Multi-page forms and fields height -...

Aug 13th, 2015 at 09:49 AM
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Steve
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Hi Tracy,

Currently Webform Builder only offers one page forms. I am sure there is a way to customize this with a lot of manual coding but no options from within the application itself. It may be worth adding a comment to the suggestions page on WFB. I think it would be a cool feature to have multiple page webforms.
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Aug 13th, 2015 at 09:57 AM
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You can use the redirect option within the Form builder to go from page to page.
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Aug 14th, 2015 at 10:59 PM
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Tracy OShaughnessy wrote:
I have a client who has really long forms... like 30-50 pages. I am currently using InDesign files that I make fillable in Acrobat. She now wants the forms to be online, the first one is 30 pages in word.

Is this beyond Web Form Builder? Or can WFB handle this?

I have only used WFB for 1 page forms


The multi-page option has been listed as "coming soon several years now" I am not giving up on CC's promise, I just hope I don't die of old age before it happens ;-)

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Aug 16th, 2015 at 02:21 PM
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I too hope this happens, but I did learn from another project that once the database hits 80 fields, it fails, so while multiple pages are most welcome, there is still a limitation. I host my own mysql, not on CC, so that may be a different situation. If anyone knows about long forms, more than 80 fields, I'd love to learn more.
Aug 23rd, 2015 at 11:00 PM
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bizpat wrote:
I too hope this happens, but I did learn from another project that once the database hits 80 fields, it fails, so while multiple pages are most welcome, there is still a limitation. I host my own mysql, not on CC, so that may be a different situation. If anyone knows about long forms, more than 80 fields, I'd love to learn more.


I was not aware that Form Builder had a limitation on the number of fields, good to know though. I have to build a survey form which has more than 80 line items.

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Aug 24th, 2015 at 10:13 AM
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Eric Rohloff
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bizpat wrote:
I too hope this happens, but I did learn from another project that once the database hits 80 fields, it fails, so while multiple pages are most welcome, there is still a limitation. I host my own mysql, not on CC, so that may be a different situation. If anyone knows about long forms, more than 80 fields, I'd love to learn more.


It must be your host because I tested a form with 87 inputs and it posted to mysql just fine.:cool:
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Aug 24th, 2015 at 10:57 AM
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"It must be your host because I tested a form with 87 inputs and it posted to mysql just fine."

Well, I have a dedicated server that I manage, with help from server gods on occasion. What should I be looking for in order to change this setting? It really messed me up on a previous project. I'd love to be able to have more than 80 fields.
Thanks.
Aug 24th, 2015 at 04:38 PM
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Eric Rohloff
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bizpat wrote:
"It must be your host because I tested a form with 87 inputs and it posted to mysql just fine."

Well, I have a dedicated server that I manage, with help from server gods on occasion. What should I be looking for in order to change this setting? It really messed me up on a previous project. I'd love to be able to have more than 80 fields.
Thanks.

I would ask your host.
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Oct 26th, 2016 at 04:19 PM
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Eric Rohloff wrote:
You can use the redirect option within the Form builder to go from page to page.



I need to create a multi-page form. If I simply used the redirect between form, how would the form data be captured?
Would it have to be captured twice, once for each page?

Otherwise i am going to try and cobble together my forms with the (http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com) plug in mentioned earlier in this post.
Oct 26th, 2016 at 05:05 PM
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Chuck (ITManager)
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Go here for more info on MySQL column (field) limits: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/ … limit.html
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