Why won't my simple html FORM work? Email client opens, but no data GRRR!?

Question

I created a form in Dreamweaver (just a few input fields and a couple of check boxes). I've double checked EVERYthing I can think of but it just won't work...

I open the saved page in Browser, fill in form and click submit. Usual security alert window thing pops up to tell me "trying to send email", and I click OK...

Outlook Express opens with the TO email address, but there is NOTHING in the BODY of the message.

What's goin onnnnn!
Where's the data!!!

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks for any hints :)

I'm trying to create a product catalogue & order-by-email CD. (Think I'll go with software to create it!)

Anyway.....

Check out the form here:

http://annies-bits.blogspot.com/2006/06/this-just-dont-wanna-work-no-data-in.html

Answer 1

Hey Annilea,

You got 90% of this right for what you're trying to do. I don't know Dreamweaver, but if you look at the html posted to the blog, you'll see the following:

Answer 2

Using a straight up form in html to allow people to email you is, to put it lightly, a crude way to solve the problem.

Generally a form is mainly used to send info from one page to another as I am sure you know. I do not know for sure if it is easily possible to use a pure form to send an email. BUT!...would you be willing to use php?? I did not know php untill the beginning of this year, and I have found that it is a fairly easy to learn language. You can use php with a form to send an email to an email address. The following link gives a great explanation of how to do this and even provides a little code.

see attached link!

Answer 3

be advised that this type of form will only work for visitors using a program similar to outlook express. if they use a web based email account and no program like outlook express is on their comput they won't be able to send you email.

be certain to put your email address on the page in case this happens. they they can use that to contact you

Answer 4

Check the field names or advise where the source code can be found.

Answer 5

Post a copy of the code