Stupid Form Question

liunx · Jan 9, 2008

Umm, yeah. I need a simple form where you put you're name and when you submit it adds it to a page that you can view. Not like a guest book with different tables and all that, just a list for like a petition. PLEASE HELP!!HTML can not process a form or write data to a file/database. 
You need a serverside language.yeah, try using ASP. that language is the easiest to learn I think, 
and very many Download able ASP source codes!I wouldn't say ASP is any easier than any other serverside language. Whats easier depends on the person. I prefer PHP personally.Hey guy's, Why Don't You Just Suggest Javascript? 
I Find It Extremely easy considering the fact that i learned it in 3 days and i could write just about any program without any mistakes...i'm not bragging

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anywho here's the code. 
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> 
 
<!-- Begin 
var expDays = 30; 
//var todolistData = ""; 
var exp = new Date(); 
exp.setTime(exp.getTime() + (expDays*24*60*60*1000)); 
var ShowCount = 0; 
var SwapColour; 
 
function ListToDoItems() { 
var NumToDoItems = GetCookie('PT_NumToDoList'); 
var i; 
var ToDoItem; 
if (NumToDoItems == null) { 
NumToDoItems = 0; 
} 
ShowCount = 0; SwapColour = 0; 
var listOfItems = ""; 
for (i=1; i <= NumToDoItems; i++) { 
var ToDoItems = GetCookie('PT_ToDoItem'+i); 
//alert(ToDoItems) 
if (ToDoItems != null) { 
listOfItems += PrintItem(ToDoItems.split(','), i); 
} 
} 
document.getElementById("toDoList").innerHTML = ""; 
document.getElementById("toDoList").innerHTML = listOfItems; 
} 
 
function DeleteItem(Count) { 
DeleteCookie('PT_ToDoItem'+Count); 
window.location = window.location; 
} 
 
function PrintItem (ToDoItems, Count) { 
var color = ""; 
SwapColour = 1 - SwapColour; 
if (SwapColour==1) {color = "bgcolor='#c0c0c0'"} ; 
ShowCount++; 
return "<a href='http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/archive/index.php/" + ToDoItems[0] + "'>" + ToDoItems[1] + "</a>   <a href='http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/archive/index.php/javascript

eleteItem(" + Count + ")'>Delete Person</a> "; 
} 
 
function AddItem() { 
var NumToDoItems = GetCookie('PT_NumToDoList'); 
var url = document.form1.text1.value; 
var i; 
var ToDoItem; 
if (NumToDoItems == null) { 
NumToDoItems = 0; 
} 
var temp = document.form1.text1.value; 
temp += "," + prompt("Please Enter Your Name"); 
if ((temp != null) && (temp != "undefined" )) { 
NumToDoItems++; 
SetCookie('PT_ToDoItem'+NumToDoItems, temp, exp); 
SetCookie('PT_NumToDoList',NumToDoItems, exp); 
ListToDoItems(); 
} 
} 
 
function set() { 
VisitorName = prompt("Who are you?"); 
SetCookie ('VisitorName', VisitorName, exp); 
SetCookie ('WWHCount', 0, exp); 
SetCookie ('WWhenH', 0, exp); 
} 
 
function getCookieVal (offset) { 
var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf (";", offset); 
if (endstr == -1) 
endstr = document.cookie.length; 
return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, endstr)); 
} 
 
function GetCookie (name) { 
var arg = name + "="; 
var alen = arg.length; 
var clen = document.cookie.length; 
var i = 0; 
while (i < clen) { 
var j = i + alen; 
if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg) 
return getCookieVal (j); 
i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1; 
if (i == 0) break; 
} 
return null; 
} 
 
function SetCookie (name, value) { 
var argv = SetCookie.arguments; 
var argc = SetCookie.arguments.length; 
var expires = (argc > 2) ? argv[2] : null; 
var path = (argc > 3) ? argv[3] : null; 
var domain = (argc > 4) ? argv[4] : null; 
var secure = (argc > 5) ? argv[5] : false; 
document.cookie = name + "=" + escape (value) + 
((expires == null) ? "" : ("; expires=" + expires.toGMTString())) + 
((path == null) ? "" : ("; path=" + path)) + 
((domain == null) ? "" : ("; domain=" + domain)) + 
((secure == true) ? "; secure" : ""); 
} 
 
function DeleteCookie (name) { 
var exp = new Date(); 
exp.setTime (exp.getTime() - 1); 
var cval = GetCookie (name); 
document.cookie = name + "=" + cval + "; expires=" + exp.toGMTString(); 
} 
// End --> 
</script> 
 
</HEAD> 
 
<BODY onload="ListToDoItems();"> 
<a href=http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/archive/index.php/"javascript:AddItem()">Enlist</a> 
<form name="form1"> 
 
 
Originally posted by brendandonhue 
I wouldn't say ASP is any easier than any other serverside language. Whats easier depends on the person. I prefer PHP personally. 
 
its funny you mention PHP as your fav language, 
cause when I try it, it turns my brain upside-down.See its a matter of opinion

Uhh Pete-this is not possible to do in javascript. You haven't exactly mastered javascript, that script shows data from a cookie, meaning only the data you have entered on your own computer. What is the point of a petition where you can only see your own signature? 
Your script neither adds your name to a page or is useful for creating a petition.yeah, I wasnt thinking that JAVASCRIPT would do this either..<!--content--

I'm lost, stuck, confused

I need PHP but geocities free doesn't support it (STUPID) WHAT CAN I DO??????Get a different host, or try a shoutbox, or if you have to a really simple guestbook.people, if youre using FREE hosting, why not use a free forum service? 
this is for people who dont like to pay for their web services.. 
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bravenet.com">www.bravenet.com</a> 
 
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