Web based calculations

Mark M · 20 Sep 2012 at 12:30

I have a number of basic Excel sheets which calculate a few things which my clients find useful however I was wondering how I could go about getting them (or similar) onto my website?

Firstly, what would I need to write it in and how steep a learning curve would it be to try and do it myself?

Edit - I currently have a Wordpress site so would need to integrate with that.

GravyMonster · 20 Sep 2012 at 12:47

How hard it is all depends on the calculations really. Setting up some input boxes and then getting javascript to read the values is pretty straightforward. You would just need to write the calculation code yourself.

Mark M · 20 Sep 2012 at 12:50

The calculations would be relatively straight forward, just simple additions, subtractions and multiplying of a few figures. Its really just a quick tool to use for people to get an idea of and hopefully to contact us to help out in more depth.

Rozzy85 · 20 Sep 2012 at 13:40

Javascript should be able to handle that easily if it's just entering some numbers to run through a formula and get a result. You'll just need to create a HTML input form to enter the values to and then write the formula code behind it.

Mark M · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:34

Thanks, will have a look into javascript and report back with any problems.

Hagar · 21 Sep 2012 at 12:19

PHP?

http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_forms.asp

http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_ref_math.asp

Brian The Snail · 21 Sep 2012 at 21:28

Googledocs spreadsheet application?

Office365?

AHarvey · 22 Sep 2012 at 18:15

if I remember rightly, getting javascript to run in wordpress can be hit or miss.

Tripnologist · 22 Sep 2012 at 20:40

I've never had a problem.