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Optional Form Configuration
Copyright and Header
############################################################################## # FormMail Version 1.6 # # Copyright 1996-1997 Matt Wright mattw@worldwidemart.com # # Created 06/09/95 Last Modified 05/02/97 # # Matt's Script Archive, Inc.: http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/ # ############################################################################## # If you run into any problems while trying to configure this scripts, help # # is available. The steps you should take to get the fastest results, are: # # 1) Read this file thoroughly. # # 2) Consult the Matt's Script Archive Frequently Asked Questions: # # http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/faq/ # # 3) If you are still having difficulty installing this script, send # # e-mail to: scripts-help@tahoenet.com # # Include any error messages you are receiving and as much detail # # as you can so we can spot your problem. Also include the variable# # configuration block that is located at the top of the script. # # # # Hopefully we will be able to help you solve your problems. Thank you. # ############################################################################## # COPYRIGHT NOTICE # # Copyright 1995 - 1997 Matthew M. Wright All Rights Reserved. # # # # FormMail may be used and modified free of charge by anyone so long as this # # copyright notice and the comments above remain intact. By using this # # code you agree to indemnify Matthew M. Wright from any liability that # # might arise from its use. # # # # Selling the code for this program without prior written consent is # # expressly forbidden. In other words, please ask first before you try and # # make money off of my program. # # # # Obtain permission before redistributing this software over the Internet or # # in any other medium.In all cases copyright and header must remain intact # ##############################################################################
| Field: | email |
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| Description: | This form field will allow the user to specify their return e-mail
address. If you want to be able to return e-mail to your user, I
strongly suggest that you include this form field and allow them
to fill it in. This will be put into the From: field of the message
you receive. If you want to require an email address with valid
syntax, add this field name to the 'required' field. |
| Syntax: | <input type=text name="email"> |
| Field: | realname |
|---|---|
| Description: | The realname form field will allow the user to input their real
name. This field is useful for identification purposes and will
also be put into the From: line of your message header. |
| Syntax: | <input type=text name="realname"> |
| Field: | redirect |
|---|---|
| Description: | If you wish to redirect the user to a different URL, rather than
having them see the default response to the fill-out form, you can
use this hidden variable to send them to a pre-made HTML page. |
| Syntax: | To choose the URL they will end up at: <input type=hidden name="redirect" value="http://your.host.com/to/file.html"> To allow them to specify a URL they wish to travel to once the
form is filled out: |
| Field: | required |
|---|---|
| Description: | You can now require for certain fields in your form to be filled
in before the user can successfully submit the form. Simply place
all field names that you want to be mandatory into this field. If
the required fields are not filled in, the user will be notified
of what they need to fill in, and a link back to the form they just
submitted will be provided.
To use a customized error page, see 'missing_fields_redirect' |
| Syntax: | If you want to require that they fill in the email and phone fields
in your form, so that you can reach them once you have received
the mail, use a syntax like:
<input type=hidden name="required" value="email,phone"> |
| Field: | sort |
|---|---|
| Description: | This field allows you to choose the order in which you wish for
your variables to appear in the e-mail that FormMail generates.
You can choose to have the field sorted alphabetically or specify
a set order in which you want the fields to appear in your mail
message. By leaving this field out, the order will simply default
to the order in which the browsers sends the information to the
script (which is usually the exact same order as they appeared in
the form.) When sorting by a set order of fields, you should include
the phrase "order:" as the first part of your value for the sort
field, and then follow that with the field names you want to be
listed in the e-mail message, separated by commas. Version 1.6 allows
a little more flexibility in the listing of ordered fields, in that
you can include spaces and line breaks in the field without it messing
up the sort. This is helpful when you have many form fields and
need to insert a line wrap. |
| Syntax: | To sort alphabetically:
<input type=hidden name="sort" value="alphabetic"> To sort by a set field order: <input type=hidden name="sort" value="order:name1,name2,etc..."> |
| Field: | print_config |
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| Description: | print_config allows you to specify which of the config variables
you would like to have printed in your e-mail message. By default,
no config fields are printed to your e-mail. This is because the
important form fields, like email, subject, etc. are included in
the header of the message. However some users have asked for this
option so they can have these fields printed in the body of the
message. The config fields that you wish to have printed should
be in the value attribute of your input tag separated by commas. |
| Syntax: | If you want to print the email and subject fields in the body
of your message, you would place the following form tag:
<input type=hidden name="print_config" value="email,subject"> |
| Field: | print_blank_fields |
|---|---|
| Description: | print_blank_fields allows you to request that all form fields
are printed in the return HTML, regardless of whether or not they
were filled in. FormMail defaults to turning this off, so that unused
form fields aren't e-mailed. |
| Syntax: | If you want to print all blank fields: <input type=hidden name="print_blank_fields" value="1"> |
| Field: | missing_fields_redirect |
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| Description: | This form field allows you to specify a URL that users will be redirected to if there are fields listed in the required form field that are not filled in. This is so you can customize an error page instead of displaying the default. |
| Syntax: | <input type=hidden name="missing_fields_redirect" value="http://your.host.com/error.html"> |
| Field: | background |
|---|---|
| Description: | This form field allow you to specify a background image that will
appear if you do not have the redirect field set. This image will
appear as the background to the form results page. |
| Syntax: | <input type=hidden name="background" value="http://your.host.xxx/image.gif"> |
| Field: | bgcolor |
|---|---|
| Description: | This form field allow you to specify a bgcolor for the form results
page in much the way you specify a background image. This field
should not be set if the redirect field is. |
| Syntax: | For a background color of White:
<input type=hidden name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> |
| Field: | text_color |
|---|---|
| Description: | This field works in the same way as bgcolor, except that it will
change the color of your text. |
| Syntax: | For a text color of Black:
<input type=hidden name="text_color" value="#000000"> |
| Field: | link_color |
|---|---|
| Description: | Changes the color of links on the resulting page. Works in the
same way as text_color. Should not be defined if redirect is. |
| Syntax: | For a link color of Red:
<input type=hidden name="link_color" value="#FF0000"> |
| Field: | vlink_color |
|---|---|
| Description: | Changes the color of visited links on the resulting page. Works
exactly the same as link_color. Should not be set if redirect is. |
| Syntax: | For a visited link color of Blue:
<input type=hidden name="vlink_color" value="#0000FF"> |
| Field: | alink_color |
|---|---|
| Description: | Changes the color of active links on the resulting page. Works
exactly the same as link_color. Should not be set if redirect is. |
| Syntax: | For a active link color of Blue:
<input type=hidden name="alink_color" value="#0000FF"> |