Hey every1! Can someone help me? See I have (stupid) AOL and I want to make an HTML form with out using (stupid) CGI. I tried getting the form information from AOL but when I test the form an email pops up.

What should I do? Thanks!

well, what kind of form is it?? if its an email form, ,an email is supposed to pop up.... it depends what your trying to do..

Yes its an email form

Thanks for replying!

so whats your '?'??

you will have to use a form that uses server side processing. so you'll either have to write one yourself using (useful) CGI, PHP, or ASP, find a script on the Internet that uses one of those languages, or use a remotely hosted one.

search the forum for more information and links.

You could try signing up with bravenet (http://www.bravenet.net), then you don't have to worry about CGI or anything. all that stuff is hosted on their server. Something like that, maybe?

All I know is I use a simple little form like so:

<form method="post" enctype="text/plain" action="mailto:cygnus128@hotmail.com">
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="contact form">

What's your name?<br>
<input type="text" name="NAME" size="30" maxlength="100"><br><br>

How can I contact you?<br>
<input type="text" name="EMAIL" size="30" maxlength="100"><br><br>

What's your website address?<br>
<input type="text" name="URL" size="30" maxlength="100"><br><br>

What's this all about?<br>
<input type="text" name="SUBJECT" size="30" maxlength="100"><br><br>

What's up?<br>
<textarea name="BODY" wrap="soft" rows="5" cols="30"></textarea>

<br><br>
<input type="submit" value="email it"><img src="spacer.gif" width="5" height="1" alt="spacer">
<input type="reset" value="crud!"></form>

thats the type of form that most browsers don't support. they simply open the default mail client after the user clicks submit, and thats why it's MUCH better to use a form that uses server side processing

so... how can you make a mail form rather than using php??????????

The email form code doesn't change at all when you sign up with bravenet.com for example.

you only have to insert a small line with your id number that you get after signing up for the email forms. The rest of the code can be modyfied by yourself to your own taste.

I believe you have to change this line when using bravenet:

<form method="post" enctype="text/plain" action="mailto:cygnus128@hotmail.com">

you have to insert a number, but you can just copy that out of the code you get from bravenet and insert it into your own code so that you don't have to change anything at all anymore at the code bravenet gave you.

The number has all the information in it including your email adress etc, so that's why it has to be in it so that it knows where to send the email too etc.

Love,
Mirna

okay, but have you seen on lissa's sight where she has the 4 different ones that she made? how can i make one like that i want to make the layout for it in PSP7 can i do that:?:

http://www.lissaexplains.com/lissasforms.shtml

read the steps carefully, that should work

when you use your own graphics you just make them, and place them into the code.

Love,
Mirna