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  • Eagle35
    #1

    Java Help

    hi all

    im new to the whole java thing and need some help!

    im trying to make an e mail form and when i test it, it sends the e mail to
    the designated e mail address but when i go to the e mail account i sent it
    to it doesnt have any info that should have been submitted

    all i get in the e mail is: name=

    im using the following e mail form template: JavaFile.com e-mail form

    Thanks for any help you can offer!



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    • David Dorward
      #2
      Re: Java Help

      Eagle35 wrote:
      [color=blue]
      > im new to the whole java thing and need some help![/color]

      This is a JavaScript newsgroup, not a Java newsgroup.
      [color=blue]
      > im trying to make an e mail form and when i test it, it sends the e mail
      > to the designated e mail address but when i go to the e mail account i
      > sent it to it doesnt have any info that should have been submitted[/color]
      [color=blue]
      > all i get in the e mail is: name=[/color]
      [color=blue]
      > im using the following e mail form template: JavaFile.com e-mail form[/color]

      A glance at that (you could have been more specific), suggests they use the
      mailto technique. Read all about it:

      404 Not Found
      http://www.isolani.co.uk/newbie/mailto.html


      Now read about how form data should be handled:
      http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/


      --
      David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/

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        • Lee
          #3
          Re: Java Help

          Eagle35 said:[color=blue]
          >
          >hi all
          >
          >im new to the whole java thing and need some help!
          >
          >im trying to make an e mail form and when i test it, it sends the e mail to
          >the designated e mail address but when i go to the e mail account i sent it
          >to it doesnt have any info that should have been submitted
          >
          >all i get in the e mail is: name=
          >
          >im using the following e mail form template: JavaFile.com e-mail form
          >
          >Thanks for any help you can offer![/color]

          It's probably not a good idea to use code from a site that
          refers to them "Java Scripts". It suggests that the author
          doesn't really understand that Javascript has nothing at all
          to do with Java.

          There is no Javascript or Java required to create an email
          form. All you need is HTML and to know that every visitor
          who uses the form has their default email agent defined so
          that the browser can invoke it, and that their browser
          supports the "mailto" protocol, and that they don't mind
          allowing your form to send their information via email.

          If you're willing to believe that all of those are true,
          all you need is something like this. Again, there is
          no Java or Javascript involved at all:

          <html>
          <body>
          <form action="mailto: you@yourdomain. com"
          method="post"
          enctype="text/plain">
          <input name="alpha"><b r>
          <input name="beta"><br >
          <select name="gamma">
          <option>one</option>
          <option>two</option>
          </select>
          <input type="submit">
          </form>
          </body>
          </html>

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            • David Dorward
              #4
              Re: Java Help

              Lee wrote:
              [color=blue]
              > <form action="mailto: you@yourdomain. com"[/color]

              .... that is too unreliable to use in a production environment.

              404 Not Found
              http://www.isolani.co.uk/newbie/mailto.html


              --
              David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/

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                • Eagle35
                  #5
                  Re: Java Help

                  yer i tried this and it works! all the info is sent by a email!

                  Thanks for the help!


