This tutorial will show you how to build a form which will insert the data taken into an Access database and then email that data to a given recipient
Dreamweaver MX / Insert form into Database and Email
This tutorial will show you how to build a form which will insert the data taken into an Access database and then email that data to a given recipient
Prerequisites
This tutorial is for use with Dreamweaver MX, so you will need a copy of this on your computer, if you wish to try a trial version, visit Macromedia.com
You will need to have an understanding of using Dreamweaver MX and Access databases.
You will need either PWS or IIS running on your computer to run the ASP pages.
You will also need to set the permission for the folder the Access database resides in to allow Write access, you may need to do this to the database itself to.
Although the example is using Access, I use it in SQL server, with no changes.
I have not changed the Email code from CDonts to CDOSYS yet, but after following this example you will be able to easily change the email script to one of your own chosing.
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