# \[ODK Developers\] Posting the form definition file to ODKaggregate **URL:** \ **Category:** Development\ **Created:** [March 12, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-developers-posting-the-form-definition-file-to-odkaggregate/2031 "2013-03-12T17:03:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 12, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-developers-posting-the-form-definition-file-to-odkaggregate/2031/1 "2013-03-12T17:03:30Z")
I have no idea what that response from Curl means. Note that form submissions into ODK Aggregate use standard plain old form posts. If you have a working ODK Aggregate, you can see the web page for form submission by opening a browser and pointing to .../formUpload. You can then view source on that page and reconstruct what you should be sending to the server. i.e., if you had the ability to log into [opendatakit.appspot.com](http://opendatakit.appspot.com), you could get to this plain old web page via: [http://opendatakit.appspot.com/formUpload](http://opendatakit.appspot.com/formUpload) From there, your knowledge of Curl should enable you to construct the appropriate submission. Mitch > **···** > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 9:14 AM, wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > I am working on a PHP application to manage forms and form data from > > outside ODK. > > My idea was to post the form definition file from within the application > > using curl. > > Something like: > > > > ``` > > $ch = curl_init(); > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, true); > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 0); > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible;)"); > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, ' > > > > ``` > > > > [http://myAggregateserver.org/ODKAggregate/formUpload](http://myAggregateserver.org/ODKAggregate/formUpload)'); > > curl\_setopt($ch, CURLOPT\_USERPWD, "myUser:myPassword"); > > curl\_setopt($ch, CURLOPT\_HTTPAUTH, CURLAUTH\_BASIC); > > curl\_setopt($ch, CURLOPT\_POST, true); > > $post = array( > > "form\_def\_file"=\>"@myformdefinition.xml", > > ); > > curl\_setopt($ch, CURLOPT\_POSTFIELDS, $post); > > $response = curl\_exec($ch); > > > > This does not work however. > > The application returns: "Resource id #2" > > > > Is there anyone who has an idea how to do this? > > > > Cheers! > > > > Wiebe > > > > -- > > 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/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > -- > Mitch Sundt > Software Engineer > University of Washington > [mitchellsundt@gmail.com](mailto:mitchellsundt@gmail.com) ---
**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:** [March 25, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/odk-developers-posting-the-form-definition-file-to-odkaggregate/2031/2 "2013-03-25T16:50:41Z")
Yes. See /formUpload At the moment, the servlet is not reporting invalid forms correctly. Seems to be a 1.3 regression. If it were reporting invalid forms correctly, you would see an error page other than the over-quota page that it now seems to display. Mitch > **···** > > On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 11:13 AM, wrote: > > > On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 10:03:30 PM UTC+5, Mitch wrote: > > > > > I have no idea what that response from Curl means. > > > > > > Note that form submissions into ODK Aggregate use standard plain old > > > form posts. If you have a working ODK Aggregate, you can see the web page > > > for form submission by opening a browser and pointing to .../formUpload. > > > You can then view source on that page and reconstruct what you should be > > > sending to the server. > > > > > > i.e., if you had the ability to log into [opendatakit.appspot.com](http://opendatakit.appspot.com), you > > > could get to this plain old web page via: > > > > > > [http://opendatakit.appspot.com/formUpload](http://opendatakit.appspot.com/formUpload) > > > > > > From there, your knowledge of Curl should enable you to construct the > > > appropriate submission. > > > > > > Mitch > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 9:14 AM, [in...@webwolf.nl](mailto:in...@webwolf.nl) wrote: > > > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > I am working on a PHP application to manage forms and form data from > > > outside ODK. > > > > > > My idea was to post the form definition file from within the application > > > using curl. > > > > > > Something like: > > > > > > ``` > > > $ch = curl_init(); > > > > > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, true); > > > > > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 0); > > > > > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); > > > > > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible;)"); > > > > > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, ' > > > > > > ``` > > > > [http://myAggregateserver.org/ODKAggregate/formUpload](http://myAggregateserver.org/ODKAggregate/formUpload)'); > > > > > ``` > > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "myUser:myPassword"); > > > > > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH, CURLAUTH_BASIC); > > > > > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true); > > > > > > $post = array( > > > > > > "form_def_file"=>"@myformdefinition.xml", > > > > > > ); > > > > > > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $post); > > > > > > $response = curl_exec($ch); > > > > > > ``` > > > > > > This does not work however. > > > > > > The application returns: "Resource id #2" > > > > > > Is there anyone who has an idea how to do this? > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > Wiebe > > > > > > -- > > > > > > 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/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > > > > > -- > > > Mitch Sundt > > > Software Engineer > > > University of Washington > > > [mitche...@gmail.com](mailto:mitche...@gmail.com) > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I have a questions along the same line. We have a use case for one of our > > upcoming installations where we would be dynamically designing forms and > > want to be able to upload them to aggregate through some API call (so that > > collect application can download this from the server, fill in the values > > and submit it back to aggregate). I see from above that form submission is > > a simple http post method. Is it the same if we are uploading a new form > > (empty...not a data submission) for a new survey that we now want to > > conduct without using the designer etc. > > > > Thanks for any help or suggestions in this regard > > Zaineb > > > > -- > > 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/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). > > -- > Mitch Sundt > Software Engineer > University of Washington > [mitchellsundt@gmail.com](mailto:mitchellsundt@gmail.com)