Hi,

This question needs only a yes or no answer for now.

Can dreamweaver mx2004 generate form pages that self submit to an email address that I choose, using the designer layout and no coding by me.

At this point I only need a yes/no answer, as Im sure I will need other answers at a later time..

Thanks again for your time.

Sharon :)

yes

thank you ! that was not only fast but exactly what I needed to hear..

I am sure I will have to come back to this thread LOL !

Thanks again

Sharon.

Even though this is more than just a Yes, please be aware that a form submitting to an e-mail address sends the actual message with the client's e-mail program. This is very different from sending a message from the server. Using this technique requires the client to have an e-mail program. The client must also send the message manually, which they may not want to do as it gives away their personal information like a name and e-mail address.

You should be aware of the differences between posting a form to an e-mail address and posting to another (or the same) ASP page that sends the message from the server.

Cheers,


Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

Imar,
ok, I need some clarification. I am sure what you replied made perfect sense, but not to me(completly)..

In the past i used frontpage, which generated an online form that you simply hit (Submit) and the information ended up in my Email address. (as long as the host had frontpage extentions)...

So in dreamweaver I want to do the same.. all on line without using the visitors own email program... I simple want them to fill out the form and tick boxes and hit submit and the info automatically appear in my email... Can it be done?

Help

Sharon..

I don't know how Front Page handled that, but when you code something like this in ASP and don't want to use the client's mail program, you'll need to send mail using a server side component. That is, a user fills in a form and submits it to a server side page. At the server, the text is retrieved from the form, an email message is constructed and then the message is sent using either a Windows built-in component or a commercial (or free) third-party component that you or your ISP has bought.

Take a look here: http://Imar.Spaanjaars.Com/QuickDocId.aspx?QUICKDOC=249

There are many more articles available on the internet that describe how to send e-mail from an ASP page, so I guess you'll need to Google a bit as well.

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.