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Isvi
07-03-2006, 12:49 PM
:confused: For my summer project, i am sort of making a "sim" game. Me and my friend made these horrible ones years ago, and I thought it would be fun to set up one this summer, now that I have a good knowledge of HTML. Maybe not get anybody to join, but just see how much fun I can have with it.

WELL....instead of copying and pasting into emails, I have "progressed" to using email forms.....TRYING to use email forms. I am pretty sure I have the html correct, but when I fill it out and send it, it never goes to the site's email. It sort of connects with Microsoft Outlook, says a program is trying to send email on your behalf...if this is unexpected, you should click no(a little bar loads, then the yes button is clickable) I click yes, I have done this several times but the email never gets to the email, I even check the junk mail.

Help?:confused:

Arwen
07-03-2006, 01:04 PM
Have you tried using a PHP one? If your host supports PHP, try this one (http://www.stadtaus.com/en/php_scripts/formmail_script/).

Isvi
07-03-2006, 01:09 PM
I've never heard of it but I'm going to try it right now. Thank you!

Isvi
07-03-2006, 01:14 PM
Thanks sooo much for the site, it looks fabulous. But I need like a question and answer form, not just a comment form. Thank you very much though, I might use this in other places on my site!

Arwen
07-03-2006, 02:35 PM
Oh, sorry I thought you meant a contact form. You probably need something like this (http://pixelfx.org/tuts/html/askmeform.html) or this (http://scripttease.net/php4.php). :)

Isvi
07-04-2006, 12:48 AM
:( Nope that's not it.......once again I may use those though:( www.expage.com/ridgewayequinejoin thats the link to it, thats the type of form I'm looking for...I actually got the html from here (lissaexplains)

Arwen
07-04-2006, 09:27 AM
You have a simple contact form, though with other values. And I guess something is wrong with your Outlook. If your host allows PHP you better use a PHP form, they are more secured. I found a very good tutorial here (http://www.kirupa.com/web/php_contact_form.htm). The one I posted before is probably a bit advanced. :confusion Anyway, good luck! :)

pb&j
07-04-2006, 02:40 PM
It sort of connects with Microsoft Outlook, says a program is trying to send email on your behalf...if this is unexpected, you should click no(a little bar loads, then the yes button is clickable) I click yes, I have done this several times but the email never gets to the email, I even check the junk mail.
sounds like you are using MAILTO in your ACTION. that is the problem.

as suggested, you will have to change and use a PHP script to process your form information. if your host supports PHP, then there are plenty of small scripts out there to download and use. if your host does not support PHP, then a hosted script (as like the ones posted already) will do the job for you. another hosted one would be... http://www.bravenet.com .

as for the form itself showing on the webpage, you can keep your current one no problem, just the ACTION value is the part that will change depending on which way you decide to go. the action tells the form information where to travel to before going to your inbox.