Question about retrieving data from search page on another web site

[Mike]

I'm building a form that, among other things, has to capture employee
name, phone, address, etc. The company has a web site/online
directory that one can use to look up info on employees -- phone
number, address, etc. I want to be able to autopopulate certain
fields on my form by retrieving info from this web site. How I'd like
to do this: User will enter their ID number and click a button. My
web page will pass the query to the search page of the directory site
and return results to the appropriate fields on my form (Name, Phone,
Mailing Address, etc.). I need to have this info in the database I am
building, and doing it in this way will save my users a lot of typing.
I know how to pre-populate form fields using a local database and the
DRW, but not how to do this using another web/search form. Can
someone give me some guidance or point me to a document that can?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Bill Schroyer]

You question is a bit confusing. The method is the same as
on a local server. Why not just use the same online
database that for the new form?? Are you say you want to
pull the info from the online db to a local intranet site?
Just use ODBC.


Bill Schroyer
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