Can someone please guide me through the steps in creating a node as a webform using CCK module. I dont want to use the webform module since I am unable to save the data which I want to use to display on another page.

I know how to create text fields but what I want is for end users when they get to a page they will be able to fill out a form that was created using CCK.

Please help

Thank you

Henry

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mylesorme commented

I may not be understanding your question correctly but here's what I think is the answer...

Create a content type (lets call it "application form")
Add cck fields to it (there are lots of different types of fields contributed as modules)

This creates your form.

For a user to fill one out they create content > application form.

They fill out the form and save it just like any other content type.

You will need to provide a list of applications to see that content - Use views 2 to create that list.

Things to think about -
* you can use taxonomy access control to allow certain forms to be created by certain roles
* you can limit the view to administrators or whatever role can look at the applications - not sure how you allow someone to view their own form to edit it or whatever... (the module workspace may help)
* to get the same functionality as webform in viewing results you could, I think try using a combination of:
- a big table on a view; the graphing module for views, and the module that exports the view data for download.

That's what I may be doing!