The Files

• The Startfile:

  <FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="/wkstone/webkeystone.py"> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="UserID" VALUE="biz_webkeystone"> <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="Profile" VALUE="examples/example8.prof"><CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="90%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" COLS="2"> <TR> <TD> <P> <TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="90%"> <TR> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" COLSPAN="2"> <P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>Creating a form letter</B></FONT> <p>This form is designed to get you out of the trouble you've gotten into. Whenever there's a multiple choice, pick the one that works best for your situation and use it. </p> <p>Dear <select name="D1" size="1"> <option>Mom</option> <option>Dad</option> <option>love of my life</option> <option>Assistant Principal</option> <option>Local Police Chief</option> <option>Glenn</option> </select> </p> <p>Words cannot begin to express how sorry I am that your <select name="D2" size="1"> <option>car</option> <option>house</option> <option>pet</option> <option>espresso maker</option> <option>left arm</option> </select></p> <p>was severely damaged by my <select name="D3" size="1"> <option>infantile</option> <option>puerile</option> <option>inept</option> <option>comically brilliant but nonetheless sadistic</option> <option>woefully under appreciated </option> </select> prank. </p> <p>How could I have known that the <select name="D4" size="1"> <option>car</option> <option>jet ski</option> <option>large helium balloon</option> <option>rodent driven sledge</option> <option>Zamboni</option> <option>dolly (the kind with which you move furniture)</option> </select></p> <p>I was riding would go so far out of control? And while it is true that I should not have pointed it in the direction of your <select name="D5" size="1"> <option>house</option> <option>wife</option> <option>Cub Scout troop</option> <option>1/16th sized replica of the Statue of Liberty, complete with lightbulb in the torch</option> <option>priceless collection of Rolling Rock beer cans</option> <option>newly acquired Mercedes</option> </select>,</p> <p>you must understand that it was all meant in fun. The subsequent carnage that I caused is beyond my ability to <select name="D6" size="1"> <option>imagine</option> <option>fathom</option> <option>comprehend</option> <option>appreciate</option> <option>pay for</option> </select>,</p> <p>and I must therefore humbly ask your forgiveness. I know that you are perfectly within your rights to <select name="D7" size="1"> <option>hate me</option> <option>sue me</option> <option>spank me</option> <option>take my firstborn</option> <option>gouge out my eyes with spoons and feed them to the fish in your koi pond</option> <option>donate my payroll check to the charity of your choice</option> </select>,</p> <p>but I ask you to remember all the good times we've had, joshing around at <select name="D8" size="1"> <option>school</option> <option>work</option> <option>church</option> <option>the bowling alley</option> <option>the municipal jail</option> <option>Cherry Creek Sporting Club</option> </select></p> <p>, and to remember that I am first and foremost your <select name="D9" size="1"> <option>friend</option> <option>child</option> <option>sibling</option> <option>lease co-signer</option> <option>only possible match should you ever need a bone marrow transplant</option> <option>employee from which a servant clone is most likely to be created</option> </select>.</p> <p> </p> <p>I think that counts for more than one prank, especially one that <select name="D10" size="1"> <option>was so stupid</option> <option>was so silly</option> <option>would have been funny if it worked</option> <option>you would have done, if you had thought of it first</option> <option>I'm going to use again on someone else</option> </select>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p>enter your name<input type="text" size="20" name="name"> <br> the email address to send to <input type="text" size="20" name="to_email.req.vEmail"> </p> <p><input type="submit" value="Send"> </p>

• The Profile:

  # Profile for Example 8 IF MissingReq RETURN 'examples/example8Missing.html' IF ErrorVal RETURN 'examples/example8Invalid.html' MAIL SUBJECT 'Sorry' FROM 'example8@webkeystone.com' TO to_email BODY 'examples/example8Mail.txt' RETURN 'examples/example8Bye.html'

• The Endfile, named example8Bye.html:

  <HTML><BODY> The following was sent to %(to_email)s on behalf of %(name)s. <P> <HR> <P> Dear %(D1)s, <P> Words cannot begin to express how sorry I am that your %(D2)s was severely damaged by my %(D3)s prank. How could I have known that the %(D4)s I was riding would go so far out of control? And while it is true that I should not have pointed it in the direction of your %(D5)s, you must understand that it was all meant in fun. <P> The subsequent carnage that I caused is beyond my ability to %(D6)s, and I must therefore humbly ask your forgiveness. I know that you are perfectly within your rights to %(D7)s but I ask you to remember all the good times we've had, joshing around at %(D8)s, and to remember that I am first and foremost your %(D9)s. <P> I think that counts for more than one prank, especially one that %(D10)s. <P> Sincerely,<P> %(name)s </BODY></HTML>

• The "Missing" Endfile, named example8Missing.html:

  template = '<LI> %(1)s' #--------------------------- <HTML><BODY> <TABLE BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" BORDER=3 COLS=1 CELLPADDING=3 WIDTH=600> <TR> <TD> <FONT COLOR="#001177"> <FONT SIZE="+1">The following fields were left blank:</FONT> <UL> %(MissingReq,template)s </UL> <FONT SIZE="+1">Please go back and fill them in. Thank you!</FONT> </FONT> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY></HTML>

• The "Invalid" Endfile, named example8Invalid.html:

  template = '<LI> %(1)s' #--------------------------- <HTML><BODY> <TABLE BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" BORDER=3 COLS=1 CELLPADDING=3 WIDTH=600> <TR> <TD> <FONT COLOR="#001177"> <FONT SIZE="+1">The following fields were filled in incorrectly:</FONT> <OL> %(ErrorVal,template)s </OL> <FONT SIZE="+1">Please go back and correct the errors. Thank you!</FONT> </FONT> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY></HTML>

• The text file to mail, named example8Mail.txt:

  Dear %(D1)s, Words cannot begin to express how sorry I am that your %(D2)s was severely damaged by my %(D3)s prank. How could I have known that the %(D4)s I was riding would go so far out of control? And while it is true that I should not have pointed it in the direction of your %(D5)s, you must understand that it was all meant in fun. The subsequent carnage that I caused is beyond my ability to %(D6)s, and I must therefore humbly ask your forgiveness. I know that you are perfectly within your rights to %(D7)s but I ask you to remember all the good times we've had, joshing around at %(D8)s, and to remember that I am first and foremost your %(D9)s. I think that counts for more than one prank, especially one that %(D10)s. Sincerely, %(name)s