How do I input form field values in frontpage forms when loading .

[Guest]

I have a form on a web page (ex. www.dubois1.net/hdb/whoami.htm). When I call
the page, I want to pass the field value and have the form validated. I have
seen this in lots of places but cannot find a way to do it..

Sorry if this is a basic problem.. any help would be appreciated.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Where do you want to past the value that was entered? The FP form handler will either write to a
file or sent an email or do both by default, if you web host has configured the extensions to
process email.

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[Guest]

Thomas,

Thanks for responding.. I probably did not express myself clearly. What I
want is to call the page and fill in the field and validate the form in the
same http instruction.. something like :
http://www.dubois.net/hdb/whoami.htm/something?theIP=123.123.123.1

Hope this is clear...

When this is filled in, I have it saved to a file and that works fine...

thanks,

Hugues

PS.. the reference http://www.dubois.net/hdb/whoami.htm is real.. so u can
see what i would like to do...

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Using the example of grabbing the IP address of the user, FP has a function already built-in to the
FP form handler, however it is not displayed to the user completed the form, but would be send in
the email or written to the file generated by FP. This function is found under the option button
under form properties.

If you want to actually display to user, then you will need to use JavaScript, if you want to use
the FP form handler, or a server-side script, but then you would have to write a custom form handler
based on the server-side scripting language being used.

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[Andrew Murray]

right click the form field, the click "Validation"

 

[Guest]

Thank-you Thomas, that is helpful.
Do you by any chance know where I could find some sample scripts?

beat regards,

hugues

 

[Guest]

Thanks Andrew.. i did see the 'form field properties' dialogue but my
question is not related to the ip in particular but to ANY field.. for
example, a search term or the users email or whatever.

thanks for your thoughts

hugues

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

hugues,

For JavaScript, do a search in the IE address bar as:

? JavaScript IP Address

But I am a little confused now, on what it really is that you want to be able to do, based on your
reply to Andrew.
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