Getting data from HTML forms – newbie question

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August 13, 2003 at 7:58 am #3951
kparmelee
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Hello all,

I’m writing an applet that launches an HTML form then generates a GroupWise email containing the data in the form.

I’ve gotten pretty far, however I can’t seem to get the data out of the form and into the email. I run the following code with no errors, however my data doesn’t appear in the new GroupWise mail:

Sub Main(Client, GWEvent)

Dim aDlg
Set aDlg = Utilities.NewHTMLDialog
aDlg.Caption = “New Account Request Form”
aDlg.HTMLCode = Utilities.LoadStringFromFile(Utilities.GetDataDirectory & “test.htm”)
aDlg.Execute
FormVariables.ItemByName(“txtLastName”)
Dim Msg
GroupWise.NewMail
Set Msg = GroupWise.ComposingItem
if Msg is Nothing then
MsgBox(“No composing item available”)
else
Msg.BodyText = txtLastName
Set Msg = nothing
end if
End Sub

And here is the HTML code behind test.htm:

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv=”Content-Language” content=”en-us”>
<meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”text/html; charset=windows-1252″>
<meta name=”GENERATOR” content=”Microsoft FrontPage 4.0″>
<meta name=”ProgId” content=”FrontPage.Editor.Document”>
<title>Last Name</title>
</head>

<body>

<form method=”POST”>
<p><input type=”Hidden” Name=”formativapplet” value=”Kates Applet.vbf”>Last Name: <input type=”text” name=”txtLastName” size=”20″></p>
<p><INPUT TYPE=”SUBMIT” NAME=”MROK” VALUE=”OK”><input type=”reset” value=”Reset” name=”B2″></p>
</form>

</body>

</html>

I’m running GroupWise 6.5. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Kate
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August 13, 2003 at 5:24 pm #6691
Support 1a
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The FormVariables object only returns the values from Formativ Portals – not HTML dialogs. I think there may be an error in the documentation in this regard.

You need to use the aDlg.Variables object, which is very similiar to the FormVariables object. We have updated your code to show how this works.

Advansys Support
```
Sub Main(Client, GWEvent)
 
  Dim aDlg 
  dim iHtmlCtl
  dim iLastName
 
  Set aDlg = Utilities.NewHTMLDialog 
  aDlg.Caption = "New Account Request Form" 
  aDlg.HTMLCode = Utilities.LoadStringFromFile(Utilities.GetDataDirectory & "test.htm")
  aDlg.Execute
  
  ' Returns variables and its values set by HTML form controls in the dialog
  set iHtmlCtl = aDlg.Variables.ItemByName("txtLastName")
  if not iHtmlCtl is nothing then
    iLastName = iHtmlCtl.Value
  end if  
  
  Dim Msg
  GroupWise.NewMail
  Set Msg = GroupWise.ComposingItem
 
  if Msg is Nothing then
    MsgBox("No composing item available")
  else
    Msg.BodyText = iLastName
    Set Msg = nothing
  end if
 
  
End Sub
```
August 14, 2003 at 6:18 am #6690
kparmelee
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Thank you so much!

Ultimately, I want this form to be pretty comprehensive – lots of text boxes, check boxes, and combo boxes.

What’s the most effecient way to get all those variables out of the form and into the message? Or do I basically just start at the beginning and “dim” them all one by one?

Thank you so much!
Kate
August 14, 2003 at 4:39 pm #6689
Support 1a
Participant
Kate,

You need to use the .ItemByName method to access each variable in a HTML form, so if that’s what you mean by ‘dim’ each one, then yes.

Please let us know if you need any other assistance.

Advansys Support
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