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3 total messages Started by Richard Fri, 23 May 1997 08:08

#284

Author: Richard
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 08:08

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Hi!

I am using a copy of FormMail.pl and using
 a a page with loads of 'fillerinable' items.

For some reason, when I get the emailed response
from this form, all of the items are in a strange
order, nothing like the order they appear in HTML.

Does anyone know the logic used in FormMail.pl so
I can attempt to get the results back in the correct
order???

If anyone can help me, please email me direct on:
richard.ells@anet.co.uk

Anyone finding the answer for me will be hailed a
GOD and given immortality. Probably.

Cheers,

Rick.

Re: formmail.pl question

#285

Author: Petri Backstrom
Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 21:49

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Richard wrote:
> 
> I am using a copy of FormMail.pl and using
>  a a page with loads of 'fillerinable' items.
> 
> For some reason, when I get the emailed response
> from this form, all of the items are in a strange
> order, nothing like the order they appear in HTML.
> 
> Does anyone know the logic used in FormMail.pl so
> I can attempt to get the results back in the correct
> order???

The answer is quite obvious, if you open formmail.pl
in an editor and read...

Matt's Script Archive, from where formmail.pl originates,
is here: 

    http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/

Search the file for "sort_order", for starters.

regards,
 ...petri.backstrom@icl.fi
    ICL Data Oy
    Finland

Re: formmail.pl question

#286

Author: Johannes la Poutre'
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 08:32

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In article <01bc6750$29c2ad00$74fe4ac2@rick>, "Richard"
<richard.ells@anet.co.uk> wrote:

[...]
>For some reason, when I get the emailed response
>from this form, all of the items are in a strange
>order, nothing like the order they appear in HTML.
>
[...]

You didn't specify which version you are using. Matt just released version
1.6 which fixes some minor problems, like sorting. 

If you use the script without sorting however, you'll end up with the
fields from a Perl HASH, which uses an internal logic which does not
guarantee any  sorting order when used with different field key/value
pairs.

BTW, this all is in the documentation which comes with FormMail.pl

regards, Joe.

-- 
Johannes la Poutre' <jlpoutre.NO.SPAM@inter.NL.net>

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