send info to email

[Killakia]

I'm trying to find a way to get Flash to send data that user puts in to my e-mail address. How do I do the impossable.

[msjensen]

What you can do, is use the getUrl command with a button, just enter "mailto: youremail@youremail.me" in the url box of the actions panel.

that should do it.

Good luck,
Matt

[dan4885]

Thats what your would do to make the user link and make the message themselves but if you want what he wants, which is a 'form' then you need CGI enabled on your server or .asp and if you do message back and when I get home I will give you a sample .asp page to use to make a user input form!

[gingerhippy69]

go to :

www.zerodesigns.co.uk/dow...romail.zip (http://www.zerodesigns.co.uk/downloads/zeromail.zip)

have a look at the flash form and the .asp page...

you should put the asp page in your cgi-bin [right permissions]...

and type in the url to your cgi-bin in the flash forms submit button...

ant probs...post back...

cheers...ben...

[Havok Evolution]

My only question now is if geocities has a CGI in it. I know it did at one time but now I can not find it.

[Havok Evolution]

sorry. this is Killakia. Havok is my other handle

[R30buff]

Ive hosted on geocities forever and I have yet to of found it able to use any CGI or perl. Ive been in search forever for a place that does that's free...it's hard to find.

If I could get CGI working, my site would be friggen awesome. (come.to/colossus) (http://come.to/colossus)) but...looks like all us geocities members are screwed for right now.

Should we complain to Yahoo bout it? (They own geocities.)

[wafricansavage]

so u adde the mailto action in a button and that opens up a seperate application, i think that is what is says. i tried to dl the zip file but i have a mac couldn't acess it. what do u do if u want to users to be able to send email without leaving ur site. i.e. a window pops up allowing the user to enter their email, and themessage, how do u convert that text into an email and be able to send it??

[ExtremeVisionz]

Ginger, at your convenience, is it possible 4 u 2 send me detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to setup an e-mail form with the cgi-bin thing?

Wishing You Tha Best,


ExtremeVisionz

[gingerhippy69]

ExtremeVisionz...

have u bought space on a server or u running on something like 20m.com or geocities?

did u not get my email?

...b...

[ExtremeVisionz]

Gingerhippy/ben, I got your excellent instructions...I got u...U on top of your Flash Game...

Insofar as my e-mail form query is concerned, I'll have a host by Monday. I wood juss lik sum instrucktionz on how 2 set up an e-mail form. Specifically, wut I'm tryin' 2 do iz have a customized form popup when a user clicks my e-mail button. Once they're done with they're message, I want dat form 2 be sent directly 2 my e-mail address...

Thanks 2million Gingerhippy...

ExtremeVisionz...