what am I doing wrong on this form template -

John Pollock's picture

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Yes, if you add the mailto: before the email address it should work.

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John Pollock
www.pageresource.com
www.javascriptcity.com

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But what am I doing wrong on this part

I changed the
<.dd><select name="Subject" size=1>
<.option selected>Web Site</option>
<.option>Company</option>
<.option>Products</option>
<.option>Store</option>
<.option>Employee</option>
<.option>(Other)</option>

to say what I wanted it to.
and this is what I got
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/break/211/form.html/form.htm

John Pollock's picture

He has: 628 posts

Joined: Mar 1999

The </option> tag isn't required- I don't know if it is the cause or not.

Also, the radio button just before that:

<input type=radio name="MessageType" value="Praise

It isn't closed, it needs "> at the end.
(It may have just gotten cipped when you posted the code though).

Try one or both of those and see if they fix the problem. If not, post again and we'll try to figure it out.

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John Pollock
www.pageresource.com
www.javascriptcity.com

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<.dd><select name="Subject" size=1>
<.option selected>Web Site
<.option>Company
<.option>Products
<.option>Store
<.option>Employee
<.option>(Other)
</select>

works. take care about closing the select-tag!!!
cu
patrick

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Joined: Apr 1999

Thank you

They have: 12 posts

Joined: Apr 1999

This is a template I am working with - the .

<.h1>Feedback Form</h1>
<.hr>
<.p>Tell me what you think about my web site. I welcome all of your comments, questions and suggestions.</p>
<.form action="[email protected]" method="POST">

<.p><strong>What kind of comment would you like to send?</strong></p>
<.dl>
<.dd><input type=radio name="MessageType" value="Complaint">Complaint <input type=radio name="MessageType" value="Problem">Problem <.input type=radio checked name="MessageType" value="Suggestion">Suggestion <input type=radio name="MessageType" value="Praise
<./dl>
<.p><strong>What about us do you want to comment on?</strong></p>
<.dl>
<.dd><select name="Subject" size=1>
<.option selected>Web Site</option>
<.option>Company</option>
<.option>Products</option>
<.option>Store</option>
<.option>Employee</option>
<.option>(Other)</option>
<./select> Other: <input type=text size=26 maxlength=256 name="SubjectOther"></dd>
<./dl>
<.p><strong>Enter your comments in the space provided below:</strong></p>
<.dl>
<.dd><textarea name="Comments" rows=5 cols=42></textarea></dd>
<./dl>
<.p><strong>Tell us how to get in touch with you:</strong></p>
<.dl>
<.dd><pre>Name <input type=text size=35 maxlength=256 name="UserName">
E-mail <.input type=text size=35 maxlength=256 name="UserEmail">
Tel <.input type=text size=35 maxlength=256 name="UserTel">
FAX <.input type=text size=35 maxlength=256 name="UserFAX"> </pre>
<./dd>
<./dl>
<.dl>
<.dd><input type=checkbox name="ContactRequested" value="ContactRequested"> Please contact me as soon as possible regarding this matter.</dd>
<./dl>
<.p><input type=submit value="Submit Comments"> <input type=reset value="Clear Form"><./p>
<./form>
<.hr>
<.h5>Author information goes here.<br>
Copyright © 1999 [OrganizationName]. All rights reserved.<br>
Revised:.</h5>
<./body>

<./html>

I changed the
<.dd><select name="Subject" size=1>
<.option selected>Web Site</option>
<.option>Company</option>
<.option>Products</option>
<.option>Store</option>
<.option>Employee</option>
<.option>(Other)</option>

to say what I wanted it to.
and this is what I got
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/break/211/form.html/form.htm

What am I doing wrong.
I have tried to do this so many times and it never works.
Thank you very much for any help.
Kimberly

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Joined: Jan 1970

The form action should be:
mailto:[email protected]

Notice the mailto: before the address.

Later

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Malte Ubl
http://goKewl.com
Germany

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