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 Mar 29 2008, 12:58 PM
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Leslie CODE <html>
<head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <title>Contact Us</title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0"> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> <meta name="Microsoft Theme" content="blitz 1011, default"> <meta name="Microsoft Border" content="none, default"> </head> <body> <p> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="950"> <tr> <td width="215" height="170" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" style="border-top: 7px ridge #0000FF"> <img border="0" src="smallpirate.jpg" width="127" height="115" style="background-color: #FFFF00"></td> <td> <p align="center"><b> <font face="Signboard" size="6" color="#0066FF">Capt'n D's Tropical Adventures</font></b></p> <p align="center"><b><i><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0066FF">"The only way to experience Costa Rica."</font></i></b></p> <p> </td> <td width="215" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" height="170" style="border-top: 8px ridge #0000FF"> <img border="0" src="na00086a.gif" width="100" height="57"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="215" height="415" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"> <table border="0" width="80%" height="260"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FFFF00"> <a style="color: #0066FF" href="index.htm">Home</a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0066FF"> <a href="contacts.htm"><font color="#0066FF">Contact Us</font></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0066FF"> <a href="fishing_packages.htm"><font color="#0066FF"> Fishing Packages</font></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0066FF"> <a href="nature_packages.htm"><font color="#0066FF"> Nature Activities</font></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0066FF"> <a href="photo_gallery.htm"><font color="#0066FF">Photo Gallery</font></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="about_capt'n_d.htm"> <font color="#0066FF">About Capt'n D</font></a></font></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2"> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#336600">For travel arrangements or more information, contact</font></p> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <font color="#336600"> <font face="Comic Sans MS">David Segrave</font><br> <font face="Comic Sans MS">Professional Consultants LLC<br>138 Vacation Lane</font><br> <font face="Comic Sans MS">Waveland, MS 39576</font> </font> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#336600"><br>(228) 467-5616 Office/Fax <br>e-mail </font><a href="mailto:dsegrave@bellsouth.net"> <font color="#0066FF">dsegrave@bellsouth.net</font></a></font><font color="#0066FF"> </font> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <font color="#336600"> <font face="Comic Sans MS">or send us your inquiry below:</font> </font> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <b><font size="4" color="#336600" face="Comic Sans MS">We can also handle all of your international travel arrangements to and from Costa Rica.</font></b><blockquote> <table width="373"> <tr> ***<td ALIGN="right"><em>Your email address</em></td> <td> <!--webbot bot="Validation" b-value-required="TRUE" i-minimum-length="2" --><input NAME="Contact_Email" SIZE="41"> </td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <div align="center"> <table border="1" width="88%" height="278" style="border-left: 4px solid #000080; border-right: 4px solid #0000FF; border-top: 4px solid #000080; border-bottom: 4px solid #0000FF"> <tr> <td align="center"> <form method="POST" action="/cgi/formmail"> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <textarea rows="14" name="S1" cols="52"></textarea></p> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <input type="submit" value="Submit" name="B3"><input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B4"></p> <input type="hidden" name="recipient" value="dsegrave@captndscostaricanvacations.com"> </form> <p align="center"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p> <b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#336600" size="4">We accept VISA, MC, DISC & AMEX.</font></b></td> <td width="215" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <img border="0" src="Picture%20017.jpg" width="211" height="155" style="border-left: 4px solid #000080; border-right: 4px solid #0000FF; border-top: 4px solid #000080; border-bottom: 4px solid #0000FF"><p> <img border="0" src="Costa%20Rica%201%20034.jpg" width="211" height="158" style="border-left: 4px solid #000080; border-right: 4px solid #0000FF; border-top: 4px solid #000080; border-bottom: 4px solid #0000FF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="215" height="415" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" style="border-bottom: 8px ridge #0000FF"> <img border="0" src="bluesailfishleft.jpg" width="150" height="187"></td> <td width="215" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" style="border-bottom: 8px ridge #0000FF"> <img border="0" src="bluesailfish.jpg" width="150" height="187"></td> </tr> </table> <p> </div> </body> </html> This post has been edited by groovicus: Mar 30 2008, 06:06 PM |
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Mar 31 2008, 08:30 AM
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 Hail Groovicus! Group: Site Admin Posts: 5,997 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Vermillion, SD Member No.: 689 |
Just so I am clear, what code did you add that you think is going to validate the input? HTML has no validation capabilities. The line you commented out was (likely) a javascript function that checked to see if the information in the text field was valid.
