Creating data structures from a form file and creating a web page in conjunction with corresponding data structures

The invention provides a system and method for creating a form. The method includes providing a graphical user interface including a plurality of selectable components and a design space; a creator selecting at least one of the selectable components and disposing each of the selected selectable components in the design space to generate a form layout; converting the form layout to data information; and saving the data information to a form file, the form file being output to a database over a network.