How to create email form? plz help desperately

**newj** · 02-09-2007, 03:49 PM

hello guys,

am new to scripting but know the designing part very well. I am stuck with an enquiry form which has to be emailed by users online. I am unable to receive any mails in my mailbox. Am I doing something wrong. PLzzz help me in this.

i am going to send the attachements

am using frames (though I am unhappy with it)

plzzz help me with this. I am truely stuck and have high hope with the people in this forum.

thnx

**Masterskinnie** · 02-09-2007, 04:36 PM

It is done like this:

HTML Code:

<a href="mailto:[COLOR="Red"]your email here in quotes before mailto: and after email[/COLOR]">[COLOR="Red"]Hyperlink text you want visible[/COLOR]</a>

I'll send an e-mail. plz say if you received it. I'll look at your code too to see what you have

**Masterskinnie** · 02-09-2007, 04:44 PM

The way you have it set up, it is best for you to use javascript. I'll write the code, test it, email it to you and tell you how to set it up.

Tell me where you put your code together on (whether it waas notepad or html editor(plz specify))

**thetestingsite** · 02-09-2007, 04:45 PM

I would suggest (if you want to use a form that is) using a server side language along with your form. If you look around the PHP forums, there are tons floating around. Make sure you can run server side scripts with your host, or else this will not work. Otherwise, use the above posted code (the mailto link).

Hope this helps.

**newj** · 02-11-2007, 11:37 AM

Thanks Masterskinnie! I use dreamweaver entirely while doing a site. Is something wrong with my form? can i use PHP in this? how? can u help me in this.
BTW, I havent got ur email.

**Shotgun Ninja** · 02-12-2007, 02:09 PM

Hey, I've been having the same problem, and I still haven't gotten an answer on it. Tell me when you guys have a solution.

**chechu** · 02-14-2007, 01:58 PM

Nice site, newj, but I wouldn't let the scrollbar float on the right.
Can you not place it within the content of center.htm ?
- place "scrollable=yes" in here: <frame src="center.htm" name="centerframe" frameborder="no" marginwidth="776">
- place in every page that can appear there the following between the head and the body (adapt colors):

Code:

<style type="text/css">
<!--

body
	{
	scrollbar-face-color:#eeeeee;
	scrollbar-arrow-color:white;
	scrollbar-track-color:white;
	scrollbar-shadow-color:white;
	scrollbar-highlight-color:white;
	scrollbar-3dlight-color:white;
	scrollbar-darkshadow-Color:white;	
	background-attachment: fixed;
}

-->
</style>

It will look much better !

**chechu** · 02-14-2007, 02:00 PM

Shotgun Ninja,
Follow thetestingsite's advice:

I would suggest (if you want to use a form that is) using a server side language along with your form. If you look around the PHP forums, there are tons floating around. Make sure you can run server side scripts with your host, or else this will not work. Otherwise, use the above posted code (the mailto link).

**djr33** · 02-14-2007, 06:26 PM

Indeed. Server side language is best. It's a bit of work to learn, but very worth it.

And the above code for scrollbars is IE-only, so don't rely too heavily on that,

**newj** · 02-15-2007, 11:39 AM

well how to use the server side? have u seen the zip files that i sent? now how to make that enquiry.htm work??? i used simple javasript
<FORM name=mobicon onsubmit="return validateForm();" action="mailto:sales@mobiconcommodities.com?sub=from website" target="centerframe" method=post>

but it alerts the user that his/her email wud be passed on and all and starts with the wizard.

First one which i used was:

<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">

<link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<style type="text/css">

</style>
</head>

<body>
<table width="776" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<tr>
<td width="227" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#EAEAEA"><table width="227" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="images/trans_bar.gif" width="1" height="30"></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="227" rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#EAEAEA"><table width="201" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="9" rowspan="4"><img src="images/trans_bar.gif" width="9" height="1"></td>
<td width="9" height="47" align="right" valign="top"><img src="images/greyborder_toplft.gif" width="9" height="47"></td>
<td width="217" height="47" align="left" valign="top" background="images/bkggreyprod.gif"><img src="images/our-prod_caption.gif" width="193" height="47"></td>
<td width="9" height="47" align="left" valign="top"><img src="images/greyborder_toprht.gif" width="9" height="47"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="9" rowspan="2" background="images/greyborder_lft.gif"> </td>
<td width="217" height="178" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><object classid="clsid

