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GetResponse form help? (I know it has to be an easy answer but...)

by Amber Jalink
2 replies
UGH.

I normally loved getresponse, but their new system is horrible for webforms compared to the old way. (You could just look at their help file for examples and you got what you needed perfectly).

Here's what I'm trying to do - and I'm pretty sure I can't be that dumb :p

I created three custom fields - for example, one is phone number. So I DO understand when I email, I use [[cus Phone]].

I also added some custom fields (one is a drop down box WITH the answers supplied... the other is a radio button yes/no answer).

Even using THEIR webform system, it is not creating those fields as they should be into the form. I'm pulling my hair out (NOTE: It adds them as text boxes even though they're set as drop downs or radio buttons as explained).

Does anyone use radio buttons and/or drop down boxes with getresponse? I need help / or need to see it in action to see how that would be called in the form code if anyone is willing?

Amber
#answer #easy #form #getresponse
  • Profile picture of the author nevadasoft
    Let's say your custom id is called "abc", for radio buttons just do this:

    <input type="radio" name="custom_abc" value="1" />Option 1
    <br />
    <input type="radio" name="custom_abc" value="2" />Option 2

    That will pass a "1" for "Option 1" and so on.

    For a dropdown:

    <select name="custom_abc">
    <option value="1">Option 1</option>
    <option value="2">Option 2</option>
    </select>

    Again this will pass a "1" for "Option 1" and so on.

    You'll need to modify the form by hand if Getresponse isn't doing it, not sure why this would be happening though.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tim Brownlaw
      Amber, I've just had a quick play with the New Webforms - and I was able to create a new Field with the drop down - loaded.

      This is going to be a very, unusual for me, quick answer..

      It's the Menu ( single choice in this example) and loaded it with a few values...

      After you get to the bit that says "Who will publish this form to your website".... if you click on the "Show HTML Code" after being swamped with CSS you'll see the form code hanging out near the bottom.

      For instance.
      I created a country field and through it's little wysiwyhyg ( What You See Is What You Hope You'll Get ) I entered the values one, two and three ( umm yeah not real countries... )

      And you should see this in the HTML
      Code:
      <div class="wf-inputpos">
<select class="wf-input" name="custom_country" id="custom_country">
<option value="One">One</option>
<option value="Two">Two</option>
<option value="Three">Three</option>
</select>
</div>
      On thing to note - I had to format the above with newlines - the Getresponse Generated code is just one single , very very very long line of code...

      As expected the values are the same as the displayed items.

      Anyway I tossed the code up on my local virtual host and it worked...

      So it's the ole - it works for me... but that doesn't help you out...

      In the form Design stage it does create working dropdowns etc, well for me anyway...

      So when you say you are just seeing text boxes - is that when you are in the Designing the form stage or when you put the code up on your site?

      I can elaborate a bit more on this if you are still stuck...

      Cheers
      Tim
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