I've been trying to learn how to set up an HTML form for online data entry. Suggestions for tutorials?
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For HTML forms to function, they require a server-side programming language, such as ASP or PHP (I personally recommend PHP, cos I use it). You need to learn either of these languages (like PHP) first, before moving on to inserting the collected data into database and retrieveing it from the database. Try this link if its useful:\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=HTML+forms+php
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Hi raven. I think I have a solution. Get Visual Basic 4. Ok its an old program but it always works with me. You might need a book to show you how to use it, but its dead easy to use. Anyway its got buttons and drop down lists and all the things you want to make your website. Another way is to use Microsoft Word and create it by using htlm. Either way is easy. When you have finished save it to disk and go to this free website creator on the net. www.atspace.com. On that website it actually tells you what to do. Thats about it I can think of for you.
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check out htmlgoodies.com\nit has all the html code you'll ever need\nit'll teach it to you step by step
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^_^ weeeeell lets see here.\n\nYou have two main options. One\nis to use Javascript (Look below) and\nTwo, to use PHP.\n\n\n This is an example of javascript that will prompt the\nuser for their user name and password before they can\naccess the page. Just put this in the header of your page.\n\n<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">\nname = prompt("User name");\npass = prompt("User Password");\n\nif(name == "joe" && pass == "shmoe"){\nwindow.location =   "www.ProtectedpageURL.com";\n}else{\nalert("Incorrect password");\nwindow.location = "www.invalidInfoPage.com"\n}\n</script>\n\nRemember, javascript can be seen in your source so have them\nclick a link to goto the page with this code, and the redirect on\ncorrect or incorrect information will keep them from ever\nbeing able to access the page and see the source where your\naccount information will be held. \n\n\nIf you have PHP enabled on your website then email me\nat void_3e01@yahoo.com and I will be more than happy to\nmake you a complete, fool proof login script.\n\n -Void
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I don't know if what you looking for is possible. The way it sounds you want search terms entered and then based on those, it will decide which page to go to. A better way is to have a search page that displays results and allows them to be clicked on and then displays the page. \n\nThis would definitly take some script of some sort. I prefer using ASP.NET and C#. However, this can be done many different ways. If you would use C# or VB, there are visual tools you can use to create a connection to your database, create a data table within your web application and then display the corresponding data.\n\nFor more information see:\nhttp://www.asp.net\n\nThat site contains a lot of information.\n\nGood luck!
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The form has to be based on an existing table in order for you to be able to enter data.  You should have a table with the various fields (or columns) ready to go.  You can create a form based on that table, and you can pick which fields will be filled in via the form.\n\nForm view simply refers to the form itself, ready to use, as opposed to Design view, where you're setting up the look of the form (i.e. spacing, size of the boxes, etc.).
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idepends what language you're using - depending on how secure you want it, you could put the file in question on a page with an arbitrary name (say "mywebsite.com/gkhkfgksn.html" that is only accessed via an html form which asks users to eneter their email and then use java or php or whatever to validate the form data. (simple validating stuff you should be able to find anywhere - mayve dynamicdrive.com or phpfreaks.com or something). \n\ni like php for my stuff- - i think i'd make users register for the site w/ email address and ask them if they'd like to be added to my mailing list onthe same form, and let it all flow into a mysql DB.
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It depends on what you want the forms to actually *do*. There are a number of prebuilt scripts and systems - from the legendary FormMail, through forums like YaBB, up to full CMSes like Joomla!, which will perform just about any common task you could want, without programming.\n\nShould customisations be required, coding will be needed, so it's time to break out the Perl and PHP books. On that score, you can't go far wrong with O'Reilly.
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Use Mambo!\nThe best CMS Available!\n\nDownload: http://www.mamboserver.com/\n\nAnd then, browse the loads of free modules for Mambo, maintained by Mambo Community..\nhttp://mamboxchange.com/\n\nYou have Form Generators, Galleries & various other addon free modules easy to install at a click of mouse within the Mambo Control Panel...
