Need a little help...

[mrmagoo_83]

I am not a programmer by any means, so I need a little help with a page I am trying to develope.

I have created the page, it contains three text fields, and a submit button.

The first text field is for you to enter your name. Upon clicking the submit button I want the textbox to disappear, and to be replaced with certain text. For example, you enter John Doe into the text field, click submit, the text box goes away, and in its place appears "Hello, John Doe".

The second text field, you insert your desired email account at my domain, upon clicking submit it will email me the requested account name and password from the third text box. How do I set something up like this where it will send an email to a certain address?

And finally, the last part of the page is a little different. I am trying to make it so that when you click the submit button, the page creates a shortcut on your desktop to a given url.

Can anyone assist me in accomplishing these things? I am sure they are easier than I am finding out, but I just am not finding any real information on them.

 

[Steve_Oaks]

I am not a programmer by any means, so I need a little help with a page I am trying to develope.

I have created the page, it contains three text fields, and a submit button.

The first text field is for you to enter your name. Upon clicking the submit button I want the textbox to disappear, and to be replaced with certain text. For example, you enter John Doe into the text field, click submit, the text box goes away, and in its place appears "Hello, John Doe".

The second text field, you insert your desired email account at my domain, upon clicking submit it will email me the requested account name and password from the third text box. How do I set something up like this where it will send an email to a certain address?

And finally, the last part of the page is a little different. I am trying to make it so that when you click the submit button, the page creates a shortcut on your desktop to a given url.

Can anyone assist me in accomplishing these things? I am sure they are easier than I am finding out, but I just am not finding any real information on them.

1. Javascript will do that nicely.

2. You will need to use some form of CGI. ASP and Php are the most popular but that is not to discredit JSP, Coldfusion or Perl.

3. I do not know that you will be able to do that. That would hard core be a security violation if you ask me. I would not want a site writing shortcuts to my desktop. I bet ActiveX would be able to do it. I am unsure on this though. Your average CGI languages like the above would not be able too. A java applet may though also.

 

[scholzie]

A java applet may though also.

Java applets are sandboxed. You can't write to the disk from them without some authentication mechanisms in place.

If you really want these people to be able to come back to your site, just set a bookmark. They can do it themselves, too, you know. Most people can hit ctrl+D just fine.

Steve, it's not necessary to quote the entire first post when you're the first reply.

 

[scholzie]

Edit: double post - sorry.