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How to E-mail Forms
The following examples describe how to send the contents of an HTML form to an email address with optional courtesy reply email and/or HTML "Thank You" page.
Basic
syntax and minimum required fields
Common
optional fields
Returning
a courtesy reply
Returning
an HTML "Thank You" page
Example
form using most common fields
Complete
field definitions
Basic syntax and minimum required fields
Include the following code to have your form values emailed to youremail address:
<FORM method="POST"
action="/cgi-bin/yform">
<INPUT type=hidden name="mail_recipient"
value="youremail@your.host.com">
<INPUT type=hidden name="mail_listfields"
value="value">
.
.
.
<INPUT type=submit value="Submit">
</FORM>
In addition to the basic syntax above, the following code can be used to add a subject line and require and sort fields in the users reply:
Require fields
<INPUT type=hidden name="required"
value="name,email">
Set the order of fields in the reply
<INPUT type=hidden name="sort"
value="order:name,email">
Set the subject line in the reply
<INPUT type=hidden name="mail_subject" value="Email
FORM Response">
In addition to the basic syntax above, add the following code to your form to have a courtesy reply sent to the user's email address:
<INPUT type=hidden name="cour_send"
value="value">
<INPUT type=hidden name="cour_listfields"
value="value">
.
.
.
Your full name: <BR>
<INPUT type=text name="name"><BR>
Email Address: <BR>
<INPUT type=text name="email"><BR>
Returning an HTML "Thank You" page
In addition to the basic syntax above add the following code to your form to have an HTML page displayed to the user:
<INPUT type=hidden name="html_title" value="Thank
You">
<INPUT type=hidden name="html_top" value="This text
prints above the field list">
<INPUT type=hidden name="html_listfields"
value="value">
<INPUT type=hidden name="html_bottom" value="This text
prints below the field list.">
If you want to include a return link other than the back button add these two lines:
<INPUT type=hidden name="html_return_link_title"
value="Click here to return to the main CLA Tech
page.">
<INPUT type=hidden name="html_return_link_url"
value="http://cla.calpoly.edu/cla/tech/">
The following sample form -- actual code used to request accounts on this server -- collects and sends user information to the server administrator, it then returns an HTML acknowledgment page for the user. No courtesy replay is e-mailed to the user, however one could be added by following the instructions above.
<P><FORM ACTION="/cgi-bin/yform"
METHOD=POST>
<P><INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=required
VALUE="name,email,phone,department,affiliation,usage">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=sort
VALUE="order:name,email,phone,department,affiliation,
usage,sname,semail,sphone,sdepartment,comments">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="mail_recipient"
VALUE="tdresel@calpoly.edu">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="mail_subject" VALUE="CLA Web
Account Request">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="mail_top" VALUE="The following
person has requested an account on the CLA Web
Server:">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="mail_listfields"
VALUE=value>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="html_title" VALUE="CLA Request
Submitted">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="html_top" VALUE="A request has
been made for a CLA Web Server account in the following
name:">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="html_listfields"
VALUE=value>
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="html_bottom" VALUE="You will be
provided more information after the account has be
created.">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="html_return_link_title"
VALUE="Click here to return to the main CLA Tech
page.">
<INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="html_return_link_url"
VALUE="http://cla.calpoly.edu/cla/tech/index.html"></P>
<P><TABLE BORDER=3 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" CELLPADDING=4
WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD
VALIGN=top>
<P><I>Faculty/Staff
Name:
</I><FONT
SIZE="-1"><I>(required)</I></FONT><BR>
<INPUT
TYPE=text NAME=name VALUE="" SIZE=28><BR>
<FONT
SIZE="-1">Person ultimately responsible for this
account</FONT></P>
<P><I>E-mail
Address:
</I><FONT
SIZE="-1"><I>(required)</I></FONT><BR>
<INPUT
TYPE=text NAME=email VALUE="" SIZE=25><BR>
<BR>
<I>Cal
Poly Affiliation:
</I><FONT
SIZE="-1"><I>(required)</I></FONT><BR>
<INPUT
TYPE=radio NAME=affiliation VALUE=Faculty>Faculty
<INPUT
TYPE=radio NAME=affiliation VALUE=Staff>Staff
<INPUT
TYPE=radio NAME=affiliation VALUE=Student>Student
<INPUT
TYPE=radio NAME=affiliation
VALUE=Other>Other</P>
</TD>
<TD
VALIGN=top>
<P><I>Phone
Number:
</I><FONT
SIZE="-1"><I>(required)</I></FONT><BR>
<INPUT
TYPE=text NAME=phone VALUE="" SIZE=10></P>
<P><BR>
<I>Department:
</I><FONT
SIZE="-1"><I>(required)</I></FONT><BR>
<INPUT
TYPE=text NAME=department VALUE="" SIZE=28><BR>
<BR>
<I>Proposed
use for web account:
</I><FONT
SIZE="-1"><I>(required)</I></FONT><BR>
<INPUT
TYPE=radio NAME=usage VALUE=Personal>Personal
<INPUT
TYPE=radio NAME=usage VALUE=Departmental>Departmental
<INPUT
TYPE=radio NAME=usage VALUE=Student>Student
<INPUT
TYPE=radio NAME=usage VALUE=Special>Special Project
<INPUT
TYPE=radio NAME=usage VALUE=Other>Other</P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD
VALIGN=top>
<P><I>If
Student Name: </I><BR>
<INPUT
TYPE=text NAME=sname VALUE="" SIZE=28><BR>
<I>E-mail
Address: </I><BR>
<INPUT
TYPE=text NAME=semail VALUE="" SIZE=25><BR>
</P>
</TD>
<TD
VALIGN=top>
<P><I>Phone
Number: </I><BR>
<INPUT
TYPE=text NAME=sphone VALUE="" SIZE=10><BR>
<I>Department:
</I><BR>
<INPUT
TYPE=text NAME=sdepartment VALUE=""
SIZE=28><BR>
</P>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD ALIGN=center
COLSPAN=2>
<P><I>Please
include any special instructions or comments
that
you feel are relevant about this request, i.e. account
usage, group access, department account,
etc.</I><BR>
<TEXTAREA
NAME=comments ROWS=5 COLS=63 WRAP=virtual>
</TEXTAREA><BR>
</P>
<P><B>Please
note:</B> Incomplete forms will not be
processed.</P>
<P><INPUT
TYPE=submit NAME=Submit VALUE="Submit">
<INPUT
TYPE=reset VALUE="Reset"></P>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</FORM></P>
