Unexpected result

**Lee** · Jul 23 '05, 10:56 AM

Re: Unexpected result

Steve Wright said:[color=blue]
>
>Can someone please tell me why the following code generates a new page with
>
>"mailto:wright @wcc.govt.nz"?S ubject= "RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing
>Record" Method="POST" enctype="text/plain"
>
>as a single line rather that generation an email?
>
>
>
><HTML>
><TITLE> test</TITLE>
><HEAD>
><script language = "javascript ">
>
>function mailsubject(msu bject){
>
> var mailto = " \"mailto:wright \@wcc.govt.nz\" ?Subject= ";
> var subbase = "\"RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing Record" + "\"";
> var method = " Method=" + "\"POST\"" + " enctype=" +"\"text" + "\/"
>+"plain\"";
>msub = mailto + subbase + method;
>window.statu s = (msub);
>return (msub);
>alert(msub);
>}
></script>
>
></HEAD>
><body>
><form name = "resurfacingrec ord" action= 'javascript:mai lsubject();' >[/color]

The action attribute identifies the new page to load.
You've said that the new page to load is what is returned
by the mailsubject() function. The return value of the
mailsubject() function is exactly what you're seeing.

**Steve Wright** · Jul 23 '05, 10:59 AM

Re: Unexpected result Mailto:

OK,

What I had intended was that an Email be sent with the subject of "RAMM
Record Carriageway Resurfacing Record". I know that I can Hard code this
but I wanted to extend the funcion to include a number of form fields in the
subject.

Steve

"Lee" <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message
news:c81j6402j2 i@drn.newsguy.c om...[color=blue]
> Steve Wright said:[color=green]
> >
> >Can someone please tell me why the following code generates a new page[/color][/color]
with[color=blue][color=green]
> >
> >"mailto:wright @wcc.govt.nz"?S ubject= "RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing
> >Record" Method="POST" enctype="text/plain"
> >
> >as a single line rather that generation an email?
> >
> >
> >
> ><HTML>
> ><TITLE> test</TITLE>
> ><HEAD>
> ><script language = "javascript ">
> >
> >function mailsubject(msu bject){
> >
> > var mailto = " \"mailto:wright \@wcc.govt.nz\" ?Subject= ";
> > var subbase = "\"RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing Record" + "\"";
> > var method = " Method=" + "\"POST\"" + " enctype=" +"\"text" + "\/"
> >+"plain\"";
> >msub = mailto + subbase + method;
> >window.statu s = (msub);
> >return (msub);
> >alert(msub);
> >}
> ></script>
> >
> ></HEAD>
> ><body>
> ><form name = "resurfacingrec ord" action= 'javascript:mai lsubject();' >[/color]
>
> The action attribute identifies the new page to load.
> You've said that the new page to load is what is returned
> by the mailsubject() function. The return value of the
> mailsubject() function is exactly what you're seeing.
>[/color]

**Lee** · Jul 23 '05, 10:59 AM

Re: Unexpected result Mailto:

Steve Wright said:[color=blue]
>
>OK,
>
>What I had intended was that an Email be sent with the subject of "RAMM
>Record Carriageway Resurfacing Record". I know that I can Hard code this
>but I wanted to extend the funcion to include a number of form fields in the
>subject.[/color]

You might want this:

<form name="resurfaci ngrecord"
action="mailto: wright@wcc.govt .nz"
onsubmit="this. action=mailsubj ect()">

But you should be aware that mailto: is completely unreliable.
You have know assurance that your customer has a mail client
configured to work with their browser.

**Steve Wright** · Jul 23 '05, 10:59 AM

Re: Unexpected result

Lee,
When I use

<form name = "Resurfacin g record" action =
mailto:wright@w cc.govt.nz?subj ect=RAMM Resurfacing Record method = post
enctype="text/plain">

I get an email back with all the form fields as I would expect.

all I am trying to do is get

"mailto:wright@ wcc.govt.nz?sub ject=RAMM Resurfacing Record method = post
enctype="text/plain""

pased to the action so that I can add some of the form fields to the
subject.

