Re: FLASH: FormMail Problem

[John Croteau]

Hi Mike,


> Hi, i have a slight problem on how to use flash in sending formmail. Anyone

> can give a clue about this? I know i have to use textfields...and get url for

> this...but, my problem really is...how would I make the cgi script read the

> textfield variables i'm using?  Will it work if say, I use "realname" as the

> textfield variable in flash....will the cgi script recognize this?   Below, i

> have the form format i want to use in flash. 


> <.form method="post" action="/cgi-bin/millers3/formmail.pl">

> 

>           your name: <input name="realname" size=25>

>          e-mail address: <input name="email" size=25>

>           your location: <input name="Location" size=25>

> 

> <./form>

Use the same variable names as work in HTML.

If realname works in HTML, then use it as the variable in your Text

Field.

Then use a Get URL to send the data attched in its header.

The variables (including ones set in text fields) that will be sent are

on the timeline that the command is sent from.


Get URL ("/cgi-bin/millers3/formmail.pl", vars=POST)


The CGI file (formmail.pl) will read the variables that it is set up to

recognize.


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