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I am trying something very basic as I am very new to Web Design.
When someone fills out a form and clicks submit, a default page letting the person know their submission was sent opens. For me, the data is then sent to my e-mail so I may read the persons question, request or whatever. What I am trying to do is once the person submits the form, I want the data to still go to my e-mail but instead of showing a default submission page I would like them to see a confirmation/submission web page I created. I am using Yahoo as my web host and it is their default submission page I see. Please help.
When someone fills out a form and clicks submit, a default page letting the person know their submission was sent opens. For me, the data is then sent to my e-mail so I may read the persons question, request or whatever. What I am trying to do is once the person submits the form, I want the data to still go to my e-mail but instead of showing a default submission page I would like them to see a confirmation/submission web page I created. I am using Yahoo as my web host and it is their default submission page I see. Please help.
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The cgi mail script usually provides an option for which page to send the user to upon completion of the form
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Originally Posted by Deacon J 
The cgi mail script usually provides an option for which page to send the user to upon completion of the form
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Yeah...that's what I said the first time I wanted to have form information sent back to me from a Web site.
I came across a script back then from a website called bignosebird.com.
You can check out the script for youself at
http://www.bignosebird.com/carchive/bnbform.shtml
It's free and comes with instructions.
I came across a script back then from a website called bignosebird.com.
You can check out the script for youself at
http://www.bignosebird.com/carchive/bnbform.shtml
It's free and comes with instructions.
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The link you provided is a great tool for those who know how to code. Sadly, I am not that person.
My webhost already provides the mail server people send the forms to. However, they only see a generic "form submitted" page after their submission and the submitted data goes to the e-mail address provided by my mail server. Instead of seeing that generic "form submitted" page I want them to see a thank you page I created. How do I do that?
My webhost already provides the mail server people send the forms to. However, they only see a generic "form submitted" page after their submission and the submitted data goes to the e-mail address provided by my mail server. Instead of seeing that generic "form submitted" page I want them to see a thank you page I created. How do I do that?
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Unfortunately, it is a part of your host's cgi mail program.
For instance, in the BNB program, you add the following lines to your form:
[html]
<input type="hidden" name="ok_url" value="http://youtsite.com/thanks.html">
<input type="hidden" name="not_ok_url" value="http://yousite.com/error.html">
[/html]
If they don't tell you how to override the default, you're probably out of luck.
For instance, in the BNB program, you add the following lines to your form:
[html]
<input type="hidden" name="ok_url" value="http://youtsite.com/thanks.html">
<input type="hidden" name="not_ok_url" value="http://yousite.com/error.html">
[/html]
If they don't tell you how to override the default, you're probably out of luck.
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