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  Poll software recommendations Mike S <mscir@yahoo.com> - 2011-12-07 12:51 -0800
    Re: Poll software recommendations Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-12-07 16:47 -0500
      Re: Poll software recommendations... resolved Mike S <mscir@yahoo.com> - 2011-12-07 20:12 -0800
        Re: Poll software recommendations... resolved Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-12-08 07:58 -0500
          Re: Poll software recommendations... resolved rataplanpupum <rataplanpupum> - 2011-12-08 19:00 +0100
            Re: Poll software recommendations... resolved The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-12-08 18:11 +0000
            Re: Poll software recommendations... resolved Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-12-08 14:00 -0500
    Re: Poll software recommendations The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-12-07 22:28 +0000

#4016 — Poll software recommendations

I am looking for a free poll software package to create and display 
results for simple polls for a PHP site. I would like to hear if you 
have found a poll software package you liked.

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#4017

On 12/7/2011 3:51 PM, Mike S wrote:
> I am looking for a free poll software package to create and display
> results for simple polls for a PHP site. I would like to hear if you
> have found a poll software package you liked.

And your PHP question is?

Any time I want a poll I just write the code myself.  It's pretty simple 
- and takes less time than finding a poll, figuring out how to integrate 
it into my site and modifying the code.

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#4020 — Re: Poll software recommendations... resolved

On 12/7/2011 1:47 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 12/7/2011 3:51 PM, Mike S wrote:
>> I am looking for a free poll software package to create and display
>> results for simple polls for a PHP site. I would like to hear if you
>> have found a poll software package you liked.
>
> And your PHP question is?
>
> Any time I want a poll I just write the code myself. It's pretty simple
> - and takes less time than finding a poll, figuring out how to integrate
> it into my site and modifying the code.

I thought there might be a basic package made available, I don't want to 
write the admin panel right now as I don't have a lot of time. I'll
declare this topic closed as I will either find one or write one.

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#4022 — Re: Poll software recommendations... resolved

On 12/7/2011 11:12 PM, Mike S wrote:
> On 12/7/2011 1:47 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 12/7/2011 3:51 PM, Mike S wrote:
>>> I am looking for a free poll software package to create and display
>>> results for simple polls for a PHP site. I would like to hear if you
>>> have found a poll software package you liked.
>>
>> And your PHP question is?
>>
>> Any time I want a poll I just write the code myself. It's pretty simple
>> - and takes less time than finding a poll, figuring out how to integrate
>> it into my site and modifying the code.
>
> I thought there might be a basic package made available, I don't want to
> write the admin panel right now as I don't have a lot of time. I'll
> declare this topic closed as I will either find one or write one.
>

There's not that much to it. Last time I wrote a poll the whole thing 
took less than half a day.

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#4025 — Re: Poll software recommendations... resolved

> There's not that much to it. Last time I wrote a poll the whole thing
> took less than half a day.
>

oh... wounderful...

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#4026 — Re: Poll software recommendations... resolved

rataplanpupum wrote:
> 
>> There's not that much to it. Last time I wrote a poll the whole thing
>> took less than half a day.
>>
> 
> oh... wounderful...

Mine took a bit longer..the graphic artist wanted pretty colors and bars 
on it..


Here's the display bit of it..assumes an open database with values of 
for against neutral and didn't vote at all (NULL) in it

The databases insertion is just from a form..


function display_votes($x,$y)
	{
	$maxwidth=100; // simple enough.
	$framey=$y+40;
	$framex=$x-15;
	//
	?>
	<div style="position: absolute; top:<? echo $framey -48; ?>px; left: <? 
echo $framex ?>px; width: 180px; color:#47295C; text-align: center; 
font-weight: bold;font-style: italic;font-size:8pt ">
	Are you against, for, or neutral about this development?</div>
	
	<div style="position: absolute; top:<? echo $framey; ?>px; left: <? 
echo $framex ?>px;"><img src="images/Pollometer.gif" border="0"; 
alt="poll-o-meter bezel"></div>
	
