How can I make a HTML Form Subject increment by 1 each time Submitted??

[plumba]

I am working on a html form for work, I need to make the Subject of the email which the form produces to be unique each time.

The subject is currently hard coded in, in the format of:<form method="post" action="mailto:[e-mail]?subject=Enrol Req"

I would like the subject to include a number at the end which will increase by 1 each time, so the subject will be completely unique each time. I'm guessing it would have to refer to an external file which would keep a track of the last number used, but as for how... I'm completely stuck... over to the experts!!

[epots9]

that has nothing to do with css, but server-side scripting is what u need.

heres how to read and write a text file using php.

good luck

[plumba]

Fantasitc, thanks. Sorry the post is i the wrong area, but I'm learning....

Only thing is, when it views the extrenal text file, how can I get it to increment the number by one each time??

If you tell me where is best to post this question too that'd be great...

Thanks again...

[daJunkCollector]

Hey bud,

Came across your post by accident and I actually know the answer to this one:


[PHP]anyVariable= 500;
anyVariable++;

echo anyVariable;[/PHP]

The "++" at the end of the variable is the key. It is called "incrementing" a variable. You'll still have a little more research to do, but once you get a little more code together you should post it on the PHP forums.

[plumba]

Hey bud,

Came across your post by accident and I actually know the answer to this one:


[PHP]anyVariable= 500;
anyVariable++;

echo anyVariable;[/PHP]

The "++" at the end of the variable is the key. It is called "incrementing" a variable. You'll still have a little more research to do, but once you get a little more code together you should post it on the PHP forums.

Thanks for the response, but I cant figure out the answer :-( can you elaborate??

[drhowarddrfine]

Anytime you have a variable and you put ++ at the end, that variable is incremented by one. So, if i=3 and then you say i++, then i==4.

[plumba]

Anytime you have a variable and you put ++ at the end, that variable is incremented by one. So, if i=3 and then you say i++, then i==4.

I dont know enough about coding to work from the suggestion. It will all have to be done server side if poss.... I just need the html/java to call a file get a number and bang it into the subject, then boost the number up by 1.

Any more suggestions???

[drhowarddrfine]

html/css cannot do this. You need to ask on one of the programming boards.