DW MX - Extension for Form Processing?

[brightbelt]

Hello,
I'm back on DW MX after a break from it. And in a way, I'm addressing here the
crux of why I had to go back to Frontpage for a while. In short, Frontpage 2003
can do the form processing part when I set up a page for users to fill out
forms to plan their wedding, and Frontpage is easy to use in setting up the
results to be processed and emailed to a certain address.

It's best just to show you the page. Here's what I would want to accomplish in
DW MX and I'm asking what extension for DW MX, if any, could handle the from
processing for this page:
[url]http://www.westwindentertainment.com/DiscJockeys.htm[/url]

Obviously, I do not know how to create CGI or ASP scripts, which is what this
is sort of about. If I could find an extension that would handle the form
processing part (Getting the form layout onto the web page is fairly easy), I
could make the transition from FP to DW MX for this website.

I appreciate any assistance ot guidance on this.

Many Thanks, Frank B.

[brightbelt]

Over a year and still no reply. Hmmmm.

[AnotherNonCoder]

Thats one heck of a form. You trying to put it in a database, or mail it to an email?

[Nordstrom]

You need to have a database to place this data in to.

I dont want to come off sounding harsh. However, you might want to review the
purpose and usability of a form like this in your business process. From a
usability stand point I dont think you would get anyone to use this form, thus
all your hard work would be for not.
At minimum the form should be broken into steps, each with less than a pages
worth of fields to complete.

Using DW to insert data into a database is incredibly easy.. for those who
have experience creating databases. If you have no database experience, and no
programming experience I would suggest you can the database capture idea, or
hire a developer. Instead create a simple form with no more than 15 fields of
data and have it emailed to you. Form email is far easier to create.

If you have an ASP site, find information relating to JMAIL scripts, or CDONT
scripts. There are a ton of free examples. The basic concept is that you have
two pages, the form on page 1, posts to the script on page two. The second
page is the one that you put the code on to send the email.

Good luck.