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

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 31253
interpreted = N
texte = on 5/2/00 2:56 PM, DMP at dmp1@pcom.net wrote:> 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 > Welcome would probably be better suited for this sort of thing.-A -- It is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on a Friday. ------------------------------------------------------------- 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)
on 5/2/00 2:56 PM, DMP at dmp1@pcom.net wrote:> 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 > Welcome would probably be better suited for this sort of thing.-A -- It is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on a Friday. ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Aaron Lynch

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