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MelarBaram Lost but trying Posts: 1 Reg: Jul 22, 2013 Knoxville 1,110	confirm \| cancel 07/22/13 04:39 PM (12 years ago) Is it Possible? I need to create an app for work. It needs to be able to take various forms of data from the user via a page with multiple queries, use that data to calculate information, store the data via a cloud service, and compile a .pdf from the data for our customers. I've tried to use eclipse and program for android, but I can't wrap my head around the APIs and where to start. Is it possible to create such an app using buzztouch? Title Comments I need to create an app for work. It needs to be able to take various forms of data from the user via a page with multiple queries, use that data to calculate information, store the data via a cloud service, and compile a .pdf from the data for our customers. I've tried to use eclipse and program for android, but I can't wrap my head around the APIs and where to start. Is it possible to create such an app using buzztouch?

SmugWimp Smugger than thou... Posts: 6316 Reg: Nov 07, 2012 Tamuning, GU 81,410	07/22/13 05:07 PM (12 years ago) If it can be done on Android, or iOS, it can be done using Buzztouch. Think of Buzztouch as a 'shell' application. You have plugins available to you, that ease the ability to add features to your app, but if those plugins don't perform the desired function, it's still Android (Java), or Xcode (ObjC), that you use to create that functionality. The Buzztouch 'shell' isn't a functioning app; but it has most of the 'housekeeping' that you need already done for you. Alerts, Location Services, Networking, things you'll have to do anyway, are already done. With respect to what you want, it can be done, but it's not lego; you'll have to do some homework. What it sounds like, is that (if you're working on android) you'll want to create part of that app (the queries and stuff) on a server available to the device via internet/network, using PHP/MySQL and whatever technology that isn't 'logistically' feasible for a device. Use the device to host the user interface, perhaps a webpage or something, and the calculations can be done either on the server or on the device. Cloud storage can be done, although I'm not sure exactly how for Android. But I'm sure it's been done before, so it can be done again. Since Buzztouch is basically a 'shell' Java or Objective C app, whatever code you find on the net can be used to provide functions for your app. And the forum is pretty good, so if you have questions, you can always ask here. Cheers! -- Smug Comments If it can be done on Android, or iOS, it can be done using Buzztouch. Think of Buzztouch as a 'shell' application. You have plugins available to you, that ease the ability to add features to your app, but if those plugins don't perform the desired function, it's still Android (Java), or Xcode (ObjC), that you use to create that functionality. The Buzztouch 'shell' isn't a functioning app; but it has most of the 'housekeeping' that you need already done for you. Alerts, Location Services, Networking, things you'll have to do anyway, are already done. With respect to what you want, it can be done, but it's not lego; you'll have to do some homework. What it sounds like, is that (if you're working on android) you'll want to create part of that app (the queries and stuff) on a server available to the device via internet/network, using PHP/MySQL and whatever technology that isn't 'logistically' feasible for a device. Use the device to host the user interface, perhaps a webpage or something, and the calculations can be done either on the server or on the device. Cloud storage can be done, although I'm not sure exactly how for Android. But I'm sure it's been done before, so it can be done again. Since Buzztouch is basically a 'shell' Java or Objective C app, whatever code you find on the net can be used to provide functions for your app. And the forum is pretty good, so if you have questions, you can always ask here. Cheers! -- Smug

SheriDee Code is Art Posts: 1094 Reg: Sep 23, 2011 location unknow... 22,840	07/22/13 08:04 PM (12 years ago) Chris1 has a customized webform plugin he has been working on but not sure about the workaround with android. Still need knowledge of php/MySQL on ios I believe he can set it up for your company. But I can't speak for him. http://buzztouch.com/chris1 Best of luck! Sheri Comments Chris1 has a customized webform plugin he has been working on but not sure about the workaround with android. Still need knowledge of php/MySQL on ios I believe he can set it up for your company. But I can't speak for him. http://buzztouch.com/chris1 Best of luck! Sheri

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