[Comphelp] RE: [Website_improve] Help with Adobe Forms submission on website

[Dan Gingras]

Adobe uses a SEND TO URL construct, which can be used to send to MAILTO URL
(client side, obviously).  I suspect it could also be used to send it to a
formhandler or directly to sendmail as an attachment. 

USPS HQ uses something like this to submit the course order form which does
not use a client side mailto tag.  I know how to code it in ASP using a
CDONT object, but I don't know how to use the ADOBE program to send it to a
background form handler, or directly to sendmail on the server side. 

I'd prefer NOT to use a client mailto tag if I can avoid it.  I always
prefer server side forms handling.  Unfortunately all my web development has
been Microsoft centric, so I don't know javascript or any other server side
technology.   Time to learn I guess, just looking for what hams would call
an "elmer" to help me along.

Dan


-----Original Message-----
From: H H Jett [mailto:LNSPS@att.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:51 PM
To: kkempson@twcny.rr.com; Dan Gingras
Cc: website_help@usps.org; comphelp@usps.org
Subject: RE: [Website_improve] Help with Adobe Forms submission on website

Does the Adobe created form use "client-side" mailto action or is
it a "server-side" form?
We have a Course Registration form (client-side mailto) on our
website but users with webmail, AOL and browsers not linked to
their e-mail clients have difficulties with this.

Harriman
Lake Norman

>-----Original Message-----
>From: website_help-admin@usps.org
>[mailto:website_help-admin@usps.org]On
>Behalf Of kkempson@twcny.rr.com
>Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:11 PM
>To: Dan Gingras
>Cc: website_help@usps.org; comphelp@usps.org
>Subject: Re: [Website_improve] Help with Adobe Forms
>submission on
>website
>
>
>If you have Acrobat, (not just the reader version) you
>can make forms with fill in fields.
>They have a send mail "preprogrammed" button.
>
>If wanted, you can go crazy with programming the fields.
>Calculations, copy from another field.
>It is all there in the "forms" section of Adobe Acorbat
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dan Gingras <dgingras@comcast.net>
>Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 1:02 pm
>Subject: [Website_improve] Help with Adobe Forms
>submission on website
>
>>  I don't know if this is the right forum, but all my questions
>> seem to be
>> answered here lately, so let me try.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>   When ordering supplies from the Education department you
>> actually fill
>> out a PDF form online.   Does anyone know what program
>is used to
>> create the
>> form?  Then, how is it submitted.  Might it be
>possible to get a
>> copy of the
>> submission code?     I think it's just sendmail, but
>I'd like to
>> incorporatefillable forms on our squadron site.
>Unfortunately I
>> only code ASP, which
>> is not used on the national server, but I'm willing to
>learn a new
>> method.
>>
>>
>>
>>   The ability to register for courses on our website would be
>> very cool, as
>> would several other similar functions.
>>
>>
>>
>>   Anyone willing to coach me would be sincerely appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> P/C Dan Gingras
>>
>> Amoskeag PS
>>
>> www.amoskeag.org <http://www.amoskeag.org/>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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