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POOHBEAR93
03-07-2003, 12:28 PM
using Dreamweaver MX. I have a problem with the form. I want to be able to make a form and have the data collected saved to a text file on the web server to be grabbed at a later time. I do not want the info mailed to me. I have made the form and in the property inspector I see an action box. WHat do I put in the action box. I was told to put the command send to:. I put this exactally...... send to:form.txt . After I do that then upload the page to web server it does not work. I fill out the form and hit submit. I am then sent to the page form.txt with a 404 error message. Can someone please explain what I need to do, thank you

pyro
03-07-2003, 12:30 PM
You will need to look into server side languages. PHP or Perl/CGI would be a good place to start. HTM/JavaScript does not have the ability to save to a text file.

POOHBEAR93
03-07-2003, 12:34 PM
I am not a web designer by trade. I am the Network Admin. I really dont want to have to learn languages. Is there a simple way to do it in Dreamweaver? Or can I have the form mailed to me, but without any interaction or knowledge from the user?

pyro
03-07-2003, 12:40 PM
For pre-built scripts look on http://php.resourceindex.com or http://cgi.resourceindex.com