Unable to get HTMLTemplate to work

**WyleySam** · 28-Feb-2007 04:34 PM

I'm unable to get HTMLTemplate to work. I got PlainTemplate to work so I know that $TEMPLATEDIR (./) is set correctly. I am trying to use SampleGoodTemplate.htm as the template that get used. What I am getting is the same as if I did not have <input type="hidden" name="mail_options" value="SampleGoodTemplate.htm,TemplateMissing=n/a" />.

Here are all my hidden fields:
<form method="post" action="formmail.php" name="SampleForm">
<input type="hidden" name="env_report" value="REMOTE_HOST,REMOTE_ADDR,HTTP_USER_AGENT,AUTH_TYPE,REMOTE_USER">

<input type="hidden" name="recipients" value="nms1944@yahoo.com" />

<input type="hidden" name="required" value="email:Your email address,realname:Your name" />

<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Sample FormMail Testing" />

<input type="hidden" name="bad_url" value="fmbadhandler.php" />
<input type="hidden" name="bad_template" value="SampleErrorTemplate.htm" />


<input type="hidden" name="this_form" value="http://localhost/Work/PHP/FormMail/SampleForm.html" />
<input type="hidden" name="mail_options" value="PlainTemplate=Plain.txt,TemplateMissing=n/a" />
<input type="hidden" name="mail_options" value="SampleGoodTemplate.htm,TemplateMissing=n/a" />

Can anyone help????

**crabtree** · 28-Feb-2007 10:31 PM

2 probs: u can only have one mail_options field, and u havent said "HTMLTemplate="

u want:

HTML Code:

<input type="hidden" name="mail_options"
value="PlainTemplate=Plain.txt,TemplateMissing=n/a,HTMLTemplate=SampleGoodTemplate.htm" />

**WyleySam** · 01-Mar-2007 03:44 AM

Thank you - it was the second one that caused the problem. I also found out that the PlainTemplate=Plain has an unprintable character at the end that was stopping it from working correctly.

As for the first problem that was a cut & paste mistake - the source code had the PlainTemplate=Plain.txt line commented out.

What I still don't understand is why use both PlainTemplate & HTMLTemplate together as mail_options.

Now I'm going to try autoresponse.

**crabtree** · 01-Mar-2007 05:12 AM

What I still don't understand is why use both PlainTemplate & HTMLTemplate together as mail_options.

normally u wouldnt

but if some recipients have email progs that dont udnerstand html, then they can still read the results (in plaintext).

**GeoBrooks** · 01-Mar-2007 02:34 PM

Use both Plain & HTML templates when you want both the 'pretty' (HTMLTemplate) email and a formatted (PlainTemplate) csv attachment. Pretty is for the humans, csv for importing into the data base.

George

**WyleySam** · 01-Mar-2007 06:10 PM

OK - I got mail_options to work perfectly. I then added the code for confirmation verification process - it worked perfectly. I then cut and pasted the autorespond line form http://www.tectite.com/fmhowto/autor...35044b06205374
changing only the names of templates used - IT DOESN'T WORK!!! I as the one filling out the form did not get an auto response e-mail. My localhost does allow cookies.
I've been coding computers of one sort or the other since 1979 - 99% of the time my errors are because I did something stupid like leaving out the HTMLTemplate is my first problem. All I did here was cut and paste and it DIDN'T work.

Any help would be appreciated.

Here is the code for the entire script:

<html>
<head>
<title>Sample form for use with formmail.php</title>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
var nReload = 5;

function NewVerifyImage() {
if (nReload <= 2)
if (nReload <= 0) {
alert("Sorry, too many reloads.");
return;
}
else
alert("Only " + nReload + " more reloads are allowed");
nReload--;

//
// This code now works in both IE and FireFox
//
var e_img;

e_img = document.getElementById("vimg");
if (e_img)
//
// FireFox attempts to "optimize" by not reloading
// the image if the URL value doesn't actually change.
// So, we make it change by adding a different
// count parameter for each reload.
//
e_img.setAttribute("src",e_img.src+'?count='+nReload);
}
// -->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>This form demonstrates the use of formmail.php. <br />
Note that formmail.php requires a one line change
to work. Use a text editor to read the information
at the top of formmail.php. </p>
<p>Also, you need to change this form using a text editor;
follow the 4 simple steps shown in the comments. </p>
<p>We've included sample fields to show you how to
submit Checkboxes, Radio Buttons, Multi-selection
List Boxes, normail Text fields, and Text Areas. </p>
<p> For full information and support, visit <a href="http://www.tectite.com/">www.tectite.com</a> </p>
<p></p>

