input type file help

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 405

I want to make a small form where the word.doc is enclosed and returned to me. I have an example from a book

Corey Bryant · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:23 am

What do you have in the client/php file? This is where you are posting your data to and processing the form.

For example here is an example on Processing the Form with the JMail EMail Component.

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 405

So from your example I would need a asp database????
IS there a way to just get a form sent to me through my email? Or does this jmail do that?

Corey Bryant · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:52 am

For the form above, you need to have the JMail ASP Component installed (usually on the Windows server). This will only send an email to the specified individual.

Chances are though, you probably need to use PHP (I was only giving you this as an example to let you see what you are in for Smile

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mjpliv posted a link on Send mail directly through web-site that might be better.

I also found PHP Form WizardPHP Form Wizard[/url] that might be another option as well (they seem to have a free download which might be enough to get you started). And then I saw Form to Email that seems to be in PHP.

You will probably find more things in PHP (free) and on Windows, you will usually need to pay (more) for some things. For example, the JMail component above - it might not even be available any longer for sale - since Windows is pushing more for .NET applications and pushing ASP under the rug.

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quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 405

yes, these are good for email forms, but I dont want to do that, I need the person to browse on their computer and pick a file to send to me through the email. Like if they were adding a photo to a site. IS this contaminated with spam too? My server has frontpage extensions but it is a linux server so does not use windows but it uses php and red hat, and probaly sql.

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 405

In your tutorials on file input it says I need a CGI bin I have one of those on my hosting, so how does the form get to me? do I need to download it from the server. Or will it come to me in an email.

Sorry if my previous reply was mixed up, I feel that way with all these things I have to learn.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:55 pm

Hm, I am confused. You don't want people to send an email, but you do want people to send you an email with an attachment?

You will need to know some type of server side scripting to do this - FrontPage 2002 / 2003 offers a file upload feature, but this pretty much only works well on a Windows server.

Are you processing forms now online? If so, how are you doing that?

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quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 405

Hello
Yes I am adding a Word.doc which is a set form, and they need to digitally sign it and return the form to me, to make it easier I want them to upload the form from their computer as an attachment or not. I have frontpage so I will look at that again and see if that will do it, I k=have frontpage extensions on my server. Otherwise I will need a php script I think, that seems to be the only option.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:08 am

If you are on a *NIX server, the upload feature won't really work well.

If they are digitally signing something - why the need for the document? Usually when users sign (digitally / electronically), they just click to an "I Agree" and maybe type in their name.

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quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 405

expression web has an input file form, in the toolbox area, so I am working on that. Dont understand the NIx ways, just contacted my server and it looks like I can get it to work.

Corey Bryant · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:52 am

Expression Web will probably use .NET - which chances are pretty high it will not work on *NIX machines.

You will probably have to code it yourself in PHP. Expression Web 2.0 (Beta) is also out which actually has some PHP support.

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quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 405

ok thanks I will get a look at expression web 2.0 at the moment I am getting an error, with expression web.