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Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database
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Nick Dokos |
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Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database |
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Mon, 29 Dec 2014 13:06:22 -0500 |
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Vikas Rawal <address@hidden> writes:
> This is, in all likelihood, a crazy idea. Please excuse me for that.
>
> I often need to get a number of people enter complex survey data into
> a database using some kind of forms. The forms I need are fairly
> complex (with several nested grids, for example). I need radio-buttons
> and drop-down menus-equivalents.
>
> I was thinking if it would be worth it to use Org-mode for data entry.
>
> The idea would be something like this. We have a template org file
> that is copied for each survey respondent. The template contains
> “blank” org tables and some source blocks. Responses are filled into
> the org tables, and then the source blocks are evaluated to feed the
> data into the database. You can version-control the whole thing so
> that different people can create these records and push it to a
> centralised git repository.
>
> Has anyone done anything like this? What has been the experience?
>
> There are two aspects that immediately come to my mind.
>
> 1. Is org adequately feature rich for such a scenario? There are two concerns
> I can think of right now.
> 1.1 Would feeding information from one Org table to another become too
> complicated?
> 1.2 Is there a way to build in tab-completion for columns in Org-table
> using pre-specified categories?
>
> 2. In my case, people who would enter the data into org files would
> not have used emacs before. So, there is a learning curve. Is it worth
> it? Or should one just build a web-based graphic application for such
> people to use?
>
My knee-jerk reaction was: Use Django, not org - but that may be a
failure of imagination on my part.
--
Nick
- [O] Org-mode to feed a database, Vikas Rawal, 2014/12/28
- Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database, Marcin Borkowski, 2014/12/29
- Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database,
Nick Dokos <=
- Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database, Vikas Rawal, 2014/12/30
- [O] Conducting end user surveys and analyze data (was: Org-mode to feed a database), Karl Voit, 2014/12/31
- Re: [O] Conducting end user surveys and analyze data (was: Org-mode to feed a database), Ista Zahn, 2014/12/31
- Re: [O] Conducting end user surveys and analyze data (was: Org-mode to feed a database), Karl Voit, 2014/12/31
- Re: [O] Conducting end user surveys and analyze data (was: Org-mode to feed a database), Ista Zahn, 2014/12/31
- Re: [O] Conducting end user surveys and analyze data (was: Org-mode to feed a database), Marcin Borkowski, 2014/12/31
Re: [O] Org-mode to feed a database, Karl Voit, 2014/12/30