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a_gunslingera_g
Qrew Member
8 years ago

Quickbase form to web for web data collection?

I must have made a big assumption with QB.  I assumed once a QB was created the form for it could be used to place it online for web-based data entry and use.  Saw some archaic method (Form Wizard) but that just keeps locking up regardless of browser.  Is this solution just not primarily meant for web-based access? Hoping Im missing something obvious.

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  • When you say "web-based access", are you wanting to embed it on your website? Or do you simply need others to have access to the form?
  • Possibly both?  Person in field can enter new record via web-based form.  Embedded fine, but was assuming a QB generated web URL for the form.  Might be using it backwards, looking more for web form emphasis with secondary backend data collection, while QB may be the other way around.
  • Sounds like you just need to invite those users into QuickBase. QuickBase is already web-based and if a user accesses it on a mobile device, they will be taken to the mobile version of your application. While the interface for mobile isn't the best at the moment, I know that QuickBase is making every effort to bring it up to today's mobile standards. Additionally, you can build a stand-alone mobile page that you can host on your website's servers that can interact with QuickBase in the background if the standard mobile experience doesn't work for your users.
  • Thanks for the prompt replies!  All good info.  Is there any info on your second option:  you can build a stand-alone mobile page ...
  • Todd -

    Please feel free to reach out to me using the information in my profile here. We setup something similar for a client and I'd be happy to discuss that with you.

    Blake
  • How did the Mobile frontend work out?  You guys ever build it?

    ~Rob
  • It's something you can do using the API; we have several web based forms that read fata from and update quickbase databases, works very well.