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**Martoch** · December 11th, 2004, 06:59 PM

Hey, it's me again!

Okay, I really need help with this one. My last lab involves creating a WORKING form...well, I seem to have gotten the form to look right...when I click submit, it launches the e-mail, but there's NO information from the form.

What am I missing? Our book is absolutely NO help!

Code:

<html>
<body>

<form action="MAILTO:mikeishome@cox.net" method="post" enctype="text/plain">

<h3>This form sends an e-mail to Mikey.</h3>
Name:<br>
<input type="text" name="name"
value="" size="20">
<br>
E-Mail Address:<br>
<input type="text" name="mail"
value="" size="20">
<br>
<br>
I am a man:
<input type="checkbox" name="Man">
<br>
I am a Woman
<input type="checkbox" name="Woman">
<br>
<br>
Comments:
<textarea rows="10" cols="30">
</textarea>


<input type="submit" value="Send">
<input type="reset" value="Reset">
</form>


</body>
</html>

Thanks!

xcheck2430 · December 11th, 2004, 07:08 PM

Im just started WebDesign in school, so im not this far, but my best advice is to find a real page like one of these on the internet, and chekc the source. It will probably give it away if u can sort throuhg all of the crap they will probably have

xcheck2430 · December 11th, 2004, 07:08 PM

and remember, its always a good idea to pick up either macromedia dreamweaver or adobe golive if your getting into webdesign

**Martoch** · December 11th, 2004, 07:21 PM

I'm not getting into web design...this is a class requirement. I've updated the form, but it still doesn't send any information when it launches the new mail with my address. How do I get the user's information to actually be included in the e-mail?

Blazer06 · December 11th, 2004, 08:45 PM

It's been so long since I've done that in HTML (Lot easier just to use PHP now)

Can you use PHP?

Blaze

Blazer06 · December 11th, 2004, 09:07 PM

Code:

<html>
  <title>Martick-Toch's Contact Page</title>
  <body>

    <h3>This form sends an e-mail to Mikey.</h3>

    <!-- Form sends an e-mail to mikeishome@cox.net -->
    <form method='post' enctype='text/plain' action='mikeishome@cox.net'>

      Name:<br>
      <!-- Name Input Field -->
      <input type='text' name='name' value='' size='20'>
      <br>

      E-Mail Address:<br>
      <!-- E-Mail Input Field -->
      <input type='text' name='mail' value='' size='20'>
      <br><br>

      I am a man:
      <!-- Man Checkbox Option -->
      <input type='checkbox' name='Man'>
      <br>

      I am a Woman
      <!-- Woman Checkbox Option -->
      <input type='checkbox' name='Woman'>
      <br><br>

      Comments:
      <!-- Comments text area (10*30) -->
      <textarea rows='10' cols='30'></textarea>
      <br>
   
      <!-- Submit Button (sends Email using default email program) -->
      <input type='submit' value='Send'>

      <!-- Resets (clears) all form fields -->
      <input type='reset' value='Reset'>
    </form>

  </body>
</html>

That will work for ya.

(Put the method="post" before the "action="mailto:..."")

Blaze

**Martoch** · December 12th, 2004, 01:16 AM

Thanks Blaze!!!

EDIT: Still didn't work...you forgot the mailto:, but even after I put that in...it still just e-mails a blank page.

@ the page title

Siliconjunkie · December 12th, 2004, 01:28 AM

I don't think you can pass form data to a mailto:

You need a perl/cgi/php form handler. The mailto: just populates the address/subject.

rastorize · December 12th, 2004, 10:22 AM

Your code looks correct, but I'm not a big HTML'er anymore - I did find this though:
http://www.angelfire.com/fl5/html-tutorial/formcode.htm

Maybe it'll help...

Blazer06 · December 12th, 2004, 06:33 PM

THIS will work:

(took out the enctype tag)

Code:

<html>
  <title>Martick-Toch's Contact Page</title>
  <body>

    <h3>This form sends an e-mail to Mikey.</h3>

    <!-- Form sends an e-mail to mikeishome@cox.net -->
    <form method='post' action='mailto:mikeishome@cox.net'>

      Name:<br>
      <!-- Name Input Field -->
      <input type='text' name='name' value='' size='20'>
      <br>

      E-Mail Address:<br>
      <!-- E-Mail Input Field -->
      <input type='text' name='mail' value='' size='20'>
      <br><br>

      I am a man:
      <!-- Man Checkbox Option -->
      <input type='checkbox' name='Man'>
      <br>

      I am a Woman
      <!-- Woman Checkbox Option -->
      <input type='checkbox' name='Woman'>
      <br><br>

      Comments:
      <!-- Comments text area (10*30) -->
      <textarea rows='10' cols='30'></textarea>
      <br>
   
      <!-- Submit Button (sends Email using default email program) -->
      <input type='submit' value='Send'>

      <!-- Resets (clears) all form fields -->
      <input type='reset' value='Reset'>
    </form>

  </body>
</html>

Will send you an email with an attachment "POSTDATA.ATT" from IE. didnt check it in any other browser yet.

Blaze