I wanted to respond and say thanks to those who assisted in coming up with a solution to this problem.
Here's how the problem was solved in using a form inside an HTML formatted email message: Normally, when a form on a web browser is sent to a processing template, it is POST (a form action setting), all the variables are FORM variables, and they are inserted into the db as such. In this case, the HTML formatted email form action is GET (thanks Jochem), and none of the variables are passed as FORM variables (even though the radio buttons and text boxes are form objects). They are automatically passed as a string, appended to the URL. Any variables which you would normally set in a web browser form as an appended URL variable, such as the poll ID number, (as.../processpage.cfm?q_mp_ID=7), must be inserted into the HTML formatted email form as a Hidden form variable, then it will be automatically passed as part of the URL string. Sound confusing? You bet. Really quirky but it works. Mark On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 12:12:48 -0500, Mark Leder wrote: >Hi All, > >A client wants to send out HTML formatted email to their client >base. >(Forget the flat text for this discussion). I have a simple 1 >question radio button survey with a textarea box. I would like >to >pass the form to a processing page on their website, which then >drives the respondees to the home page. The form processing tag >is >an absolute URL, (http://www.site.com/cfm_email.cfm?ID=6) and the > >form works great in IE v5.0, 5.5 and 6.0. > >However, no matter what mail client is used to view the HTML >email, >if the end users browser is set to NN, CF throws an error, >stating it >can't find the radio button variable. I've tried this, with the >same >results in the following HTML enabled mail clients: >Poco 2.6, Eudora 5.01, OE6, Outlook 2000, NS4.79, NS6.21 - all >with >the same result, works great passing to IE browser, throws error >in >NN browsers. > >Any workaround? > >Thanks for your help. -- Mark Leder, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 03/06/2002 ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
