Special Edition Using SOAP

Creating a Simple Data Entry Form Application

The data entry form application covers a lot of ground. For example, a survey is a type of data entry form, albeit limited in scope. Some people also include full-fledged database applications (discussed in Chapter 8) in this mix. However, there’s a middle ground application that better defines the simple data entry form application. It’s the kind of application where you expect two-way communication, but the communication is limited.

In this section, we’ll look at a data entry form where the user enters information and receives a response based on his input. The user enters data, but can’t modify the input in any way. The conversation is two-way because the server provides a response based on the ...