I have a form with a submit button on it.  I want the the user to complete

all of the entries within the form.  If their entries are complete and they

click on the submit button, I want a confirmation page to pop up with a

message that says "Thank you, [First Name from txtFirstName field]" and the

results to get stored in a text file.  I have no idea how to code all of

this.  I have made up my form using notepad because I hate front page.  can

someone PLEASE help me with this matter?



If the form is not complete, I will use vbscript to deal with this error.  I

can manage this part though.  It's the Confirmation page that I am having

difficulty with.



Also, my second question is:  I am using notepad to create all of my web

pages because I read that you'd have more control over the way your web page

looks if you use Notepad.  I hate using Frontpage because of all the extra

code it generates.  Is notepad the best way to code the web pages?  or

should I use Frontpage?  My web site is getting bigger and bigger and

sometimes notepad can be a bit archaic.  Someone suggested to me that I use

Interdev...  but is that any different from Front Page?  am I approaching

the coding of my web site correctly by using notepad?



Thanks,

Emily

Interdev is excellent... It has autocomplete features that make life mush

simpler for the asp programmer. I highly recommend it.

I'm not sure exactly what your problem is whit the submit button... if you

post some code we might be able to help you better...



Heres a shot in the dark at what you want... If it doesn't help respond with

some code..





<form id="blah" language="javascript" onsubmit="CheckMe()">

all youre form stuff in here....

</form>



then use this function



<script language="javascript">

// put all you error checking here 

alert("Thank You " + blah.txtFirstName.value)

</script>





-----Original Message-----

From: Emily Uyeda [mailto:e-uyeda@h...]

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 2:44 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Help with a Form!



I have a form with a submit button on it.  I want the the user to complete

all of the entries within the form.  If their entries are complete and they

click on the submit button, I want a confirmation page to pop up with a

message that says "Thank you, [First Name from txtFirstName field]" and the

results to get stored in a text file.  I have no idea how to code all of

this.  I have made up my form using notepad because I hate front page.  can

someone PLEASE help me with this matter?



If the form is not complete, I will use vbscript to deal with this error.  I

can manage this part though.  It's the Confirmation page that I am having

difficulty with.



Also, my second question is:  I am using notepad to create all of my web

pages because I read that you'd have more control over the way your web page

looks if you use Notepad.  I hate using Frontpage because of all the extra

code it generates.  Is notepad the best way to code the web pages?  or

should I use Frontpage?  My web site is getting bigger and bigger and

sometimes notepad can be a bit archaic.  Someone suggested to me that I use

Interdev...  but is that any different from Front Page?  am I approaching

the coding of my web site correctly by using notepad?



Thanks,

Emily

on the confirmation page do something like:



Response.Write "Thank you, " & Request.Form("txtfirstname")



that will write out

Thank you, Name



about fp interdev and notepad.



i hate fp... with a passion allmost:-) it screws my asp code. i use

interdev, but only the editing part of it, no dtc's no WYSIWYG html. just

the straight up editor. only because of the color coding. and inline auto

complete. and also a friend bought it for me:-) but i really think it is

just a personal preference.



Daniel



-----Original Message-----

From: Emily Uyeda [mailto:e-uyeda@h...]

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 2:44 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Help with a Form!





I have a form with a submit button on it.  I want the the user to complete

all of the entries within the form.  If their entries are complete and they

click on the submit button, I want a confirmation page to pop up with a

message that says "Thank you, [First Name from txtFirstName field]" and the

results to get stored in a text file.  I have no idea how to code all of

this.  I have made up my form using notepad because I hate front page.  can

someone PLEASE help me with this matter?



If the form is not complete, I will use vbscript to deal with this error.  I

can manage this part though.  It's the Confirmation page that I am having

difficulty with.



Also, my second question is:  I am using notepad to create all of my web

pages because I read that you'd have more control over the way your web page

looks if you use Notepad.  I hate using Frontpage because of all the extra

code it generates.  Is notepad the best way to code the web pages?  or

should I use Frontpage?  My web site is getting bigger and bigger and

sometimes notepad can be a bit archaic.  Someone suggested to me that I use

Interdev...  but is that any different from Front Page?  am I approaching

the coding of my web site correctly by using notepad?



