Mailto: with subject containing form field values.

Steve Wright

I want to build an email subject containing text and a form field.

Have have got so far but all I seem to be able to do is generate another
page in the browser with a text string. (code attached)

I think that some how I need to pass the generated string as the action but
can't figure how to do it.

Can someone please tell me where I am going wrong and maybe suggest a
solution.

TIA
Steve
--
<HTML>
<TITLE> test</TITLE>
<HEAD>

<script language = "javascript ">

function mailsubject(msu bject){
var mailto = " \"mailto:wright \@wcc.govt.nz\" ?Subject= ";
var subbase = "\"RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing Record" + "\"";
var contractno = document.resurf acingrecord.con tract.value;
var method = " Method=" + "\"POST\"" + " enctype=" +"\"text" + "\/"
+"plain\"";
msub = mailto + subbase + "\"" + contractno + "\"" + method;
window.status = (msub);
return (msub);
}
</script>

</HEAD>
<body>
<form name = "resurfacingrec ord" action= 'javascript:mai lsubject();' >

<select name="contract" >
<option value="">Select Contract</option>
<option value="RS-330">RS-330 Northern</option>
<option value="RS-331">RS-331 Southern</option>
</select>
<input type=submit value="Send Record">

</form>
</HTML>
--

Jul 23 '05 #1

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Steve Wright

Note: I want to drive this from a submit button

Steve
"Steve Wright" <wr****@wcc.gov t.nz> wrote in message
news:1084757473 .167042@muldoon ...

I want to build an email subject containing text and a form field.

Have have got so far but all I seem to be able to do is generate another
page in the browser with a text string. (code attached)

I think that some how I need to pass the generated string as the action but can't figure how to do it.

Can someone please tell me where I am going wrong and maybe suggest a
solution.

TIA
Steve
--
<HTML>
<TITLE> test</TITLE>
<HEAD>

<script language = "javascript ">

function mailsubject(msu bject){
var mailto = " \"mailto:wright \@wcc.govt.nz\" ?Subject= ";
var subbase = "\"RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing Record" + "\"";
var contractno = document.resurf acingrecord.con tract.value;
var method = " Method=" + "\"POST\"" + " enctype=" +"\"text" + "\/"
+"plain\"";
msub = mailto + subbase + "\"" + contractno + "\"" + method;
window.status = (msub);
return (msub);
}
</script>

</HEAD>
<body>
<form name = "resurfacingrec ord" action= 'javascript:mai lsubject();' >

<select name="contract" >
<option value="">Select Contract</option>
<option value="RS-330">RS-330 Northern</option>
<option value="RS-331">RS-331 Southern</option>
</select>
<input type=submit value="Send Record">

</form>
</HTML>
--

Jul 23 '05 #2

mscir

Steve Wright wrote:

Note: I want to drive this from a submit button
I want to build an email subject containing text and a form field.

<snip>

Warning: This will have poor browser support, IE5+ NS6+ if I understand
it correctly:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>test mail send</TITLE>
<script type="text/javascript">
function makeForm(){
//clear div of any previous forms that might have been generated by
this function
document.getEle mentById('formT est').innerHTML ='';
//set up variables to generate dynamic subject line
var contractno = document.getEle mentById('contr act').value;
var mmethod = 'Method="POST" enctype="text/plain"';
var msubject= 'RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing Record';

// create new form on page, set it's attributes
var f=document.crea teElement('form ');
f.setAttribute( 'name','formsen dmail');
f.setAttribute( 'id','formsendm ail');
f.setAttribute( 'action','mailt o:wr****@wcc.go vt.nz?Subject=' +
msubject + ' Contract Number=' + contractno);
f.setAttribute( 'method',mmetho d);

//insert new form into div
document.getEle mentById('formT est').appendChi ld(f);

}
</script>

</HEAD>
<body>

<select name="contract" id="contract">
<option value="">Select Contract</option>
<option value="RS-330">RS-330 Northern</option>
<option value="RS-331">RS-331 Southern</option>
</select>

<input type=button
onclick="makeFo rm();document.g etElementById(' formsendmail'). submit()"
value="Send Record">

<div id="formTest"> </div>

</body>
</HTML>

Mike

Jul 23 '05 #3

Steve Wright

This is what I eventually used which does exactly what I want.

function buildsubject()

{

var f = document.forms['resurfacingrec ord'];

var sub = "mailto:wr****@ wcc.govt.nz?sub ject=RAMM Carriageway
Resurfacing Record " + (f.roadname.val ue) + " " + (f.startroad.va lue) + "-"
+ (f.endroad.valu e);

f.action = sub;

}

along with this as the form tag

<form name = "resurfacingrec ord" action="about:b lank" method="post"
enctype="text/plain" onSubmit="build subject()">

and this for the form button

<input type=submit value="Send Record">

"mscir" <ms***@access4l ess.com.net.org .uk> wrote in message
news:10******** *****@corp.supe rnews.com...

Steve Wright wrote:
Note: I want to drive this from a submit button
I want to build an email subject containing text and a form field.

<snip>

Warning: This will have poor browser support, IE5+ NS6+ if I understand
it correctly:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>test mail send</TITLE>
<script type="text/javascript">
function makeForm(){
//clear div of any previous forms that might have been generated by
this function
document.getEle mentById('formT est').innerHTML ='';
//set up variables to generate dynamic subject line
var contractno = document.getEle mentById('contr act').value;
var mmethod = 'Method="POST" enctype="text/plain"';
var msubject= 'RAMM Record Carriageway Resurfacing Record';

// create new form on page, set it's attributes
var f=document.crea teElement('form ');
f.setAttribute( 'name','formsen dmail');
f.setAttribute( 'id','formsendm ail');
f.setAttribute( 'action','mailt o:wr****@wcc.go vt.nz?Subject=' +
msubject + ' Contract Number=' + contractno);
f.setAttribute( 'method',mmetho d);

//insert new form into div
document.getEle mentById('formT est').appendChi ld(f);

}
</script>

</HEAD>
<body>

<select name="contract" id="contract">
<option value="">Select Contract</option>
<option value="RS-330">RS-330 Northern</option>
<option value="RS-331">RS-331 Southern</option>
</select>

<input type=button
onclick="makeFo rm();document.g etElementById(' formsendmail'). submit()"
value="Send Record">

<div id="formTest"> </div>

</body>
</HTML>

Mike

Jul 23 '05 #4

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