[pmwiki-users] Re: FGS Beta Testing - Exporting Data - Update

[John Feezell]

Knut Alboldt wrote:

> John Feezell schrieb:
>
>> A new version of FGS is available at:
>> <cbfa-cos.org/4others>
>> After download, rename FGSv2-x-latest.txt and replace the .txt with .php
>>
>> Two additional files related to form data exporting are also there
>>  Forms.Design-ExportDataSample and
>>  Forms.HowToExportData
>> These should be place in the wiki.d folder.
>>
>> The new version includes:
>> * bug fix for timestamp fields - they now use UTC
>> * first pass of routines to export form data
>>   An example is available at:
>>   <cbfa-cos.org/Forms/HowToExportData>
>>   The design for this form is at:
>>   <cbfa-cos.org/Forms/Design-ExportDataSample>
>>  Note:  there is a minor bug in the FGSData markup 
>> directive.            Hopefully this will be resolved in the next 
>> release.
>
> sounds interesting !
>
>>
>> As always, comments and suggestions are welcomed.
>
>
> First of all: sorry to tell you that I've to skip any testing this 
> week. I've got a training this week, so I won't have the time. Will 
> continue at the weekend.
>
I understand.  You had expressed some interest in FGS so just wanted to 
keep you informed.

> A short question: as far as I can see FGS stores the field-info in 
> special "tags" within the page-file. You wrote that you can switch 
> form-editing on and off. What will happen if you switch it of, enter 
> some text (which will go into the text-section of the wikipage-file) 
> and then switch formedit on again ? Will the (in the text) entered 
> data be lost ?

When the form is detached from a page, the page should act just like any 
other PmWiki page.  When the form is attached again, then any fields 
defined for that particular form should be active.  Attaching a 
different form will cause the fields defined in that form to be active.  
This makes it possible for a given page to be viewed and edited using 
different forms where some of the fields are common to the forms and 
some are related to only a particular form. 

> This will also be a topic if you will edit the page offline (see 
> emacs-edit cookbook entry from Christian) - not that it has to be 
> compatible but more that it should be documented somewhere.

I don't know enough about emacs and offline editing to comment on this.  
Sorry.

>
> I think that is one of the main differences of wikiform and fgs: the 
> place where the information is stored: in the text- or  in special 
> sections, right ?
>
All data related to FGS forms is stored within the PmWiki page using 
'special' field tags.  If you go to PageHistory for a page with a form 
attached and then select 'Show changes to markup' you will see the 
tags.  They have the form {==tag==}

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