Question on custom forms

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2/1/2012 11:28:31 PM
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Question on custom forms

Hi,

If this is not the correct place for my question, please forgive me.

I have just embarked on using MojoPortal to replace a old classic ASP website. Some of the fetures we had on the old site was forms written in classic ASP that users could fill in and mail. It was basically a two part step, one, a plain HTML page with all the fields for the user to fill in and using the post method to call a ASP page that uses CDOSYS mail object to send all the information. These forms are pretty static and never needs changing. When I set up the new site, there was no feature to create forms like this. I adapted my forms and stuck them in the root and placed the HTML form in a iFrame. It works and it send the desired mail with the form information. So the question is if placing the pages in the root is the correct place or should they live somewhere else taking into considderation the setps to follow when doing upgrades. Is there a user folder where stuff like this can be placed that wont be affected by upgrades. I also had to put in the full URL to the ASP page to call it and not the relative path like I used on the old site. This seems a bit dangerous to me. If I have to replace the classic ASP with a ASPX page, what should I look out for.


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Elmo

2/2/2012 7:06:54 AM
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Re: Question on custom forms

Hi Elmo,

You could develop custom forms yourself starting with our hello world example.

Or you could consider purchasing my add on product Form Wizard Pro which makes it very easy to create custom forms right from your web browser with no development. Purchasing my add on products also supports my ongoing efforts with mojoPortal. You can try Form Wizard Pro yourself on our demo site to see how it works and verify that it meets your needs.

Best,

Joe

2/2/2012 7:19:02 AM
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Re: Question on custom forms

Thanks Joe,

I have had a quick look at your form wizard and sure to go down that route soon. But for now I just needed to find a way I can quickly deploy what I have without spending too much time setting up all the forms again. I need to get the site up and running as fast as possible and would need to revisit all the forms I have and form wizard would come in handy as the classic ASP is probably not the best solution and can be hacked.

Thanks for the advice

Elmo

2/2/2012 10:01:36 AM
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Re: Question on custom forms

Hi Elmo, for now placing them in the root should be fine. There's very little chance that anything would be deployed during an upgrade that would name clash with your existing ASP forms. If you want to keep them segregated, you could certainly put them in any custom folder you create off the root, and then the URL to access them would become www.yoursite.com/yourfolder/yourform.asp.

Jamie

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