'Thank You' message on opac screen

Mon Aug 17 15:03:06 EDT 1998

We just implemented the web 'version' of our online catalog (we're an
Innovative site) and the Dean of Libraries wants to put up some kind of
thank you message to the university's parent's association thanking them for
the donation that made the purchase of the web module possible. The problem
is that we're not sure what sort of form it should take so that it doesn't
clash with the design of the webpac's main menu.  I've been asked if we
could put up a scrolling message across the top, but I don't really like
them all that much. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone else out there has had
to do anything similar on their webpac and can provide a URL so I can see
what approach you took.

thanks in advance to anyone who responds,
Sheryl Dwinell

Sheryl Dwinell
Webmaster/Database Management Librarian
Marquette University Libraries
Milwaukee, WI
414-288-3406
dwinells at vms.csd.mu.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Dowling <tdowling at ohiolink.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 2:28 PM
Subject: [WEB4LIB:14786] RE: Submitting Multiple HTML Forms

>What I've done in the past is have the CGI script print out a typical
>"Thanks for your submission..." message, followed by another copy of the
>form, pointing back to itself, with the fields likely to be repeated
>filled in by the values from the previous form.
>
>#!/usr/local/bin/perl
>#Skipping over the nuts and bolts of what the form actually does...
>print <<ENDOFHTML ;
>Content-type: text/html
>
><html>...
><p>Thanks for subitting.  Wanna do another?</p>
><form action="/cgi-bin/myself.pl" method=POST>
><p>Your name: <input name="patron_name" value="$in{patron_name}"><br>
>E-Mail Address: <input name="patron_email" value="$in{patron_email}">...
>ENDOFHTML
>
>
>Thomas Dowling
>OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
>tdowling at ohiolink.edu
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: web4lib at webjunction.org
>> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of
>> Timon.P.Tesar at am.pnu.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 2:10 PM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list
>> Subject: [WEB4LIB:14784] Submitting Multiple HTML Forms
>>
>>
>>           We have an HTML form people can use to request article
>>           copies from our Document Delivery service. Internet Explorer
>>           3 is our standard browser.
>>
>>           People sometimes want to submit multiple requests in which
>>           much of the data in the form is the same. After clicking on
>>           the submit button, a confirmation page appears.
>>           Unfortunately, if the user then clicks on the browser Back
>>           button to return to the form, all the data they previously
>>           entered is gone and they have to type everything all over
>>           again.
>>
>>           1. Is there anything I can do with the forms page (some kind
>>           of JavaScript perhaps?) so that the data will remain in the
>>           form when they click the Back button?
>>
>>           2. We will be switching to I.E. 4 in six months or so. Do
>>           forms work the same in I.E. 4 as they do in I.E. 3 (i.e. the
>>           form data is not retained)?
>>
>>           Any advice will be appreciated and thanks in advance.
>>
>>           Tim Tesar
>>           pharmacia & Upjohn Research Library
>>           timon.p.tesar at am.pnu.com
>>
>