Tools | Web Developers Guide | Creating Forms |
CGI Script: http://ewh.ieee.org/cgi-bin/fproc.cgi
Features include ability to:
- Indicate required fields for data entry completeness.
- Control the order the data is presented to you in (no numbering required).
- Specify URL for successful/unsuccessful transmission.
- Create Auto confirmation e-mail.
- Cc recipients.
- Write to data file.
Instructions for Using
- Create your form in Dreamweaver.
- Select the form (click on red dotted line).
- Specify the script to process the form data next to action:
http://ewh.ieee.org/cgi-bin/fproc.cgi.
- Specify the Method: Post.
Customizing the Form
In order to customize your form, you will enter a series of hidden fields which
include:
| Hidden Field |
Description |
| submit_to |
E-mail address of person to receive responses |
| cc_to |
E-mail address of another person to receive responses |
| form_id |
Subject of e-mail message |
| data_order |
Order of fields to appear in e-mail message |
| ok_url |
URL to go to if successful |
| submit_by |
E-mail address of person submitting response |
| *required |
List of fields user must input prior to submitting |
| *outputfile |
Name of file to save data to. |
| *not_ok_url |
URL to go to if unsuccessful |
| *automessage |
Text to print for autoconfirmation e-mail |
| outputfile |
Tells the system you want to log
information, and what to name the file |
*optional fields
Specifying E-mail Address of Recipient
- Click inside your form, near the top.
- Click on the insert hidden field icon from the objects palette.
- Enter the field name: submit_to.
- Enter the e-mail address for the value. (This is the address of the person who will be
receiving the responses)
Specifying Subject of E-mail
- Insert a hidden field.
- Enter the field name: form_id.
- Enter the text you would like to appear as the subject for the value.
Indicating Order of Fields
This will control how the fields will appear in the e-mail message.
- Insert a hidden field.
- Enter the field name: data_order.
- Enter the field names separated by commas in the value section.
Setting Email Confirmation
This will direct the user to a web page after they have clicked on submit so that
they are ensured that their entry has been processed.
- Create a basic web page with an acknowledgement message. (Save and Close)
- Insert a hidden field.
- Enter the field name: automessage and set the value to
"/docs/mysection/mymessage". The mymessage file
is just a plain text file with the .baut file extension. For example,
mymessage.baut is the file to be transferred to your account.
Setting URL Confirmation
This will direct the user to a web page after they have clicked on submit so that
they are ensured that their entry has been processed.
- Create a basic web page with an acknowledgement message. (Save and Close)
- Insert a hidden field.
- Enter the field name: ok_url.
- Enter the URL for the confirmation page in the value section.
Example: http://ewh.ieee.org/mysection/ok.html
Specifying Sender's E-mail Address
You must enter a field on your form for the user to provide their e-mail address if
you want to be able to determine who has sent the web form through. Otherwise, the e-mail
will state that the message is coming from <nobody@ieee.org>. This will assist with
replying to the message.
- Insert a text field.
- Enter the field name: submit_by.
Setting Validation
You may want to ensure that certain fields have been completed prior to submission. To do
so, follow the steps below.
- Enter a hidden field.
- Enter the field name: required.
- Enter the field names that you want to be required in the value section separated by
commas.
Capturing a data file
You may want to capture your form submissions to a data file.
To accomplish this, follow the steps below:
Enter a hidden field
<input type="hidden" name="outputfile" value="/folder/filename"
example: <input type="hidden" name="outputfile"
value="/docs/r1/boston/text.txt"
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