# ODK Client with NFC **URL:** \ **Category:** Development\ **Created:** [September 5, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-client-with-nfc/3595 "2014-09-05T13:11:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Panos\_Papadatos](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Panos\_Papadatos](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Panos_Papadatos)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-client-with-nfc/3595/1 "2014-09-05T13:11:51Z")
Hi everybody, i'm trying to implement NFC to write direct to an EditText but i have a problem that i'm trying to solve without success.. The purpose is the following: if i'm in a Text Box scan an NFC tag and the text that tag contains will be write down to Text Box. I have implement everything regarding NFC in FormEntryActivity (and in message box i can view the string that tag contains) but when I set programmatically the Text of EditText with the value of the tag the program presents me instantly the new value in Text Box but returns me to the old value (null if i didn't write anything before)... Any Ideas why the programms clearing the New Value... ?? Panos ---
**Author:** ![Mitch\_S](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Mitch\_S](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Mitch_S)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-client-with-nfc/3595/2 "2014-09-05T17:31:17Z")
I suspect you are encountering issues with saving and restoring values in a view. You might first get this working using the "String from 3rd party application" widget, where you have a stand-alone app that does the NFC interaction, and returns the value into the string widget. Once you have that working, then there is the question of how to stitch the NFC interactions into the main application and get the result to plumb through to the proper StringWidget. If you understand the return flow from the 3rd party app back into the widget, it will be easier to figure out what you need to do. > **···** > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 6:11 AM, Panos Papadatos wrote: > > > Hi everybody, > > > > i'm trying to implement NFC to write direct to an EditText but i have a > > problem that i'm trying to solve without success.. > > > > The purpose is the following: > > if i'm in a Text Box scan an NFC tag and the text that tag contains will > > be write down to Text Box. > > > > I have implement everything regarding NFC in FormEntryActivity (and in > > message box i can view the string that tag contains) but when I set > > programmatically the Text of EditText with the value of the tag the program > > presents me instantly the new value in Text Box but returns me to the old > > value (null if i didn't write anything before)... > > > > Any Ideas why the programms clearing the New Value... ?? > > > > Panos > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "ODK Developers" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > -- > Mitch Sundt > Software Engineer > University of Washington > [mitchellsundt@gmail.com](mailto:mitchellsundt@gmail.com) ---
**Author:** ![Panos\_Papadatos](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Panos\_Papadatos](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Panos_Papadatos)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2014, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-client-with-nfc/3595/3 "2014-09-05T19:31:29Z")
Hi Mitchd, I have made the implementation without an external app. I wrote the code directly to Form EntryActivity, and i get the focusable edittextbox to write with a setText command.... All above done well but afte setText i get always the previous value. Instantly i saw the tag value but after that text will be return to previous value... In case of simple string type in which case the value will be cleared.. Is it possible to send you the code of FormEntryActivity to get a look? Thanks Panos ---
**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-client-with-nfc/3595/4 "2014-09-06T21:18:58Z")
Panos, Don't write the code directly to the FormEntryActivity. It's a big and complex class and it's not easy to review. Write an external app or clone a working widget and start there. Yaw > **···** > > -- Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Panos Papadatos [ppapadatosgr@gmail.com](mailto:ppapadatosgr@gmail.com) wrote: > > > Hi Mitchd, > > > > I have made the implementation without an external app. I wrote the code directly to Form EntryActivity, and i get the focusable edittextbox to write with a setText command.... > > > > All above done well but afte setText i get always the previous value. Instantly i saw the tag value but after that text will be return to previous value... > > > > In case of simple string type in which case the value will be cleared.. Is it possible to send you the code of FormEntryActivity to get a look? > > > > Thanks > > Panos > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ODK Developers" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Panos\_Papadatos](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Panos\_Papadatos](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Panos_Papadatos)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-client-with-nfc/3595/5 "2014-09-06T21:22:50Z")
