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Last modified: Wednesday, June 07, 2006  

A formatted document containing blank fields that users can fill in with data. With paper forms, it is usually necessary for someone to transfer the data from the paper to a computer database, where the results can then be statistically analyzed. Some OCR systems can do this automatically, but they're generally limited to forms containing just check boxes. They can't handle handwritten text.

Electronic forms solve this problem by entirely skipping the paper stage. Instead, the form appears on the user's display screen and the user fills it in by selecting options with a pointing device or typing in text from the computer keyboard. The data is then sent directly to a forms processing application, which enters the information into a database.

Electronic forms are especially common on the World Wide Web because the HTML language has built-in codes for displaying form elements such as text fields and check boxes. Typically, the data entered into a Web-based form is processed by a CGI program.

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Decoding forms with CGI
This NCSA page contains tips and information on decoding forms with CGI. Additionally, there are links to an archive of downloadable decoding software packages.

Programming with HTML forms
This how-to guide describes the three stages in the design and implementation of a HTML forms-based application. Includes HTML syntax and three working examples in C.

Shana Corporation
Home page of Shana Corporation, makers of the Informed family of electronic forms software. Their site contains links to product, company and support information.

WebCom's forms tutorial
This tutorial describes form tags, parameters, input field types, and provides HTML source code.

Yahoo!'s HTML forms programming page
Yahoo!'s directory of HTML forms programming.

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