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Hi Kevin,
Okay, I lied, it didn't work like a charm. ; )
Thanks for your help though. I am actually trying to have the update and cfmail
function occur in the same page. I am getting it to work, well, sort of. I am having
trouble using
variables from the form for the to, from and cc fields. I want the user to be able to
input the to and from fields within the form- then have cfmail send out the
notification to those
email addresses.
I have my update form:
<form action= update.cfm . . . (with input type"text" name="email_to" . . . input
type"text" name="email_from") . . . </form>
and then my
<cfmail
TO=#Form.email_to#
FROM=#Form.email_from#
>
</cfmail>
It updates the database successfully, but it cannot identify the cfmail to and from
variables. My cfmail tag function itselfs works, because I have tested it by hard
coding an email
address, and not using the variables, and the email notification is sent out.
Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?
Thanks for the help (again)!
Karen
Kevin Marshall wrote:
> Karen,
>
> Is there any reason that you couldn't use the CFMail tag in the same cf
> page that inserts the form fields into the data?
>
> It would look like this:
> ---user submits form---
> <cfquery...> (or cfinsert)
> Insert into...
> </cfquery>
>
> <cfmail to=#form.to# from=#form.From# cc=#form.CC#>
> this is an automatic notification that the database has been updated!
> </cfmail>
>
> I would recommend that you do the mail message after the insert (or update)
> so that if the db operation fails, the message doesn't get sent
> prematurely. We currently do something almost exactly like this - except
> that we don't always use form variables for the from,to,...etc.
>
> hth,
> Kevin
>
> At 10:04 AM 4/13/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have a form right now that updates a database in CF. I would like for
> >an automatic email notification to occur after the database has been
> >updated. The "to, from and cc" fields would be included in the update
> >form. Currently, we are using a form2email perl script for email
> >notification. I am not familiar with CFMail. Any ideas how this could
> >be accomplished within one form?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >Karen
>
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> Web Application Developer
> eCalton.com, Inc.
> Vero Beach, FL
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Hi Kevin,
<p>Okay, I lied, it didn't work like a charm. ; )
<p>Thanks for your help though. I am actually trying to have the
update and cfmail function occur in the same page. I am getting it
to work, well, sort of. I am having trouble using variables from
the form for the to, from and cc fields. I want the user to be able to
input the to and from fields within the form- then have cfmail send out
the notification to those email addresses.
<p>I have my update form:
<br><form action= update.cfm . . . (with input type"text" name="email_to"
. . input type"text" name="email_from") . . . </form>
<br>and then my
<br><cfmail
<br>TO=#Form.email_to#
<br>FROM=#Form.email_from#
<br>>
<br></cfmail>
<p>It updates the database successfully, but it cannot identify the cfmail
to and from variables. My cfmail tag function itselfs works, because
I have tested it by hard coding an email address, and not using the variables,
and the email notification is sent out.
<p>Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?
<br>Thanks for the help (again)!
<p>Karen
<p>Kevin Marshall wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Karen,
<p>Is there any reason that you couldn't use the CFMail tag in the same
cf
<br>page that inserts the form fields into the data?
<p>It would look like this:
<br>---user submits form---
<br><cfquery...> (or cfinsert)
<br>Insert into...
<br></cfquery>
<p><cfmail to=#form.to# from=#form.From# cc=#form.CC#>
<br>this is an automatic notification that the database has been updated!
<br></cfmail>
<p>I would recommend that you do the mail message after the insert (or
update)
<br>so that if the db operation fails, the message doesn't get sent
<br>prematurely. We currently do something almost exactly like this
- except
<br>that we don't always use form variables for the from,to,...etc.
<p>hth,
<br>Kevin
<p>At 10:04 AM 4/13/00 -0400, you wrote:
<br>>Hi,
<br>>
<br>>I have a form right now that updates a database in CF. I would
like for
<br>>an automatic email notification to occur after the database has been
<br>>updated. The "to, from and cc" fields would be included in the
update
<br>>form. Currently, we are using a form2email perl script for email
<br>>notification. I am not familiar with CFMail. Any ideas
how this could
<br>>be accomplished within one form?
<br>>
<br>>Thanks!
<br>>Karen
<p>--------------------------
<br>Kevin Marshall
<br>Web Application Developer
<br>eCalton.com, Inc.
<br>Vero Beach, FL
<br>www.ecalton.com
<br>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<br>561.569.4500
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