Do you have any example for external app implementation? έγραψε: > **···** > > Στις 7 Σεπ 2014 12:19 π.μ., ο χρήστης "Yaw Anokwa" > > > Panos, > > > > Don't write the code directly to the FormEntryActivity. It's a big and > > complex class and it's not easy to review. Write an external app or > > clone a working widget and start there. > > > > ## Yaw > > > > Need ODK services? [http://nafundi.com](http://nafundi.com) provides form design, server > > setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Panos Papadatos [ppapadatosgr@gmail.com](mailto:ppapadatosgr@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > Hi Mitchd, > > > > > > I have made the implementation without an external app. I wrote the code > > > directly to Form EntryActivity, and i get the focusable edittextbox to > > > write with a setText command.... > > > > > > All above done well but afte setText i get always the previous value. > > > Instantly i saw the tag value but after that text will be return to > > > previous value... > > > > > > In case of simple string type in which case the value will be cleared.. > > > Is it possible to send you the code of FormEntryActivity to get a look? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Panos > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "ODK Developers" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > an email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > > Google Groups "ODK Developers" group. > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/opendatakit-developers/W-Jt9Gd7ags/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/opendatakit-developers/W-Jt9Gd7ags/unsubscribe) > > . > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > > [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-client-with-nfc/3595/6 "2014-09-06T21:49:41Z")
BreathCounter: [https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/?repo=androidextras](https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/?repo=androidextras) Yaw > **···** > > -- Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 5:22 PM, Panos Papadatos [ppapadatosgr@gmail.com](mailto:ppapadatosgr@gmail.com) wrote: > > > Do you have any example for external app implementation? > > > > Στις 7 Σεπ 2014 12:19 π.μ., ο χρήστης "Yaw Anokwa" [yanokwa@nafundi.com](mailto:yanokwa@nafundi.com) > > έγραψε: > > > > > Panos, > > > > > > Don't write the code directly to the FormEntryActivity. It's a big and > > > complex class and it's not easy to review. Write an external app or > > > clone a working widget and start there. > > > > > > ## Yaw > > > > > > Need ODK services? [http://nafundi.com](http://nafundi.com) provides form design, server > > > setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Panos Papadatos [ppapadatosgr@gmail.com](mailto:ppapadatosgr@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Mitchd, > > > > > > > > I have made the implementation without an external app. I wrote the code > > > > directly to Form EntryActivity, and i get the focusable edittextbox to write > > > > with a setText command.... > > > > > > > > All above done well but afte setText i get always the previous value. > > > > Instantly i saw the tag value but after that text will be return to previous > > > > value... > > > > > > > > In case of simple string type in which case the value will be cleared.. > > > > Is it possible to send you the code of FormEntryActivity to get a look? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Panos > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "ODK Developers" group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > > an email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > > > Google Groups "ODK Developers" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/opendatakit-developers/W-Jt9Gd7ags/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/opendatakit-developers/W-Jt9Gd7ags/unsubscribe). > > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > > > [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "ODK Developers" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Panos\_Papadatos](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Panos\_Papadatos](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Panos_Papadatos)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-client-with-nfc/3595/7 "2014-09-07T22:03:34Z")
Hi Yaw, does it works with xlsform ??? I have made the form with xlsform and i'm trying to find out what to write in excel Do you have such an example ?? Panos > **···** > > On Sunday, September 7, 2014 12:50:22 AM UTC+3, Yaw Anokwa wrote: \> \> BreathCounter: \> https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/?repo=androidextras \> \> \> Yaw \> -- \> Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server \> setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. \> \> On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 5:22 PM, Panos Papadatos \ wrote: \> \> Do you have any example for external app implementation? \> \> \> \> Στις 7 Σεπ 2014 12:19 π.