Google Forms like survey?

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Hello,

I am looking for a Google Forms like feature where a simple spreadsheet is converted into a fillable form for a survey that can be shared via a link.

Explanation:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/docs/s0H_t2vq6Qo

Example:

How could this be achieved?

I would like to use this with my simple webspace.

Thanks in advance and regards.

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Hi @dacoex,

You may want to have a look into the Nextcloud Polls-app (https://github.com/nextcloud/polls). A full-featured forms-app is not available at the moment, and is not in development.

Maybe you know somebody - or you want to develop this app yourself :muscle:

Greetings,
Marius

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Can be done with Ethercalc (see Ownpad integration app). I doubt that will work on a ā€œsimpleā€ webspace though.

Otherwise, looked into Limesurvey?

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Yes, this is what I thought of as alternative.
It will be hosted outside the Nextcloud installation.

Since it focuses on ā€œrealā€ surveys, it does not transform tables directly into forms.

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I noted that it only allows binary (Yes/No) type of responses.
The only feature I am missing is that cannot responders add own text, answer open questions or multiple choices:

Where do you want to go tomorrow?

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I think they are already working on it. We're Making a Forms app

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@dacoex
There is new app in app store
https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/forms

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@Rastislav_Karaba

Thanks for letting me know! Really appreciate it.

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Just a shame that all these years later it still canā€™t automatically put the form data into a spreadsheet which is the killer feature of Google Forms

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You can save the CSV in Nextcloud or you can download it. Also there are two kinds of result presentations in the app Forms. But maybe you like to write an issue.

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Thereā€™s also some development going on to implement this feature. However, thereā€™s - as always - no ETA.

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Yes, Iā€™m aware of that, thanks.

There is already an issue about this that dates back to 2019. Itā€™s issue number 5

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Thatā€™s good to hear, thanks!

Where can I follow along with that? Is there a git repository somewhere I can keep an eye on?

Thanks!

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Yes, itā€™s the same repository as for the linked issue :slight_smile: Just have a look at the PRs there

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Thanks, I found this:

But sadly that still doesnā€™t seem to be trying to implement actually putting form submissions directly into spreadsheet doc, just directly into a CSV file. Definitely the right direction, but still not really whatā€™s need imho.