Dreamweaver - Help wth e-invites

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Help wth e-invites

Aaron Schwindt

2004-06-10, 7:15 pm

Does anyone know exactly how to set-up e-invites? I'm realitivly comfortable
with Dreamweaver and Fireworks, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how
these are done?

Thanks

Aaron Schwindt
Media Guy, Summit Trace Church
http://www.summittrace.com

Alan

2004-06-10, 7:15 pm

What is an "e-invite"
What functionality do you need?

What serverside scripting can you use on this host?

> Does anyone know exactly how to set-up e-invites? I'm realitivly comfortable
> with Dreamweaver and Fireworks, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how
> these are done?

Aaron Schwindt

2004-06-10, 11:14 pm

http://www.youngchurch.org/connect/...hurchinvite.php
is a good example of what we're looking to do - I'm good with all the graphic
design, but I just don't have any idea how to set it in this self-set-up,
self-sending format?

I think our server is open-ended on types of scripting? Is there something
specifically we're looking for? We're doing light java scripting on our page
now...

Alan

2004-06-10, 11:14 pm

well, don't ask to borrow their code... I'm guessing there isn't any
validation to see if it has the needed info, because it just hangs if you
submit it with missing fields.

What scripting language can you use on the server-
ASP or PHP or Perl/cgi-bin or ?

Do you just want to send an email?
Or, do you want to send an html email with a graphic?

this can't be done client-side with JavaScript.

Also, if you look at http://hotscripts.com in a flavor you can use, there
are plenty of "tell a friend" scripts pre-written.

> http://www.youngchurch.org/connect/...hurchinvite.php
> is a good example of what we're looking to do - I'm good with all the graphic
> design, but I just don't have any idea how to set it in this self-set-up,
> self-sending format?
>
> I think our server is open-ended on types of scripting? Is there something
> specifically we're looking for? We're doing light java scripting on our page
> now...
>

Aaron Schwindt

2004-06-11, 12:14 pm

We have an account with ipowerweb, which offers support for PHP, Perl, and
CGI-BIN.

What we're looking to do is send an html email w/ a graphic.

Honestly, I set-up http://www.summittrace.com using Fireworks and Dreamweaver
- but I really don't know too much about scripts or writing code. We bought
Macromedia's Studio MX, so I also have Flash and Cold Fusion, but I haven't
used them much yet. I'm a real newbie at this stuff!

I want/need to learn this stuff, and I'm definately ready to learn, but this
maybe too much to explain via a forum.

I'm open to suggestions...

Thanks

Aaron

Alan

2004-06-11, 7:14 pm

haven't used it, but looking at hotscripts.com turned up this one.
http://www.stadtaus.com/en/php_scri..._friend_script/

should be straightforward to get working.

> We have an account with ipowerweb, which offers support for PHP, Perl, and
> CGI-BIN.
>
> What we're looking to do is send an html email w/ a graphic.

Aaron Schwindt

2004-06-11, 7:14 pm

Thanks man! I'l get to work on it!