The form below is the one
I will be using on my graphics pages for people to order as either linkware
or purchase.
I have added the html below
so I can explain what each on the fields means. I have cleaned it up and
removed all font tags and table tags, so if you want the form as is above,
you'll need to save this page to your hard drive and copy the form setup
from this page.
<form
method="POST" action="mailto:ancient@bri.net.au" enctype="text/plain">
Full
Name:
<input
name="fullname" size=40 value="">
E-mail:
<input
name="email" size=40 value="">
URL:
<input
name="url" size=40 value="http://">
Set
Number:
<input
name="set" size=40 value="">
Please
select one of the following:
Linkware:
<input
type=checkbox name="linkware">
Purchase:
<input
type=checkbox name="purchase">
<input
type="submit" value="Submit">
</FORM>
This is the reply I receive
via email from the form being used by someone wanting to use Site 5 as
linkware.
surname=smith
name=john
email=jsmith@somewhere.net
set=Site 5
linkware=on
If it was to be purchased,
I would receive...
purchase=on
The first part of the form
(cream) is what makes the whole thing work. You must have a valid email
address for the form to reach you once posted.
The next part (green) are
the input fields. These require a name (<inputname="fullname">) which
becomes the value (value="") of that input field. Whatever is typed into
this area becomes the value of that field. You can add as many input fields
as you like. You may wish to have Surname and First Name fields instead
of Fullname. To do that you just have two input fields.
<input="surname" value="">
(input="firstname" value="">
The default size (size=40)
is 20 but I like to be able to see everything I type into a field so I
size mine larger.
The next part (yellow) are
called check boxes, and only one of these can be selected. As with the
input fields you can add as many of these as you like. Always make sure
you give your check boxes names because if you don't you won't know what
they are for when you receive the email :)
The red part is the submit
button. Whatever you write in value will be displayed on the button.
The last tag </FORM>
is what ends the whole shebang! You can then continue on with the rest
of your page.
For those of you who use
Netscape Composer, this can all be done within the Composer environment
by using Insert menu>HTML Tag... and placing your input fields where you'd
like them. Try opening this page in Composer to see how to do this.