	<?
	$y+=50;
	$x-=25;
	// get pixel width of the three possible results. We ignore those who 
didnt vote (yet)
	$neutral=mysql_result(mysql_query("select count(voted) as total from 
people where voted='neutral'"),0,'total');
  	$for=mysql_result(mysql_query("select count(voted) as total from 
people where voted='for'"),0,'total');
  	$against=mysql_result(mysql_query("select count(voted) as total from 
people where voted='against'"),0,'total');
	$total=$against+$for+$neutral;
	$forx= round(($for/$total) * $maxwidth);
	$neutralx= round(($neutral/$total) * $maxwidth);
	$againstx= round(($against/$total) * $maxwidth);
	/*$forx=10;
	$neutralx=7;*/
	// Right. Now draw three coloured bars.
	?>
	<div style="Position: absolute; left:<?echo $x+20?>px;top:<? echo 
$y?>px; height: 10px; width:<? echo $againstx?>px; 
background-color:#BD3880;"></div>
	<div style="Position: absolute; left:<?echo $x+20?>px;top:<? echo 
$y+15?>px; height: 10px; width:<? echo $forx?>px; 
background-color:#000080;"></div>
	<div style="Position: absolute; left:<?echo $x+20?>px;top:<? echo 
$y+30?>px; height: 10px; width:<? echo $neutralx?>px; 
background-color:#505050;"></div>
	<div style="Position: absolute; left:<?echo $x+20?>px;top:<? echo 
$y?>px; height: 10px; width:100px;text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; 
font-size: 7pt"><?echo $againstx?>%</div>
	<div style="Position: absolute; left:<?echo $x+20?>px;top:<? echo 
$y+15?>px; height: 10px; width:100px;text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; 
font-size: 7pt"><?echo $forx?>%</div>
	<div style="Position: absolute; left:<?echo $x+20?>px;top:<? echo 
$y+30?>px; height: 10px; width:100px;text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; 
font-size: 7pt"><?echo $neutralx?>%</div>
	<div style="Position: absolute; left:<?echo $x+125?>px;top:<? echo 
$y?>px; height: 10px; width:100px;text-align:left; color:#FFFFFF; 
;font-size: 7pt">Against (<?=$against?>)</div>
	<div style="Position: absolute; left:<?echo $x+125?>px;top:<? echo 
$y+15?>px; height: 10px; width:100px;text-align:left; color:#FFFFFF; 
font-size: 7pt">For (<?=$for?>)</div>
	<div style="Position: absolute; left:<?echo $x+125?>px;top:<? echo 
$y+30?>px; height: 10px; width:100px;text-align:left; color:#FFFFFF; 
font-size: 7pt">Neutral (<?=$neutral?>)</div>
	<div style="Position: absolute; left:<?echo $framex?>px;top:<? echo 
$y+50?>px; height: 30px; width:180px;text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; 
font-size: 8pt">Poll Results:<? echo $total?> votes cast</div>
	<div style="position: absolute; top:<? echo $framey +90; ?>px; left: <? 
echo $framex ?>px; width: 180px; color:#47295C; text-align: center; 
font-style: italic;font-size:9pt ">
	<A HREF="contact-1.php" target="_self">Contact us to register and 
vote</a></div>

	<?
	}

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#4030 — Re: Poll software recommendations... resolved

On 12/8/2011 1:00 PM, rataplanpupum wrote:
>
>> There's not that much to it. Last time I wrote a poll the whole thing
>> took less than half a day.
>>
>
> oh... wounderful...

How much time have you already spent trying to find a poll?  And once 
you find it, how much time will it take you to integrate it into your 
existing site?

That half-day included graphs, btw.

It's not rocket science.

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#4018

Mike S wrote:
> I am looking for a free poll software package to create and display 
> results for simple polls for a PHP site. I would like to hear if you 
> have found a poll software package you liked.

I wrote my own. Its hardly rocket science.

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