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1. Retrieving data from forms on your site is very tricky. You will need to embed a script onto your remote site and to do this you will need to contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) for details to put into the Property inspector. If you highlight your form and look at the Property Inspector box your ISP wail be able to tell you what to put in the Action box. This would normally be the URL of the file on the server where the script to run the form is stored. The method would normally be POST as this will literally post the information to a page on your site that you choose/

2. You will then need to set up some hidden fields by selecting the Hidden Field icon from the toolbar. These will appear as icons on your page but will not show up in a browser. The first one can be named as RECIPIENT and its value will be an email address that you want your data sent to. You can also have one called REDIRECT and the value will be the URL of a page that you want the user to go to after they have submitted their data from the form.

 

3. You will also need to set up a DYNAMIC HTML page to receive the data. Go to FILE and NEW in the usual way and then choose dynamic page from the left hand list. A choice of scripts such as ASP or CFML will appear and again your ISP will need to tell you which one to use on your site.

4. When your user fills in your form on the web site and then presses the SUBMIT button the data will be emailed to your dynamic web page that you have set up.