Web "Forms" program ?

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John Fitzsimons

A recent HTML thread brought forward some interesting HTML editors
but not all of them enabled the creation, and viewing, of "forms". A
number had no help file whatever.

Is there such a thing as an "easy to create html forms" program ?
Preferably with a wizard and/or help file ?

TIA.

Regards, John.
 
John Fitzsimons said:
A recent HTML thread brought forward some interesting HTML editors
but not all of them enabled the creation, and viewing, of "forms". A
number had no help file whatever.

Is there such a thing as an "easy to create html forms" program ?
Preferably with a wizard and/or help file ?
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Hi John.
Try Alleycode 2.0, mentioned here recently.
http://www.alleycode.com/
(snipped from their features list)
a.. Ready made interactive forms... Click'n'Insert into your document and/or
customize as needed.
a.. Form bar includes quick tags insert for all standard form layout
(custom).
 
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Hi Bob,
Hi John.
Try Alleycode 2.0, mentioned here recently.
http://www.alleycode.com/
(snipped from their features list)
a.. Ready made interactive forms... Click'n'Insert into your document and/or
customize as needed.
a.. Form bar includes quick tags insert for all standard form layout
(custom).
Click to expand...

Thanks for the recommendation. In the literal sense Alleycode does
offer ready made forms. So my query was answered. However the first
line of the sample form says.....

<!-- Action must be changed to suit your script and server path.
Change names and values as needed -->

What "script" ? Kind of like giving someone a car with the wheels
missing. It won't work "as is". :-(

Regards, John.
 
Thanks for the recommendation. In the literal sense Alleycode does
offer ready made forms. So my query was answered. However the first
line of the sample form says.....

<!-- Action must be changed to suit your script and server path.
Change names and values as needed -->

What "script" ? Kind of like giving someone a car with the wheels
missing. It won't work "as is". :-(

Regards, John.
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Hi John.
The car has wheels.
You just need to steer it where you want it to go:

<form>
<form method="post" action="/phpbin/yourscript.php">
<input type="text" name="address">
<input type="submit"><input type="reset">
</form>

change the "action" part of the form
so the form is submitted to "path/yourscript.ext".
You also need to make sure the "name" part of your input boxes match the
$variables in "path/yourscript.ext" .
Hope this helps.
regards,
b a
 
Hi Bob,

Hi John.
The car has wheels.
You just need to steer it where you want it to go:
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<form>
<form method="post" action="/phpbin/yourscript.php">
<input type="text" name="address">
<input type="submit"><input type="reset">
</form>
Click to expand...
change the "action" part of the form
so the form is submitted to "path/yourscript.ext".
You also need to make sure the "name" part of your input boxes match the
$variables in "path/yourscript.ext" .
Hope this helps.
regards,
b a
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My understanding of things is that to make a web form work one needs
a web (input) form AND a script to process the input and forward as an
email. Alleycode appears to do the first but not the latter.

There is no point having the form point to "yourscript.php" if it
doesn't exist. :-(

From what I see of Alleycode it creates the form but not the script. I
might be missing something obvious here but if Alleycode creates the
script, as well as the input form, then if someone can point out how
it does that (steps ?) then it sure would be appreciated.

Regards, John.
 
John Fitzsimons said:
Hi Bob,






My understanding of things is that to make a web form work one needs
a web (input) form AND a script to process the input and forward as an
email. Alleycode appears to do the first but not the latter.

There is no point having the form point to "yourscript.php" if it
doesn't exist. :-(

From what I see of Alleycode it creates the form but not the script. I
might be missing something obvious here but if Alleycode creates the
script, as well as the input form, then if someone can point out how
it does that (steps ?) then it sure would be appreciated.

Regards, John.
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Hi John,
Alleycode creates the HTML form you asked for.
I'm afraid you'll have to write your own scipt :o)
contents of yourscript.php.....(with register_globals=off)
<?php echo $_POST['address']; ?>
This will display whatever you typed into the
"address" input box when you call "yourscript.php" by pushing the submit
button.


Here's a pretty good, simple tutorial:
http://codewalkers.com/tutorials.php?show=12&page=1

This is getting OT so if you want to take it to mail let me know.
regards,
b a
 
My understanding of things is that to make a web form work one needs
a web (input) form AND a script to process the input and forward as an
email. Alleycode appears to do the first but not the latter.
Click to expand...
There is no point having the form point to "yourscript.php" if it
doesn't exist. :-(
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<form method="post" action="http://geocities.yahoo.com/forms?login=branded350">

We used this action in a project to email the result each time the form is
submitted. My real email is set in the geocities account and I get the email.
From what I see of Alleycode it creates the form but not the script. I
might be missing something obvious here but if Alleycode creates the
script, as well as the input form, then if someone can point out how
it does that (steps ?) then it sure would be appreciated.
Click to expand...

You can use javascripts. Here are a few examples:

http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_examples_1.asp
http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_examples_2.asp
http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_examples_3.asp
 
<form method="post" action="http://geocities.yahoo.com/forms?login=branded350">
Click to expand...
We used this action in a project to email the result each time the form is
submitted. My real email is set in the geocities account and I get the email.
Click to expand...

Okay, but I don't have a geocities account. When I click that link I
get ;

"There was an error while processing your form input:"
You can use javascripts. Here are a few examples:
Click to expand...
http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_examples_1.asp
http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_examples_2.asp
http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_examples_3.asp
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Thanks. :-)

Regards, John.
 
Alleycode creates the HTML form you asked for.
I'm afraid you'll have to write your own scipt :o)
Click to expand...

That's what I thought. Alleycode only does some of the work.
contents of yourscript.php.....(with register_globals=off)
Click to expand...

No idea what register_globals are.
<?php echo $_POST['address']; ?>
This will display
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Where ? I don't want anything displayed. I want it emailed to me.
whatever you typed into the
"address" input box when you call "yourscript.php" by pushing the submit
button.
Click to expand...

The "address" inbox is presumably the email address of the person
filling out the form ?
Here's a pretty good, simple tutorial:
http://codewalkers.com/tutorials.php?show=12&page=1
Thanks.

This is getting OT so if you want to take it to mail let me know.
regards,
Click to expand...

Thanks Bob. When you get some free time perhaps you could email me ?
Adjust my address and it will work. :-)

Regards, John.
 
Okay, but I don't have a geocities account. When I click that link I
get ;
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"There was an error while processing your form input:"
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Sorry, the line below is the one that emails the result top me. It is the form
tag with method and action, which appears to be a URL, but it is not:

<form method="post" action="http://geocities.yahoo.com/forms?login=branded350">

variousl form code = a bunch of tables

</form>

--------------------------------
To fill out the form click on:

http://www.geocities.com/branded350/index.html

The first two fields and the last are read only as assigned in this particular
assignment. You can check the check boxes and radio buttons and then the "Turn
it in" button to see how the form method and action above emails the form to my
regular address.

--------------------------------

When filled out at geocities it works. I'm not sure exactly how to get this to
work outside geocities, as your server type and scripts are unknown.

Evidently "forms?login=branded350" is the script and account at geo.
My email is redirected as a secondary email address at geocities.
 
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