Web Based Forms....

Keyzer · 03-12-2004 06:19PM #1

Hi All,
If this question has been asked already then forgive me....

Does anyone have any information on web forms?

I can put together the form etc. its the actual processing of the form thats the problem. I have very little programming experience so its a dummies guide is what I'm looking for. Basically, I have a form which people put there info in and click submit, on clicking submit I want the info sent directly to me, and the user to be redirected back to my home page...

Please help with anything that may be useful...

buddy · 03-12-2004 06:34PM

Use eircom.net's form processing cgi (you don't need an a/c with them) - just paste the below into your form and change the neccesary attributes. Works like a charm.

<FORM ACTION="http://homepage.eircom.net/cgi-bin/auto_mail.cgi" METHOD='post"'>
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="TO" VALUE="you@blah.com">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="SUBJECT" VALUE="Choose a Subject">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="RETURN" VALUE="http://www.yoursite.com/thanks.htm">

Cork Skate · 03-12-2004 06:44PM

Just click here !!

They are some of the simplier form tag attributes ( <form attribute> ) ... the attributes are the task you want the form tag to do.

Just make so that you name all the elements in your form.

Keyzer · 09-12-2004 01:11PM

buddy wrote:

Use eircom.net's form processing cgi (you don't need an a/c with them) - just paste the below into your form and change the neccesary attributes. Works like a charm.

<FORM ACTION="http://homepage.eircom.net/cgi-bin/auto_mail.cgi" METHOD='post"'>
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="TO" VALUE="you@blah.com">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="SUBJECT" VALUE="Choose a Subject">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="RETURN" VALUE="http://www.yoursite.com/thanks.htm">

When I use these values i get

Error: No To field specified

whiteshadow · 09-12-2004 02:56PM

is it name = "RECIPIENT"?

Keyzer · 09-12-2004 03:06PM

same problem.

Here is the complete form -

<form action="http://homepage.eircom.net/cgi-bin/auto_mail.cgi" method="POST">
<p>
<input type="hidden" name="RECIPIENT" value="paulkelly105@yahoo.co.uk">
<input type="hidden" name="id" value="2426">
<span class="textstyle">   <br>
   User Name   </span>
<input name="User Name" type="text" class="textboxstyle" onBlur="MM_validateForm('email','','RisEmail','Telephone','','RisNum');return document.MM_returnValue">
<br>
<span class="textstyle">   E-Mail </span>
<input name="email" type="text" class="textboxstyle">
<span class="textstyle"> *</span>
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Formmail Response">
<input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="http://www.msn.com">
<br>
<span class="textstyle">   Telephone No
<input name="Telephone" type="text" class="textboxstyle" id="Telephone">
</span></p>
<p class="textstyle">   Contact
E-mail
<input name="radiobutton" type="radio" value="Email" checked>
Phone
<input type="radio" name="radiobutton" value="Telephone">
<br>
   Preference</p>
<p class="textstyle">   Product
<input name="Product Interest" type="text" class="textboxstyle" id="Product Interest">
<br>
Interest</p>
<p class="textstyle"> <br>
   Comments
<textarea name="textarea" class="textboxstyle" id="textarea"></textarea>
</p>
<p>
<input name="Submit" type="submit" class="buttonstyle" value="Submit">
<input name="Submit2" type="submit" class="buttonstyle" value="Clear">
</p>
</form>

Ph3n0m · 09-12-2004 03:47PM

http://dsl-support.eircom.net/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=17,E=0000000000019001645,K=8250,Sxi=11,Case=obj(1342)

If you go to the above eircom link it shows you precisely what to add

Your fields do not match what eircom say to use - by case

Keyzer · 09-12-2004 05:04PM

Ph3n0m wrote:

http://dsl-support.eircom.net/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=17,E=0000000000019001645,K=8250,Sxi=11,Case=obj(1342)

If you go to the above eircom link it shows you precisely what to add

Your fields do not match what eircom say to use - by case

Perfect, cheers man, its working now.....
Thanks for all the help...