I'm either trying to link a pdf. to my webpage or figure out how to make a survey/questionaire in HTML and have the results sent to me.

6/29/2006 9:05:59 AM

Do you mean:

a) Put a link to a PDF on your website
b) Put a link to your website in a PDF
c) Both
d) None of the above

?

6/29/2006 9:15:48 AM

Well, I have a PDF I want to put on my website. I don't want just the link, I want the button also. I'm having a lot of trouble with this particular aspect of my site, I think thats whats wrong with the site in general.

I either need to figure out how to put the pdf on here, or I need to find a site that allows you to create your own questionaires in HTML.

6/29/2006 9:22:07 AM

it sounds like you're confusing several concepts.
Does the PDF file actually have anything to do with the questionairre? Or is it just a static PDF that should be downloaded. If you want a link to the PDF, that's no problem - just put the file in the same folder as the HTML file and link to it like
<a href="afile.pdf">download here</a>
If you want an icon or image or something, do something like
<a href="afile.pdf"><img src="icon.gif"></a>
If you want an actual button to download the file, don't, because that's not what buttons are for.

For your questionairre, you'll have to create an HTML form and have it perform an action. There are thousands of ways to do this. There are also lots of services that will create forms for you and provide the HTML to put on your site, and some even will host the results and stuff.
Check out this brand new service - http://wufoo.com/
With that free service, you can create a form by dragging and dropping elements, and it will provide you the HTML to add to your site, or you can host it on their site. Then it will store the results of the form when someone submits info, and send you an email with the info if you want.

6/29/2006 9:33:51 AM

Quote :

"I don't want just the link, I want the button also."

you want a form?

you need to do a lot more research on html - you are lost

6/29/2006 9:35:17 AM

^^ yeah what he said

pdf's are essentially read-only print documents. They have no website function.

[Edited on June 29, 2006 at 10:47 AM. Reason : .]

6/29/2006 10:47:13 AM

of course there are ways (some of the very easy) to dynamically create PDFs based on user input via forms, but let's cross (burn?) that bridge when we get to it....

6/29/2006 10:49:56 AM

I tried wufoo, it says I need a beta code, if i could use it it would work PERFECTLY for what I want!!!!

6/29/2006 11:17:59 AM

you should go get friendly with someone who knows wtf they are doing

6/29/2006 11:18:46 AM

I kind of know what i'm doing. I know and understand how to use wufoo, and that would help, my site is already built up and running, I did it myself. I just think it would be better if the forms were online.

6/29/2006 11:24:08 AM

oh,well i'm in on the wufoo private beta. I just got an email this morning that says they are going live within the next 2 weeks, but it will cost money to host forms.
there are other similar services though, just google "HTML form builder" or something

.... but you still haven't clearly explained what exactly you're trying to do, and how you envision your PDF and online forms working

6/29/2006 5:25:16 PM

I got a form, they gave me a code b/c I own a company

6/29/2006 9:25:44 PM

Quote :

"1.I'm either trying to link a pdf. to my webpage or 2.figure out how to make a survey/questionaire in HTML and have the results sent to me."

I'm assuming these are your questions...

Question 1: Link a PDF form on his site, so users can print it out and fill out the form.
Answer: Yes, you link it like you would link anything else. But, like everyone else said, it's static so the only way you'll get results from users is if they fax or mail you back the form.

Question 2: Have a form on his page that users can fill out and submit. The results will get e-mailed to him.
Answer: Yes, you can create a form in many ways. Google the key words, "How to create a form in HTML". But, since you said they "gave me the code" for the form, it should be an easy plug and chug... All you'll have to do is add it to your HTML and edit a few things.

[Edited on June 30, 2006 at 7:26 AM. Reason : am i right?]

6/30/2006 7:26:03 AM