<form method="post" action="formmail.php" name="SampleForm">
<input type="hidden" name="env_report" value="REMOTE_HOST,REMOTE_ADDR,HTTP_USER_AGENT,AUTH_TYPE,REMOTE_USER">

<input type="hidden" name="recipients" value="nms1944@yahoo.com" />

<input type="hidden" name="required" value="email:Your email address,realname:Your name" />

<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Sample FormMail Testing" />

<input type="hidden" name="bad_url" value="fmbadhandler.php" />
<input type="hidden" name="bad_template" value="SampleErrorTemplate.htm" />
<input type="hidden" name="this_form" value="http://localhost/Work/PHP/FormMail/SampleForm.html" />

<input type="hidden" name="good_template" value="SampleGoodTemplate.htm" />


<input type="hidden" name="mail_options" value="TemplateMissing=n/a,HTMLTemplate=SampleGoodTemplate2.htm" />
<input type="hidden" name="autorespond" value="PlainTemplate=plain.txt,HTMLTemplate=AutoResponseTemplate.htm,Subject=Your confirmation,TemplateMissing=" />

<table border="1" cellspacing="5%">
<tr>
<td><p>Please enter your name:</p></td>
<td><input name="realname" type="text" size="50" maxlength="50" /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>Please enter your email address:</p></td>
<td><input name="email" type="text" size="50" maxlength="50" /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>May we contact you?</p></td>
<td> Yes
<input type="radio" name="contact" value="Y" checked />
No
<input type="radio" name="contact" value="N" /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p>What are your favourite colours?</p></td>
<td> Red
<input type="checkbox" name="colors[]" value="red" />
Blue
<input type="checkbox" name="colors[]" value="blue" />
Yellow
<input type="checkbox" name="colors[]" value="yellow" /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><p>What vehicles do you have a license to operate?</p></td>
<td valign="top"><select name="vehicles[]" multiple size="5">
<option value="Car">Car</option>
<option value="Bus">Bus</option>
<option value="Truck">Truck</option>
<option value="Plane">Aeroplane</option>
<option value="Boat">Boat</option>
</select>
 (Select all that apply; use CTRL-click to select) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><p>Please enter your message:</p></td>
<td><textarea name="mesg" rows="10" cols="60"></textarea> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
If you would like a confirmation email, please<br>enter the characters you see in the image:<br>
<input type="text" size="12" name="arverify" />
<img src="verifyimg.php" alt="Image verification" name="vimg" id="vimg" />
</td>
<td valign="top">
If you cannot read the image, click for a new one 
<button onClick="NewVerifyImage(); return false;">New image</button>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input name="submit" type="submit" value="Submit" /></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

<small>This form and its free <a href="http://www.tectite.com/">FormMail</a> processor supplied by www.tectite.com, creators of
software <a href="http://www.tectite.com/">copy protection</a>. </small>
</body>
</html>

**crabtree** · 01-Mar-2007 09:50 PM

1. did u receive an alert from formmail telling you why the ar didnt work?
2. try an email address away from ur domain

mail servers are pains-in-the-posteriors nowadays

**WyleySam** · 02-Mar-2007 12:34 AM

The only thing that displayed was SampleGoodTemplate.htm - no error message.
The e-mail recieved by the recipients was SampleGoodTemplate2.htm - no error message. So those parts worked.

The recipient has an e-mail address of xxxxx@yahoo.com the e-mail address typed into the form is xxxxxx@comcast.net

**crabtree** · 02-Mar-2007 12:45 AM

so u got DEF_ALERT set, alerts work, and no alert was sent?

if so it sounds like ur form isn't requesting an autoresp.

formmail *always* tells u, via alerts, if something didnt work, but it wont tell u if u didnt ask it to do somthing

wots the URL for the form?

**WyleySam** · 02-Mar-2007 05:33 AM

DEF_ALERT was not set. I set it to a third e-mail address and ran everything again The recipient was the only one that received an e-mail. The only thing the other two addresses have in common is that they both are at comcast.net.

The URL to everything is http://neilswartz.com/FormMail/.

I really appreciate your help in this.

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