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Easy Forms Handler... No CGI - FTP Knowledge Needed
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Step 1.
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First:
Download BNBFORM All-In-One Form Processing Script and unzip the
files to a directory on your computer. ( It's Free ! )
a) Create your form in NOF or use this method with any existing form.
The form in this example is a very simple form to sign up for a contest.
To make it easy to move a form from page to page or site to site,
created the form in a table.
The table will also keep the form items aligned.
b) Be sure you check Table is a Form
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Step 2.
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The form field for the Name is labeled name and the
E-Mail address must be submit_by
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Step 3.
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Select the table containing the form and click it's Settings Button.
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Step 4.
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Click the + Button to add the Hidden Fields.
The Hidden Fields pass information to the forms handler.
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Step 5.
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This hidden field is the E-Mail address of the person to receive the E-Mail submitted from the form (YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS).
Type in submit_to exactly as above and then for the Value type
in your E-Mail address.
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Step 6.
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This hidden field is the web page that the form will go to after the form is sent.
Type in ok_url exactly as above and then the URL.
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Step 7.
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This hidden field is the order of the information. It is required.
Type in data_order exactly as above and then type in the form element names.
Double check the names typed here with the name of the form elements, they must match.
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Step 8.
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This hidden field forces the information to be entered into the form.
Type in required exactly as above and then type in the form element names.
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Step 9.
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Give the form a name. Here it is NameOfForm.
Hidden fields are complete.
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Step 10.
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Go to Assets View ( Assets... New File Asset... ) and add the
bnbform.cgi to the Assets.
Set to Always Publish File.
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Step 11.
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You will notice in Publish View that a cgi-bin folder is automatically created by NOF and the bnbform.cgi file is located there.
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Step 12.
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In Page View, click on the form table and set the Action as
cgi-bin/bnbform.cgi
Forms Handler is now complete.
Publish to Web to test.
There are many other options available, see the BNB documentation.
Please see the information about "okaydomains".
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