Transform is a utility for processing web forms that does not require knowledge of scripting or programming. It allows you to collect form data and email it or store it in a file. This workshop is for people who maintain web sites and XHTML coders with prior knowledge of XHTML form tags. Participants take an existing, one-page web survey form and are guided in using Transform to accept a form submission and create e-mails and a data file that stores the collected data. There are also guided exercises in which participants set required fields and return feedback to the user.

Note:

Transform is available on only the IU central Web server (Webserve). Accounts on the central Web servers are available to academic/departmental groups, registered student groups, or approved professional organizations.

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Participants will:

• install Transform in to an account
• generate e-mail based on a form submission
• set required form fields
• capture form data to a file
• control feedback supplied to form users

The following workshops are suggested prerequisites to this workshop:

• Unix: The Basics
• XHTML: Web Forms

Participants should already be able to:

• work with XHTML form tags
• use a text editor to do mark up
• use basic Unix commands, directory structure, and permissions