DW MX - Extension for Form Processing?

Report · Jul 03, 2007

Hello,
I'm back on DW MX after a break from it. And in a way, I'm addressing here the crux of why I had to go back to Frontpage for a while. In short, Frontpage 2003 can do the form processing part when I set up a page for users to fill out forms to plan their wedding, and Frontpage is easy to use in setting up the results to be processed and emailed to a certain address.

It's best just to show you the page. Here's what I would want to accomplish in DW MX and I'm asking what extension for DW MX, if any, could handle the form processing for this page:
Wedding Planning Form

Obviously, I do not know how to create CGI or ASP scripts, which is what this is sort of about. If I could find an extension that would handle the form processing part (Getting the form layout onto the web page is fairly easy), I could make the transition from FP to DW MX for this website.

I appreciate any assistance ot guidance on this.

Many Thanks, Frank B.

Report · Nov 10, 2008

Over a year and still no reply. Hmmmm.

Report · Nov 13, 2008

Thats one heck of a form. You trying to put it in a database, or mail it to an email?

Report · Nov 24, 2008

You need to have a database to place this data in to.

I dont want to come off sounding harsh. However, you might want to review the purpose and usability of a form like this in your business process. From a usability stand point I dont think you would get anyone to use this form, thus all your hard work would be for not.
At minimum the form should be broken into steps, each with less than a pages worth of fields to complete.

Using DW to insert data into a database is incredibly easy.. for those who have experience creating databases. If you have no database experience, and no programming experience I would suggest you can the database capture idea, or hire a developer. Instead create a simple form with no more than 15 fields of data and have it emailed to you. Form email is far easier to create.

If you have an ASP site, find information relating to JMAIL scripts, or CDONT scripts. There are a ton of free examples. The basic concept is that you have two pages, the form on page 1, posts to the script on page two. The second page is the one that you put the code on to send the email.

Good luck.