Web Forms--Is there a better mousetrap?
Donald Barclay
donaldb at library.tmc.edu
Thu Sep 3 11:05:49 EDT 1998
I've posted a form on the web that allows users to register for library classes:
http://www.library.tmc.edu/classform.html
When someone fills out and submits the form, I get an email telling me there
is an attachment. I then open the attachment, run a macro, and print the
results.
However, I'm running into two problems. One is that I get a message telling
me there is an attachment, but the attachment isn't there when I go to look.
The other problem is that users will submit a form and get an error message
even though the sumission went through OK.
I'm wondering if there is a better way to do forms on the web--some kind of
software or coding or whatever that is more sure-fire than the method I'm
using, which is based on the following html coding:
<FORM>
<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="mailto:donaldb at library.tmc.edu">
<INPUT TYPE="checkbox" NAME="biomed1" VALUE="october8">
Etc., etc.
<INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="Submit your request">
<INPUT TYPE=reset VALUE="Clear your request">
</FORM>
Any help, hints, clues will be appreciated.
Donald A. Barclay always the beautiful answer
Houston Academy of Medicine- who asks the more beautiful question
Texas Medical Center Library --e.e. cummings
donaldb at library.tmc.edu
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