Re: New user...how do I create URLs from form fields?

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 31252
interpreted = N
texte = ok,then instead of the line that says The username is [user],try this: [redirect http://www.yoursite.com/[user].tpl] >Hello Charles, > >Thanks for the practically INSTANT feedback, that was wild! But I actually >am trying to do something different than displaying the username on the >second page. I want the URL of the page that is the form action to be >created using the username that is put in the USERNAME field. > >My purpose is simply to be able to have a visitor input his/her username >and be redirected to their page, which will have the username as the name >of the page. For example, I go to a page, enter peter as my username, and >upon submitting the form I would be directed to peter.html (or peter.dna). >What I'm of course doing is trying to create a login method that uses a >regular html form. > >But even this is a bit of a half way to what I really want. I want to have >a visitor go to my ftp instructions page, ftp.dna for instance, read my >instructions and then in a form at the bottom of the page enter in their >username and password (not prompted, just sitting there at the bottom of >the page) and upon submitting the form, be presented with their own private >page for ftping. What would have to happen as far as I can figure it out is >that the username would call a page (username.dna) which behind the >scenes so to speak would ask for a password and be fed the password that >my visitor already entered. I don't want them to have to enter the password >again. > >So any ideas? Thanks again. > >Peter Gugeler > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: New user...how do I create URLs from form fields? (Michael O Shea 2000)
  2. Re: New user...how do I create URLs from form fields? (Mike Davis 2000)
  3. Re: New user...how do I create URLs from form fields? (DMP 2000)
  4. Re: New user...how do I create URLs from form fields? (Aaron Lynch 2000)
  5. Re: New user...how do I create URLs from form fields? (Charles Kline 2000)
  6. Re: New user...how do I create URLs from form fields? (DMP 2000)
  7. Re: New user...how do I create URLs from form fields? (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  8. Re: New user...how do I create URLs from form fields? (Charles Kline 2000)
  9. New user...how do I create URLs from form fields? (DMP 2000)
ok,then instead of the line that says The username is [user],try this: [redirect http://www.yoursite.com/[user].tpl] >Hello Charles, > >Thanks for the practically INSTANT feedback, that was wild! But I actually >am trying to do something different than displaying the username on the >second page. I want the URL of the page that is the form action to be >created using the username that is put in the USERNAME field. > >My purpose is simply to be able to have a visitor input his/her username >and be redirected to their page, which will have the username as the name >of the page. For example, I go to a page, enter peter as my username, and >upon submitting the form I would be directed to peter.html (or peter.dna). >What I'm of course doing is trying to create a login method that uses a >regular html form. > >But even this is a bit of a half way to what I really want. I want to have >a visitor go to my ftp instructions page, ftp.dna for instance, read my >instructions and then in a form at the bottom of the page enter in their >username and password (not prompted, just sitting there at the bottom of >the page) and upon submitting the form, be presented with their own private >page for ftping. What would have to happen as far as I can figure it out is >that the username would call a page (username.dna) which behind the >scenes so to speak would ask for a password and be fed the password that >my visitor already entered. I don't want them to have to enter the password >again. > >So any ideas? Thanks again. > >Peter Gugeler > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Charles Kline

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