forms

html form within mail client

Ok, get this. I have been assigned to write an html form to be EMAILED to clients so that they can fill it in and submit it FROM THE EMAIL CLIENT! apparently emailing a link to the existing form on our website is not good enough. I am still trying to get my head around this as it seems almost void of common sense, but anyways, my guess...

Rails: Creating a Multiple Model Form over n association levels

Can anyone tell me why the form at the end of this question isn't working like it should? Save doesn't work The select-helper doesn't select the value according to the object @kid The whole thing is based on Rails 2.2.2 and no, upgrading to Rails 2.3 to solve this problem isn't an option. :-) I used this recipe to build the multiple...

What should you check for in HTML form text fields?

I'm writing a PHP script to grab text box data from a submitted form. These are simple text boxes and I don't want to accept any HTML tags. I think I should at least use strip_tags() and addslashes(). Anything else? I wouldn't mind restricting the input to alphanumerics, should I use a regular expression to seek out nonstandard characte...

Get form elements by name?

I would like to style all of the radio buttons with the same name in a form easily in a nice Prototype or jQuery-style shortcut. $('billship').select('name:shipType') or something like that. Does such a shortcut for form field names exist? ...

Capture Multiple key downs in C#

Hi How can I capture multiple key downs in C# when working in a windows form? I just cant seem to get both up arrow and right arrow at the same time. ...

How can I use a reset button for php form?

I've got a form that I'm handling with PHP. Before the user submits it, the Reset button works. But when they submit and the page reloads (I've made the form fields sticky based on the $_POST values) the reset doesn't work. How can I fix that? EDIT: For example, a checkbox on the form: <input type="checkbox" <?php if (isset($_POST['c...

HTML Class with <select>

I'm trying to design a Form class in PHP. So far, I have the <input> buttons pretty well working. But the <select> boxes have me stymied. I'm trying to figure out a "generic" way of adding the <option> tags, and am lacking the creativity. I'm not asking for teh codez, but implementation ideas are welcome. ...

CodeIgniter: URIs and Forms

I'm implementing a search box using CodeIgniter, but I'm not sure about how I should pass the search parameters through. I have three parameters - the search string, product category, and the sort order. They're all optional. Currently, I'm sending the parameters through POST to a temporary method which forwards the parameters to the r...

How do I know if a regular for is a postback in ASP.ENT (was Why is IsPostback not set in ASP.NET plain forms)

I am using ASP.NET to process plain forms, posting back to myself. (I dont want to use ASP.NET forms, with runat="server ) To IsPostBack is not set when it really has to be a postback. What is the reason for this? Should I not post back to myself? <form method="post" id="theForm" action="http://localhost/index.aspx"&gt; <input type...

Can we make IE7 treat a FILE TYPE=INPUT element as a single control?

When it comes to navigating through an HTML form by hitting the TAB key, Internet Explorer 7 treats an INPUT element with TYPE=FILE as two controls (see MSDN for details). The first time you hit TAB it focusses on the text field, and the second time it focuesses on the Browse button. This is invisible to JavaScript. The problem is I wan...

How to create a form in SharePoint that modifies query string

My request is simple. i want to put a form (a text field let's say) on a sharepoint page, with a submit button. when i submit. I want the URL to be reposted with the s="textfromtextfield" say i was on a url http://site/site.aspx?p=x clicking submit will take me to: http://site/site.aspx?p=x&amp;s="textfromtextfield" ...

Post form in JQuery and populate DIV - broken in IE

I am trying to create a form that posts data via JQuey and populates the return into the same DIV. This way the page does not refresh on post action. <div id="add_value_form"> <form method="POST" action="#" onsubmit='return false'> <!-- input fields --> <input type="submit" value="Add" onclick='post_form("/add_value");'> </form> <...

Is creating a separate table for each form a smart way to create forms?

I am doing an application like Form builder in Cakephp. I've created the module for Designing the forms. Is it a good way to create a separate table for each forms in the case of form building? ...

Javascript focus() and select() quirk

Im working on a form and getting null or not an object errors in ie. <form action="#" method="post" name="adv_search"> <input class="inputbox" type="text" name="keyword1" value="none" id="keyword1"/> </form> <script> document.adv_search.keyword1.focus(); document.adv_search.keyword1.select(); </script> //whereas if I use <script> v...

post to remote url from stand-alone html file

I am trying to post to a remote url from a local html file on my desktop, but the server doesn't seem o be receiving any post data? ...

Is it possible to put just a rails form element in a partial?

My app has a select box for users to choose a "venue". This select box is, as you would expect, in a form. I also have an action somewhere on the page that creates a new venue via AJAX. After the new venue is created, I would like to updated the venue select box to reflect this. My solution was to put the select box in a partial and ...

Chinese characters in an InfoPath browser form submitted to a web service appear as question marks

I have a web service that submits InfoPath forms to a workflow. When I submit a form from the browser, Chinese characters entered into text boxes or rich text boxes are passed to the service as question marks. The service exposes two methods: one that takes the form as an XML string and another that takes it as an XML document. The probl...

OOP concepts in PHP with forms

I know how to create classes and objects, but I want to know how to integrate FORMS with OOP concepts in PHP. ...

JavaScript help with forms?

So, I have a form that consists of 4 inputs, username, password, email, and name. I am sick and tired of having to make a javascript function for each of them, because each input is a text input, and when a user clicks the input box I have it change the background of the input to a different color. So heres how I coded: The form input...

Form Submit With A Preview

I have a fairly long HTML form that the user fills out. After filling it out, the user is given a preview of the data they are submitting. From there they are able to commit the data into the system or go back and edit it. I'm wondering what the best approach to handling this preview step is. Some ideas I had are: Store the form da...