First off let me note that the Web Development and whatnot forums are quite obsolete, and I need a maximum amount of help on this. And this is General Discussion, so it goes here.
I need a detailed explanation, and possibly an example on how to make a form where people provide information, and then it is stored to a file on my server, which I can access and view.
My server has CGI/Perl enabled too, which I'm sure plays in here.
how familiar are you with basic html forms? and do you have a preferred format for your forms? .asp forms are fairly easy (imo) but they require some sort of database to store the form data in. or are you really set on a .cgi form?
i dont know or care i just need input data stored to a file or emailed to me with as little intrusion as possible
please show me with an example or explain how.... its kinda urgent
search for mail forms on a search engine, find a good one, and rip the code, then build on it. thats how i learnt most of the html i know.
the information will come to you in an email in plain text:
<html>
<body>
<form method="post" action="mailto:[email protected]" name="tooliesform">
<br>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b>Your Name: </b></font>
<input type="text" name="yourname" size="30">
<br>
<font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b>Your Age: </b></font>
<input type="text" name="age" size="3">
<br>
<input type="submit">
<input type="reset">
</form>
</body>
</html>
when you receive your email, it will look something like this:
input submitted from form "tooliesform" on 03/31/02
yourname=<data from form here>
age=<data from form here>
if you play around with it a bit, you should be able to get it to do what you want. if you have other questions, i should be around in the chat for awhile and i'll check back here as well.
oo what server do you have, i;ve been looking for a free ISP with cgi support but can't find one? who hosts your site?
He doesn't have a free host. He has a payed one.
There are no free hosts with cgi support or any support other than basic html web page building.
CK, that's what I currently have.... but it pops up a security warning message, has to use outlook ( which not everyone uses ).
If you could help me out with this it would be great 😊