Instructions on using the Spiderlink Email Submission Form

The Following Syntax must be used in your HTML source when calling the mail form program:

  • <FORM ACTION="http://www.spiderlink.com/scripts/sendmail.exe" METHOD="get">

    <INPUT NAME="Subject" VALUE="New Sample Order" type="hidden">
    <INPUT NAME="From" VALUE="staff@spiderlink.com" type="hidden"> (Optional)
  • If 'Email' or 'EmailAddress' field appears in your form you can omit the 'From' field.
    <INPUT NAME="Recipient" VALUE="neworders@spiderlink.com" type="hidden">
    <INPUT NAME="CC" VALUE="accounting@spiderlink.com" type="hidden"> (Optional)
    <INPUT NAME="Redirect" VALUE="http://www.spiderlink.com/thankyou.htm" type="hidden">
    <INPUT NAME="AutoRespond" VALUE="your_alias" type="hidden"> (Optional)

    << The Rest of your Form Goes Here >>

    <INPUT type="submit" value="Send Order" size=28><INPUT type="reset" value="Clear Form" size=28>

    • Note: If you have an email address field for your visitors to fill out, and wish to have it appear on the "From" field when it's sent back to you, call it "Email" or "EmailAddress".

    The 'CC' Field above is also Optional. If you wish the Mail form to be CC'd (that is copied) to multiple recipients, add as many email addresses as you wish separated by commas in the CC 'Value' field. For example:

    Required Fields

    Required fields are supported with this email submission script. For example, if you have field names called LastName and EmailAddress, and you want to make sure they are filled out, just include the following lines of code:

    <INPUT NAME="LastName_required" VALUE="You must enter your Last Name. Please click on your back button and try again." type="hidden">

    Enter your First Name: <INPUT NAME="LastName" SIZE=15 >

    <INPUT NAME="EmailAddress_required" VALUE="You must enter your Email Address. Please click on your back button and try again." type="hidden">

    Enter your Email Address: <INPUT NAME="EmailAddress" SIZE=15 >

    The _required text appended to a field name forces the user to enter something for that corresponding field. You can return a custom error message to the user as seen in the VALUE parameter above.

    Auto Respond Feature

    If you wish to setup an Auto Reply to your customers who fill out the form, include this line:

    <INPUT NAME="AutoRespond" VALUE="your_alias" type="hidden">

    The 'VALUE' parameter should refer to the AutoReply Alias that you are automatically assigned through our Self Service Administration page. Using this administration page you can create a custom email message that will be automatically be sent to visitors filling out your form.

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