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khaidinAsked on November 11, 2017 at 5:16 PM
How can i make this widget 100% automatically?
I have intergrated my form with google spreadsheet. But i cannot use that google spreadsheet in my google drive account to lookup data. So I need to download it and save it in .xlsx.
Is there is any solution for that?
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Support_Management Jotform SupportReplied on November 11, 2017 at 7:46 PM
From how I understood it, you wanted to automate the process below:
JotForm > Google Spreadsheet > save as Excel > import to Spreadsheet to Form Widget
Sadly, this can't be done technically speaking. The process needs to be user-initiated. The Spreadsheet to Form Widget can only be setup in a way that the form owner will upload an Excel File to the widget wizard. Only then will the widget have a way to query/lookup data from a sheet.
Related guide: How-to-Use-the-Spreadsheet-to-Form-Widget
In case we misunderstood your question, just get back to us with a bit more info and a clearer description of what you're trying to do so we can better assist you.
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khaidinReplied on November 11, 2017 at 10:43 PMThe part "save as excell"... can the data be update automatically?
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khaidinReplied on November 11, 2017 at 10:43 PMLet me give you an example.
My customer fill in the rental form. So i want to create lookup function by
their id number..
So i already have existing customer data in google spreadsheet. But this
google spreadsheet cannot be upload in jotform..
It need to be download as excell first.. then upload in jotform.
So how can i make data in excell update automatically everytime new
customer enter the data?
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David JotForm Support ManagerReplied on November 11, 2017 at 11:40 PM
That is not possible, we do not have an automatic feature that will pull data from a database. What you can do is to hire a developer that can create you the proper script solution to pull data from your own database, and also forward any new entry to it.
I assume that your developer will need to download your form's full source code: https://www.jotform.com/help/104-How-to-get-the-Full-Source-Code-of-your-Form
Here is an example on how to forward data to your own database using MySQL and PHP: https://www.jotform.com/help/126-How-to-send-Submissions-to-Your-MySQL-Database-Using-PHP