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Unless you're entirely new to the web, you probably have used html
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They enable you to enter data, and send it to a web server. The server interprets
those data and does something with them. If you would like to create these
forms yourself, but don't know how to, this tutorial is just what the doctor
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<FORM> Like most html tags the form has an opening and a closing tag. Only the closing tag has a forward slash in front. If you are unfamiliar with html, you may want to have a look at the html tutorial first. In most browsers forms influence the page layout. They start on a new line, and have a blank line before and after.
<FORM>
Data can be entered in input boxes, specified by the INPUT tag. The default is a one line text box. The size depends on type of browser, and font settings. With these tags you now have a complete and valid html form.
<FORM>
Most forms consist of multiple input fields. To discern between them you give the fields a name. This also makes it possible to work with the data the form produces. You can name it anything you like, just beware of exotic characters. Simple alphanumeric characters should be fine. |