Thanks,

Emily

Hi,



Use the action property of the form to post the data to the confirmation 

page.  From there, then use Request.form to grab all those value and write 

out the message you want to display.  Check out the wrox books if you have 

no idea how to do this.



Just remember that if you use VBScript it only works in Internet Explorer.



Interdev is so much better than Notepad for several reasons (Home Site and 

ColdFusion by Allaire are other products similar to Interdev).  Notepad is 

a simple text editor, whereas Interdev recognizes key words (if, else, 

set, etc.).  Interdev also comes with MSDN, which is a tremendous help if 

you have questions.  Frontpage just lets you develop a simple web page 

easier.



Brian



> I have a form with a submit button on it.  I want the the user to 

complete

> all of the entries within the form.  If their entries are complete and 

they

> click on the submit button, I want a confirmation page to pop up with a

> message that says "Thank you, [First Name from txtFirstName field]" and 

the

> results to get stored in a text file.  I have no idea how to code all of

> this.  I have made up my form using notepad because I hate front page.  

can

> someone PLEASE help me with this matter?

> 

> If the form is not complete, I will use vbscript to deal with this 

error.  I

> can manage this part though.  It's the Confirmation page that I am having

> difficulty with.

> 

> Also, my second question is:  I am using notepad to create all of my web

> pages because I read that you'd have more control over the way your web 

page

> looks if you use Notepad.  I hate using Frontpage because of all the 

extra

> code it generates.  Is notepad the best way to code the web pages?  or

> should I use Frontpage?  My web site is getting bigger and bigger and

> sometimes notepad can be a bit archaic.  Someone suggested to me that I 

use

> Interdev...  but is that any different from Front Page?  am I approaching

> the coding of my web site correctly by using notepad?

> 

> Thanks,

> Emily

> 

> 

Emily,



Here is some sample code: Please contact me at

swatermasysk@c... if you would like the actual files.

I doubt the listserver would allow attachments.



I encapsulated a sign up form in a procedure, because I needed to use it on

multiple pages. 



To call the procedure I needed to include 1 file, and call the procedure.



<!--#INCLUDE File= "includes/SignUp.asp"-->

<%

Call SignUp ("Form Tilte", "ThisPageName") ' Please note you do not have to

include the .asp

%>



After you hit submit,  it will recall this same page, but will run some

different code:

(it looks rather long, but that is because I hard coded all 50 us

states...just delete them if you do not need them.



Here is the Signup.asp code:

Start--SignUp.ASP --- 

<!--#INCLUDE File="Connection.asp"-->

<!--#INCLUDE File="SignUpFormValidation.asp"-->

<%

Dim ConQS, ContactText, rq

ConQS = Request.Querystring("SignUp")

rq = "<Font Color = 'FF0000'> *</Font>"

Sub SignUp(sProject, sPage)



	If ConQS = "" Then

	ContactText = ContactText & "<table border = '0'>"	

	ContactText = ContactText & "<tr><td ColSpan = '2'><span

class='subtitle'>Please use this form to sign up for the " & sProject & "

Project</span></td></tr>" 

	

	ContactText = ContactText & "<td RowSpan = '10' width='40'><img

width='40' height-'1' border='0' src='images/clear.gif'></td>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<tr><td>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<form Action = '" & sPage &

".asp?SignUp=Submit' onsubmit='return Form1_Validator(this)' name='Form1'

Method = 'Post'>"



	ContactText = ContactText & "<table border = '0'><tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<td>First Name</td><td><INPUT

TYPE='text' NAME='FName'></td></tr>"



	ContactText = ContactText & "<tr><td>Last Name</td><td><INPUT

TYPE='text' NAME ='LNAME'></td></tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<tr><td>Street Address</td><td><INPUT

TYPE='text' NAME ='Address1'>" & rq & "</td></tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<tr><td></td><td><INPUT TYPE='text'

NAME ='Address2'></td></tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<tr><td>City</td><td><INPUT TYPE='text'

NAME ='City'>" & rq & "</td></tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<tr><td>State</td><td><SELECT

