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chidman
10-26-2002, 12:33 AM
I have just started exploring webpage building and have been asked to put a page together that collects information from customers so an information package can be sent by land mail.

I can put the form together no problem but I do not know how to get the information that has been inputted from the webpage to an email address (or collect the information in some other way).

I know I worked it once through a tripod site - they had a form handling CGI script I think - but I can't put this page on tripod because it is commercial.

I apologise in advance if this is a stupid question or if this is the wrong forum for this.

Thanks in advance

Chris.
Mhtml
10-26-2002, 01:16 AM
You have posted in the wrong forum but you weren't to know.
Do you have access to a server side scripting language on the server... eg ASP, PHP or CGI ??

If you don't it will be a little harder I do have another way courtesy of one of the mods here but since it is a company site you should try to have the website hosted on a webserver that supports a server side language.
doni
10-26-2002, 02:15 AM
Originally posted by Mhtml
You have posted in the wrong forum but you weren't to know.
Do you have access to a server side scripting language on the server... eg ASP, PHP or CGI ??

If you don't it will be a little harder I do have another way courtesy of one of the mods here but since it is a company site you should try to have the website hosted on a webserver that supports a server side language.

Would you mind sharing your method for others though? I DON'T have access to server side language and would like to use forms myself.

Thanks.
chidman
10-26-2002, 02:32 AM
I would be grateful for your alternative method as the site is currently on my ISP's server and I cannot access .pl or .cgi files on there. I do not know where the site will end up as it is being built as a favour for a relative.

Thanks

Chris.
Mhtml
10-26-2002, 08:02 AM
Ok, the other method is to go here http://www.solidscripts.com
sign up and go to the easy form mailer 2 section, there you will find all the info you need to process and send your form via solidscripts.com without any ads.
chidman
10-26-2002, 08:45 AM
I followed your link and it was so easy and does exactly what I want it to do.

Many, many thanks :)
whammy
10-26-2002, 09:45 PM
Cool! :cool:
doni
10-27-2002, 02:38 AM
Thx!