μ., ο χρήστης "Yaw Anokwa" \> \> \> έγραψε: \> \>\> \> \>\> Panos, \> \>\> \> \>\> Don't write the code directly to the FormEntryActivity. It's a big and \> \>\> complex class and it's not easy to review. Write an external app or \> \>\> clone a working widget and start there. \> \>\> \> \>\> Yaw \> \>\> -- \> \>\> Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server \> \>\> setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. \> \>\> \> \>\> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Panos Papadatos \ wrote: \> \>\> \> Hi Mitchd, \> \>\> \> \> \>\> \> I have made the implementation without an external app. I wrote the \> code \> \>\> \> directly to Form EntryActivity, and i get the focusable edittextbox \> to write \> \>\> \> with a setText command.... \> \>\> \> \> \>\> \> All above done well but afte setText i get always the previous value. \> \>\> \> Instantly i saw the tag value but after that text will be return to \> previous \> \>\> \> value... \> \>\> \> \> \>\> \> In case of simple string type in which case the value will be \> cleared.. \> \>\> \> Is it possible to send you the code of FormEntryActivity to get a \> look? \> \>\> \> \> \>\> \> Thanks \> \>\> \> Panos \> \>\> \> \> \>\> \> -- \> \>\> \> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google \> \>\> \> Groups "ODK Developers" group. \> \>\> \> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, \> send \> \>\> \> an email to opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com \> . \> \>\> \> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. \> \>\> \> \>\> -- \> \>\> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the \> \>\> Google Groups "ODK Developers" group. \> \>\> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit \> \>\> \> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/opendatakit-developers/W-Jt9Gd7ags/unsubscribe. \> \> \>\> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to \> \>\> opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com . \> \>\> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. \> \> \> \> -- \> \> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google \> Groups \> \> "ODK Developers" group. \> \> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send \> an \> \> email to opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com \> . \> \> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. \> ---
**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-client-with-nfc/3595/8 "2014-09-09T16:07:58Z")
Panos, I don't have any XLS example. Your best bet is to use XML for now. > **[External Apps](https://docs.getodk.org/collect-external-apps/)** > > Launching external apps to populate single fields: ODK Collect can launch external applications using the ex:intentAction(intentExtras) appearance on string, integer, decimal, image, video, audio a... [https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/BreathCounter/breathTest.xml?repo=androidextras](https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/BreathCounter/breathTest.xml?repo=androidextras) Yaw > **···** > > -- Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Panos Papadatos [ppapadatosgr@gmail.com](mailto:ppapadatosgr@gmail.com) wrote: > > > Hi Yaw, > > > > does it works with xlsform ??? > > > > I have made the form with xlsform and i'm trying to find out what to write > > in excel > > Do you have such an example ?? > > > > Panos > > > > On Sunday, September 7, 2014 12:50:22 AM UTC+3, Yaw Anokwa wrote: > > > > > BreathCounter: > > > [https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/?repo=androidextras](https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/?repo=androidextras) > > > > > > ## Yaw > > > > > > Need ODK services? [http://nafundi.com](http://nafundi.com) provides form design, server > > > setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 5:22 PM, Panos Papadatos [ppapad...@gmail.com](mailto:ppapad...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > Do you have any example for external app implementation? > > > > > > > > Στις 7 Σεπ 2014 12:19 π.μ., ο χρήστης "Yaw Anokwa" [yan...@nafundi.com](mailto:yan...@nafundi.com) > > > > έγραψε: > > > > > > > > > Panos, > > > > > > > > > > Don't write the code directly to the FormEntryActivity. It's a big and > > > > > complex class and it's not easy to review. Write an external app or > > > > > clone a working widget and start there. > > > > > > > > > > ## Yaw > > > > > > > > > > Need ODK services? [http://nafundi.com](http://nafundi.com) provides form design, server > > > > > setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Panos Papadatos [ppapad...@gmail.com](mailto:ppapad...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Mitchd, > > > > > > > > > > > > I have made the implementation without an external app. I wrote the > > > > > > code > > > > > > directly to Form EntryActivity, and i get the focusable edittextbox > > > > > > to write > > > > > > with a setText command.... > > > > > > > > > > > > All above done well but afte setText i get always the previous value. > > > > > > Instantly i saw the tag value but after that text will be return to > > > > > > previous > > > > > > value... > > > > > > > > > > > > In case of simple string type in which case the value will be > > > > > > cleared.. > > > > > > Is it possible to send you the code of FormEntryActivity to get a > > > > > > look? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Panos > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > > Groups "ODK Developers" group. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > > > > > > send > > > > > > an email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > > > > > Google Groups "ODK Developers" group. