Check Boxes communicating with Buttons
Question posted by: burg226
(Newbie)
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August 28th, 2008 08:08 PM
hey all, i'm trying to make an employee directory in a Table with check boxes beside each employees email address. What i want it to do is at the bottom of the directory i want a Button to compile all of the checked check boxes and enter those email addresses in a new email document using a mailto command.
Any ideas? I'm sure i have seen something similar done before. I would prefer to keep it in HTML if possible as i am a very junior programmer.
Thanks for any help,
burG
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Answers Posted
I think that's not possible without the help of a script language. Since HTML is about markup it can't read out the checkbox status. And the button essentially triggers a form to be executed (which is processed by a script language)
The two possibilities I see is
- use javascript to feed the mailto with values
- use a sever side script to send the email (php, asp, perl...)
Just HTML, and just a mailto: action? Then just like this:
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<form action="mailto:youremail@someplace.com" enctype="text/plain" method="post">
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<label for="Email@mail.com">Email1@mail.com</label><input type="checkbox" name="Email@mail.com" /><br />
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<label for="Email2@mail.com">Email2@mail.com</label><input type="checkbox" name="Email2@mail.com" /><br />
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<label for="Email3@mail.com">Email3@mail.com</label><input type="checkbox" name="Email3@mail.com" /><br>
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<input type="submit" />
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</form>
It will open the users email program and only list the items that were checked.
This will be valid in transitional style, but not in strict.
I really recommend that you don't do it this way, mailto: is a nasty action. You also would might want to learn at least some basic JavaScript to ensure people can't send it blank.
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Originally Posted by SAF22
Just HTML, and just a mailto: action? Then just like this
never heard of that way, at least it's good to know. though I would always use a script to send mails
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