                  "Lee" <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message
                  news:bnel980bag @drn.newsguy.co m...[color=blue]
                  > Eagle35 said:[color=green]
                  > >
                  > >hi all
                  > >
                  > >im new to the whole java thing and need some help!
                  > >
                  > >im trying to make an e mail form and when i test it, it sends the e mail[/color][/color]
                  to[color=blue][color=green]
                  > >the designated e mail address but when i go to the e mail account i sent[/color][/color]
                  it[color=blue][color=green]
                  > >to it doesnt have any info that should have been submitted
                  > >
                  > >all i get in the e mail is: name=
                  > >
                  > >im using the following e mail form template: JavaFile.com e-mail form
                  > >
                  > >Thanks for any help you can offer![/color]
                  >
                  > It's probably not a good idea to use code from a site that
                  > refers to them "Java Scripts". It suggests that the author
                  > doesn't really understand that Javascript has nothing at all
                  > to do with Java.
                  >
                  > There is no Javascript or Java required to create an email
                  > form. All you need is HTML and to know that every visitor
                  > who uses the form has their default email agent defined so
                  > that the browser can invoke it, and that their browser
                  > supports the "mailto" protocol, and that they don't mind
                  > allowing your form to send their information via email.
                  >
                  > If you're willing to believe that all of those are true,
                  > all you need is something like this. Again, there is
                  > no Java or Javascript involved at all:
                  >
                  > <html>
                  > <body>
                  > <form action="mailto: you@yourdomain. com"
                  > method="post"
                  > enctype="text/plain">
                  > <input name="alpha"><b r>
                  > <input name="beta"><br >
                  > <select name="gamma">
                  > <option>one</option>
                  > <option>two</option>
                  > </select>
                  > <input type="submit">
                  > </form>
                  > </body>
                  > </html>
                  >[/color]


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                    • Eagle35
                      #6
                      Re: Java Help

                      just one thing! how to i add some more boxes and add labels to them so
                      people no what to type in them and edit the text in the drop down menu

                      "Lee" <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message
                      news:bnel980bag @drn.newsguy.co m...[color=blue]
                      > Eagle35 said:[color=green]
                      > >
                      > >hi all
                      > >
                      > >im new to the whole java thing and need some help!
                      > >
                      > >im trying to make an e mail form and when i test it, it sends the e mail[/color][/color]
                      to[color=blue][color=green]
                      > >the designated e mail address but when i go to the e mail account i sent[/color][/color]
                      it[color=blue][color=green]
                      > >to it doesnt have any info that should have been submitted
                      > >
                      > >all i get in the e mail is: name=
                      > >
                      > >im using the following e mail form template: JavaFile.com e-mail form
                      > >
                      > >Thanks for any help you can offer![/color]
                      >
                      > It's probably not a good idea to use code from a site that
                      > refers to them "Java Scripts". It suggests that the author
                      > doesn't really understand that Javascript has nothing at all
                      > to do with Java.
                      >
                      > There is no Javascript or Java required to create an email
                      > form. All you need is HTML and to know that every visitor
                      > who uses the form has their default email agent defined so
                      > that the browser can invoke it, and that their browser
                      > supports the "mailto" protocol, and that they don't mind
                      > allowing your form to send their information via email.
                      >
                      > If you're willing to believe that all of those are true,
                      > all you need is something like this. Again, there is
                      > no Java or Javascript involved at all:
                      >
                      > <html>
                      > <body>
                      > <form action="mailto: you@yourdomain. com"
                      > method="post"
                      > enctype="text/plain">
                      > <input name="alpha"><b r>
                      > <input name="beta"><br >
                      > <select name="gamma">
                      > <option>one</option>
                      > <option>two</option>
                      > </select>
                      > <input type="submit">
                      > </form>
                      > </body>
                      > </html>
                      >[/color]


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                        • David Dorward
                          #7
                          Re: Java Help

                          Eagle35 wrote:
                          [color=blue]
                          > yer i tried this and it works! all the info is sent by a email![/color]

                          So your system happens to be configured in a way in which it works, not all
                          your visitors will be so lucky.

                          404 Not Found
                          http://www.isolani.co.uk/newbie/mailto.html


                          --
                          David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/

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                            • David Dorward
                              #8
                              Re: Java Help

                              Eagle35 wrote:
                              [color=blue]
                              > just one thing! how to i add some more boxes and add labels to them so
                              > people no what to type in them and edit the text in the drop down menu[/color]

                              http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?How_to_post

                              http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/forms/


                              --
                              David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/

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                                • Lee
                                  #9
                                  Re: Java Help

                                  David Dorward said:[color=blue]
                                  >
                                  >Lee wrote:
                                  >[color=green]
                                  >> <form action="mailto: you@yourdomain. com"[/color]
                                  >
                                  >... that is too unreliable to use in a production environment.[/color]

                                  Yes. I tried to give that impression.

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