How do you make a poll for a website?

[MainFramed]

How do can you make a poll on a website using Dreamweaver, & just regualr code? Is there a way you can design it...the look/layout?

 

[notfred]

define "regualr code". What's "irregular code"? And you can design the look/layout however you want, it's not like there's an ISO standard that says "polls must all follow certain specifications".

 

[MainFramed]

Originally posted by: Tyler
define "regualr code". What's "irregular code"? And you can design the look/layout however you want, it's not like there's an ISO standard that says "polls must all follow certain specifications".

im asking how to do it....whats the HTML code, PHP? (dont know it... and learning HTML) is there a way you can do it in Dreamweaver?

 

[notfred]

Sure, you can make the poll in dreamweaver, it just wont save the results anywhere. You're going to need some type of scripting language that can open up a file and save each vote if you want to actually keep track of anything.

 

[rh71]

Like NotFred (oops ) has said, you need something to process submissions and summarize your results. It is not worth the time and effort to create one on your own unless you are already familiar with dynamic web languages. Even DreamweaverMX with the capability to work with CF/JSP, etc. cannot take you through that process.

Also, I'm not familiar with CGI/scripts enough to know if that can handle it either, but you may want to look into that.

Just use a free service out there. Back in my Geocities days, I used a 3rd party called HTML Gear and it was completely customizable. Search for free polls on the web, tons who are willing to give you their stuff... in exchange for having their logo in it or something.