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My form does not work
Bravenet uses forms for a variety of their services. The Site Announcer is a form; Join the Mailing List is a form; Greeting Card pick up/send is a form; but the most common Bravenet form used is ... the e-mail form. But what is explained on this page is equally true for all Bravenet forms.
The form on the left does not work .. it is there just as an example :)
Let's take a look at a simple form and explain what each part does ... and why yours 'does not work'.
The first line of the FORM code is:
<FORM action="http://pub43.bravenet.com/emailfwd/senddata.asp" method="post">
It should look exactly like that. Nothing more, nothing less. Do not change this line (unless you are adding the form validation code **).
The second line of the FORM code is:
<INPUT type=hidden name=usernum value=xxxxxxxx>
As long as the usernum value is your usernum value, change nothing, add nothing.
In the middle of the form are a series of questions to which your visitor supplies answers. Typically, they look like this:
What is your name?
<INPUT type=text NAME=name SIZE=20>
You can add as many questions like that as you want to. Remember that every NAME must be different or you will not receive all the answers to your questions.
The last line of the FORM code is:
</FORM>
Exactly like that - no more, no less .... and it's essential.
What happens when someone presses SEND?
The form data are sent to Bravenet's e-mail program. The data are automatically returned by e-mail to ..... the e-mail address that belongs with the membership profile for the usernum value in the form.
So, if your usernum is wrong (or incomplete) or you do not have a valid e-mail address in your membership profile .... the mail cannot be delivered. The solution to those problems are be obvious things to check and fix if necessary.
The next thing that happens at Bravenet is that - based on your usernum - you are returned to a page that you have created on your web site known as your 'thank you' page. When you complete the e-mail form wizard/editor customization for your form, enter a valid web site address for the 'thank you' URL. It can be your 'home' page, or any other page on your site. And if there is no such page - you will get an error from the Bravenet e-mail program!! And you know what needs to be fixed by you :)
If you want to use a different page as a 'thank you' for different forms you can add one line (carefully) to your FORM code:/p>
<INPUT type="hidden" name="thankyou" value="http://www...... thank you URL>
Obviously, you need to specify the full address for the thank you page.
And if you have done all those things right - your forms will work.
** for information about form validation, and more information about forms in general - visit the our clik.to/forms site.
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