Each time you create a processing page, there is work to be done. You have to type out the FORM labels and values, indicate the from, to and subject attributes and all that. So basically you have to create a form processing page for each form you're creating.
What I'm talking about it is to create a generic form processor. You feed it some values and it does all the work for you. The goal being that you'd never have to manually type out any of those values any more (except in the form setup). You just create your form as normal, point the action attribute to this form handler and that's it. <!----------------//------ andy matthews web developer certified advanced coldfusion programmer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --------------//---------> -----Original Message----- From: Eric Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:10 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Generic CF form handler Call me ignorant, but why would this be necessary? It's not that hard to use cfmail. It sounds to me like what you are proposing would be more work. I would say that moderate coding is an overstatement. I don't get it...splain Lucy... Eric -----Original Message----- From: Andy Matthews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 04 May 2006 10:24 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Generic CF form handler CFMAIL is a form handler, but it does require a moderate amount of coding to send the values of specific form fields to the recipient. What I'm talking about is something that you could use as a processing page for ANY form you create. You'd never need to touch the processing script at all, just set up the form and point it at the handler. I might even make it a custom tag which creates the form and the handler and does everything. Maybe based on an XML file or something. Anyway...if I do this, I'll offer it up for anyone who wants it. <!----------------//------ andy matthews web developer certified advanced coldfusion programmer ICGLink, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 615.370.1530 x737 --------------//---------> -----Original Message----- From: Casey Dougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:50 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Generic CF form handler I though cfmail was a form handler... If this site is going to continue to create new forms, might as well make it dynamic... You can read more about the concept of doing so here. Includes database layout but no scripts. http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/messages.cfm/forumid:4/threadid:44998 Casey On 5/4/06, Andy Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Massimo...I'll take a look at it. > > <!----------------//------ > andy matthews > web developer > certified advanced coldfusion programmer ICGLink, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 615.370.1530 x737 > --------------//---------> > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:16 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Generic CF form handler > > > > I'm thinking of writing a generic form handler which can be used for > > any form, sort of like the ubiquitous Matt's Wrights form.pl. Before > > I do that, I'm wondering if anyone else has something like this > > they'd care to > share. > > > > If no one does, then I'll write it and share it with the class. > > I wrote this long time ago: > http://www.olimpo.ch/tmt/tag/formailer/ > > Massimo > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239602 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
