I want my users to fill out a form online but then I would like them to print out the form so that they can sign it and send it in the post. So i guess I need to control what the printed document looks like but with their entries in place.

Anybody have any suggestions as to how I can do this!

pass the form details to a printable page and display it

Yeah that sounds right. I was just asking how you do that?

that depends on what server side code you use

but it is simply a matter of capturing the submitted form, formatting it then writing it back to the user agent

You could also fire off a javascript document.print when the document loads, though some OS/browsers may block that.

It is possible to do this with javascript but it is not something for the fainthearted or novice programmer.

Ok I think there is a gap in knowledge here.

I need to know what to learn. i.e. I know that I need someway of capturing the information and then using it in the way I want (this is the essence of any form manipulation) but I am not sure how to begin the process.

Like most people I have used CGI scripts downloaded off the internet to action my forms when they are submitted. I have also touched on PHP and MYSQL through setting up CMS sites such as MAMBO and XOOPS.

So I know the answer lies somewhere within capturing the information either through running a cgi script or by creating database entries. But I am unsure then how I would use the stored information again.

Remember back to a time when you didn't know everything and let me know which direction I should be looking.

So I guess the answer to the question would be PHP then.

So this thread will be in the PHP forum very shortly and someone will pick it up from there.