mailform redirect based upon user selection

twopooches · #1 (**permalink**) 06-24-2004, 08:52 AM

I am using FormMail.pl-
I swear I have seen something that can redirect to a (URL) page from a form, based on the user's selection (after clicking submit).
However I have been unable to find this value anywhere.
I know how to make a redirect menu/list for a page, this will not work for waht I need.

Any ideas or suggestions are desperately needed...
Thanks in advance for your help.

PBITech · #2 (**permalink**) 06-25-2004, 04:36 AM

There are countless variations of the FormMail.pl script, so it is difficult to comment without seeing the actual script. If your referring to the one from Matt's script archive, I believe there is a hidden field required in the the actual HTML form which is "hidden" like so...

Code:

<input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="http://myplace.com/thankyou.html">

Simly change that to something like this...

Code:

<SELECT name="redirect">
<OPTION>http://www.option-a.com</OPTION>
<OPTION>http://www.option-b.com</OPTION>
<OPTION>http://www.option-c.com</OPTION>
<OPTION>http://www.option-d.com</OPTION>
<OPTION>http://www.option-e.com</OPTION>
</SELECT>

Jim

twopooches · #3 (**permalink**) 06-25-2004, 06:02 AM

Thanks Jim,

I just dont see where to specify the option to alert the correct redirect URL. Most of the scripts I have looked at have something that says "if selected".

I will give it a shot to see what happens.

Without getting into a big deal with this I hope to figure out something....

PBITech · #4 (**permalink**) 06-25-2004, 07:54 AM

All I have to work with is your contact.htm page on your site. Within the HTML code on that page you'll see a form, and within that form you have this...

Code:

<input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="http://twopooches.com/thanks.htm">

That is a hidden input value that no one sees, but is passed to the script when submitted. All you have to do is replace that line with this...

Code:

<SELECT name="redirect"> 
<OPTION>http://www.option-a.com</OPTION> 
<OPTION>http://www.option-b.com</OPTION> 
<OPTION>http://www.option-c.com</OPTION> 
<OPTION>http://www.option-d.com</OPTION> 
<OPTION>http://www.option-e.com</OPTION> 
</SELECT>

You do not need to edit the actual FormMail.pl script, but only the HTML page the form is on. All your doing is removing the hidden field, and making it visable as options/selection box, giving the .pl script more options to consider when the form data is submitted.

All you have to do is change the "www.option-a .com" and so on in the above example to the URLs you would like available for the user to choose from.

However, if you are using some software to generate your HTML pages and are not comfortable with hard code, I can't be of much help, and would't recommend messing around with it if you are not comfortable. Yet, it is a fairly simple and quick task with only a notepad.

Jim

twopooches · #5 (**permalink**) 06-25-2004, 08:10 AM

here is the URL of what I am trying to do...
http://referbizsales.com/referform.htm

when the user selects either option and then clicks submit I want them to be redirected to 2 different pages based upon their selection...

This may help you see what my problem is.

I tried the option list similar to what you showed and it did not work. (Hidden redirect field)
I am able to work with code. It is just that I have a hard time expressing the code issues.

How does the script know which option URL goes with a selection...

Thanks again..I am sure I am being very blonde and causing you to pull your hair out...:)

twopooches · #6 (**permalink**) 06-25-2004, 04:26 PM

I was able to see what you mean't... the problem was that it was to simple (I was looking for something harder)... Thank you