input type=submit - beginner's question

[mmdesign]

I'm trying to use such code:

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<form enctype="multipart/form-data">
<input type="file" name="uploaded_file" accept="application/msword, application/rtf" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="Submit">
</form>

Where does the uploaded file go?
How to send it as an attachment to the specified e-mail address?

Please help! Need it urgently

[PixelLuv]

you need more in your form tag

look here...

http://cgi-lib.berkeley.edu/ex/fup.html

see if that helps.

[mmdesign]

Hi, PixelLuv. I haven't found the script on that page... I need a simple, tiny script! And I can't find one

[moojoo]

http://www.celerondude.com/php-uploader-v6 is a pre built flexible PHP Uploader sscript that is free. And from what I know you can set accounts on it, give different people different levels of access etc. At the very least you could open its files up and learn by example.

[PixelLuv]

sorry man.

im not so sure it is tiny. ive not done it in years... ala classic asp, but at the time it was a pain.

perhaps this should be in a different forum depending on what middle tier language your server uses?

[mmdesign]

Thank you moojoo and PixelLuv, yes you are right probably. I had to ask in php forum as I'm using php.
And I need something really small and simple without all those special features and advanced flexibility.
I expect it to be about 10 lines big - 10 lines maximum

[moojoo]

PHP Uploaders are generally pretty small to do what you need to do, but I am no PHP Guru.. Wish I could help more.

[PixelLuv]

how are you setting your expectations? did you see it b4?

its the server side stuff that is the issue with me.

btw. notice you listen to jazz. mmw is my favorite group these days. seen them three times.

[mmdesign]

http://www.h2bworkusa.eu/i/john+me.jpg
http://www.h2bworkusa.eu/i/billy+me.jpg
the guy who isn't mmw and is in the focus - me

[PixelLuv]

i wanna look. but i am forbidden.

[PixelLuv]

you draw very well btw

[mmdesign]

ups, don't know why... try to copy the address into the address bar of the browser (it works)
thank you.

[ukgeoff]

It's not quite as simple as I think you were hoping if you are going to do it right.

Not only does your form need to have the necessary fields and info so that it knows it can expect files as well as other data, your php code needs to be able to construct an email with attachments, which is what the file will become.

I have placed my template file for this sort of thing here
http://1ontheweb.net/downloads/mailout.txt

Have a look through, CAREFULLY, modify to suit your requiements.

[mmdesign]

Hello, ukgeoff, yes i've realized it isn't all that simple
The HTML part is clear for me. But I can't find a proper php handler - most of things are tooooo complecated. The scripts advertised on the net are full functionality software rather than small bits of code for very particular tasks.
I need a script to pick up an MsWord doc and send it to e-mail as an attachment. This is to let people upload there CVs on our job site and get them sent to our work e-mails.
Unfortunately i'm unable to write such code myself...
Keep looking

[PixelLuv]

i purchased one when i had to do that. worked a charm.

[mmdesign]

Yes, we are buying some web software too but this problem came up very urgently. Doesn't matter we decided to leave it for now.

Have you seen the pictures? Can show you more (in fact I'm looking to share my joy with someone). Far away, in Vilnius, i've got to touch very cream of NY jazz (if i can put it this way )

[PixelLuv]

i did get to look. awsome! how did you get to chill with those guys?

i have had the pleasure of spending time in NY and doing little more than checking out the jazz scene.

ive traveled a bit and i must say, the type of music you and i like is alive and well in NY. it amazing. here we get a few decent act passing through. there its every night. more music than you can manage.

email me and we can free this thread of side banter

[mmdesign]

Sure, it's something to talk about!
Let me get all my form troubles solved... and i'll write you.

[ukgeoff]

Hi mmdesign,

What do you mean by 'you can't find a proper php handler'?

The only way you can send a file via email is as an attachment. Therefore you have to build a multipart email structure.

The code I pointed you to has everything you need. Just strip out what you don't want, incorporate it into your html page and jobs done or is the problem that you don't know which bits to take out and which bits to leave?