I am looking to purchase the Gravity form for 1 site. I would like to verify that it will link or save to an existing mysql database in wordpress. The database table are completed I need a form that will link and populate the database table. Thanks Heidi
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Pre Purchase which version will work
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Gravity Forms stores data in it's own database tables. It doesn't save to existing tables or another MySQL database. It has it's own database tables in your WordPress database that it interacts with.
It is possible to make a form store data in another database as well, however that is a customization and requires you to use available API hooks to write custom code to store the data in the custom tables or database. It isn't something it does out of the box, it can only be done using the available API hooks.
Posted 13 years ago on Thursday February 24, 2011 | Permalink -
Where can I find more info about this?
My client needs to have the form data made into an XLS doc (or tab delimited file) so it can be imported into a LightSpeed database. LightSpeed is a Point of Purchase program they are using in their brick-and-mortar store... but it also has a web component.Posted 13 years ago on Monday March 21, 2011 | Permalink -
@beyoyo2 Gravity Forms can export entry data to CSV. So if you don't need real time integration and can work with manually exporting the data to CSV and then importing into Lightspeed then that should be doable with the available tools.
If you need realtime integration you would have to write the customization, i'm not familiar with LightSpeed so I don't know what would be involved.
Posted 13 years ago on Monday March 21, 2011 | Permalink -
Yes, you can add hidden fields to your form and you can also use custom PHP or the query string to dynamically populate those hidden fields.
Posted 13 years ago on Monday March 21, 2011 | Permalink -
capseo
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I have another outside form i want to grab url and some others variables and put it into hidden imput into gravity forms. how can i do that with php to make post with variables to add values into hidden input into gravity please help me
Posted 13 years ago on Wednesday March 23, 2011 | Permalink -
Hi Capseo,
Here is some information on pre populating field values:
Basic: http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Allow_field_to_be_populated_dynamically
Advanced: http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_field_value_$parameter_name
Posted 13 years ago on Wednesday March 23, 2011 | Permalink -
Currently it doesn't split data up into multiple files because it's a direct download and it can't send you multiple downloads in a single call. You'd have to edit it externally.
Posted 13 years ago on Thursday March 24, 2011 | Permalink -
The client now want to submit the second part of the form multiple times.
It is for consignment of antiques. So the first part of the form is the Consignee's personal info.The second part is for the Item(s) to be consigned. .. and they may have more than 1 item .. but would use the same form over and over buy hitting "add another item" button.
No idea on how to accomplish this. Should it be 2 forms?
Posted 13 years ago on Friday March 25, 2011 | Permalink -
It could still be one form, you could use a multi-page form. Then show/hide pages using conditional logic. However the export would still be a single entry.
Posted 13 years ago on Friday March 25, 2011 | Permalink