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www.w3c.rl.ac.uk/primers/html/htmlprimer.pdf\nthat should get you started. ;-)
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Try to place your code inside a textarea field on a form. \n\neg\n\n<form>\n<textarea>your code</textarea>\n</form>
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see if your are new in this field it could be bit difficult for you, you need to learn some theory to get into this programming game, any i can give some tips so that you could do this particular task.\n\nThere can two ways to have form data, one is using email other is using database.both of them required a dynamic scripting service available on your server.\n\nto get the information using email, first you need to know which emailing component is available at your server. e.g. if it IIS(Microsoft) webserver then probably you can find CDONT in it.\nyou can use this component to get the user submitted information in your email.\n\nother way is to store your information in database, now you need to find out which database server is installed in your server, you need to create a new database in you database server, as per your requirement, then you need to write some script to store  data in form submission, and also to read data for later use.\n\nfor your serer information your consult with service provider, and for coding the emailing/database storing thing you can search the yahoo/google, you can find many free scripts, you need to modify them as per your requirement.\n\nhope this will solve your problem\n\ncheers\nrizwan yahya
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First you will need to create a form element on the page similar to this very limited example:\n\n<html>\n<body>\n<form>\n\nInside this form element you would add an input box:\n<input type="text" name="login">\nFor the password box with the characters hidden while typing the password:\n<input type="password" name="password">\nNo closing tags are necessary for the input tags in a form.\n\nYou would then end the page by closing the open elements:\n</form>\n</body>\n</html>
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You need to specify how the form should post. This is by assigning a method of either post or get:\n\n<form method="post" action="somepage.html">\ninput and button go here\n</form>
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why dont you use a free website builder like nvu and upload the html files to yahoo...NVU offers much more functionality than yahoo builder\n\nwww.nvu.com
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there's quite a few, but, the most common one is the one i use, lissa Explains. Go to Java Script, and you should be all set up. This is one i highly reccomend, because it's like those "Dummy" books, plus, it used to be for kids.
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Hi,\nMany people asked me this question numerous times. It is a confusing matter I guess :)\n\nBut let me tell you this:\nWhen you have a form, you need to submit the data you have entered the form, correct?\n\nOk now, we have 2 different ways of submissions. \nPOST - sends it in the body of the submission.\nGET - send the form input in an URL\n\nOk, now you would tell me what that means.\nThink of POST as HIDDEN. It would be hidden data embedded within the form.\nThink of GET as your variables are attached to your URL.\n\nHere is an example:\nThe form is located here: http://www.myweb.com/form.php\n<form action="" method="get">\n<input type="text" name="FullName" value="" />\n<input type="text" name="FeedBack" value="" />\n<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Enter" />\n</form>\nThat would be a form that has 2 fields, FullName and FeedBack. Once you press on the Enter button, The URL will look like this:\nhttp://www.myweb.com/form.php?FullName=Bob&FeedBack=hi+there\n\nNotice the 2 fields (FullName and FeedBack) which are variables on how they are transformed... \n\nLater when programming you need to catch the URL Variables usually there are function, in PHP it is $_GET['FullName'], That is how you grab the contents of the variables in a GET within php. In JSP and ASP it is doGet() something like that.\n\n-------------------------------\nOkay  so for GET it is attached to the URL, now for POST.. It is hidden...\n\nHere is an example:\nThe form is located here: http://www.myweb.com/form.php\n<form action="" method="post">\n<input type="text" name="FullName" value="" />\n<input type="text" name="FeedBack" value="" />\n<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Enter" />\n</form>\n\nWhen I press the submit button the URL will look like this:\nhttp://www.myweb.com/form.php\n\nNotice, same thing... The variables are intact within hte form in memory. in programming language you access it with $_POST['FullName'];\n\nOkay your wondering what the difference from POST is to GET, GET can be used in Forms, links , anything that is a link.. POST is only for forms... POST is used to store secure data, so the user cannot change the contents while sending it in the programming script.\n\nIT is more securer...\n\nRead online to know more about the differnces :)\n\nI hope I helped