NAME='State' WIDTH=312><option selected>(Click here to

choose)</option><OPTION VALUE='AL'> Alabama<OPTION VALUE='AK'> Alaska<OPTION

VALUE='AZ'> Arizona<OPTION VALUE='AR'> Arkansas<OPTION VALUE='CA'>

California<OPTION VALUE='CO'> Colorado<OPTION VALUE='CT'> Connecticut<OPTION

VALUE='DE'> Delaware<OPTION VALUE='DC'> District of Columbia<OPTION

VALUE='FL'> Florida<OPTION VALUE='GA'> Georgia<OPTION VALUE='HI'>

Hawaii<OPTION VALUE='ID'> Idaho<OPTION VALUE='IL'> Illinois<OPTION

VALUE='IN'> Indiana<OPTION VALUE='IA'> Iowa<OPTION VALUE='KS'> Kansas<OPTION

VALUE='KY'> Kentucky<OPTION VALUE='LA'> Louisiana<OPTION VALUE='ME'>

Maine<OPTION VALUE='MD'> Maryland<OPTION VALUE='MA'> Massachusetts<OPTION

VALUE='MI'> Michigan<OPTION VALUE='MN'> Minnesota<OPTION VALUE='MS'>

Mississippi<OPTION VALUE='MO'> Missouri<OPTION VALUE='MT'> Montana<OPTION

VALUE='NE'> Nebraska<OPTION VALUE='NV'> Nevada<OPTION VALUE='NH'> New

Hampshire<OPTION VALUE='NJ'> New Jersey<OPTION VALUE='NM'> New Mexico<OPTION

VALUE='NY'> New York<OPTION VALUE='NC '> North Carolina<OPTION VALUE='ND'>

North Dakota<OPTION VALUE='OH'> Ohio<OPTION VALUE='OK'> Oklahoma<OPTION

VALUE='OR'> Oregon<OPTION VALUE='PA'> Pennsylvania<OPTION VALUE='RI'> Rhode

Island<OPTION VALUE='SC'> South Carolina<OPTION VALUE='SD'> South

Dakota<OPTION VALUE='TN'> Tennessee<OPTION VALUE='TX'> Texas<OPTION

VALUE='UT'> Utah<OPTION VALUE='VT'> Vermont<OPTION VALUE='VA'>

Virginia<OPTION VALUE='WA'> Washington<OPTION VALUE='WV'> West

Virginia<OPTION VALUE='WI'> Wisconsin<OPTION VALUE='WY'> Wyoming</Select>" &

rq & "</td></tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<tr><td>Zip Code</td><td><INPUT

TYPE='text' Size = '5' NAME ='ZipCode1'>"& rq & " - <INPUT TYPE='text' Size

= '4' NAME ='ZipCode2'></td></tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<tr><td>Phone Number</td><td><INPUT

TYPE='text' NAME ='Phone'></td></tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<tr><td>Email</td><td><INPUT

TYPE='text' NAME ='Email'></td></tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<td ColSpan = '2'><INPUT TYPE='submit'

Value = 'Submit'></td></tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "<td Align = 'Center' ColSpan 

'2'><Font Color = 'FF0000'>* Items are required.</Font></td></tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "</table></td></tr>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "</Form>"

	ContactText = ContactText & "</table>"



	Else

		Dim FName, LName, Study, Email, Address1, Address2, Phone,

ZipCode1, ZipCode2, sCookie, State, strSQL, City

		FName = Trim(Request.Form("FName"))

		LName = Trim(Request.Form("LName"))

		Email = Trim(Request.Form("Email"))

		Address1 = Trim(Request.Form("Address1"))

		Address2 = Trim(Request.Form("Address2"))

		State = Trim(Request.Form("State"))

		City = Trim(Request.Form("City"))

		Phone = Trim(Request.Form("Phone"))

		ZipCode1 = Trim(Request.Form("ZipCode1"))

		ZipCode2 = Trim(Request.Form("ZipCode2"))

		



	'Update the database

		strSQL = "Select * FROM SignUp"

		OpenDB sConn 'Open the DB

		rs.Open strSQL,,,adCmdTable

			rs.AddNew

			rs("FName") = FName

			rs("LName") = LName

			rs("Email") = Email

			rs("Address1") = Address1

			rs("Address2") = Address2

			rs("State") = State

			rs("City") = City

			rs("ZipCode1") = ZipCode1

			rs("ZipCode2") = ZipCode2

			rs("Phone") = Phone

			rs("Date") = Date

			rs.Update



			CloseDB 'Close and Destroy the connection



	Response.Redirect "ThankYou.asp?FName=" & FName   ' On the thank you

page use Response.QueryString("FName") to get the users first name.



