[SOLVED] Need a howto manual

Dafydd · 09-24-2011, 01:23 AM

Where do I find a howto manual on writing a form_action.asp page? I found 1 that delt with sending email. But that is not what I want.

I need to simply store the data from a form on my website and read it back later. Perhaps print it out.

Thanks

corp769 · 09-24-2011, 02:23 AM

Hello,

This is the very first link I have found, searching on google - http://www.w3schools.com/ASP/asp_inputforms.asp
I recommend you search first before posting new threads in the future. Let me know if you need more information or help.

Cheers,

Josh

Dafydd · 09-24-2011, 09:01 AM

I just about wore W3 out before asking here. I have seen your reference. I read that sample as writing back out to the screen. That is not what I am looking for. I want to store the input onto disk for later retrieval.

I was hoping that there might be a simple script somewhere that would do this. I am not a programmer so I get into new ground with all the different languages.

This is a snippet from a PHP guestbook program I have on the website. Do I need to think along the lines of this code snippet.

Code:

($handle=fopen($file,'a+') or die("Could not open file: $file"));

if($mode=='sign')
{
if($name!='') fwrite($handle,"$date\n$name\n$site\n$comments\n");
echo "<form method='post' action='$self'>
<input type='hidden' name='mode' value='sign'>
<b>Date</b>: $date
<p><b>Name</b>: <input type='text' name='name'>
<p><b>Website</b>: <input type='text' name='site'>
<p><b>Comments</b>:<br><textarea name='comments' cols='20' rows='8'></textarea>
<p><input type='submit' value='Sign'>
</form>

Thanks for the offer to help.
Dave

Dafydd · 09-29-2011, 09:17 PM

Using code found on this page

Code:

http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_file_upload.asp

I can confirm that my system is compatable to my server. I can upload a grafic image.

Every example I see is about transfering a previously writen file or image to the server. Nothing I have found tells me how to create a filename and write form date to that filename.

To create the filename I modified W3 examples:

Code:

<html>
<body>

<form action="create_file_user_name.php" method="get" enctype="text/plain">
Enter your real name as it will be used several times: <input type="text" name="fname" /><br />
<br />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

</body>
</html>

create_file_user_name.php

Code:

<?php 
 echo >> upload/"$fname";
?>

That did not work.
create_file_user_name.php

Code:

<?php>
	touch(upload/"$fname");
</>

That did not work.
Looking to trap an error I found this example else where on the web.
create_file_user_name.php

Code:

<?php 
 // try and create a file in the directory
if ($_FILES["text"]["error"] > 0)
    {
    echo "Error: " . $_FILES["file"]["error"] . "<br />";
    }
  else
    {   
     if(!touch("upload/$fname")) {
            echo("Can't touch "$fname" file");
            exit;
        }
        if(!unlink("upload/$fname")) {
            echo("Can't unlink "$fname" file");
            exit;
        }
 }
else
  {
  echo "Invalid name";
  }
?>

This was not successful and did not return an error message.

And this did not work.

Code:

<?php
$file = fopen("test.txt","r+w");

//some code to be executed

fclose($file);
?>

I give up, how do I create an empty file name on my server?