Form emailing

[wh0die]

How can i create a form where when it is submitted, the results will be emailed to me.

I have no cgi-bin, using brinkster and i dont want to pay for one...

I am also using HTML and unless someone has an easy explanation for another method to code with i cant use it.

Thanks
wh0die

 

[Alpha]

Something like this:

<form method="post" enctype="text/plain" action='mailto:your email address'>
<input type="hidden" name="To" value="your subject for email">
Put question # 1 here:<br>
<input type="text" name="question:" size="50" maxlength="100"><br><br>
Put question # 2 here:<br>
<input type="text" name="question:" size="50" maxlength="100"><br><br>
Put question # 3 here:<br>
<input type="text" name="question:" size="50" maxlength="100"><br><br>
Put question # 4 here:<br>
<input type="text" name="question:" size="50" maxlength="100"><br><br>

Put something here that requires a long answer:<br>
<textarea name="Subject of text area" wrap=physical rows=7cols=46></textarea>
<br><br>A yes no question goes here:<br>
<input type="radio" name="your question1"value="Yes">Yes<BR>
<input type="radio" name="your question1"value="No">No<br>

<br><br>A yes no question goes here:<br>
<input type="radio" name="your question2"value="Yes">Yes<BR>
<input type="radio" name="your question2"value="No">No<br><br>

<input type="submit" value="Submit"><img src="spacer.gif" width=5 height=1 alt="spacer">
<input type="reset" value="Try again"></form>

 

[wh0die]

that is where the problem lies, when u click the submit button it tries to send the email through outlook which is what i definetly dont want...

thanx though

 

[Alpha]

Oh so you want it to be sent from the browser?

 

[wh0die]

if possible yes

 

[DarkDevil]

its appears so. I believe you must have something a little more advanced than simple html support.

 

[wh0die]

is there some sort of 3rd party place to have the script sent then forwarded to my email or something...

 

[wh0die]

i just need a way for it to bypass outlook express, for people who dont have it, etc.

 

[DarkDevil]

I'm not to sure, but i would think the technology involved in getting the info from your site to the 3rd party would be the same technology used in getting your info from your site to your email without the 3rd party... so again, i'd believe you would need another form of code support.. but i could be wrong.

 

[wh0die]

If its a different code thats fine, as long as i can input it into the page i have right now.

Is there some sort of file i can upload onto my file manager that could read the form data and then email it to me?

 

[deadserious]

Yes if you're only using html then what Alpha posted is pretty much what you're limited to. It's really no different than using the mailto: command in a link.

This may work out for you though http://www.mcfedries.com/mailform/registration.asp . There's quite a few free third party form processing scripts that you can use on your own page out there actually.

By the way, I moved this to the correct forum. We try to keep this forum for posting tutorials and responding to those tutorials.