How to create an HTML or PDF Form with Cloud Mobile Form 's eSurvey

How to create an HTML or PDF Form with Cloud Mobile Form 's eSurvey

1 ) eSurvey's HTML Reports/ Forms

Survey empowers users to replace paper forms with HTML e-forms.

Every mobile form has associated by default an HTML template that can be emailed or uploaded as per your survey settings. 

eSurvey by default creates a default HTML eform with each survey/form that is executed . 

The HTML eform gets included as an attachment into your email with the results if within your Survey Settings you selected the option " Send GPS, Picture & Voice files by e-mail " 

The Default HTML eform will basically include ALL Questions and ALL Answers of your survey/form , presented in a sequential order

If a particular question has no answer, the the default HTML eform won't include that question in the form

Please read our Web Site's  FAQs - Default eForm HTML Code to see the standard HTML code used to create this form 

The benefits of producing an HTML eForms instead of a PDF form are : 

  • HTML eforms are 100% guaranteed to be viewable & readable on any device 
  • HTML eforms adjusts to any device screen size ( smartphones, tablets, notebooks, etc ) 
  • HTML eform is lighter and faster to upload thus optimizing your sync times with eSurvey 
  • HTML eforms can always be printed as PDFs

 eSurvey's HTML forms are Unique because : 

  • They can have embedded pictures coded into the HTML code ( not linked URLs ) 
  • They can have embedded signature captured pictures ( same as pictures ) 
  • They can be 100% customized to look like the original paper form
The Default HTML Page will post ALL Questions and ALL Answers and it will be send by DEFAULT .

The Default HTML Page is located on this folder : 

Blackberry :  SDCARD/EMSER/ESURVEY/CONFIG   with File Name : surveyResult_Template.html 

Android : MNT/SDCARD/CMF/CONFIG with File Name : surveyResult_Template.html 

This file can be customized by advance users with knowledge of HTML coding or by savvy user  with the usage of  an HTML Viewer  ( NOT Word or any other advanced Text editor please )

2 ) eSurvey's CUSTOMIZED HTML Reports/ Forms

Advanced users are able to Create their OWN CUSTOMIZED FORMS with eSurvey by Creating a Replica of their form using HTML code ( with an HTML Viewer/Editor ) 

EACH ANSWER ( FIELD ) FROM ESURVEY WILL BE STORED ON A VARIABLE CALLED :  %ANSWER[N]%  ( where N is the Question Number ) 

For Matrix Questions please use %ANSWER[N][M]%  ( where N is the Question Number and M is the Option Answer Number for that  question ) 

By just inserting this variable on your HTML form wherever you want it to be displayed, eSurvey will REPLACE that Variable with VALUE of that Question 

PLEASE SEE SAMPLE CODE AND FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ATTACHED  ( LINK : https://berryforms.box.com/howtocreateforms ) 

  1. TO INVOKE A CUSTOMIZED FORM FOR YOUR SURVEY, ALL WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TO NAME THE HTML FILE, WITH THE SAME NAME AS YOUR SURVEY ( FORM ) 
  2. THE HTML FOR SHOULD BE STORED IN THE SAME FOLDER WHERE THE DEFAULT HTML FORM IS LOCATED 
  3. THE HMTL FORM WILL BE SENT WITH EACH SURVEY AS LONG AS THE OPTION " Send GPS, Picture & Voice files by e-mail " IS SELECTED @ SURVEY SETTINGS 
  4. THE HTML FORM WILL BE SENT TO EMAIL ADDRESS DEFINED IN YOU SURVEY SERVICES 
  5. THE HTML FORM WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO BE UPLOADED INTO ZOHO CREATOR 
  6. ONCE THE HTML FORM IS CREATED IT WILL LOOK AS AN HTML CODE OF YOUR FORM DULY FIILED OUT BY THE USER 
  7. THE HTML FORM WILL BE ABLE TO BE EXPORTED OR PRINTED AS A PDF REPORT WITH ANY COMPUTER 
To upload eSurvey's HTML form in Zoho Creator ( if needed ) - Please send us an email 

3 ) Zoho Creators's CUSTOMIZED HTML Views/Forms

When eSurvey's DATA is synchronized with Zoho Creator , Advanced Users can Create a Custom HTML Form using ZOHO's HTML editor 

The reason why a user would like to use this option instead of eSurvey's Forms is if : 

  1. Form's fields might be subject to being updated or changed
  2. User needs to create 2 or more different forms with same set of data 
  3. User needs to create some workflow in terms of where the form needs to be sent 
  4. Other customization need
To create an HTML form with Zoho Creator , you can basically use the same HTML source code from your eSurvey's HTML form and replace the %Answer[n] variables with Zoho's Variables using Deluge Scripting  <%=FieldName%>

For more information about creating Zoho Creator's HTML Forms please visit this link : https://help.creator.zoho.com/Create-HTML-Views.html 

INTEGRATION SERVICES 

Cloud Mobile Forms offers Form Design Services as follows : 

a ) eSurvey Questionnaire/Form Design  ( Data Capture ) for $120.00 
  • Up to 80 Fields 
  • If you design your form, WE WILL SYNC IT FOR FREE WITH ZOHO CREATOR OR ZOHO REPORT . Click here to Learn More

b ) eSurvey HTML Form  for $120.00  (  up to 65 Fields/Questions )

  • eSurvey form and HTML form for $180.00 

c ) Zoho HTML Form for $120.00 ( up to 65 Fields/Questions ) 

In case of needing more information, please do not hesitate to contact us 

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