Instructions:

1. Log in and add the desired form to the access database:
   
   
   Password:
2. Create your form, adding the following mandatory hidden fields:
   • form_name: this is the name of the form assigned in the access database
   • field_list: this is a comma-delimited list of the fields you want printed in the e-mail, in the specified order
   
   
   Example:
   
   <input type="hidden" name="form_name" value="MyForm">
   <input type="hidden" name="field_list" value="first, last,
   company, address, city, state, zip, comments">
   
   
3. Add the following optional fields:
   • subject: the subject line to use in each e-mail
   • redirect: the URL of the page to display after a successful submission.
   • validate:*: a list of fields to validate before allowing submission. The list is a comma-delimited list, and the the asterix can be one of the following data types:
     • e-mail: Checks for a valid e-mail format (/^[\w\.-][email protected][\w.-]+\.\w{2,3}$/)
     • telephone: Checks for a US-style telephone number with area code (/^\(?\d{3}\)?[\s\-\.]?\d{3}[\s\-\.]?\d{4}$/)
     • zip code: Checks for a US zip code with optional four digit suffix (/^\d{5}-?\d{4}?$/)
     • has text: Checks to see if the field is not empty
     • decimal: Checks to see if negative or positive number was entered (integers will pass this test, too) (/^[-+]?\d+(\.\d+)?$/)
     • integer: Checks for a positive or negative integer (/^[-+]?\d+$/)
   • validateif:*: same as the above, but only validates if a value was submitted. This allows validation on fields without making them mandatory for form submission.
   
   
   Example:
   
   <input type="hidden" name="validate:has text" value="first, last">
   <input type="hidden" name="validateif:zip code" value="zip">
   
   

Complete Example:

<FORM method="POST" action="/cgi-bin/mailer/pl">
<input type="hidden" name="form_name" value="MyForm">
<input type="hidden" name="field_list" value="first, last, tel, e-mail, comments">
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Visitor Comments">
<input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="http://www.mydomain.com/thank_you.html">
<input type="hidden" name="validate:has text" value="first, last">
<input type="hidden" name="validate:e-mail" value="e-mail">
<input type="hidden" name="validateif:telephone" value="tel">

First Name: <input type="text" name="first">
Last Name: <input type="text" name="last">
E-mail: <input type="text" name="e-mail">
Tel.: <input type="text" name="tel">
Comments: <textarea name="comments"></textarea>
<input type="submit"> </form>