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4 replies

Web to Lead with .NET server post no longer working.

I have a contact form on a client's website that uses the web-to-lead feature to add a lead to SalesForce. The post is done via a .NET server post. This was working fine until recently when it just sort of stopped working. The weird thing is that it still works using the basic form that is auto-generated from the SF admin (just running locally in a browser), even when I customize that form so that the fields are exactly the same as my .NET form. I added the debug=1 parameter in both cases, and in both cases, I am getting the exact same response. But the requests from the basic form are going into SF while the requests from the .NET form are not, though in debug mode it is not returning anything that looks like an error. I'm not sure if this could be related, but one thing that I did notice with the auto-generated form is that (though it does go through) the page it posts to has HTTPS crossed out in Google Chrome with a message that says, "Your connection to this site is not private because the site loaded an insecure script."

Below is the .NET code I am using:

string postURL = "https://www.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.WebToLead?encoding=UTF-8";
                NameValueCollection postData = new NameValueCollection();
                postData.Add("oid", "00Dd0000000enW3");
                postData.Add("retURL", "http://www.cheetahchassis.com");
                postData.Add("first_name", model.FirstName);
                postData.Add("last_name", model.LastName);
                postData.Add("email", model.Email);
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Phone))
                {
                    postData.Add("phone", model.Phone);
                }
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Company))
                {
                    postData.Add("company", model.Company);
                }
                postData.Add("city", model.City);
                postData.Add("00Nd00000051cEi", model.State);
                postData.Add("description", model.Message);
                postData.Add("lead_source", "Cheetah Website");
                postData.Add("debug", "1");
                postData.Add("submit", "Submit");
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Subject))
                {
                    postData.Add("00Nd0000006ddpY", model.Subject.Substring(4));
                }

                WebClient http = new WebClient();
                try
                {
                    http.Encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
                    System.Net.ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = System.Net.SecurityProtocolType.Tls11;
                    http.UploadValues(postURL, "POST", postData);
                    TempData["mailMessage"] = "success";
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    TempData["mailError"] = ex.Message;
                }
When I look at the http.UploadValuse result (converted from a byte array to a string) in the debugger, I get what looks like a standard redirect page or a list of name value pairs exactly the same as with the form below (if debug=1). And here is the modified version of the auto-generated form that is working.
  
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->
<!--  NOTE: Please add the following <META> element to your page <HEAD>.      -->
<!--  If necessary, please modify the charset parameter to specify the        -->
<!--  character set of your HTML page.                                        -->
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->

<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8">

<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->
<!--  NOTE: Please add the following <FORM> element to your page.             -->
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->

<form action="https://www.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.WebToLead?encoding=UTF-8" method="POST">

<input type=hidden name="oid" value="00Dd0000000enW3">
<input type=hidden name="retURL" value="http://www.cheetahchassis.com">
<input type=hidden name="lead_source" value="Cheetah Website">
<!--<input type=hidden name="debug" value="1">-->

<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->
<!--  NOTE: These fields are optional debugging elements. Please uncomment    -->
<!--  these lines if you wish to test in debug mode.                          -->
<!--  <input type="hidden" name="debug" value=1>                              -->
<!--  <input type="hidden" name="debugEmail" value="rreid@diamatrix.net">     -->
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->

<label for="first_name">First Name</label><input  id="first_name" maxlength="40" name="first_name" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="last_name">Last Name</label><input  id="last_name" maxlength="80" name="last_name" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="email">Email</label><input  id="email" maxlength="80" name="email" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="company">Company</label><input  id="company" maxlength="40" name="company" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="city">City</label><input  id="city" maxlength="40" name="city" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="state">State/Province</label><input  id="state" maxlength="20" name="00Nd00000051cEi" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<textarea id="description" name="description"></textarea>

<input type="submit" name="submit">

</form>

 
4 replies

Web to Lead with .NET server post no longer working.

I have a contact form on a client's website that uses the web-to-lead feature to add a lead to SalesForce. The post is done via a .NET server post. This was working fine until recently when it just sort of stopped working. The weird thing is that it still works using the basic form that is auto-generated from the SF admin (just running locally in a browser), even when I customize that form so that the fields are exactly the same as my .NET form. I added the debug=1 parameter in both cases, and in both cases, I am getting the exact same response. But the requests from the basic form are going into SF while the requests from the .NET form are not, though in debug mode it is not returning anything that looks like an error. I'm not sure if this could be related, but one thing that I did notice with the auto-generated form is that (though it does go through) the page it posts to has HTTPS crossed out in Google Chrome with a message that says, "Your connection to this site is not private because the site loaded an insecure script."

