I am just now takig a shot at the new form builder. I am used to the older flash based form builder.

I am trying just to get the form to show up on a VSD page in preview mode before publishing.

I create the new form, save it, then go to File/Export/Manual Server Setup.

Now I am at the Form Exported window. Copy the HTML code in the top box. Open VSD and use the "Add HTML" button on left. Paste HTML into the Body section.

When I try to preview this I just get "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage"

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Galen

I publish my forms then change the script the form builder provides to have absolute links so I can preview it.

Eric,

Thanks.

Some how the older flash version did this behind the scenes as I was able to preview.

I went ahead and published to a trial site and the form showed up fine. Can you give me more information on changing to absolute links. Remember...you are talking to not so techie guy when it comes to website!

Thank you again for all your help.

Galen

Alter the parts in bold in your script to match you domain like what I've done here.

Got it!!! Worked perfect! Man I learn so much from you and the others that post here so often.

So hopefully I am not imposing on you for one other little thing and then I think I'm good to go.

I am configuring Email Notices. There are to sections: Notification Message and Auto Respone Message. I check the Auto Response Message Box and fill out the From field. Will just leave default message. But when I click "OK" I get a message that appears in the attachment...That I have to fill out an email address in the "To" field. How can I do that as it would respond to the personing submitting the form????

Thanks again.

Galen

Click on the triangle for the "To" drop down on the far right and select the [email].
It may say [email1] or something similar. This will make sure the form results get back to the preson who filled out the form. If you don't want that to happen un-check the Auto-response message box.

Oh man does it take me a long time to catch on. I realize now in my little trial form I did not include and email field. So, of course, there was nothing to select from the little drop down.

NOW I GET IT!

Thanks again.

Galen

That was going to be my next question.

To preview the form on the hard drive(Will not fully work though and it does not need a Windows server) Copy the form folder and the php file to the preview folder created by VSD
Mine is here C:\Documents and Settings\******\Local Settings\Temp\vsd_tmpdir You will notice overtime this folder gets full of all the saves etc. Copy all the form folders, flash files etc and clear it out. The current project re copies itself there each time you preview.

Getting back to the preview with a copy of the folder there and the form php file the preview will show the form in the page.
Tip I have shortcuts to important folders, this preview folder is one

Prism,

Thanks for the tip. That way I won't have to publish it first to see how it looks. I know it won't be functional with the submit button.

Thanks again,

Galen