Help! How do i create an online form for my customers using a DAP?

[Guest]

I am starting up my own online business. But to help save time and money i
will be using an online form to colect requests from customers. These will
then be printed out in a report and followed up. I have created what i think
is a working DAP but i am unsure as to how the customers will be able to
complete the form and ensure that the data will be sent to the database, will
i have to be online 24/7?. I may have a B in ICT AVCE but this wasn't part of
the course. How do i create a link from my web design software so that the
DAP opens correctly? Another problem i have is that when the user clicks the
'Submit' button another blank form appears below the original. Why is this? I
could create a form in the web design software and make an automated e-mail
response but i feel it would be more convenient for me and the customer to
create a database.

 

[Guest]

The is a very simple method to do this which I don't think you have
mentioned. MS Frontpage. Create a form for your users (use the wizard if
you want) then set the email address to send to (again use the wizard). Save
the results as a comma deliminated file (it will go to your "private" folder
in your Fronpage web) then in your Access D Base create a macro to import the
files.

The blank page after the submit button is the response page - again create a
Frontpage page (not a form) and have a few linking fields (use the insert
button at the top of the Fronpage - design view). When your user clicks the
submit button this will hyperlink to the new page - which is merged with the
inform on the form page.

For MUCH more info click the frontpage forum on the left of this screen as
this forum mainly deals with MS Access - this would be used for anything
"after" the user clicks the submit button