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > > > > > > > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/opendatakit-developers/W-Jt9Gd7ags/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/opendatakit-developers/W-Jt9Gd7ags/unsubscribe). > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > > > > > [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "ODK Developers" group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > > an > > > > email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "ODK Developers" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Panos\_Papadatos](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Panos\_Papadatos](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Panos_Papadatos)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-client-with-nfc/3595/9 "2014-09-09T17:28:49Z")
So the only way is to write a form ins xls convert it to xml and edit the generated xml using the instructions you send me??? > **···** > > On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 7:08:40 PM UTC+3, Yaw Anokwa wrote: \> \> Panos, \> \> I don't have any XLS example. Your best bet is to use XML for now. \> \> http://opendatakit.org/help/form-design/external-apps/ \> \> \> https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/BreathCounter/breathTest.xml?repo=androidextras \> \> Yaw \> -- \> Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server \> setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. \> \> On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Panos Papadatos \ wrote: \> \> Hi Yaw, \> \> \> \> does it works with xlsform ??? \> \> \> \> I have made the form with xlsform and i'm trying to find out what to \> write \> \> in excel \> \> Do you have such an example ?? \> \> \> \> Panos \> \> \> \> On Sunday, September 7, 2014 12:50:22 AM UTC+3, Yaw Anokwa wrote: \> \>\> \> \>\> BreathCounter: \> \>\> https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/?repo=androidextras \> \>\> \> \>\> \> \>\> Yaw \> \>\> -- \> \>\> Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server \> \>\> setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. \> \>\> \> \>\> On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 5:22 PM, Panos Papadatos wrote: \> \>\> \> Do you have any example for external app implementation? \> \>\> \> \> \>\> \> Στις 7 Σεπ 2014 12:19 π.μ., ο χρήστης "Yaw Anokwa" \< \> yan...@nafundi.com\> \> \>\> \> έγραψε: \> \>\> \>\> \> \>\> \>\> Panos, \> \>\> \>\> \> \>\> \>\> Don't write the code directly to the FormEntryActivity. It's a big \> and \> \>\> \>\> complex class and it's not easy to review. Write an external app or \> \>\> \>\> clone a working widget and start there. \> \>\> \>\> \> \>\> \>\> Yaw \> \>\> \>\> -- \> \>\> \>\> Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server \> \>\> \>\> setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. \> \>\> \>\> \> \>\> \>\> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Panos Papadatos wrote: \> \>\> \>\> \> Hi Mitchd, \> \>\> \>\> \> \> \>\> \>\> \> I have made the implementation without an external app. I wrote \> the \> \>\> \>\> \> code \> \>\> \>\> \> directly to Form EntryActivity, and i get the focusable \> edittextbox \> \>\> \>\> \> to write \> \>\> \>\> \> with a setText command.... \> \>\> \>\> \> \> \>\> \>\> \> All above done well but afte setText i get always the previous \> value. \> \>\> \>\> \> Instantly i saw the tag value but after that text will be return \> to \> \>\> \>\> \> previous \> \>\> \>\> \> value... \> \>\> \>\> \> \> \>\> \>\> \> In case of simple string type in which case the value will be \> \>\> \>\> \> cleared.. \> \>\> \>\> \> Is it possible to send you the code of FormEntryActivity to get a \> \>\> \>\> \> look? \> \>\> \>\> \> \> \>\> \>\> \> Thanks \> \>\> \>\> \> Panos \> \>\> \>\> \> \> \>\> \>\> \> -- \> \>\> \>\> \> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google \> \>\> \>\> \> Groups "ODK Developers" group. \> \>\> \>\> \> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, \> \>\> \>\> \> send \> \>\> \>\> \> an email to opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com \> . \> \>\> \>\> \> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. \> \>\> \>\> \> \>\> \>\> -- \> \>\> \>\> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in \> the \> \>\> \>\> Google Groups "ODK Developers" group. \> \>\> \>\> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit \> \>\> \>\> \> \>\> \>\> \> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/opendatakit-developers/W-Jt9Gd7ags/unsubscribe. \> \> \>\> \>\> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to \> \>\> \>\> opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com . \> \>\> \>\> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. \> \>\> \> \> \>\> \> -- \> \>\> \> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google \> \>\> \> Groups \> \>\> \> "ODK Developers" group. \> \>\> \> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, \> send \> \>\> \> an \> \>\> \> email to opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com \> . \> \>\> \> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. \> \> \> \> -- \> \> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google \> Groups \> \> "ODK Developers" group. \> \> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send \> an \> \> email to opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com \> . \> \> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. \> ---
