[AccessD] Emailing Form Data

By the way if you are doing this in a heavy duty environment.
One enterprise solution is to use Xerox DocuShare but that is $10,000 
for a 100 seat license.
A similar product based on WebDav at less than half the price is Xythos
http://www.xythos.com/home/xythos/index.html

Boyd, Mark Thomas (US - Philadelphia) wrote:

>Thanks Drew.  I agree that posting a web page would ideal, but I don't
>have access to a web server, or even a file sharing server for that
>matter.  I am at a client site, with limited resources.
>I'm starting to think that just sending an Excel file for the user to
>update should meet our needs.
>
>
>Mark Boyd 
>Senior Consultant 
>Enterprise Risk Services 
>Deloitte & Touche LLP 
>  
>Tel: +1 215 405 5576
>mboyd at deloitte.com 
>www.deloitte.com 
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
>DWUTKA at marlow.com
>Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 6:26 PM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Emailing Form Data
>
>It would be far easier to just send the end users a 'link' in email,
>that
>would open a webpage with the data they are to review/modify.  Fairly
>easy
>to do in asp.  Just a thought.
>
>Drew
>
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From:	Boyd, Mark Thomas (US - Philadelphia)
>[SMTP:mboyd at deloitte.com]
>	Sent:	Tuesday, November 15, 2005 10:50 AM
>	To:	Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>	Subject:	[AccessD] Emailing Form Data
>
>	I need to send database data to end-users, have them modify, and
>return
>	back to me.
>	My table contains 2 fields, [ProjectName] and [ProgressPrct].  I
>have a
>	form with 2 controls per record, txtProjectName (textbox) and
>	cmbProgress (combo box).  The data on the combo box needs to be
>updated
>	on a weekly basis, with values of 0 - 100%, in increments of 10.
>	 
>	What is the easiest way to send this data for user reponse?
>	I'm thinking that sending a user form as an attachment would
>work,
>but
>	I'm not sure what kind of form to use.  We've considered Outlook
>forms,
>	but creating this form from code is very time-consuming, and
>uploading
>	the returned data within customized fields sounds daunting.
>	InfoPath would be ideal, but not all users have this program
>installed.
>	 
>	Because the sending of this form will occur on a weekly basis,
>I'd
>like
>	to automate it as much as possible.
>	Any direction is greatly appreciated.
>	 
>	Thanks.
>
>	Mark Boyd 
>	Senior Consultant 
>	Enterprise Risk Services 
>	Deloitte & Touche LLP 
>	  
>	Tel: +1 215 405 5576
>	mboyd at deloitte.com 
>	www.deloitte.com <http://www.deloitte.com/> 
>
>  
>

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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada