Can I ‘program’ JotForm with code and export submissions to XML files?

  • Mike Norris
    Asked on September 22, 2021 at 1:43 PM

    My partner is a glass art maker, she has a kiln. The kiln takes instructions from XML files.

    I’d like to build a programmable online form.

    the form will be a simple table with say 6 to 8 rows and 4 or 5 columns.

    I want to do basic validation, setting some coils to numeric and other to alphanumeric.

    I then want to convert what’s on the form into XML but I need complete control over how the XML is structured. The kiln expects an exact format.




  • Laura JotForm Support
    Replied on September 22, 2021 at 11:07 PM

    Hi Mike,

    Would you have an example of the XML file how exactly it would need to look like?

    In JotForm, it is unfortunately not possible to export form submissions into an XML file directly.
    You would need to download the submissions as Excel files, and then convert the Excel into an XML file.

    To make calculations on the form, you can either use the Spreadsheet widget or the Input Table.
    With the Spreadsheet widget, you can make calculations directly in the spreadsheet:
    How-to-set-up-the-spreadsheet-widget

    With the Input Table, you can use form calculations or conditions:
    How-to-perform-form-calculation-in-the-input-table-field
    Calculate-values-in-the-input-table-through-condition

    I'm not exactly sure if the features can answer to your needs, but please take a look and let us know if you have any further questions.