HTML Special Characters in forms

[LLX]

Our form is posting back soem odd results as seen below

> position+type: Part TIme
> us+citizen%3f: Yes

its obviously converting the Form Fierld names HTML Special character to their code valu e before subbing to email, is their a way around this so it would say

"Position type" instead of "position+type"

[HRWahid]

Our form is posting back soem odd results as seen below

> position+type: Part TIme
> us+citizen%3f: Yes

its obviously converting the Form Fierld names HTML Special character to their code valu e before subbing to email, is their a way around this so it would say

"Position type" instead of "position+type"

I'm guessing you'll have to run it through URI_Escape (perhaps URI_Unescape) to remove the special characters. On a note of personal preference, I would normally use something like "PositionType" as a field name, and have never run into this issue.

[iDxMan]

1. As mentioned, lose the spaces/special chars unless you absolutely can't.
2. What is processing the data on the backend?

[LLX]

its a basic submit via email we and saying "loose the special characters" donest solf the isue their in there for a reason, namely so the Execs can read the emails in layments terms not html speak

[iDxMan]

So it's doing something like:

<form method="post" action="mailto:youremail@email.com">

?

If so then you're relying on the client software to do whatever it does with mailto: links.. That's a seriously poor way to do this.

I'd recommend posting the form to some sort of script (some kind of CGI or a php page) which then takes the data and formats it as needed for emailing.

-r

[LLX]

you know i only gave what emails look lik i never quoted the form tab i dont knwo where you got that from

i use

<form action=cgi-sys/FormMail.pl method=post>

i have my own form-mail set up that supose to understand special characters but when i change the line to

<form action=cgi-bin/FormMail.pl method=post>

where the scrip resides (and yes i check the path for caps and typos)

it gets can not run script error page, and "Additionlay a 404 error was found" meaning it cant run my script because it cant find the pl file?

:plot:

[iDxMan]

you know i only gave what emails look lik i never quoted the form tab i dont knwo where you got that from


Since you didn't specify how the data was processed I made the next logical assumption that you were using the old mailto deal. Perhaps I should look at the nested subforum topic. :)


Sounds like something for HR support to take care of.. Their FormMail.pl is some kind of stock supported thing, correct?

-r

[LLX]

ya, been workign with HR support trying to http://celebrities-staffing.com/registration.htm to work but we keep hitting a dead end they think it might be a scrip mis configure so im posting the form mail im using here in hopes you guy might notice a bug

[MagicOPromotion]

I dont think anyone can possibly know all the HTML special characters Well, I keep finding new ones.

What are the ones your fingers know automatically? Please share...

Mine are:
&ldquo; and &rdquo; for angled-in double-
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