Dreamweaver - Form to Email

Print_blank_fields

- Normally, fields that are left blank (and are not required) do not show up in the resulting email. Turning this option on prints all fields, regardless of whether they've been filled in or not.

Syntax

Example 1 - Try sending yourself an email without 'print_blank_fields' turned on. Any fields you don't fill in won't show up in the email.

Example 2 - Try sending yourself an email with 'print_blank_fields' turned on. Any fields you don't fill will still show up in the email.

Here's the code for example 1:

<form name="myForm" action="/cgi-bin/BFormMail.pl">
<center><table width="60%" border="1" bgcolor="#dddddd">
 <tr>
  <td>Enter your email address:</td>
  <td><input type="text" name="recipient"></td>
  <td> </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Enter a number:</td>
  <td><input type="text" name="number"></td>
  <td> </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Enter a color:</td>
  <td><input type="text" name="color"></td>
  <td><input type="submit" value="Submit"></td>
 </tr>
</table></center>
</form>

Here's the code for example 2:

<form name="myForm" action="/cgi-bin/BFormMail.pl">
<input type="hidden" name="print_blank_fields" value="1">
<center><table width="60%" border="1" bgcolor="#dddddd">
 <tr>
  <td>Enter your email address:</td>
  <td><input type="text" name="recipient"></td>
  <td> </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Enter a number:</td>
  <td><input type="text" name="number"></td>
  <td> </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td>Enter a color:</td>
  <td><input type="text" name="color"></td>
  <td><input type="submit" value="Submit"></td>
 </tr>
</table></center>
</form>

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