Populate a database field with data from a form

[pilotguy]

Sorry if this has been asked already.  I didn't find anything.

I'd like to know how if possible, to populate a field in a database (Name) with the information typed into a form by a user.  So when they fill out "Name" on their form, it gets sent to a separate database and adds a record with the "Name" entered into the form.

Can anyone help me with this?

[Marc]

Im not sure on what it is you are looking to achieve here, but have you had a look at using pages databases? This way you can add whatever fields you need and the rest is done for you.

[pilotguy]

Hi @Marc S - I have a form that users fill out when applying for membership.  It has a field for a gamer tag.  I have a separate database called "Gamer Tags."  That DB has a field for a gamer tag to be entered into it which populates a page with the feed from that database showing "Gamer tags."  I'd basically like to have that database populated automatically when some fills out the form I mentioned above.

 

[Flitterkill]

For something like this just get Pages, seriously.

[pilotguy]

I have pages

[Flitterkill]

Use Pages for the membership form.

Make sure to have an admin-only (hidden) field for approved/denied.

Make the block feed from this membership app form, and then when displaying the content just filter on approved and display just gamertags or whatever.

Might need to do this in the block template but still pretty easy. Otherwise it seems like a duplicated effort. Unless I'm missing something else going on.

[Meddysong]

12 minutes ago, pilotguy said:

I have pages

Good stuff. The first thing to do, then, is read this article and the subsequent ones to get you used to what the features are and what they're called. After that, have a go at building this recipe database and then adapt it to your needs.

[pilotguy]

Both good suggestions and I suppose it is high time I get to reading up on that!

[Meddysong]

1 hour ago, pilotguy said:

Both good suggestions and I suppose it is high time I get to reading up on that!

Honestly, buddy, I was totally new to anything like this when I first got Pages. Now I could set up a database in a couple of minutes. I think a quick read and play-around would pay you back immensely