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Re: D-Rats Form Design


 

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The forms in Winlink are HTML.? They use the server in RMS Express to create an XML file that is sent with the email.? D-RATS used to do something similar, but the forms weren't HTML.? It was very difficult to create new forms, having created several.? Doing an HTML form and building a server into D-RATS to do the same thing that RMS Express is doing would be a good thing.? I wish I had more time to help this project.? It would be fun.?

Thanks

David, AC7DS


On 10/17/20 3:32 AM, Michael Mandell wrote:

Anybody know how to design nice looking forms like WinLink Express has? Red Cross got all their special forms (some unique, some tweaked from ICS stuff) with their logo, etc. into WinLink. My suspicion is the WinLink people continue to try to push their system for emcomm and building nice forms for a major served agency helps serve their purpose. In an exercise some months ago with ARC, some of the forms were kind of ported to FLDigi for use by the PA ARES groups, who are FLDigi (not WinLink) groups. In the most recent exercise, this was not going to be allowed and it was 100 percent WinLink (and the nice forms). Here in our area, we have focused on D-Rats for emcomm (we have no WinLink VHF/UHF RMS around here, as is the case in most places) but the forms section of D-Rats is rudimentary at best. Served agencies seem to want info but on their own form, too. I know this is xml stuff, but if anybody has delved into this and possibly how to convert forms from those already fabricated in WinLink Express or FLDigi, that would be a strong point for the D-Rats group here.?

Unless I am missing something, using D-Rats with internet email relay is at least as powerful as WinLink without the necessity of an RMS. The only drawback to D-Rats is lack of the nice customized forms WinLink Express has. Thanks.

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