Forms and redisplaying info in html

[snakeeyes27]

Wondering if anyone can offer advice for a personal project. Trying to create a scuba dive log where I can enter information from a dive onto my website through an html form, save that information in a file (cgi?) and then later access all of the information in a formatted webpage. I have crafted up an html form, but I am unsure how to go about saving the information (let alone recalling it!) Ideally, I'd like to be able to make calculations with some of the information, but that is probably not likely given my limited programming experience (anyone wanna talk Turing?) If anyone can even point me in the best approach, I'd be greatly appreciative!

 

[snakeeyes27]

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[snakeeyes27]

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[DaveSimmons]

html form -> script page 1 -> write to text file or database
script page 2 -> read from text file or database -> display results and possibly do calcs

If a linux server you could write the script page in Perl or PHP, google for a million pages on both
If a Windows server you can also use ASP (VBasic or javascript) as well as perl (& PHP?) if installed
If a Winfows server with .Net installed, ASP.NET and I guess VB.Net or C# (haven't done this myself yet)

ASP for Dummies was actually an OK book for starting from zero when I looked at it in '99, there are probably Perl / PHP for Dummies books too.

 

[oog]

depending on what you're trying to post, a blog might actually work. try blogger.com.

 

[Adul]

i may find time to help you out here

pm me if you want.