I have a page that accepts and installation number, performs some math when the user hits the button, and give them a serial number. I would like to be able to also ask for their name, company name, e-mail address, etc. and when the button is hit to perform the math the personal data would be e-mailed to me. I tried adding the action on the same line as the math but that just causes my serial number to flash on the screen, nothing is e-mailed. What am I doing wrong?
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jlsmithhartfiel
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How are you sending the email? What does your code look like?
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I haven't been able to send the form's information to my e-mail address yet. I have action do a calculation and output on the same screen but I would like for the action to e-mail me the results when someone fills out the form and then go to another page that displays the results of the calculation.
jlsmithhartfiel
Programmer
Try this....
Code:
<html>
<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function update(what) {
what.action = 'mailto:' + document.hiddenForm.emailAddress.value
+ '?SUBJECT=' + document.hiddenForm.subjectLine.value;
setTimeout('self.location="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.msn.com"',10000);[/URL]
}
//--></script>
<form name="hiddenForm" onSubmit="return false">
<input type="hidden" name="emailAddress" value="you@somewhere.com">
<input type="hidden" name="subjectLine" value="Registration">
</form>
<form name="emailForm" method="post" enctype="text/plain" >
Name: <input type="text" name="custname">
Email Address: <input type="text" name="custemail">
<input type="submit" value="get serial" onClick="update(this.form)">
</form>
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That's almost it. I modified it to add this line:
Installation Number: <input type="numeric" name="installnum">
But originally I had:
<form name=form1>
<p>Enter the Installation Number below. When you hit submit you will receive
a Serial Number. This number is needed to continue your software installation.</p>
<p>Installation Number:
<input type=text name=input value="">
Serial Number:
<input type=text name=output value="">
<br>
<input type=button value="submit" onClick="form1.output.value=(form1.input.value*3)+15000" name="button2">
</p></form>
</body>
</html>
So if someone entered the number 10 they received the number 15030. How can I insert this formula into the script you suggested and still have an email sent to me?
Installation Number: <input type="numeric" name="installnum">
But originally I had:
<form name=form1>
<p>Enter the Installation Number below. When you hit submit you will receive
a Serial Number. This number is needed to continue your software installation.</p>
<p>Installation Number:
<input type=text name=input value="">
Serial Number:
<input type=text name=output value="">
<br>
<input type=button value="submit" onClick="form1.output.value=(form1.input.value*3)+15000" name="button2">
</p></form>
</body>
</html>
So if someone entered the number 10 they received the number 15030. How can I insert this formula into the script you suggested and still have an email sent to me?
jlsmithhartfiel
Programmer
I added your formula to the update() function. If you are redirecting, you may want to display an alert box with the serial number, so the user has a chance to write it down. See code below:
Code:
<html>
<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function update(what) {
var serial = (document.emailForm.input.value*3)+15000;
document.emailForm.output.value = serial
alert('Your serial number is ' + serial + '.\nPlease make a note of it.');
what.action = 'mailto:' + document.hiddenForm.emailAddress.value
+ '?SUBJECT=' + document.hiddenForm.subjectLine.value;
setTimeout('self.location="[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.msn.com"',10000);[/URL]
}
//--></script>
<form name="hiddenForm" onSubmit="return false">
<input type="hidden" name="emailAddress" value="you@somewhere.com">
<input type="hidden" name="subjectLine" value="Registration">
</form>
<form name="emailForm" method="post" enctype="text/plain" >
Name: <input type="text" name="yourname">
Email Address: <input type="text" name="youremail"><br>
<p>Enter the Installation Number below. When you hit submit you will receive
a Serial Number. This number is needed to continue your software installation.</p>
<p>Installation Number: <input type=text name=input value="">
Serial Number: <input type=text name=output value="">
<br>
</p>
<input type="submit" value="submit" onClick="update(this.form)">
</form>
</html>- Thread starter
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jlsmithhartfiel
Programmer
I don't think there's a way in JS or HTML. But if you were using ASP - you might be able to make a call to an .dll to send the email. Since it would be from the HTML form itself - you wouldn't get the message. But I'm not sure exactly how to do that.
If you used a server-side program to email you the data you wouldn't get that popup box either. Tracy Dryden
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