Form to Email...

[H4KSY]

hi there - I am trying to add a form to my site. I want a job application on there so it will have quite a few fields.

I have downloaded a lot of scripts from various sources & I can't seem to get any of them going??

Does anyone know of an easy to use script that would help me?? It needs to be free & available for commercial use.

Thanks,

R.

[carbonize]

Why not just use their own mail client by using action="mailto:here@address.com" ?

[H4KSY]

Nah - I don't think that will work because I have to send the results of quite a detailed application form.

Any ideas?

[carbonize]

Have a look on http://www.hotscripts.com.

[vwebworld]

Hi,

What program are you using to create the website?
I know FrontPage has a "insert a form" feature.

You can create an HTML form and have it emailed to
you or processed through a "form handler" (php or cgi).
You will need to know what your website host provides
or allows.

OR - the easiest is to have the form handled through
a third party - like bravenet.com

~Roland

[H4KSY]

Hi,

Cheers for the replies guys!

I am (unfortunatley) using Frontpage - altho I can't get the forms in that to Email?? Im not sure if its because it needs frontpage extensions & therefore won't work until I upload???

Bravenet.com have banner advertising which I can't have!!

Come on - someone must have used scripts for a form??

R.

[carbonize]

http://www.cgi-scripting.com/formemail.shtml which I found on hotsripts.com which I recommended or look at http://www.hotscripts.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?bool=AND&query=form+email&catid=all

[cyanide]

Come on - someone must have used scripts for a form??

R.
Sure, we all have !
But without providing pertinent, specific information...
The information you receive here will reciprocate the information provided by you.
In other words, you've been pretty vague about what you need, so the answers here have likewise been vague

You didn't mention you were using FrontPage 'til you rthird post.
Servers come in all types, what are yours? LInux, Windows, Apache, etc.?
What server language does your host support? php, perl, asp??
Are you able to ftp to your server?
Free or paid host ?

You said you downloaded free scripts before that didn't work, what kind, what language?

Without enough info from you, then it's like shooting fish in a barrel

[ggaglin210]

Hi,
I am new at this but here goes. Check my site http://www.growyours.com/Application.htm to see if this is what you are looking for. If it is, then you need to do the following.
First: I use FrontPage 2002 so I do not know if it works with other versions. Next: You must use a database website template to make up your site. This will create an "Access Database"(part of Micorsoft Office) on your site. (You can try inserting the database website into your web to see if it will update your site, if not you must create your site with the database website template) Follow the instructions. You specify the name, column type, and Form field type, for each field or box. Once you are finished, it creats the proper files on your website. You then copy the submission form on to your page and test the link by filling the boxes. The information should go to your database which you can access with "Microsoft Excel" or "Micorsoft Access"

Joseph1

[vwebworld]

Hi...
You do not need FrontPage extensions if you
aren't using FP's form handler.

You can create a from with FP and have it
emailed to an address you specify.

To have the form results emailed to you in "plain text".
To do this you need to change the "form
properties" on the page.

Go to the webpage (in FP) and right click on the form,
then click on "form properties".

CHANGE this, click on the "send to other" radio
button and choose "custom ISAPI,......" option.
THEN click on the "options" button below.
In "Action" enter "mailto:youremail@whateveritis.com"
"Method" = POST "Encoding type" enter text/plain
Click OK...save and that should send the form content
to your email address. NO FP extensions needed.

~Roland

[H4KSY]

Cheers everyone....that seems to have done it!

Appologies for late replies but I have been sick for a couple of days :(

Its working in frontpage (cheers roland) - but the only thing is it gets sent as an attachment (.att) which is text but it is in a rather unfriendly format!!

What other formats can this be sent in? As opposed to text/plain?

Thanks again,

R.

[H4KSY]

Okay - Cool. I got it all going as plain text now!

Thanks for your help (and patience) everyone!,

R.

[Farriel]

I saw your comment...uh uh...it's wrong.

I have done exactly what you're suggesting, that was when I was told to create a feedback form for a client.

I hadn't done it before then cos what I strictly into was creating dynamic layouts with Photoshop and Fireweorks.

But then...exactly what you said, is what I tried to do and couldn't. I uploaded the form and when I tested it, saw some form of error...FP Ext...uninst.

Do you know any other way?

[vwebworld]

Farrel,

I saw your comment...uh uh...it's wrong.

But then...exactly what you said, is what I tried to do and couldn't. I uploaded the form and when I tested it, saw some form of error...FP Ext...uninst.

Do you know any other way?

I'm not sure if you are addressing my post about
no FP extensions. Or asking about another way?

FP extension are absolutely not needed unless you
are using FP functions, etc. Absent the FP form
handler functions - all you are creating with FP is
a form. If you set the handling properties as I
outlined above... your then just emailing the
form results in plain text format.

If you got a FP ext... error then something is still
set up in your form that's calling for it.

~Roland

[brandblast]

How about http://www.scriptarchive.com/formmail.html

Very easy to use and well documented formmail script.