Form doesn't submit results to email

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lhaldenwang

Hi,
I've set an email address in Form properties, but nothing happens when I try
to use it. The form just turns blank again. How can I send info to an email
account and redirect users to Paypal? Or should I just add the Paypal button
on the form and take out the Submit button instead? That's perhaps too much
questions for one thread, but would appreciate any help.
Thanks
lisl
 
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Steve Easton

The Submit button "Must" be there for the form to work.
Also do not try to use the Submit button as a link or it will not work.

The email address must be one related to your domain.

If your web site is www.myweb.com the email address you send to must be [email protected]



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L

lhaldenwang

thanks, I'll give that a go
just to be sure, what is supposed to happen naturally when you click submit?
is the user redirected to homepage or previous page?
lisl
 
L

lhaldenwang

I did all you suggested, and now when I click submit, another window opens
with the same form ... how do I redirect it back to the website?
lisl
 
S

Steve Easton

In form properties, select custom confirmation page, and then browse to the page in the web
that you want opened when the form closes.


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lhaldenwang

It all looks good on paper, but it still isn't working. The message FP2003
gives me when I add the email address is:
"This form cannot be configured to send results via e-mail. The Web site may
be located at a disk-based location, or on a server that has not been
configured to send email."
My host have updated mail settings, and it's still not working.
Any other tips will be appreciated.
Thanks
 
S

Steve Easton

That is normal if you're creating it in a disk based web. Ignore the warning and publish
the web to a server with FrontPage Extensions, using the http://www.websitename.com address.

Then the form will work.

Make sure your host has enabled the forms to email transport.

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Thomas A. Rowe

Where are you creating/modifying the form to add the email address, your local machine or on the
live/remote server via FP?

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lhaldenwang

I'm using my local machine to modify the forms. My server has FP Extensions.
Will check with them again about the email transport.
 
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