Forms?

Just looking for a product that is good for developing electronic forms?
I've never come across application that does this easily. I've had a play
with Infopath, Outlook Forms, had a go at some ASP, but couldn't find a
simple way of doing what I want. I want to be able to create a form with
simple text fields, check boxes and drop down menus that can be pushed into
a database and send notifications etc. Must be able to run anywhere so I'm
thinking ASP/Web is the way to go.
Any ideas?

 

I use Access for that.

 

In news:, Uncle Bully bitched and moaned:

What is the purpose of this interface?

If it is just to enter data locally, for a single user, as RS suggested
Access might be enough.

If on the otherhand you are looking to recieve input from numerous sources,
then a web application might be the path required, however depending on the
amount of data an open source database server could be an option.

 

I want to do things like a leave form. eg Form has feilds such as name,
manager, dates, reason etc. They post the form which sends a notifcation to
their manager, the manager can then approve or reject it, which it then gets
sent onto HR who can then export the data into a format to input into the
payroll system.
I'm sure every company everywhere has a need for something like this but
I've never come across anything before. Everywhere I've ever worked still
uses paper. Ideally it should be non-platform specific (ie Web based) so
that it can be run from an Intranet in multiple locations where they may use
different software, and also it'd should be easy to modify. I'm currently
using Outlook Forms which has scripting support, but it's a bit dodgy the
way ti works, and you have to have an Exchange Server to run them (not good
for remote offices).

 

I would go the way of outlook, and there is a ways of sharing without
using exchange. Have a look into this one (I haven't used it)

http://www.webmasterfree.com/software/E-MailTools/OutlookAdd-ons/public_outlook.html

It may let you access remotely if the .pst file is somewhere that can
also be accessed remotely.

 

Thanks. This may not solve my form problem, but it will fix a problem I've
had with sharing remote mailboxes.