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Form Fillable Character Sheet

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Is there any way to dissect a pre-made form fillable sheet for the code to create a custom sheet?  I asked because I aquired the AMP: Year One Form Fillable sheet.
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Scott C.
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Take a look at Brian's reply on this post:<a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/3837777/two-more-requests-and-a-question/?pageforid=3838579#post-3838579" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/3837777/two-more-requests-and-a-question/?pageforid=3838579#post-3838579</a>. There are links to the roll20 character sheet repository where you'll find the html and CSS code for all the sheets selectable from game settings. There's also a link to the creating character sheets wiki.
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I read through it, and did what they all said, yet my AMP: Year X sheets I attempted look like utter crap and half of the fillable sections would fill up with the same info put into a single space..
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Lithl
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API Scripter
There is no simple means of converting a form-fillable PDF into an HTML form (which is what Roll20 character sheets are). It will have to be written essentially from scratch by someone who knows or is willing to learn HTML/CSS. Whether that's you or someone else is a different question entirely.
I'm trying to learn HTML/CSS now, which is why I was wondering if I could gut this professional looking sheet to see what i've been doing wrong.
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Finderski
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Sheet Author
Compendium Curator
Gary F. said: I read through it, and did what they all said, yet my AMP: Year X sheets I attempted look like utter crap and half of the fillable sections would fill up with the same info put into a single space.. Without seeing your code, my guess around the sections filling with the same info...sounds like all the input fields have the same name. &nbsp;Each field should be uniquely named (unless you want the info in multiple places), and the names should always start with 'attr_'. We are also happy to help you learn, and looking at the code of existing character sheets is a great way to learn to do this. &nbsp;A shortcut would be to find an existing sheet that is closest to what you need your sheet to look like. Also, it will be easier for us to help you if you paste your code (or code snippet) into a post or link us to your code, and describe what you want it to do. Once we see that, we can better help you identify what you're doing wrong and how to fix it. I think it's great that you want to learn how to create a character sheet, because there are too few already. &nbsp;So...don't give up. :)
Thanks, I won't. I love Roll 20 and want it to continue to thrive, and as more games gain sheets, more of the esoteric game players will hear about it. I know of quite a few gamers who would join up, if only their favorite game was represented. For example, here in Ohio, a lot of gamers play games like Wheel of Time (I know, just tweak a 3.5 sheet and you've got a WoT sheet), Babylon 5, both LUG and Decipher Games Star Trek, Dungeon the Dragoning 40,000 7th Edition, and many more that would hop onto Roll 20 if there were sheets for their game of choice... And out of the gamers on here, only so many have the skills to create the sheets yet the games needing sheets keep piling up every time a Patreon or Kickstarter is successful. And, of course, for Roll 20 to hire enough people with the skills to create sheets for practically every game in existence would take mandatory payments from every member (With regular membership hitting the current Pro cost, doubling the cost for Plus Accounts, and quadrupling them for Pro... as well as Bill Gates and anyone who inherited anything from Steve Jobs to come together and donate all their riches to this site and the Orr Group. So I shall stick with it, learn the coding, and try my best to one day earn that nice little Sheet Author notation by my name.