	End If

	Out(ContactText)

End Sub

%>

Finish--SignUp.ASP --- 



I also have a file to handle my ASP Connection:



Just edit the sDB field to the path of you db



Start -- Connection.asp --



<!-- METADATA TYPE="typelib" 

              FILE="C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\ado\msado15.dll"

-->



<%

Dim objConn, sConn, rs, sDB



	sDB = "C:\Databases\DB.mdb"



	'Construct the connection string

	sConn = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" &_

	"Persist Security Info=False; Data Source=" & sDB



	

	'Pre Create the connection and recordset objects

	set objConn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")

	set rs = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")



	sub OpenDB(sConn)

		objconn.open sConn

		set rs.ActiveConnection = objConn

		rs.CursorType = adOpenStatic

	end sub

	

	sub CloseDB()

		rs.close

		objconn.close

		set rs = nothing

		set objconn = nothing

	end sub

--Finish -- Connection.ASP

And finally, here is some sample JavaScript to validate the form....again

delete what you do not need



--Start -- 



<script Language="JavaScript">

<!--

function Form1_Validator(theForm)

{



var alertsay = ""; // define for long lines



if (theForm.Address1.value == "")

{

alert("Please enter your street address.");

theForm.Address1.focus();

return (false);

}



if (theForm.City.value == "")

{

alert("Please enter your city.");

theForm.City.focus();

return (false);

}



// check if zip code field is blank

if (theForm.ZipCode1.value == "")

{

alert("Please enter your zip code.");

theForm.ZipCode1.focus();

return (false);

}







// check if no drop down has been selected

if (theForm.State.selectedIndex < 0)

{

alert("Please select a state.");

theForm.State.focus();

return (false);

}



// check if the first drop down is selected, if so, invalid selection

if (theForm.State.selectedIndex == 0)

{

alert("Please select a state.");

theForm.State.focus();

return (false);

}





return (true);

}

//--></script>



--Finish -- SignUpFormValidation.asp --









-----Original Message-----

From: Emily Uyeda [mailto:e-uyeda@h...]

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 2:44 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Help with a Form!





I have a form with a submit button on it.  I want the the user to complete

all of the entries within the form.  If their entries are complete and they

click on the submit button, I want a confirmation page to pop up with a

message that says "Thank you, [First Name from txtFirstName field]" and the

results to get stored in a text file.  I have no idea how to code all of

this.  I have made up my form using notepad because I hate front page.  can

someone PLEASE help me with this matter?



If the form is not complete, I will use vbscript to deal with this error.  I

can manage this part though.  It's the Confirmation page that I am having

difficulty with.



Also, my second question is:  I am using notepad to create all of my web

pages because I read that you'd have more control over the way your web page

looks if you use Notepad.  I hate using Frontpage because of all the extra

code it generates.  Is notepad the best way to code the web pages?  or

should I use Frontpage?  My web site is getting bigger and bigger and

sometimes notepad can be a bit archaic.  Someone suggested to me that I use

Interdev...  but is that any different from Front Page?  am I approaching

the coding of my web site correctly by using notepad?



Thanks,

Emily

To answer your question about how you should code your site:



Code it in whatever makes you most comfortable. :)  Interdev is technically

no different from notepad from a standpoint of editing and saving text

files, but it includes a multitude of additional features that allow for a

much easier time doing so.  It does have a "design" mode, but you don't have

to use it.

I use various plain text editors a lot of the time. Combine that with a .ASP

file extension re-association to said text editor and a lightening fast

"ALT-Tab", sometimes it's easier than dealing with interdev's overhead,

particularly when not working with a frontpage web project file.  Otherwise,

most of my work is done in interdev when working on the various web projects

that are based on our central development server.



Peter



-----Original Message-----

From: Emily Uyeda [mailto:e-uyeda@h...]

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 2:44 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Help with a Form!





