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Forms Processor Parameters

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Below is an alphabetical list of Forms Processor Parameters. Unless otherwise noted, the following parameters can be set in either the configuration file for your fill-out form or in the form itself as a hidden field. Most have default values, so you only need to set them if you want to override the defaults. Those without a defaults are optional.

chmod: sets the permissions mask for the file containing the form data (use with the file parmeter).
delete: automatically deletes all instances of unwanted characters, such as line feeds, from the user's input on the form (used only within form configuration files)
e_delimiter: overrides the default value delimiter in the email message sent to you each time the form is submitted
e_field_separator: overrides the default value between each field in the email message sent to you each time the form is submitted
e_names: specifies whether the field names are shown along with the values in the email message
email: sets the email address(es) to which the form data is sent addresses, list them all separated by commas) - default (if you have no configuration file) is userid@webcom.com; if you have a configuration file for your form, there is no default for this parameter; you must explictly set this parameter to the email address (if any) to which you'd like the data mailed.
email_subject: sets the subject of the email message
escape: used to specify characters to be escaped in the user's input (used only within form configuration files)
escape_char: specifies the escape character
f_delimiter: overrides the default value delimiter in the file containing the form's data (used with the file parmeter)
f_field_separator: overrides the default field separator in the data file specified in the file parameter
f_form_separator: overrides the default separator between each form's data in the data file specified in the file parameter
f_names: specifies whether the field names are shown along with the values in the file specified using the file parameter
file: specifies the name of a file to write (append) the form's data to each time it's submitted (used only within form configuration files)
replace: automatically replaces all instances of a given character in the user's input to another value, for instance changing < to < (used only within form configuration files)
screen: specifies the web page to be displayed to the user after the form has been processed (used only within form configuration files)

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