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Apr 05.2006

I have built an email form but am unsure how to make it work fully.

In the action I have put mailto:[email protected]

When I receive the email everything input into the text fields comes out fine

The problem is that there is a checkbox and on the email it just comes back CHECKBOX.

Where there are radio buttons it just comes up RADIO BUTTON

What I want is for the where the checkbox is on the email is to say CHECKED or UNCHECKED and for where the radio buttons are for it to say ON or OFF.

All help much appreciated

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@ray326Apr 05.2006 — <input type="checkbox" value="CHECKED" name="CheckBox">

It will never say "UNCHECKED".

Give each radio button a value and that value will be returned.
[code=html]
<form action="mailto:[email protected]" method="post" enctype="text/plain">
<input type="hidden" name="Subject" value="form test">
<input type="radio" name="Radio" value="ON"> ON
<input type="radio" name="Radio" value="OFF" checked="checked"> OFF
<input type="submit" name="button" value="Send">
</form>
[/code]
Of course using mailto: is far from a best practice.
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@qhenApr 07.2006 — Hi There,

The easiest way to use a form is to modify one that already works. If you are stuck finding one go to http://www.homebaseexpo.com.au and the What's On Section, and there you will find a form that gets mailed off. Just modify the appropriate elements and it should work.

Hope this is helpful!
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