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Mar 31 2008, 12:38 PM
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Yes, it was a javacript function. I found instructions on the site www.seoconsultants.com/frontpage/forms/validation/ and followed them exactly. However, it did not work. The instructions say to delete the "webbot" command and add an external reference to a javascript function, among other things. I am truly at a loss as to how to make the e-mail address required, although I see it all the time. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Mar 31 2008, 01:01 PM
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Hail Groovicus! Group: Site Admin Posts: 5,997 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Vermillion, SD Member No.: 689 |
QUOTE The instructions say to delete the "webbot" command and add an external reference to a javascript function Right. Where did you add the reference to the external javascript function? You have no external javascript page defined anywhere, and you have no script anywhere that will do the validation. I'm not sure if this example will help or not: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_form_validation.asp -------------------- |
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Mar 31 2008, 02:39 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 19-June 06 Member No.: 72,695 |
I reverted back to the way Frontpage code looked originally and so removed all the changes before I sent my first inquiry so that you could see the starting point.
I have now followed the example in the link you sent (thanks for the link) and tried it both with and without the reference to the external source (neither worked) and am attaching the new code below. My first very basic question is, if I follow the script in the example, do I still need to reference the external source? I can't tell if the submit button is referring to the email field or the comment field. Is it time for me to start over on the form and re-send the code for you to look at? Thanks. <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <title>Contact Us</title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0"> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> <meta name="Microsoft Theme" content="blitz 1011, default"> <meta name="Microsoft Border" content="none, default"> </head> <body> <p> </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" width="950"> <tr> <td width="215" height="170" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" style="border-top: 7px ridge #0000FF"> <img border="0" src="smallpirate.jpg" width="127" height="115" style="background-color: #FFFF00"></td> <td> <p align="center"><b> <font face="Signboard" size="6" color="#0066FF">Capt'n D's Tropical Adventures</font></b></p> <p align="center"><b><i><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0066FF">"The only way to experience Costa Rica."</font></i></b></p> <p> </td> <td width="215" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" height="170" style="border-top: 8px ridge #0000FF"> <img border="0" src="na00086a.gif" width="100" height="57"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="215" height="415" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"> <table border="0" width="80%" height="260"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#FFFF00"> <a style="color: #0066FF" href="index.htm">Home</a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0066FF"> <a href="contacts.htm"><font color="#0066FF">Contact Us</font></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0066FF"> <a href="fishing_packages.htm"><font color="#0066FF"> Fishing Packages</font></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0066FF"> <a href="nature_packages.htm"><font color="#0066FF"> Nature Activities</font></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#0066FF"> <a href="photo_gallery.htm"><font color="#0066FF">Photo Gallery</font></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center"> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="about_capt'n_d.htm"> <font color="#0066FF">About Capt'n D</font></a></font></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2"> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#336600">For travel arrangements or more information, contact</font></p> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <font color="#336600"> <font face="Comic Sans MS">David Segrave</font><br> <font face="Comic Sans MS">Professional Consultants LLC<br>138 Vacation Lane</font><br> <font face="Comic Sans MS">Waveland, MS 39576</font> </font> <font face="Comic Sans MS"><font color="#336600"><br>(228) 467-5616 Office/Fax <br>e-mail </font><a href="mailto:dsegrave@bellsouth.net"> <font color="#0066FF">dsegrave@bellsouth.net</font></a></font><font color="#0066FF"> </font> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <font color="#336600"> <font face="Comic Sans MS">or send us your inquiry below.</font></font><p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <b><font size="4" color="#336600" face="Comic Sans MS">We can also handle all of your international travel arrangements to and from Costa Rica.