27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="185" height="147">
<param name="movie" value="images/left_pics.swf">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<param name="menu" value="false">
<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
<embed src="images/left_pics.swf" width="185" height="147" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" menu="false" wmode="transparent"></embed>
</object></td>
<td width="9" rowspan="2" background="images/greyborder_rht.gif"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="217"><p><img src="images/anyenquiry_txt.gif" width="193" height="37"></p>
<div align="left" style="margin-left:15px; margin-right

x">
<p class="style1"><a href="mailto:sales@mobiconcommodities.com" target="_blank" class="link_text">sales@mobiconcommodities.com</a></p>
<div align="left" style="margin-down:15px; margin-right

x"> </div>
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="9" height="9" align="left" valign="top"><img src="images/greyborder_btomlft.gif" width="9" height="9"></td>
<td height="9" background="images/greyborder_btom.gif" width="217"><img src="images/trans_bar.gif" width="1" height="9"></td>
<td width="9" height="9" align="right" valign="top"><img src="images/greyborder_btomrht.gif" width="9" height="9"></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
<td width="5" rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="images/trans_bar.gif" width="5" height="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><table width="530" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="10" rowspan="4"></td>
<td height="16" align="right" valign="top"><img src="images/enquiry_txt.gif" width="80" height="16" align="top"></td>
<td width="10" rowspan="4"><img src="images/trans_bar.gif" width="10" height="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="1" valign="top" bgcolor="#5C97D1"><img src="images/trans_bar.gif" width="1" height="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="7" align="left" valign="top"><img src="images/blue_dot.gif" width="5" height="7"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><div align="justify">
<p class="m_text"><br>
As a specialist trading company we offer Sugar, Urea and Containerise HMS 1 & 2. These commodities are sourced directly from manufacturers and mandates and can be supplied at any quantity and to any location.</p>
<p class="m_text">Please email us with your requirements mentioning the following details:</p>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<SCRIPT>
String.prototype.trim = function()
{
// skip leading and trailing whitespace
// and return everything in between
return this.replace(/(^\s *)|(\s*$)/g,"")
}

function validateEmail(obj)
{
//Validates email
var tempEmail = obj.value.trim();
var filter = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
if (filter.test(tempEmail))
{
return true;
}
else
{
alert("Incorrect email address");
obj.focus();
return false;
}
}

function validateForm()
{
//Email validation
if(document.mobicon.txtEmail.value.trim() == '')
{
alert("Email Id is required");
document.mobicon.txtEmail.focus();
return false;
}
if(!validateEmail(document.mobicon.txtEmail))
{
return false;
}

//Name validation
if(document.mobicon.txtName.value.trim() == '')
{
alert("Name is required");
document.mobicon.txtName.focus();
return false;
}
return true;
}
</SCRIPT>
<FORM name="mobicon" onsubmit="return validateForm();" action="co.php" target="centerframe" method="post">
<p> <span class="m2_text">YourName*:              </span>
<input name="txtName" type="text" id="txtName" size="30" maxlength="100">
</p>
<p> <span class="m2_text">Organisation:</span>        
<input name="txtOrg" type="text" id="txtOrg" size="30" maxlength="100">
</p>
<p><span class="m2_text">Address:</span>              
<input name="textAdd" type="text" id="textAdd" value="" size="30">
</p>
<p><span class="m2_text">email ID*:</span>             
<input name="txtEmail" type="text" id="txtEmail" size="30" maxlength="100">
</p>
<p><span class="m2_text">Commodities:</span>          
<textarea name="textcommodities" cols="22" rows="4" id="textcommodities"></textarea>
</p>
<p><span class="m2_text">Quantity:                   </span>
<input name="texquantity" type="text" id="texquantity" size="30" maxlength="150">
</p>
<p><span class="m2_text">Destination:</span>            
<input name="textdestination" type="text" id="textdestination" size="30" maxlength="100">
</p>
<p><span class="m2_text">Timeframe:</span>             
<input name="texttimeframe" type="text" id="texttimeframe" size="30" maxlength="100">
</p>
<p><span class="m2_text">Payment Methood:     
<input name="textpayment" type="text" id="textpayment" size="30" maxlength="100">
<br>
(DLC / SBLC / BG / <br>
TT/ DAP)                  </span> </p>
<p><span class="m2_text">Comments:               </span>
<textarea name="txtcomments" cols="23" rows="4" id="txtcomments"></textarea>
</p>
<p>                          & nbsp;     
<INPUT name="email" type=submit id="email" value="E-mail">
</p>
</form></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p></p>
</div></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>

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