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Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
Member # 33

posted

Another thing:

Does anyone know how to set up an e-mail form on a webpage? I've got all the fields figured out, but I think I need to link it to some sort of CGI script of some sort, but don't know how to get one. Help please? Thanks.

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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
Member # 31

posted

Well, if you just want the form to send the data to an e-mail address, just use this for your opening FORM tag:

If that's not what you meant, I don't know...

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[This message has been edited by TSN (edited March 01, 2001).]

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Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
Member # 33

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That's ok provided that there is CGI scripting for the server that you're working on.

This one that I'm working on for my company does not provide CGI (it's a cheap ass webspace provider). I've seen a lot of pages which allow forms for mailing. Almost all of their source code refers to somethingorother.pl or thisandthat.cgi.

I may be wrong. This is the first time I'm doing something like this.

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"My Name is Elmer Fudd, Millionaire. I own a Mansion and a Yacht."
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Aethelwer
Frank G
Member # 36

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There's probably something to work with on my ancient scripts page.

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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
Member # 31

posted

I'm pretty sure that what I posted is pure HTML, no scripting needed.

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We are the Borg. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
"Wowsers!"
-Star Trek: Series ?: "A Pair o' Docs, part II"

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Aethelwer
Frank G
Member # 36

posted

TSN's suggestion will work, although I believe the result will be encoded.

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Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
Member # 33

posted

How encoded?

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Aethelwer
Frank G
Member # 36

posted

Plus+signs+where+there+should+be+spaces.

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Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
Member # 33

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So you need some sort of script to remove them, right? Is it theoretically possible to remove them via Javascript?

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Teelie
Senior Member
Member # 280

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I don't know myself, possibly. All of the web-based ones I've seen use CGI of some sort.

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LOA
Migraine Mistress
Member # 49

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I think this calls for the wisdom of the Cappesian One........

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