Form Mail Hell

[DropFrog]

I would appreciate any help out there! I have form with no validation script no bells or whistles, just a simple field and a submit button. Now when I test my movie within flash or play the published SWF in a stand alone player everything works, the form submits and I get a happy little email in my Outlook smiling at me. The minute I embed the SWF in an HTM page and then submit the form from this HTM page I get squat, jack, a big NOTHING. Has anyone EVER had this problem!?? Please help if you can. I've included my submit button script for your disection! Is there something I should do to the HTM page to make this work!?!? Thanks to all those who give me advise in advance..

----- Script for the SUBMIT button -----

on (press, keyPress "<Enter>") {
subject = "newsletter signup";
recipient = "myemail@mydomain.com";
loadVariablesNum("http://www.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl", 0,"GET");
gotoAndPlay("submit");
}

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P.S. I have tried both POST and GET and even did this standing on my head! Nothing!

[Mikkelator]

I had a similar problem a while back......not sure if this would work for you. My problem was in the path to the cgi script. Try deleting the http/ etc. and start your path with (/cgi-bin/...........etc. and make sure that the swf file is located in the root directory on your domain relative to the cgi-bin folder. That worked for me...good luck!

[enamics]

I think I remeber reading somewhere that Macromedia put limitations on the loadVariablesNum() function. I think you are only allowed to load variables to/from a script page which is under the same domain as the movie itself (similar to the cookie rool).

Also you shouldn't be using loadVariablesNum() its "Depricated"
try using mc.loadVariables() or creating a LoadVars object

[DropFrog]

Originally posted by Mikkelator
I had a similar problem a while back......not sure if this would work for you. My problem was in the path to the cgi script. Try deleting the http/ etc. and start your path with (/cgi-bin/...........etc. and make sure that the swf file is located in the root directory on your domain relative to the cgi-bin folder. That worked for me...good luck!

Thanks for the tip, tried it , but NO LUCK.. hmm I don't understand how being inside the HTM file could prevent it from being able to send the info to the CGI script?!?!?

[DropFrog]

Originally posted by enamics
I think I remeber reading somewhere that Macromedia put limitations on the loadVariablesNum() function. I think you are only allowed to load variables to/from a script page which is under the same domain as the movie itself (similar to the cookie rool).

Also you shouldn't be using loadVariablesNum() its "Depricated"
try using mc.loadVariables() or creating a LoadVars object

Hmm, the SWF and CGI are within the same domain, unless you mean that they should be within the same folder! (that makes no sense though! :S ), I tried the mc.loadVariables() and still no banana! Can I still format the 'method' in the same way as the previous script (i.e. "http://www.ibeetle.com/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl", 0, "POST" ) ? And do you know a good tutorial on LoadVars object?? Cause I realy need this to work! :'( But thanks for the input..!

[KelvBlue]

1)try using the path "/cgi-bin/formmail.pl"

2)do u need to put some code in the html?

[DropFrog]

Originally posted by KelvBlue
1)try using the path "/cgi-bin/formmail.pl"

2)do u need to put some code in the html?

I don't think, and I have never seen additional code in any HTML using flash forms that I've seen in the past. And changing the path call hasn't done a thing, like I said, it works fine outside the HTML .. so whats the change once embeded??

[morkmoon]

dont know if its relevant but if the swf is in a different folder to the html which holds it any relative paths will be based from where the html file sits not the swf

[sbeech]

Hi
Hope this works ( i've had alot of trouble with forms )
but all my forms work now.


on (release) {
subject = "blah";
recipient = "blah@blah.com";
getURL("/cgi-bin/mailform.pl",0,"POST");

As mentioned by Mikkelator, forget all the'http' bit.


HTML , .swf , etc should all be in same folder when
you upload.

.swf must not be in cgi folder. Only cgi scripts belong
there.

good luck.

p.s TIP:- To tab through text fields without script keep them away from buttons.

[The Tall Thin One]

I have been experiencing EXACTLY the same problem for ages.

I would love to tell you I have found an answer but I haven't.

I do know that whether you include the http:/ etc... for the CGI path is irrelevant.

Although, if you include the http:/ stuff then a least the SWF file will call the CGI script correctly wherever the SWF file is stored.

[Mark.Broadhurst]

When ever Ive don this in the past I always posted the varibles and used a relitive path ie ../../cgi-bin/FormMail.pl or cgi-bin/FormMail.pl with out the leading slash although Ive mainly done it on a WinNT or 2K Server