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| Shaiboy_UK 2004-12-14, 3:56 pm |
| Hi All,
Hope someone can help here!!
I'm putting a standard mail page together, that will allow my users to
sent templete emails out to people. The files are stored in text
files. I have come up with a script to produce the names into a
Select list, but know i'm wanting them to be read into a textarea box,
to allow me to submit them into from the form into the sendmail.asp
page! but the only way i can pass them out, is into a iframe, which
doesn't seem to allow me to then pass them into the sendmail.asp page
for sending.
Anyone help?
Cheers
Shaiboy
shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
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| Ray Costanzo [MVP] 2004-12-14, 3:56 pm |
| Are the files on the server?
Here's a simple method where the page posts back to itself, and there are
two files in the same directory on the server named file1.txt and file2.txt.
<%
Dim sFile
sFile = Request.Form("cboFile")
%>
<body>
<form method="post" action="self.asp">
<select name="cboFile" onchange="this.form.submit();">
<option value="file1.txt"<% If sFile = "file1.txt" Then Response.Write "
selected=""selected"""%>>File 1</option>
<option value="file2.txt"<% If sFile = "file2.txt" Then Response.Write "
selected=""selected"""%>>File 2</option>
</select>
<textarea><%If sFile <> "" Then Server.Execute sFile%></textarea>
<input type="submit" />
</form>
Ray at work
"Shaiboy_UK" <shaiboy_uk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:2d280450.0412140453.730c7aa4@posting.google.com...
> Hi All,
>
> Hope someone can help here!!
>
> I'm putting a standard mail page together, that will allow my users to
> sent templete emails out to people. The files are stored in text
> files. I have come up with a script to produce the names into a
> Select list, but know i'm wanting them to be read into a textarea box,
> to allow me to submit them into from the form into the sendmail.asp
> page! but the only way i can pass them out, is into a iframe, which
> doesn't seem to allow me to then pass them into the sendmail.asp page
> for sending.
>
> Anyone help?
>
> Cheers
> Shaiboy
> shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
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| Shaiboy_UK 2004-12-14, 3:56 pm |
| "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in
message news:Old%23Eje4EHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Are the files on the server?
>
> Here's a simple method where the page posts back to itself, and there are
> two files in the same directory on the server named file1.txt and
> file2.txt.
>
> <%
> Dim sFile
> sFile = Request.Form("cboFile")
> %>
>
> <body>
> <form method="post" action="self.asp">
> <select name="cboFile" onchange="this.form.submit();">
> <option value="file1.txt"<% If sFile = "file1.txt" Then Response.Write
> "
> selected=""selected"""%>>File 1</option>
> <option value="file2.txt"<% If sFile = "file2.txt" Then Response.Write
> "
> selected=""selected"""%>>File 2</option>
> </select>
> <textarea><%If sFile <> "" Then Server.Execute sFile%></textarea>
> <input type="submit" />
> </form>
>
> Ray at work
>
Hi Ray,
Tried and doesn't work, script at:
http://www.theukserver.net/testscript/test2.asp
files all listed at http://www.theukserver.net/testscript/
Let me know
Cheers
Shaiboy
shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
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| Ray Costanzo [MVP] 2004-12-14, 3:56 pm |
| What "doesn't work" about it? You don't have any file names listed in the
dropdown for one thing. Also, the form does not post back to itself.
Ray at work
"Shaiboy_UK" <shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:QZGvd.13186$tg2.7600@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>
>
> Tried and doesn't work, script at:
> http://www.theukserver.net/testscript/test2.asp
> files all listed at http://www.theukserver.net/testscript/
>
> Let me know
>
> Cheers
> Shaiboy
> shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
>
>
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| Shaiboy_UK 2004-12-14, 8:55 pm |
| "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in
message news:ufG1xHh4EHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> What "doesn't work" about it? You don't have any file names listed in the
> dropdown for one thing. Also, the form does not post back to itself.
>
> Ray at work
>
Hi
I used the script that you gave!!!
Cheers
Shaiboy
shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
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| Ray Costanzo [MVP] 2004-12-14, 8:55 pm |
| No, not quite. View your source and you'll see that you're missing a " and
a space.
Ray at home
"Shaiboy_UK" <shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in
> message news:ufG1xHh4EHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
> Hi
>
> I used the script that you gave!!!
>
> Cheers
> Shaiboy
> shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
>
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| Shaiboy_UK 2004-12-14, 8:55 pm |
| "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in
message news:e$5Wfej4EHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> No, not quite. View your source and you'll see that you're missing a "
> and a space.
>
> Ray at home
>
Missing a " and a space? where? checked the code and was missing a >
You code wouldn't work with the extra " in it!!!
Cheers
Shaiboy
shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
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| Shaiboy_UK 2004-12-14, 8:55 pm |
| "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in
message news:e$5Wfej4EHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> No, not quite. View your source and you'll see that you're missing a "
> and a space.
>
> Ray at home
>
Even with this, working, it isn't doing what i want, i want to be able to
submit this to the sendmail.asp page, but this will just submit it to
self.asp
Cheers
Shaiboy
shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
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| Ray Costanzo [MVP] 2004-12-15, 3:55 am |
| Shaiboy,
This is a STARTING point. Yes, this will submit back to itself and load the
selected file into a textbox. From there, you can write code that handles
the e-mailing portion if the user submits the form by clicking submit,
pressing enter, or pressing Ctrl+M.
Ray at home
"Shaiboy_UK" <shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:329dttF3gtco6U1@individual.net...
> "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in
> message news:e$5Wfej4EHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
> Even with this, working, it isn't doing what i want, i want to be able to
> submit this to the sendmail.asp page, but this will just submit it to
> self.asp
>
> Cheers
> Shaiboy
> shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
>
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| Shaiboy_UK 2004-12-17, 3:55 am |
| "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in
message news:OvkYRVm4EHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Shaiboy,
>
> This is a STARTING point. Yes, this will submit back to itself and load
> the selected file into a textbox. From there, you can write code that
> handles the e-mailing portion if the user submits the form by clicking
> submit, pressing enter, or pressing Ctrl+M.
>
> Ray at home
>
Ray,
Can you email me directly?
Cheers
Shaiboy
shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
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| Ray Costanzo [MVP] 2004-12-17, 3:55 pm |
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"Shaiboy_UK" <shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Ray,
>
> Can you email me directly?
Like, if you want to go hang out and drink beers or something, then sure,
let's go! But as far as this topic, usenetiquette mandates the conversation
remains here. Regardless, my e-mail address is discernable from my bogus
address when I post.
Ray at work
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| Shaiboy_UK 2004-12-22, 8:55 am |
| "Ray Costanzo [MVP]" <my first name at lane 34 dot commercial> wrote in
message news:%235AX4NE5EHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>
>
> Like, if you want to go hang out and drink beers or something, then sure,
> let's go! But as far as this topic, usenetiquette mandates the
> conversation
> remains here. Regardless, my e-mail address is discernable from my bogus
> address when I post.
>
> Ray at work
>
>
Don't matter, all sorted now, just iframe, textarea and read commands.
Cheers anyway.
Shaiboy
shaiboy_ukNOSPAM@NOSPAMyahoo.co.uk
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