Create form to allow file attachments using mailto?

[Guest]

I have searched for a method to create a form that allows the user to attach
JPG files from their computer and send the whole thing as an email to me. I
found a few scripts that you have to pay for, but surely there is a way to do
it myself. Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

[Jon Spivey]

Hi, Gavin,

You have to do this in 2 steps
1/ Upload the file from client to your server
2/ Send the email with file attached then (probably) delete the uploaded
file

If you have asp on your server this would be easy enough to do

 

[Guest]

Jon,

Thanks for the reply. I am fairly confident that my host supports asp, but
I am an extreme newby and don't think I could figure out how to setup what
you suggest without some help. Any online tutorials you know about to step
me through it?

 

[Andrew Murray]

you can use the "file upload" component in Frntpage 2002 onwards - provided your
host allows uploading files through a web-form. I think it will work if you
point the FP form (using the frontpage form handler) to your email as well.

 

[Guest]

Andrew,

Another great idea. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me (asked me for my
user id and password) and only sent a link to the file that I sent (I want to
get them as attachments to the email). Thanks for the idea though. I did
not know about the file upload component.

Regards,
Gavin

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Not possible using the FP Form Handler.

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