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9 Jan 2007, 11:38 PM
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[not a bug] EZ-page create fails when using <textarea>

I am trying to create a form in an EZ page using the Zencart EZ pages tool, and the html code I enter is truncated just after a <textarea> tag when I click UPDATE to save the code. I have read posting from 2003 associated with the <textarea> not being supported at that time, but the module names have changed and I am not a coder, so I can not determine if I have a code problem or system bug. Can someone help me? Thanks

<form name="feedback_form" action="cgi-bin/formMail.cgi" method="post">

<p> <font size="2"> Problems or suggestions?<br/>  Your comments are appreciated.<br/>  <br/>  Fields indicated <font color="#FF0000">*</font> are required </font></p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="356"> <input type="hidden" name="recipient" value="[email protected]" /> <input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Feedback from CropinStop website" /> <input type="hidden" name="required" value="zipcode,fbsubject,feedback" /> <tr> <td width="93" align="right" style="height: 21px">Name: </td> <td width="259" style="height: 21px"> <input type="text" name="cname" size="45" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="93" align="right">Email: </td> <td width="259"> <input type="text" name="cmail" size="45" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="94" align="right"><font color="#FF0000">*</font> Zip Code: </td> <td width="259"> <input type="text" name="zipcode" size="12"/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="94" align="right"><font color="#FF0000">*</font> Subject: </td> <td width="259"> <input type="text" name="fbsubject" size="45" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="94" align="left"><font color="#FF0000">*</font> Message:</td> <td width="259"> </td> </tr> </table> <textarea name="feedback" cols="27" rows="7"> </textarea> <input type="image" src="includes/templates/sophyblue/buttons/english/button_send.gif" alt="Send Now" title=" Send Now " width="49" height="24" name="I1" onclick="submit"/> </form>
10 Jan 2007, 3:12 AM
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Re: [not a bug] EZ-page create fails when using <textarea>

  1. EZ-Pages was never designed to support embedded forms.
  2. formmail scripts are dangerously subject to abuse by bots both to spam "you" and to spam others as a relay for junkmail
  3. you'd be better-advised to design a new page as a custom form within Zen Cart. I wrote one and posted it to the forum for someone back in v1.2.x. The code is available here as an example for you to follow:
    http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4855
11 Aug 2007, 5:12 PM
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Re: [not a bug] EZ-page create fails when using <textarea>

Download and install the FCKEDITOR editor and you can do what you want.