Steve

"Lee" <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message
news:c81j6402j2 i@drn.newsguy.c om...[color=blue]
> Steve Wright said:[color=green]
> >
> >Can someone please tell me why the following code generates a new page[/color][/color]
with[color=blue][color=green]
> >
> >"mailto:wright @wcc.govt.nz"?S ubject= "RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing
> >Record" Method="POST" enctype="text/plain"
> >
> >as a single line rather that generation an email?
> >
> >
> >
> ><HTML>
> ><TITLE> test</TITLE>
> ><HEAD>
> ><script language = "javascript ">
> >
> >function mailsubject(msu bject){
> >
> > var mailto = " \"mailto:wright \@wcc.govt.nz\" ?Subject= ";
> > var subbase = "\"RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing Record" + "\"";
> > var method = " Method=" + "\"POST\"" + " enctype=" +"\"text" + "\/"
> >+"plain\"";
> >msub = mailto + subbase + method;
> >window.statu s = (msub);
> >return (msub);
> >alert(msub);
> >}
> ></script>
> >
> ></HEAD>
> ><body>
> ><form name = "resurfacingrec ord" action= 'javascript:mai lsubject();' >[/color]
>
> The action attribute identifies the new page to load.
> You've said that the new page to load is what is returned
> by the mailsubject() function. The return value of the
> mailsubject() function is exactly what you're seeing.
>[/color]

**Lee** · Jul 23 '05, 10:59 AM

Re: Unexpected result

Steve Wright said:[color=blue]
>
>Lee,
>When I use
>
><form name = "Resurfacin g record" action =
>mailto:wright@ wcc.govt.nz?sub ject=RAMM Resurfacing Record method = post
>enctype="tex t/plain">
>
>I get an email back with all the form fields as I would expect.
>
>all I am trying to do is get
>
>"mailto:wright @wcc.govt.nz?su bject=RAMM Resurfacing Record method = post
>enctype="tex t/plain""
>
>pased to the action so that I can add some of the form fields to the
>subject.[/color]

The example code I posted should do that for you.
However, I warn you again that this will not work for all visitors
to your web site. "mailto:" will only work if you happen to have
a mail client configured in your browser. The fact that it works
for you means that you have your browser configured to work that
way.

**Steve Wright** · Jul 23 '05, 10:59 AM

Re: Unexpected result

Lee

All that seems to do is open a blank Email!

Steve
PS Ive been using the mailto; sucsessfully for collection of the info until
now with a hard coded subject but I need to add some form fields to make the
resulting emails identifiable.

"Lee" <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message
news:c897p106sk @drn.newsguy.co m...[color=blue]
> Steve Wright said:[color=green]
> >
> >Lee,
> >When I use
> >
> ><form name = "Resurfacin g record" action =
> >mailto:wright@ wcc.govt.nz?sub ject=RAMM Resurfacing Record method = post
> >enctype="tex t/plain">
> >
> >I get an email back with all the form fields as I would expect.
> >
> >all I am trying to do is get
> >
> >"mailto:wright @wcc.govt.nz?su bject=RAMM Resurfacing Record method = post
> >enctype="tex t/plain""
> >
> >pased to the action so that I can add some of the form fields to the
> >subject.[/color]
>
> The example code I posted should do that for you.
> However, I warn you again that this will not work for all visitors
> to your web site. "mailto:" will only work if you happen to have
> a mail client configured in your browser. The fact that it works
> for you means that you have your browser configured to work that
> way.
>[/color]

**Steve Wright** · Jul 23 '05, 11:06 AM

Re: Unexpected result

This is what I eventually used which does exactly what I want.

function buildsubject()

{

var f = document.forms['resurfacingrec ord'];

var sub = "mailto:wright@ wcc.govt.nz?sub ject=RAMM Carriageway
Resurfacing Record " + (f.roadname.val ue) + " " + (f.startroad.va lue) + "-"
+ (f.endroad.valu e);

f.action = sub;

}

along with this as the form tag

<form name = "resurfacingrec ord" action="about:b lank" method="post"
enctype="text/plain" onSubmit="build subject()">

and this for the form button

<input type=submit value="Send Record">

"Steve Wright" <wright@wcc.gov t.nz> wrote in message
news:1084501423 .178254@muldoon ...[color=blue]
> Can someone please tell me why the following code generates a new page[/color]
with[color=blue]
>
> "mailto:wright@ wcc.govt.nz"?Su bject= "RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing
> Record" Method="POST" enctype="text/plain"
>
> as a single line rather that generation an email?
>
>
>
> <HTML>
> <TITLE> test</TITLE>
> <HEAD>
> <script language = "javascript ">
>
> function mailsubject(msu bject){
>
> var mailto = " \"mailto:wright \@wcc.govt.nz\" ?Subject= ";
> var subbase = "\"RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing Record" + "\"";
> var method = " Method=" + "\"POST\"" + " enctype=" +"\"text" + "\/"
> +"plain\"";
> msub = mailto + subbase + method;
> window.status = (msub);
> return (msub);
> alert(msub);
> }
> </script>
>
> </HEAD>
> <body>
> <form name = "resurfacingrec ord" action= 'javascript:mai lsubject();' >
>
> <select name="contract" >
> <option value="">Select Contract</option>
> <option value="RS-330">RS-330 Northern</option>
> <option value="RS-331">RS-331 Southern</option>
> </select>
> <input type=submit value="Send Record">
>
> </form>
> </HTML>
>
>[/color]

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