I have a form with a submit button on it.  I want the the user to complete

all of the entries within the form.  If their entries are complete and they

click on the submit button, I want a confirmation page to pop up with a

message that says "Thank you, [First Name from txtFirstName field]" and the

results to get stored in a text file.  I have no idea how to code all of

this.  I have made up my form using notepad because I hate front page.  can

someone PLEASE help me with this matter?



If the form is not complete, I will use vbscript to deal with this error.  I

can manage this part though.  It's the Confirmation page that I am having

difficulty with.



Also, my second question is:  I am using notepad to create all of my web

pages because I read that you'd have more control over the way your web page

looks if you use Notepad.  I hate using Frontpage because of all the extra

code it generates.  Is notepad the best way to code the web pages?  or

should I use Frontpage?  My web site is getting bigger and bigger and

sometimes notepad can be a bit archaic.  Someone suggested to me that I use

Interdev...  but is that any different from Front Page?  am I approaching

the coding of my web site correctly by using notepad?



Thanks,

Emily

Emily,



I love Interdev for ASP and Homesite for HTML.  When I need to look at

something in a hurry, I use Metapad (a Notepad replacement) because it has a

lot of the amenities we coders are used to.  You should be able to download

a free copy of Metapad and an eval copy of Homesite.  Interdev comes with MS

Visual Studio and is pricey if you can't get a copy somewhere.



The form section of your webpage should call a processing ASP type page

which serves 2 purposes:



1) produce a confirmation message such as: 



response.write "Thank you, "

response.write request.form("txtFirstName")



2) Process the data by writing it to a text file.  I know FrontPage page

will automatically spew out some code to do this, but you would be better

off writing your own code form an ASP book.



Roger

-----Original Message-----

From: Emily Uyeda [mailto:e-uyeda@h...]

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 11:44 AM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Help with a Form!





I have a form with a submit button on it.  I want the the user to complete

all of the entries within the form.  If their entries are complete and they

click on the submit button, I want a confirmation page to pop up with a

message that says "Thank you, [First Name from txtFirstName field]" and the

results to get stored in a text file.  I have no idea how to code all of

this.  I have made up my form using notepad because I hate front page.  can

someone PLEASE help me with this matter?



If the form is not complete, I will use vbscript to deal with this error.  I

can manage this part though.  It's the Confirmation page that I am having

difficulty with.



Also, my second question is:  I am using notepad to create all of my web

pages because I read that you'd have more control over the way your web page

looks if you use Notepad.  I hate using Frontpage because of all the extra

code it generates.  Is notepad the best way to code the web pages?  or

should I use Frontpage?  My web site is getting bigger and bigger and

sometimes notepad can be a bit archaic.  Someone suggested to me that I use

Interdev...  but is that any different from Front Page?  am I approaching

the coding of my web site correctly by using notepad?



Thanks,

Emily

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InterDev is good but it does cost.  Depending on how many pages you are

looking at, take a look at http:www.coffeecup.com .  For $50 it aint bad!!

I use it for the 6 websites I have.  Your question regarding confirmation.

If you just want a Thank You with the name and you are using vbscript or

javascript, just create a msgbox for a quick solution and then request.form

to save the fields entered.

Ron



-----Original Message-----

From: Emily Uyeda [mailto:e-uyeda@h...]

Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 2:44 PM

To: ASP Web HowTo

Subject: [asp_web_howto] Help with a Form!





I have a form with a submit button on it.  I want the the user to complete

all of the entries within the form.  If their entries are complete and they

click on the submit button, I want a confirmation page to pop up with a

message that says "Thank you, [First Name from txtFirstName field]" and the

results to get stored in a text file.  I have no idea how to code all of

this.  I have made up my form using notepad because I hate front page.  can

someone PLEASE help me with this matter?



If the form is not complete, I will use vbscript to deal with this error.  I

can manage this part though.  It's the Confirmation page that I am having

difficulty with.



Also, my second question is:  I am using notepad to create all of my web

pages because I read that you'd have more control over the way your web page

looks if you use Notepad.  I hate using Frontpage because of all the extra

code it generates.  Is notepad the best way to code the web pages?  or

should I use Frontpage?  My web site is getting bigger and bigger and

sometimes notepad can be a bit archaic.  Someone suggested to me that I use

Interdev...  but is that any different from Front Page?  am I approaching

the coding of my web site correctly by using notepad?



Thanks,

Emily







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