Tags to Write to a Datafile

The following table shows all the possible tags used by PonyExpress forms for writing to a datafile. Depending on what your form does, you may only need a few of these in your form. Those that are required are shown in bold.

Special Tags for PonyExpress Forms
Tag NAME	How To Use	Sample Tag VALUE
Datafile
database required if writing to a database file	Set this to "yes" if you want PonyExpress to write to a TAB-delimited database file. See Simple Database Files for details.	yes
datafile	Specify the file name of the output database (TAB-delimited) file. By default, this is datafile.txt.	applicants.txt
use_ordered_only	By default, PonyExpress will output the data for all fields in the output database file. Set this to "yes" to use only those fields specified in the "order" hidden tag.	yes
header_row	By default, PonyExpress uses your form's field names as the first data record, allowing database programs to populate the column names. Set this to "no" to turn off this behavior.	no
mail_to_admin	Set this variable to "yes" if you are also sending an e-mail to the form owner. If you do not include this tag, mail will not go to the owner if you are writing to a datafile.	yes or no