Noobie here trying to get a form working

[rabino67@gmail.]

I received a form that I'm trying to implement on a webserver, the form uses front page extensions and I believe the main part of the form that needs editing is right here --> <form method="POST" action="--WEBBOT-SELF--" onsubmit="return FrontPage_Form1_Validator(this)" name="FrontPage_Form1">


I'm not entirely sure, but the webbot-self seems to show up in the navigation bar when I click submit on the form (instead of going to the confirmation page), the form is suppose to send an email to my email account with formatted text. Please let me know of all the things I may be forgetting I.E. the web host needs to implement front page extensions (they said they are)

[Coyotelab]

Hello, sorry to say this but this technology is almost dead and lots of hosts stop supporting it. I guess it will be better if you use PHP,ASP,CGI, and ... Script as your web form handler
Regarding your issue look in toaction="--WEBBOT-SELF--"name of form handler file should be something else.(without dashes)

[healthnut101]

I agree with coyotelab, front page extensions are very quickly becoming outdated. I would suggest trying to learn php to solve your problem.

[fosco21]

My knowledge of Html, javascripting or web development in general is very close to nothingn this form was given to me by a 3rd party company who is unable to help me set it up :-/

I would love to learn how to write and create this, but I'd like to ahve this form operable within a week and I'm not sure if I could learn this in a week and sleep at the same time. blah im done ranting... heh


you same name from the "form handler" what exactly is taht referring to? should the form handler be a separate url or saved script? (I had to create a new user name, for some reason even after resetting it wont allow me to login as rabino67.....)

for isntance, would the form handler be something like a file like "feedback.txt"??

[eCat]

I was once given permission to post a solution to online form headaches on another thread, but I don't want to risk it again!

So if you're interested, have a read at the end of this thread here:

http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=186519

[rabino67@gmail.]

well I'm down to this error that I get when I have frontpage open and I click properties of the link

(1) Saving Form Results to E-Mail will not work unless either the "SMTPHost" or "SendmailCommand" server configuration parameters are set.

which seems pretty simple, although I'm not 100% where to configure this, I confirmed with my Web Host that it was enabled, but I didnt configure it, can you tell me where to configure it?

-btw thanks eCat, but I can't afford anything at all :(


also, when I try to fill the form out instead of the url changing to "/--webbot-self-" it goes to "_vti_bin/shtml.dll/index.htm"... if that helps at all.

[eCat]

I hear ya! It does have a 30-day free trial tho... if you work fast you wouldn't have to buy it. :p (That's going to change soon, so get it while it's hot!)

Sorry I can't help with the FrontPage stuff... I avoid that app like the plague.