Macromedia Dreamweaver :: Neeed Help from a Guru


	Neeed Help from a Guru I have created a successful form using formmail. I am trying to create a "virtual estimating" for a web site, where customers send pictures of their home etc. However, does any one know how to attach photos successfully in formmail and send it? I am using the "file field button" from the forms insert tab in Dreamweaver 8. While testing, if I hit that button, the file seems to attach. But when I hit the submit button, the form comes as normal to my e-mail but without any photos attached. Off course checking the backend I dont see any coding for uploading. Anyone know how to successfully attach photos to a form? Can Dreamweaver do it?:frown; > Can Dreamweaver do it? Sure - the real question is "can formmail do it?", and I don't think it can. A file field will allow you to browse to and select a local file. This path is submitted to the processing page along with the rest of the form's data. It's the processing page that does the heavy lifting, requesting that the file be uploaded from the visitors computer, and then moving it to some final destination on the server. This requires server scripting, or it could also be done with a Dreamweaver extension - Web Assist has a good one called "Digital File Pro" but it's a commercial entity. Using Google, you can probably also find code that you could use instead, but you would have to figure out how to replace the base functionality of formmail if you go this route. What server scripting does your host support (ASP, PHP, .Net, etc.)? -- Murray --- ICQ 71997575 Adobe Community Expert (If you MUST email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!) ================== http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com - Template Triage! http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes ================== "jmulchansingh" <webforumsu@macromedia.com> wrote in message news:f46hva$6ka$1@forums.macromedia.com... - Hide quoted text - >I have created a successful form using formmail. I am trying to create a > "virtual estimating" for a web site, where customers send pictures of > their > home etc. > However, does any one know how to attach photos successfully in formmail > and > send it? I am using the "file field button" from the forms insert tab in > Dreamweaver 8. While testing, if I hit that button, the file seems to > attach. > But when I hit the submit button, the form comes as normal to my e-mail > but > without any photos attached. Off course checking the backend I dont see > any > coding for uploading. Anyone know how to successfully attach photos to a > form? > Can Dreamweaver do it?:frown; What you are saying makes sense. www.westhost.com id my host and they have FT, PHP, PERL, MySQL. -----------------------------------------------Reply----------------------------------------------- jmulchansingh wrote: > What you are saying makes sense. www.westhost.com id my host and they > have FT, PHP, PERL, MySQL. Take a look at Forms to Go. I use it all the time and aside from secure forms handling it lets the user upload a file. www.bebosoft.com/products/formstogo/ Mad Dog -----------------------------------------------Reply----------------------------------------------- Thanks, I will check them out as well. -----------------------------------------------Reply----------------------------------------------- That might be just the ticket. -- Murray --- ICQ 71997575 Adobe Community Expert (If you MUST email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!) ================== http://www.dreamweavermx-templates.com - Template Triage! http://www.projectseven.com/go - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources http://www.dwfaq.com - DW FAQs, Tutorials & Resources http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ - Macromedia (MM) Technotes ================== "jmulchansingh" <webforumsu@macromedia.com> wrote in message news:f46qq6$i1b$1@forums.macromedia.com... - Hide quoted text - > Thanks, I will check them out as well.