BuxHix - Where are you Tal?

[Fornatian]

Bux,

Wondered if you might be able to help me this one because I know you love your e-mail and ASP.

This isn't Access related so please forgive me.

I am just starting to build my own website and want to test if I can use ASP to send form data(webform not Access form) to my e-mail address. It won't be a large website so no worries about traffic.

I've looked around at various ASP scripts and have tried using them in my personal web space on AOL but they don't seem to work.

Can I ask what code you use(or prefer) and where I might get a reliable and testable example.

I don't have direct access to my server other than my ftp space - I should be able to run .asp scripts from there though shouldn't I?

Thanks Bux - I will repay you double if I can.

Ian

 

[BukHix]

I am just starting to build my own website and want to test if I can use ASP to send form data(webform not Access form) to my e-mail address. It won't be a large website so no worries about traffic.

It is possible as long as your server can handle asp.

I've looked around at various ASP scripts and have tried using them in my personal web space on AOL but they don't seem to work.

Can I ask what code you use(or prefer) and where I might get a reliable and testable example.

The server has to have an email compenant loaded and regestired. Most NT server have at the very least CDONTS. If you are lucky they will have or support JMAIL. I think JMAIL is the easiest and most powerful of all the choices out there. You can download a free version from Dimac to test on your own machine.

I don't have direct access to my server other than my ftp space - I should be able to run .asp scripts from there though shouldn't I?

Yup as long as the Server supports ASP.

I am doing this quickly because I have to leave for a Rocket Football game but I will post you a sample code when I get back.

 

[Fornatian]

Cheers Bux, I may have a thousand more questions lined up for you!

 

[BukHix]

This will work for JMail:

Set Mailer = Server.CreateObject("JMail.SMTPMail")
Mailer.Sender= "you@yourserver.com" '<---- Return email
'address goes here.

Mailer.SenderName = "Buck Hicks"
Mailer.AddRecipient objRS("Address") '<---- If you are getting
'it from the database. Or you could just use a email address
'like this Mailer.AddRecipient "bukhix@tmanic.net"

Mailer.Subject = "Subject line goes here"
Mailer.ContentType = "text/html"
Mailer.Body = "Here is where you will want to put your message"
' You can do a lot here, for example you can write the body so
' that it goes to the clients as HTML mail.

Mailer.Execute

Post back if you have more questions.

 

[Fornatian]

I'm looking after my parents house at the moment(sound young don't I?, Not True!), so don;t have access to a computer.

Will try in the next few days if I can and let you know how I get on.

Cheers Bux, I knew you could help - and you thought I was being sardonic on other posts when giving praise and reference to you. Not True.

Cheers again.

Ian

 

[Rich]

Your old too Ian, am I the only young one here?

 

[BukHix]

I'm 32, does that make me old?

<--- Just trying to figure where I fit in.

Ian,

I put together a form and script for you so that you can get a better idea of how it works. You can go to the page with this link: Email confirmation page. You will get the script for the page on the confirmation page. Let me know if you have more questions.




[This message has been edited by BukHix (edited 10-22-2001).]

 

[Fornatian]

Bux,

I've been away as explained but...

Did you take the page down because I can't jump to it now, I'd tried it in the week and it didn't seem to work but I was going to give it another go?

Ian

PS. Rich, I'm 27 actually, so might be the youngest of the three of us but compared to the 16 year old I'd like to be I feel old I can tell you!

 

[BukHix]

I recieved an email from the script a week ago that said you had used it. Maybe the email address was wrong or I have a bug in the code for sending the second address.

The server that was holding that page was upgraded from NT 4 to Win2K and the website didn't make the transfer. I am currently rebuilding it with the my browser cache and the parts of it that did make it. Hopefuly I will have it back up to day.

Believie it or not I worked 30 hours straight to do that upgrade. I am still trying to recover from it.

 

[Fornatian]

Best of Luck Bux, no rush, just post back on this page when you've set it up

Muchas Gracias Matey

Ian

 

[BukHix]

Fornatian, if you are still interested in this, the script is back up.

Here are a two other scripts that I am working on or have a demo available if you or others are interested in.

1. Script that sends an email to the form entry person to confirm the email address before it is added to the database. The way it works is that the name and email are added to the database but the confirm field (yes/no) is only set to yes after the user clicks on a link from the email that was sent to him/her. They are also directed to a page that thanks them for submitting their info.

2. Script allows an admin to add a field to a form where the user can put in information such as an email address and then get a password or whatever else you want from the database automaticaly sent to them via email.

 

[bauer]

BuxHix, I would be very interested in that script. I mean the one that send a confirmatione-mail and then they have to click the link. It is just what I've been looking for.

Thank you

Eric

 

[BukHix]

bauer,

I am rebuilding the script now and should be done with it in the morning. Do you want me to email you with it then. If not you can email me or start a new thread on this board and I will post a link to the demo and script.

Right now I have everything done but the script to remove the address from the database upon request and the posting of the code to the final page.

EDIT - I just completed the script and posted a link with some instructions in this post - Topic: bauer, here is the ASP script you asked for.

[This message has been edited by BukHix (edited 11-14-2001).]