Web Based Toner request form

[kevbaz]

Hi Guys, im trying to create a web based toner request form, i have the form created and am using mailto to have the form submitted by email, however upon clicking the submit button its only creating a blank email?

 

how do i go about getting it to include the contents of the form?

 

thanks

[powdarrmonkey]

Just a mo while I fetch the crystal ball...

[CESIL]

Are you setting the form to GET or POST? I think only POST will do what you want.

 

A better way to handle this would be to send the form data to a script that build the email and sends it through sendmail. That way you get more control of the data and can format it properly.

[webman]

Are you doing everything that this page tells you to?

 

Mailto Forms - HTML Forms Tutorial - Using Mailto Forms

[kevbaz]

Are you doing everything that this page tells you to?

 

Mailto Forms - HTML Forms Tutorial - Using Mailto Forms

 

Just looked that that and im setup the same, ive copied the example and tested it and it does exactly the same??? just opens a blank email?

[powdarrmonkey]

Perhaps I didn't make it clear enough: show the code.

[CESIL]

What browser?

 

Chrome only seems to like POST

[kevbaz]

Win7 IE8 Office2010

 

 

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Marine Academy Toner Request

 

Marine Academy Toner Request http://www.marineacademy.org.uk/sites/default/files/simply_modern_logo.png

 

 

• Name

  First

  Last

• Date

  /

  MM

  /

  DD

  YYYY

   

  calendar.gif

  Calendar.setup({

  inputField : "element_2_3",

  baseField : "element_2",

  displayArea : "calendar_2",

  button : "cal_img_2",

  ifFormat : "%B %e, %Y",

  onSelect : selectDate

  });

   

• Toner

  HP2600 Black £55

  HP2600 Cyan £58

  HP2600 Yellow £58

  HP2600 Magenta £58

   

  Please select the toner you require

• Location

• Budget

• Approved by budget holder?

  No

  Yes

   

 

•  

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[localzuk]

Mailto makes use of your email client, and as such is generally a bad way of doing email notifications. The more elegant solution is to make use of a server side script which creates the email and sends it.

 

Due to the fact the mail client is the one handling the creation of the email, the issue you're having could well be with that rather than your form.

 

Also, each browser is likely to handle the form differently. For example, Chrome doesn't like GET for mailto forms, and IE8 doesn't particularly like POST for mailto forms, so you'll end up with mixed results!

Edited December 7, 2010 by localzuk

[powdarrmonkey]

A load of your inputs have a blank space when declaring their name. This results in them not being defined. Edited December 7, 2010 by powdarrmonkey

[localzuk]

A load of your inputs have a blank space when declaring their name. This results in them not being defined.

 

I can't see any with spaces. I can see many with underscores...

[CESIL]

There is a space between the '=' and the first "

[powdarrmonkey]

I can't see any with spaces. I can see many with underscores...

 

element_1_1

element_1_2

[CESIL]

The more elegant solution is to make use of a server side script which creates the email and sends it.

 

Is there an echo in here

[powdarrmonkey]

Anyway, the problem is easy (now that you don't expect psychic assistance): you don't have an input named "body", which should be type text and becomes the body of the email. All your fancy inputs are wasted.

[CESIL]

element_1_1

element_1_2

 

I still don't see any spaces

[powdarrmonkey]

I still don't see any spaces

 

o rly?

 

[CESIL]

o rly?

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]8836[/ATTACH]

 

Oh, now you have posted the code I can see you mean.

 

BTW I have already posted that the form (with it's 'fancy' inputs) does work but not reliably due to the GET/POST issues that both myself and others have pointed out. A mail handling script is the best way to resolve this.

[kevbaz]

thanks for all the help, ive removed those spaces and have added and still no joy, ive never used a mail handling script at all before, infact im new to most of this and trying to learn the best i can, could somone post an example? im assuming id need to change the mailto and point it at a php script??

[CESIL]

I have used this Worx International Inc.

 

It might be easier than building your own

[powdarrmonkey]

thanks for all the help, ive removed those spaces and have added

 

No, you need to add

 

 

but this does fix your problem.

[kevbaz]

No, you need to add

 

 

 

but this does fix your problem.

 

Specifically where do i need to add this? thanks

[powdarrmonkey]

Specifically where do i need to add this? thanks

 

Anywhere you like between

and

, providing that doesn't result in invalid HTML.

[kevbaz]

doing that seems to break it and stops the submit button from working? would you mind editing the code with this info added and reposting it for me?

[powdarrmonkey]

doing that seems to break it and stops the submit button from working? would you mind editing the code with this info added and reposting it for me?

 

This simple page illustrates the concept.

 

Mailto submission


 </pre><form name="mailform" method="get" action="mailto:myaddress">
  
  Requirements (include your name): 
  
 </form><b