Check Boxes communicating with Buttons

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

re: Check Boxes communicating with Buttons

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...)

re: Check Boxes communicating with Buttons

Just HTML, and just a mailto: action? Then just like this:

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.

re: Check Boxes communicating with Buttons

never heard of that way, at least it's good to know. though I would always use a script to send mails