Coldfusion e-mail survey

Hi Henry,

Am I reading your post correctly, that you want to distribute the entire survey
via e-mail? If my reading is correct, then my question is why must it be done
in this manner.

My suggestion would be to maintain the survey on the server, distribute an
e-mail with a hyperlink to the survey for the recipents to complete, which
also allows for more control over the survey process. Further I would do the
survey in three parts (pages) as such.

-- survey_page.cfm
This page is obvious and would contain the survey questions.

-- survey_processing.cfm
This page is where all the processing would take place, like
inserting responses into the appropriate database(s), as well as
sending automated e-mail notifications when a survey is received.
The last line of code on this page would be a <cflocation> tag
redirecting the individual to the next page. By using a processing
page, you reduce if not eliminate the double record creation that
can occur when individuals click the submit button more then once.

-- survey_completed.cfm
This page would let the submitter know the submission was completed,
as well as let you provide any additional information you may want to
bring to their attention. Could also use this page to provide links to
thank you gifts, etc. to show appreciation for taking the time to complete
the survey.

Anyway just my two cents worth on your post. I have done alot of survey(s)
and have found this to be the best working process (at least for me).

Leonard B

The LiveDoc at http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/6.1/htmldocs/tags-p38.htm is pretty thorough...

For the email part, have something in the head of your page that says <cfif isDefined('form.submit')><cfmail>(email here)</cfmail></cfif>