Need help creating forms

#1

This is my first venture into creating forms for a site. I thought I had
everything set up properly, but when I put it on the net I can not select the
forms I created (checkboxes and textfields). I put in a submit button at the
bottom but it did not give me the option where to send it. I want to send all
the information from the above mentioned checkboxes and textfields to an
e-mail, how do I set that up. The address for the site is

http://www.keepsheriffdeboer.com/JoinTheSheriffsTeam.html

any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you...Nicole

#2

the form elements are not inside of a form tag.
if this is the only form on the page-
Put an opening <form> tag right after the opening <body> tag, and the
closing </form> tag right before the </body> tag in the source.

on sending it-
use this to send it by the visitor's email client (unreliable- they many not
want to do this, or may not have a default email client set up. Or it may be
one that doesn't work for forms)

put this as the opening form tag.
<form name="myform" method="POST" action="mailto:youraddress (AT) here (DOT) com"
enctype="text/plain">

more reliable is to use a serverside script-
first thing to check: Your host.
What do their FAQ/Support pages say about forms?
Do you have a "Control Panel" or CPanel?
Does it have anything about scripts?

If no info above about a pre-installed form script- What server side
scripting can you use on this host? php? asp? ??

http://kaosweaver.com has a free dw extension, mail something or other; It
will insert server side code for the form to be sent. It uses your choice of
asp, php, or ColdFusion. Just pic what language your hosting can use.
Very easy and quick.

If you can use php, a script with more options, that installs fairly easily:
http://boaddrink.com -->link to phpformmail

Quote:

This is my first venture into creating forms for a site. I thought I had
everything set up properly, but when I put it on the net I can not select the
forms I created (checkboxes and textfields). I put in a submit button at the
bottom but it did not give me the option where to send it. I want to send all
the information from the above mentioned checkboxes and textfields to an
e-mail, how do I set that up. The address for the site is

http://www.keepsheriffdeboer.com/JoinTheSheriffsTeam.html

any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you...Nicole

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