I'm trying to create a form that sends of an e-mail with a mailto target. I've followed everything in the example tutorial. Anyway, Outlook keeps popping up but I was hoping that the e-mail sending would be seamless. So I basically want a way to stop Outlook from opening. Any hints on e-mailing forms in general?
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If you don't want Outlook to handle it, you'll have to employ a script, such as FormMail from Matts Script Archive:
Otherwise, the browser opens up it's default mail program to send the data. "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us"
Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes
Otherwise, the browser opens up it's default mail program to send the data. "The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us"
Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes
Hmmm. Here is an example of something that works fine for me:
<html><head><title>Reporter</title></head>
<body bgcolor="yellow"><b>TO:XYZ@home.com
SUBJECT:Expenses</b>
<form method="POST"
action="mailto:XYZ@home.com?subject=Expenses
"enctype="text/plain" target=_blank>
<textarea name="Data" rows="20" cols="80" readonly>
EXPENSES
Sun 19990815 110 Taxi 22.00
Sun 19990815 220 Dinner 12.00
Sun 19990815 800 Lodging 109.91
Mon 19990816 200 Breakfast 6.22
Mon 19990816 210 Lunch 5.50
Mon 19990816 220 Dinner 36.49
Mon 19990816 310 Telephone 13.28
Mon 19990816 800 Lodging 109.91
Tue 19990817 200 Breakfast 6.20
Tue 19990817 210 Lunch 5.48
Tue 19990817 220 Dinner 35.95
Tue 19990817 310 Telephone 5.28
Tue 19990817 310 Telephone 6.70
Tue 19990817 800 Lodging 109.91
Wed 19990818 200 Breakfast 6.80
Wed 19990818 210 Lunch 6.67
Wed 19990818 220 Dinner 12.50
Wed 19990818 310 Telephone 6.42
Wed 19990818 310 Telephone 5.20
Wed 19990818 900 Car Rental 153.08
Wed 19990818 110 Taxi 22.00
TOTAL 697.50
</textarea><br><br><b>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</b></form></body></html>
<html><head><title>Reporter</title></head>
<body bgcolor="yellow"><b>TO:XYZ@home.com
SUBJECT:Expenses</b>
<form method="POST"
action="mailto:XYZ@home.com?subject=Expenses
"enctype="text/plain" target=_blank>
<textarea name="Data" rows="20" cols="80" readonly>
EXPENSES
Sun 19990815 110 Taxi 22.00
Sun 19990815 220 Dinner 12.00
Sun 19990815 800 Lodging 109.91
Mon 19990816 200 Breakfast 6.22
Mon 19990816 210 Lunch 5.50
Mon 19990816 220 Dinner 36.49
Mon 19990816 310 Telephone 13.28
Mon 19990816 800 Lodging 109.91
Tue 19990817 200 Breakfast 6.20
Tue 19990817 210 Lunch 5.48
Tue 19990817 220 Dinner 35.95
Tue 19990817 310 Telephone 5.28
Tue 19990817 310 Telephone 6.70
Tue 19990817 800 Lodging 109.91
Wed 19990818 200 Breakfast 6.80
Wed 19990818 210 Lunch 6.67
Wed 19990818 220 Dinner 12.50
Wed 19990818 310 Telephone 6.42
Wed 19990818 310 Telephone 5.20
Wed 19990818 900 Car Rental 153.08
Wed 19990818 110 Taxi 22.00
TOTAL 697.50
</textarea><br><br><b>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</b></form></body></html>
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