this is the wrong forum for your subject
  • have a look at UserDefinedTable module (though current version does not support export).

Cheers from Germany,
Sebastian Leupold

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4/23/2007 2:53 PM
 

My example

DotNetNuke® Case Study: DynamicForms

Alows you to gather information by just creating a Form. Perhaps you can use it as a starting point? UDT Tables is also a good compete module..



Michael Washington
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4/23/2007 3:16 PM
 

OK, I'll see what I can do with the User Defined Tables module.  Thanks for the help.  I'll let you know how it works out.  This sounds like it could be what I am looking for, so my fingers are crossed.

 
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4/23/2007 8:27 PM
 

You can try a third-party module like http://components.init.si/. Iz takes 5 minutes to create a form...

Primoz

 
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