ECMap can import many fields on an HTML form. It can import:
Text boxes
Drop-down lists
Radio buttons
Check boxes
It cannot import from text areas.
Importing a record definition from an HTML form
Choose Application Files>Import Definitions>HTML from the main menu.
The HTML Import window displays.
The appearance of the HTML Import window changes depending on the choices you make.
Do one of the following:
Select Dir/File/Record to import a record definition and associate it with a file and a directory.
Enter the following information:
The Input File is the name of the file from which the record definition is imported. You can enter the file name or Browse for it. If you select Browse, the Browse – HTML/ XML File window displays. Double-click a file or enter it and select Open. You return to the HTML Import window, and the file you selected is entered in the Input File text box.
The Directory is the name of the directory with which the file is associated.
The File is the name of the file with which the record is associated.
The Record is the internal ECMap name for the record which is associated with the directory and/or file above and which is interpreted using the imported record definition. ECMap assigns Record1 as the default record name for the first imported record definition, Record2 as the record name for the second imported record definition, etc. You can change the record name.
Select File/Record to import a record definition and associate it with a file.
Enter the following information:
The Input File is the name of the file from which the record definition is imported. You can enter the file name or Browse for it. If you select Browse, the Browse – HTML/ XML File window displays. Double-click a file or enter it and select Open. You return to the HTML Import window, and the file you selected is entered in the Input File text box.
The File is the name of the file with which the record is associated.
The Record is the internal ECMap name for the record which is associated with the file above and which is interpreted using the imported record definition. ECMap assigns Record1 as the record name for the first imported record definition, Record2 as the record name for the second imported record definition, and so on
Select Record Only to import a record definition only and do not associate it with a file or a directory.
Enter the following information:
The Input File is the name of the file from which the record definition is imported. You can enter the file name or Browse for it. If you select Browse, the Browse – HTML File window displays. Double-click a file or enter it and select Open. You return to the HTML Import window, and the file you selected is entered in the Input File text box.
The Record is the internal ECMap name for the record which is interpreted using the imported record definition. ECMap assigns Record1 as the record name for the first imported record definition, Record2 as the record name for the second imported record definition, and so on.
Select View HTML, to view the HTML in your default Browser.
