RE: [cobalt-users] Mail script ?

[Mike Smith <cobaltdude2002@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Dan Kriwitsky wrote:
> > Alienform should work well for you, plus if you
> need
> > to assign a numeric value, do something like we
> did -
> > run the form with server side includes using a
> counter
> > script to insert a numerical value into the form
> as a
> > hidden field....the counter will auto-increment
> each
> > time the page is loaded (sure, it's not perfect
> but it
> > does work)......we've done this for quite a few
> > clients who didn't want to spend lots of money on
> > custom PHP scripts....
> > HTH, Mike
> > 
> 
> A more simple method might be to use the echo
> directive to insert the
> hour minutes and seconds the form is accessed, as
> long as the form is
> processed for SSI, as it's unlikely that two people
> will access the form
> the exact same second.
> http://www.bignosebird.com/sdocs/echo.shtml
> <input type="hidden" name="whatever"
> value="<!--#config
> timefmt="%m%d%y%H%M%S" --><!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL"
> -->">
> 
> -- 
> Dan Kriwitsky
> 
> Please reply to the list only. Offlist replies are
> not read.
>  
Dan, that's a great idea....I'll add your suggestion
to my "Linux book of knowledge"....in my case, the
clients wanted the ability to auto-increment the
numbers which are actually used for order id's....


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