form and submit button

[n_soufiani]

ok now a complete noob here. Ok iv read alot of stuff about this on the forum but none have explained it clearly. all i c is a bunch of code and like i dunno where and how to put them. i use the latest version of dreamweaver and all i basically want to do is create 2 text boxes (which i can do) and then create a submit button underneath it (which i can also do). now all i want to do is fill in watever i want in them text boxes and then wen i click on the submit button it will send watever was written on the text boxes to my email. can i have a step by step idiots guide on how to do this please. If u could please act as if im completly stupid and even if u point out the very obvious things i would so extremly very grateful and will forever b in ur debt. thanks

[madddidley]

<input type="text" name="whatever" value="Text in the box">

<textarea>Text In the BOX and stuff</textarea>

Is that what you are talking about?

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[the tree]

Is that what you are talking about?I think (s)he was talking about the processing of a form to send it to email.

If I'm even vaugely right then this would depend on what your host supports in the way of server side technologies, I imagine Dreamweaver can help you with creating a PHP or Coldfusion Mailer. But an easier solution would be to use Richard Turners Mailer (http://php.richardturner.com/mailer.php).

You'd be using markup something like this.<form action="http://php.richardturner.com/mailer.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="form_email" value="YOUR_EMAIL@DOMAIN">
<input type="hidden" name="form_thankyou" value="http://www.YOURSITE.com/THANKYOUPAGE.HTML">

<p><label>Your name:</label><input type="text" name="name"></p>
<p><label>What you have to say</label><textarea name="message">Type your message *****.</textarea></p>
<input type="submit" value="send that e-mail">
</form>

[The Magus]

Hello:

Your problems seems very similar to that posted by Rivanta-

I have just posted a reply which might be of interest to you also.

Please check her posting to see what I posted.

Cheers
Jack