</font></b><html></html><p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <div align="center"> <table border="1" width="88%" height="374" style="border-left: 4px solid #000080; border-right: 4px solid #0000FF; border-top: 4px solid #000080; border-bottom: 4px solid #0000FF"> <tr> <td align="center"> <form method="POST" action="/cgi/formmail"> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> <textarea rows="14" name="S1" cols="52"></textarea></p><blockquote> <html> <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function validate_required (field,alerttxt) { with (field) { if (value==null||value=="") {alert(alerttxt);return false;} else {return true} } } function validate_form(this form) { if (validate_required(email,"Email must be filled out!")==false) {email.focus();return false;} } } </script> </head> <body> <p>email: <input type="text" name="email" size="40"> <input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B4"></p><input type="hidden" name="recipient" value="dsegrave@captndscostaricanvacations.com"> </form> </body> </blockquote> </html> <p style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 10px"> </p> <p align="center"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p> <b><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#336600" size="4">We accept VISA, MC, DISC & AMEX.</font></b></td> <td width="215" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <img border="0" src="Picture%20017.jpg" width="211" height="155" style="border-left: 4px solid #000080; border-right: 4px solid #0000FF; border-top: 4px solid #000080; border-bottom: 4px solid #0000FF"><p> <img border="0" src="Costa%20Rica%201%20034.jpg" width="211" height="158" style="border-left: 4px solid #000080; border-right: 4px solid #0000FF; border-top: 4px solid #000080; border-bottom: 4px solid #0000FF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="215" height="415" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" style="border-bottom: 8px ridge #0000FF"> <img border="0" src="bluesailfishleft.jpg" width="150" height="187"></td> <td width="215" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" style="border-bottom: 8px ridge #0000FF"> <img border="0" src="bluesailfish.jpg" width="150" height="187"></td> </tr> </table> <p> </div> </body> </html> |
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Mar 31 2008, 03:59 PM
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Hail Groovicus! Group: Site Admin Posts: 5,997 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Vermillion, SD Member No.: 689 |
That was the original HTML from frontpage? There are two sets of head tags, and two sets of body tags, two opening html tags, and only one closing html tag. I can' tell where one page starts and the other ends. Do you think you could submit your code again, and use the code tags so that we can see what is going on? When you type your reply, there is a box right above the text field that says "Insert special item". One of the items will be a codebox. When you select it, another small box will open on the left. Paste all of your code in there, and then submit your post.
If the code you just submitted isn't working, that is why. Your browser does not know what to do with it. A basic, blank page looks like this: CODE <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Notice that there is only one set of each tag.  QUOTE I follow the script in the example, do I still need to reference the external source? No, because the javascript is contained right in with the HTML. As the example shows, it is contained right up there between the head tags. I should have noted that was only an example, and that you could not just cut and paste and expect it to work. Your best bet would be to look around on the net a bit and find some ready made examples that you can plug right in, because (and this is just a hunch) you have never used javascript before. I am limited on time at the moment, but maybe one of our other members with more time can guide you. -------------------- |
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Mar 31 2008, 05:52 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 19-June 06 Member No.: 72,695 |
After all that trouble, and it was really something very simple (in the original, first page of code I sent). Thanks anyway.
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Mar 31 2008, 06:56 PM
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Hail Groovicus! Group: Site Admin Posts: 5,997 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Vermillion, SD Member No.: 689 |
 At any rate, glad it works, even if I was no help at all. 
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Apr 1 2008, 07:00 AM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 19-June 06 Member No.: 72,695 |
No, you were quite helpful, as I learned something about Javascript. The mistake I made was that the designated required field was all by itself without a form. The comment section was in the form but not the email field. I wish FrontPage had sent an error or something . . . . It's working fine now. Thanks!
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