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How can I make autocomplete work in my form?
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Question:
We have a web form and not all of the fields link with the autocomplete function properly - some fields are not offering the values that users put in using other forms on other sites. Do we have to use special field names for our input fields?Answer:
Using predefined field names would be a solution, or you can provide a mapping. That way you do not have to change your javascript and/or CGI code that you built around the form's input fields' names.Explanation: Internet Explorer encrypts the autocomplete entries/values and stores them on the user's machine using vCard. vCard specifies certain properties about a user, for example their name, address, telephone number, e-mail address etc.
Any of these standard vCard values can be made available for a particular input field, even if it does not have the same name, as in your case.
The syntax for the mapping is shown at the bottom. Here is a list of the defined vCard properties:
| vCard Name | What it means |
| vCard.FirstName | First Name |
| vCard.LastName | Last Name |
| vCard.MiddleName | Middle Name |
| vCard.DisplayName | Displayed Name |
| vCard.Gender | Gender |
| vCard.Email | E-mail address |
| vCard.Home.StreetAddress | Personal Address : Street Address |
| vCard.Home.City | Personal Address : City |
| vCard.Home.State | Personal Address : State |
| vCard.Home.Country | Personal Address : Country |
| vCard.Home.Zipcode | Personal Address : Zip Code |
| vCard.Home.Phone | Personal Address : Phone Number |
| vCard.Home.Fax | Personal Address : Fax Number |
| vCard.Cellular | Cellphone Number |
| vCard.Pager | Pager Number |
| vCard.Homepage | Personal Homepage URL |
| vCard.JobTitle | Job Title |
| vCard.Department | Department |
| vCard.Office | Office |
| vCard.Company | Company Name |
| vCard.Business.StreetAddress | Business/Company Address : Street Address |
| vCard.Business.City | Business/Company Address : City |
| vCard.Business.State | Business/Company Address : State |
| vCard.Business.Country | Business/Company Address : Country |
| vCard.Business.Zipcode | Business/Company Address : Zip Code |
| vCard.Business.Phone | Business/Company Address : Phone Number |
| vCard.Business.Fax | Business/Company Address : Fax Number |
| vCard.Business.URL | Business/Company Website - URL |
| vCard.Notes | Notes |
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<form> First Name: <input type="text" name="nam1" vcard_name="vCard.FirstName"> Last Name: <input type="text" name="nam2" vcard_name="vCard.LastName"> Email: <input type="text" name="user_email" vcard_name="vCard.Email"> Country: <input type="text" name="Ctry" vcard_name="vCard.Home.Country"> </form> | ||
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