**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-client-with-nfc/3595/10 "2014-09-09T17:32:49Z")
For now, yes. That is what I would recommend. Yaw > **···** > > -- Need ODK services? http://nafundi.com provides form design, server setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 10:28 AM, Panos Papadatos [ppapadatosgr@gmail.com](mailto:ppapadatosgr@gmail.com) wrote: > > > So the only way is to write a form ins xls convert it to xml and edit the > > generated xml using the instructions you send me??? > > > > On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 7:08:40 PM UTC+3, Yaw Anokwa wrote: > > > > > Panos, > > > > > > I don't have any XLS example. Your best bet is to use XML for now. > > > > > > [http://opendatakit.org/help/form-design/external-apps/](http://opendatakit.org/help/form-design/external-apps/) > > > > > > [https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/BreathCounter/breathTest.xml?repo=androidextras](https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/BreathCounter/breathTest.xml?repo=androidextras) > > > > > > ## Yaw > > > > > > Need ODK services? [http://nafundi.com](http://nafundi.com) provides form design, server > > > setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Panos Papadatos [ppapad...@gmail.com](mailto:ppapad...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Yaw, > > > > > > > > does it works with xlsform ??? > > > > > > > > I have made the form with xlsform and i'm trying to find out what to > > > > write > > > > in excel > > > > Do you have such an example ?? > > > > > > > > Panos > > > > > > > > On Sunday, September 7, 2014 12:50:22 AM UTC+3, Yaw Anokwa wrote: > > > > > > > > > BreathCounter: > > > > > [https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/?repo=androidextras](https://code.google.com/p/opendatakit/source/browse/?repo=androidextras) > > > > > > > > > > ## Yaw > > > > > > > > > > Need ODK services? [http://nafundi.com](http://nafundi.com) provides form design, server > > > > > setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 5:22 PM, Panos Papadatos [ppapad...@gmail.com](mailto:ppapad...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Do you have any example for external app implementation? > > > > > > > > > > > > Στις 7 Σεπ 2014 12:19 π.μ., ο χρήστης "Yaw Anokwa" > > > > > > [yan...@nafundi.com](mailto:yan...@nafundi.com) > > > > > > έγραψε: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Panos, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Don't write the code directly to the FormEntryActivity. It's a big > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > complex class and it's not easy to review. Write an external app or > > > > > > > clone a working widget and start there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ## Yaw > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Need ODK services? [http://nafundi.com](http://nafundi.com) provides form design, server > > > > > > > setup, professional support, and software development for ODK. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Panos Papadatos [ppapad...@gmail.com](mailto:ppapad...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Mitchd, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have made the implementation without an external app. I wrote > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > code > > > > > > > > directly to Form EntryActivity, and i get the focusable > > > > > > > > edittextbox > > > > > > > > to write > > > > > > > > with a setText command.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > All above done well but afte setText i get always the previous > > > > > > > > value. > > > > > > > > Instantly i saw the tag value but after that text will be return > > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > previous > > > > > > > > value... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In case of simple string type in which case the value will be > > > > > > > > cleared.. > > > > > > > > Is it possible to send you the code of FormEntryActivity to get a > > > > > > > > look? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Panos > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > > > > Groups "ODK Developers" group. > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > > > > > > > > send > > > > > > > > an email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > Google Groups "ODK Developers" group. > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/opendatakit-developers/W-Jt9Gd7ags/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/opendatakit-developers/W-Jt9Gd7ags/unsubscribe). > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > > > > > > > [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > > Groups > > > > > > "ODK Developers" group. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > > > > > > send > > > > > > an > > > > > > email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "ODK Developers" group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > > an > > > > email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "ODK Developers" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:opendatakit-developers+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout).