Re: howto: combining form output from one of more fields to a single line

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This is a binaries group and is new so you won't get any help here for
awhile.



Ikkeboeken wrote:

> i am using a simple form where clients need to imput a date of birth and
> a date a gift is given.

> the output is sent using a mailto post form with encrypt/text, etc... all
> of the eventual output is eventually printed to a personalized product.
> the problem is that i cannot get customers to fill in the correct wysiwyg
> data in a text field used for these dates, and i subsequently have to
> take too much time to correct their input.

> <form action="mailto?subject=book" method="post"
> enctype="text/plain">
> blah...blah...blah...
> <select...
> <option...
> </select...
> blah...blah...blah...
> </form>

> i have created sets of form list/menus, one for the day, one for the
> month and one for the year, and what i end up receiving, for example, is:

> Date In Book=7
> Date In Book=June
> Date In Book=2004
> Birth Date=20
> Birth Date=August
> Birth Date=1999

> is there a way using just html, or even a little simple java, to get to
> combine this into a single output, using each of the three selections and
> their options, and combining them at submission???

> what i want to receive is:

> Date In Book=7 June 2004
> Birth Date=20 August 1999

Richard

"Richard" <anonymous@127.000> wrote in message
news:...
> Reposted your request for help to alt.html.
> This is a binaries group and is new so you won't get any help here for
> awhile.
>

Especially with no news servers carrying it and a "dumb ****-for-brains who
knows nothing" behind its creation.



>
>
> Ikkeboeken wrote:
>
> > i am using a simple form where clients need to imput a date of birth
and
> > a date a gift is given.
>
> > the output is sent using a mailto post form with encrypt/text, etc...
all
> > of the eventual output is eventually printed to a personalized product.
> > the problem is that i cannot get customers to fill in the correct
wysiwyg
> > data in a text field used for these dates, and i subsequently have to
> > take too much time to correct their input.
>
> > <form action="mailto?subject=book" method="post"
> > enctype="text/plain">
> > blah...blah...blah...
> > <select...
> > <option...
> > </select...
> > blah...blah...blah...
> > </form>
>
> > i have created sets of form list/menus, one for the day, one for the
> > month and one for the year, and what i end up receiving, for example,
is:
>
> > Date In Book=7
> > Date In Book=June
> > Date In Book=2004
> > Birth Date=20
> > Birth Date=August
> > Birth Date=1999
>
> > is there a way using just html, or even a little simple java, to get to
> > combine this into a single output, using each of the three selections
and
> > their options, and combining them at submission???
>
> > what i want to receive is:
>
> > Date In Book=7 June 2004
> > Birth Date=20 August 1999
>
>

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"Richard" <anonymous@127.000> wrote in message
news:...
> Reposted your request for help to alt.html.
> This is a binaries group and is new so you won't get any help here for
> awhile.

Or ever, St00pid. It's a Newsguy-only spamdump run by a moron.

> Ikkeboeken wrote:
>
> > i am using a simple form where clients need to imput a date of birth
and
> > a date a gift is given.
>
> > the output is sent using a mailto post form with encrypt/text, etc...
all
> > of the eventual output is eventually printed to a personalized product.
> > the problem is that i cannot get customers to fill in the correct
wysiwyg
> > data in a text field used for these dates, and i subsequently have to
> > take too much time to correct their input.
>
> > <form action="mailto?subject=book" method="post"
> > enctype="text/plain">
> > blah...blah...blah...
> > <select...
> > <option...
> > </select...
> > blah...blah...blah...
> > </form>
>
> > i have created sets of form list/menus, one for the day, one for the
> > month and one for the year, and what i end up receiving, for example,
is:
>
> > Date In Book=7
> > Date In Book=June
> > Date In Book=2004
> > Birth Date=20
> > Birth Date=August
> > Birth Date=1999
>
> > is there a way using just html, or even a little simple java, to get to
> > combine this into a single output, using each of the three selections
and
> > their options, and combining them at submission???
>
> > what i want to receive is:
>
> > Date In Book=7 June 2004
> > Birth Date=20 August 1999
>
>