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Working with HTML Forms

Note: This section explains how to create/edit HTML forms using eWebEdit400. If your editor is eWebEditPro+XML, seehttp://documentation.ektron.com/cms400/v76/usermanual.pdf >”Working with HTML Forms.”

Ektron CMS400.NET provides powerful online form capabilities, allowing you to create an online dialog with visitors. Now anyone in your organization – not just a developer or Webmaster– can create and deploy Web forms to capture visitor information. Support marketing strategies by getting feedback on their needs. Follow up on their interest in your products and services. Register people for events.

Form capabilities include

Creating a form and its postback message

Creating polls and surveys

Adding validation criteria to form fields

Automatically assigning tasks for follow-up activities to form submissions

Reporting on form information

Exporting results to Microsoft Excel

A sample form appears below. Toolbar buttons for working with forms are circled.

This section also contains the following topics.

Overview of Form Processing

Form Permissions

The Structure of Form Data

Creating a New Form

Creating a Form’s Content

Form Validation

Form Fields

Editing a Form Field

Inserting or Editing Buttons on the Form

Implementing a Form on a Web Page

Sending Data as XML

Redirecting Submitted Form Data

Assigning a Task to a Form

Viewing Form Reports

Viewing Form Information

Editing a Form

Deleting a Form

Creating Polls and Surveys

Forms Must Use Template with FormBlock Server Control

FormBlock Server Control

Poll Server Control


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