Hello group! Attempting my first app. on a mobile device. Basically I want a user to enter three sets of data and have the application run a simple calculation displaying four results based on the user inputs. I have implemented this online as a simple spread sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvmTCSk06FV6dEhjSDhyNmRteE1GRXE3dzdoSVI2Nnc&usp=sharing I wanted to take that sheet and make it available as an application for anyone to download. I can't seem to figure out how to accept the user input using BT and running my calculations. Thank you in advance for your feedback. Daniel

Welcome Dan, I am sure the community will be able to help. An app is the perfect application for your builders app. Cheers! Chris

Welcome Dan! You have came to the right place as BT is a community of people who really enjoy helping one another where they can.

Hi Daniel, Welcome to Buzztouch! There are quite a few ways to do what you want with your app. If you've got the skills, you could do it programmatically and create a plugin that does what you're looking to do. That does require some programming knowledge. The way I would tackle the problem is to create a form where the user can input the values, and then have a PHP script on a web server process the results and send them back to the app. But that assumes you know PHP and have a web server account somewhere. The other alternative is to try using your current spreadsheet via the Custom URL plugin. That points directly to the URL you provided above. You'll want to test it to make sure it works the way you expect. If you're basing an app entirely around this one spreadsheet, it's not likely to pass through the Apple reviewers. They like feature rich, robust apps that provide multiple reasons for user engagement. So, you might want to consider adding other information related to what this spreadsheet's about...like quizzes or documentation or something like that. For Android it's not an issue...you could publish an app on just this one feature and it would make it into Google Play. Good luck, and please don't hesitate to post any questions! Mark

Welcome Dan, you can't go wrong with Mark's help, knowledge and skills. Ed

You can also do it in JavaScript within an HTML page.

I've been working on learning all this morning and have decided to go the Java route. I should have a proof of concept by Wed. night. This is my test app for what I really came here for and for which I WILL REALLY NEED YOUR HELP! Thank you all.

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