Form Processor

The Form Processor is an application that accepts input from any web form and redirects the information on the form to a specified email address.

The Form Processors uses the following tags:

1. The form action must be set to http://formprocessor.ifas.ufl.edu/forms.aspx

2. A hidden field named mailto - This tag specifies who will receive a copy of the form values.

3. A hidden field named subject - The text that will appear in the subject line of the email.

4. A hidden field named redirect - This is the page that the user will be directed to after the fill out the form.

5. A hidden field named style - This specifies the style template for the error form. Should be set to either ifas OR uf

6. A hidden field named confirmationEmail - This specifies whether or not a confirmation email should be sent to the person that fills the form out. This email will contain all of the values entered on any non-hidden fields the form contains. Should be set to either True OR False

7. Any field name containing the word required - If the field is marked required and the user leaves it blank, they will be informed that the field is blank on an error page, and asked to correct the error.

8. Any field name containing the word email - If the field is marked as email it will be checked as a valid email address.

An Example form is below:

<form action="http://formprocessor.ifas.ufl.edu/forms.aspx" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="mailto" value="albert@ufl.edu">
<input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Form Submitted at the Web Site">
<input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="http://www.cals.ufl.edu/formsubmission.html">
<input type="hidden" name="style" value="uf">
<input type="hidden" name="confirmationEmail" value="True">
<input type="text" size="30" name="required Email">
<input type="text" size="30" name="required Name">
<input type="submit" value="Request">
</form>