Adding the send email function on a form.

Question

Hey,
This has been bugging me lately. I have tried lots of methods
to try and get this form to send to a specified email, yet I cannot
get my head around it. I tried integrating PHP, it worked...to some
extent. Problem was that the application was not defined as a form
and the email sent was all screwed up ( no titles and shizzles ).
Also, I had to add validators to the form, so I had to start from
scratch again.
Here is the current form code.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- validators\FullApp.mxml -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.events.ValidationResultEvent;
private var vResult:ValidationResultEvent;
private function validateAndSubmit():void {
vResult = fNameV.validate();
if (vResult.type==ValidationResultEvent.INVALID)
return;
vResult = lNameV.validate();
if (vResult.type==ValidationResultEvent.INVALID)
return;
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:Model id="formInfo">
<formData>
<name>
<firstName>{fNameInput.text}</firstName>
<lastName>{lNameInput.text}</lastName>
</name>
<phoneNum>{phoneInput.text}</phoneNum>
<email>{emailInput.text</email>
</formData>
</mx:Model>
<mx:StringValidator id="fNameV"
required="true"
source="{fNameInput}"
property="text"/>
<mx:StringValidator id="lNameV"
required="true"
source="{lNameInput}"
property="text"/>
<mx:PhoneNumberValidator id="pnV"
source="{phoneInput}"
property="text"/>
<mx:EmailValidator id="emV"
source="{emailInput}"
property="text"/>
<mx:Form x="271" y="25">
<mx:FormItem label="First name">
<mx:TextInput id="fNameInput"/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Last name">
<mx:TextInput id="lNameInput"/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Phone">
<mx:TextInput id="phoneInput"/>
</mx:FormItem>
<mx:FormItem label="Email">
<mx:TextInput id="emailInput"/>
</mx:FormItem>
</mx:Form>
<mx:Button label="Submit"
click="validateAndSubmit();" x="373" y="195"/>
</mx:Application>
I know I have to add some sort of HTTPService and then
connect it to a PHP form sender. But how? I have searched high and
low and have yet to find a solid answer with some good code that
will work with most forms.
Thanks a lot.
Kindest regards,
David

Answer 1

Have you checked out the RIA Codes tutorial at http://www.riacodes.com/flex/create-an-email-form-in-flex-with-php/? They show how to do this, I'm pretty sure.