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    Form to Email...

    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.

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

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

    Any ideas?

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    What program are you using?

    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

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by H4KSY
    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
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    Forms to E-mail

    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

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    FrontPage extension - not needed

    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

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