Form Submit Problem With Certain Browsers

[Paputxi]

I have created several forms which work fine with IE7. That is, using IE7
the viewer fills in the form and hits submit. They get a Thank You web page
and I get their inputs as expected. However, if the viewer is using other
web browsers, like Firefox and Safari (I've tried these myself), when they
hit the submit button, the email client application starts up, which is not
what is expected nor intended.

Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? I'm hoping it is just is a
browser setting issue, but if it is I can't figure it out.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Please provide a link to the form with this issue.

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[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Please post a URL to one of the forms in question.
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:I have created several forms which work fine with IE7. That is, using IE7
: the viewer fills in the form and hits submit. They get a Thank You web
page
: and I get their inputs as expected. However, if the viewer is using other
: web browsers, like Firefox and Safari (I've tried these myself), when they
: hit the submit button, the email client application starts up, which is
not
: what is expected nor intended.
:
: Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? I'm hoping it is just is a
: browser setting issue, but if it is I can't figure it out.
:
: Thanks in advance.

 

[Paputxi]

Here's one: http://www.afsla.org/contact_us.htm

 

[Ronx]

Change this:

<a href="mailto:[email protected]">
<input type="image" border="0" src="images/page_buttons/submit.gif"
width="79" height="20" name="submit"></a>

to

<input type="image" border="0" src="images/page_buttons/submit.gif"
width="79" height="20" name="submit">

IE will submit the form, other browsers will run the mailto: link
without submitting the form.

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Here's one: http://www.afsla.org/contact_us.htm

Please post a URL to one of the forms in question.
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Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"You're a daisy if you do!"
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
===
:I have created several forms which work fine with IE7. That is,
using IE7
: the viewer fills in the form and hits submit. They get a Thank You
web
page
: and I get their inputs as expected. However, if the viewer is
using other
: web browsers, like Firefox and Safari (I've tried these myself),
when they
: hit the submit button, the email client application starts up,
which is
not
: what is expected nor intended.
:
: Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? I'm hoping it is
just is a
: browser setting issue, but if it is I can't figure it out.
:
: Thanks in advance.

 

[Ronx]

To be clear, with the mailto: link wrapping the submit button IE7 and
earlier will submit the form and ignore the link, other browsers will
use the link, and not submit the form. I don't know what IE8 does.
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Ron Symonds
MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group, emails will be deleted unread.

Change this:

<a href="mailto:[email protected]">
<input type="image" border="0" src="images/page_buttons/submit.gif"
width="79" height="20" name="submit"></a>

to

<input type="image" border="0" src="images/page_buttons/submit.gif"
width="79" height="20" name="submit">

IE will submit the form, other browsers will run the mailto: link
without submitting the form.

--
Ron Symonds
MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group, emails will be deleted unread.

Here's one: http://www.afsla.org/contact_us.htm

Please post a URL to one of the forms in question.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
"You're a daisy if you do!"
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
===
:I have created several forms which work fine with IE7. That is,
using IE7
: the viewer fills in the form and hits submit. They get a Thank You
web
page
: and I get their inputs as expected. However, if the viewer is
using other
: web browsers, like Firefox and Safari (I've tried these myself),
when they
: hit the submit button, the email client application starts up,
which is
not
: what is expected nor intended.
:
: Does anyone know how to resolve this problem? I'm hoping it is
just is a
: browser setting issue, but if it is I can't figure it out.
:
: Thanks in advance.

 

[Jens Peter Karlsen]

IE8 should be fully standards based so should run the link and ignore
the button. Haven't testet it though.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen.