If I had to guess, he probably gets a "fee" of some sort, Murray.
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Tom "Pepper" Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---
About FrontPage 2003:
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
Understanding FrontPage:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
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| Thomas:
|
| This individual has recently 'visited' the Dreamweaver forum too. I'd be
| curious to know his association with formbreeze....
|
| --
| Murray
|
| | > It requires that the form be hosted on formbreeze system, not the actual
| > website.
| >
| >
| > --
| > ===
| > Tom "Pepper" Willett
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > ---
| > About FrontPage 2003:
| >
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
| > FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
| > Understanding FrontPage:
| >
http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
| > ===
| > | > | Hi,
| > |
| > | I'd recommend that you take a look at FormBreeze
| > | (
http://www.formbreeze.com). We use this for all our forms and it is
| > | the best solution I have seen. You can be running in about 10 minutes.
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | > | > thanks for the info... especially the very last sentence: "What do
| you
| > provide
| > | > for processing forms and emailing the data?".... I've sent them an
| > email,
| > | > I don't know if they will respond or not...
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "Murray" wrote:
| > | >
| > | > > There are two basic ways to process form data -
| > | > >
| > | > > 1. Use mailto:
[email protected] as the action of the form
| > | > > 2. Use a server-side scripting method to a) harvest the form's
| data,
| > b)
| > | > > process it in some manner, e.g., enter it into a database, c)
| > formulate and
| > | > > send an email to one or more email recipients, and d) redirect the
| > visitor
| > | > > to some ending page
| > | > >
| > | > > Method 1 is quite simple, and is also the least reliable. It
| depends
| > both
| > | > > on your visitor having an email client already installed on their
| > computer -
| > | > > this eliminates public computers - and on that email client
| responding
| > to
| > | > > the mailto call (Eudora on the Mac is a good example of one that
| does
| > not).
| > | > >
| > | > > Method 2 is the preferred method, since it eliminates the problems
| of
| > method
| > | > > 1, but it means that you have to grapple with server-scripting
| somehow
| > (ASP,
| > | > > CF, PHP, perl, etc.).
| > | > >
| > | > > Examples of standard scripts provided by hosts for processing form
| > data have
| > | > > already been posted. I would only add another called Formmail as
| > modified
| > | > > by NMS, hence NMS-Formmail. It runs on Windows servers and is
| pretty
| > simple
| > | > > to set up.
| > | > >
| > | > > Nevertheless, the question you need to ask your host is "What do
you
| > provide
| > | > > for processing forms and emailing the data?"....
| > | > >
| > | > > --
| > | > > Murray
| > | > >
| > | > > | > | > > > thanks for your responses... but we really need something that
is
| > free and
| > | > > > will allow her to have a thank you page similar to the one on my
| > site:
| > | > > >
http://wachusett.pssweb.net/thankyou.htm
| > | > > >
| > | > > > Here's my questionnaire:
| > | >
http://wachusett.pssweb.net/copyofquestionnaire2.htm
| > | > > >
| > | > > > I am having a problem receiving everything too... so maybe it's
| > something
| > | > in
| > | > > > my form that i don't have set up correctly... for example... I
am
| > unable
| > | > to
| > | > > > get any of the information that people put in the text area
| boxes...
| > | > > >
| > | > > > so could someone check it out for me?
| > | > > >
| > | > > > thanks...
| > | > > >
| > | > > > "aedcone" wrote:
| > | > > >
| > | > > > > I am creating a questionnaire for a friend's website, and am
| using
| > | > FP2003...
| > | > > > > her provider doesn't support FP file extensions...How can we
get
| > her
| > | > visitors
| > | > > > > to submit the form and after submitting the form go to a
"thank
| > you"
| > | > page? I
| > | > > > > haven been to Bravenet and experiemented but unfortunately not
| all
| > of
| > | > the
| > | > > > > entries are received... any ideas how we can do this for her?
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > >
| >
| >
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