Any web developers / coding geeks on the forum?

[Error404]

Need some help / advice if there's anyone out there?
I've reached the limits of my understanding!

Cheers
Alex

[bluequattro]

why, whatcha trying do?

[Error404]

My knowledge is very limited, I know basic HTML & a bit of PHP, but I need help & advice for a CGI script so I can work around the inability to have multiple actions in a form tag. So i can have a user input on a contact form perform two actions, to submit ghe entry to a remote mailing list as well as send an email to my inbox
Didn't want to use Java as it won't work if its unavailable / disabled... so i need a univeral solution

Cheers
Alex

[bluequattro]

I was taught some stuff by a guy in Milton ( at the cross roads) IT specialist used to be called Network systems

[Dan]

I'm a web developer by trade - feel free to drop us a PM if you still need a hand.

[Sonic]

My knowledge is very limited, I know basic HTML & a bit of PHP, but I need help & advice for a CGI script so I can work around the inability to have multiple actions in a form tag. So i can have a user input on a contact form perform two actions, to submit ghe entry to a remote mailing list as well as send an email to my inbox
Didn't want to use Java as it won't work if its unavailable / disabled... so i need a univeral solution

Cheers
Alex

Is this a pre-written CGI script? Personally i'd be using php over cgi/perl.

If you want the send the form action as a variable the simplest way is to send the action using some form element, whether it's hidden, a select menu or something else, then just use it in php...

<?php

if ($_POST['action'] == 'whatever')
{
// Do whatever
}

?>

Or you could use a switch

<?php

switch ($_POST['action'])
{

case 'whatever':
// Do whatever
break;

default:
// Not a defined action
// Create an error or something

}

?>

Anything that involves emailing you want to be VERY careful with, because it can very easily be spammed to death with a simple mistake.

[Error404]

cheers guys,

Cheers Andy - I'll speak to my mate who wrote most of the PHP for the site, the email side is already done and works well, it was really how I could implement this second action into the same same form - Looks like some extra PHP is the way to go then... he's back off holiday next week