Below is the .NET code I am using:

string postURL = "https://www.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.WebToLead?encoding=UTF-8";
                NameValueCollection postData = new NameValueCollection();
                postData.Add("oid", "00Dd0000000enW3");
                postData.Add("retURL", "http://www.cheetahchassis.com");
                postData.Add("first_name", model.FirstName);
                postData.Add("last_name", model.LastName);
                postData.Add("email", model.Email);
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Phone))
                {
                    postData.Add("phone", model.Phone);
                }
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Company))
                {
                    postData.Add("company", model.Company);
                }
                postData.Add("city", model.City);
                postData.Add("00Nd00000051cEi", model.State);
                postData.Add("description", model.Message);
                postData.Add("lead_source", "Cheetah Website");
                postData.Add("debug", "1");
                postData.Add("submit", "Submit");
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Subject))
                {
                    postData.Add("00Nd0000006ddpY", model.Subject.Substring(4));
                }

                WebClient http = new WebClient();
                try
                {
                    http.Encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
                    System.Net.ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = System.Net.SecurityProtocolType.Tls11;
                    http.UploadValues(postURL, "POST", postData);
                    TempData["mailMessage"] = "success";
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    TempData["mailError"] = ex.Message;
                }
When I look at the http.UploadValuse result (converted from a byte array to a string) in the debugger, I get what looks like a standard redirect page or a list of name value pairs exactly the same as with the form below (if debug=1). And here is the modified version of the auto-generated form that is working.
  
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->
<!--  NOTE: Please add the following <META> element to your page <HEAD>.      -->
<!--  If necessary, please modify the charset parameter to specify the        -->
<!--  character set of your HTML page.                                        -->
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->

<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8">

<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->
<!--  NOTE: Please add the following <FORM> element to your page.             -->
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->

<form action="https://www.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.WebToLead?encoding=UTF-8" method="POST">

<input type=hidden name="oid" value="00Dd0000000enW3">
<input type=hidden name="retURL" value="http://www.cheetahchassis.com">
<input type=hidden name="lead_source" value="Cheetah Website">
<!--<input type=hidden name="debug" value="1">-->

<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->
<!--  NOTE: These fields are optional debugging elements. Please uncomment    -->
<!--  these lines if you wish to test in debug mode.                          -->
<!--  <input type="hidden" name="debug" value=1>                              -->
<!--  <input type="hidden" name="debugEmail" value="rreid@diamatrix.net">     -->
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->

<label for="first_name">First Name</label><input  id="first_name" maxlength="40" name="first_name" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="last_name">Last Name</label><input  id="last_name" maxlength="80" name="last_name" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="email">Email</label><input  id="email" maxlength="80" name="email" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="company">Company</label><input  id="company" maxlength="40" name="company" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="city">City</label><input  id="city" maxlength="40" name="city" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="state">State/Province</label><input  id="state" maxlength="20" name="00Nd00000051cEi" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<textarea id="description" name="description"></textarea>

<input type="submit" name="submit">

</form>

 
4 replies

Web to Lead with .NET server post no longer working.

I have a contact form on a client's website that uses the web-to-lead feature to add a lead to SalesForce. The post is done via a .NET server post. This was working fine until recently when it just sort of stopped working. The weird thing is that it still works using the basic form that is auto-generated from the SF admin (just running locally in a browser), even when I customize that form so that the fields are exactly the same as my .NET form. I added the debug=1 parameter in both cases, and in both cases, I am getting the exact same response. But the requests from the basic form are going into SF while the requests from the .NET form are not, though in debug mode it is not returning anything that looks like an error. I'm not sure if this could be related, but one thing that I did notice with the auto-generated form is that (though it does go through) the page it posts to has HTTPS crossed out in Google Chrome with a message that says, "Your connection to this site is not private because the site loaded an insecure script."

Below is the .NET code I am using:

string postURL = "https://www.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.WebToLead?encoding=UTF-8";
                NameValueCollection postData = new NameValueCollection();
                postData.Add("oid", "00Dd0000000enW3");
                postData.Add("retURL", "http://www.cheetahchassis.com");
                postData.Add("first_name", model.FirstName);
                postData.Add("last_name", model.LastName);
                postData.Add("email", model.Email);
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Phone))
                {
                    postData.Add("phone", model.Phone);
                }
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Company))
                {
                    postData.Add("company", model.Company);
                }
                postData.Add("city", model.City);
                postData.Add("00Nd00000051cEi", model.State);
                postData.Add("description", model.Message);
                postData.Add("lead_source", "Cheetah Website");
                postData.Add("debug", "1");
                postData.Add("submit", "Submit");
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(model.Subject))
                {
                    postData.Add("00Nd0000006ddpY", model.Subject.Substring(4));
                }

                WebClient http = new WebClient();
                try
                {
                    http.Encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
                    System.Net.ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = System.Net.SecurityProtocolType.Tls11;
                    http.UploadValues(postURL, "POST", postData);
                    TempData["mailMessage"] = "success";
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    TempData["mailError"] = ex.Message;
                }
When I look at the http.UploadValuse result (converted from a byte array to a string) in the debugger, I get what looks like a standard redirect page or a list of name value pairs exactly the same as with the form below (if debug=1). And here is the modified version of the auto-generated form that is working.
  
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->
<!--  NOTE: Please add the following <META> element to your page <HEAD>.      -->
<!--  If necessary, please modify the charset parameter to specify the        -->
<!--  character set of your HTML page.                                        -->
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->

<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8">

<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->
<!--  NOTE: Please add the following <FORM> element to your page.             -->
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->

<form action="https://www.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.WebToLead?encoding=UTF-8" method="POST">

<input type=hidden name="oid" value="00Dd0000000enW3">
<input type=hidden name="retURL" value="http://www.cheetahchassis.com">
<input type=hidden name="lead_source" value="Cheetah Website">
<!--<input type=hidden name="debug" value="1">-->

<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->
<!--  NOTE: These fields are optional debugging elements. Please uncomment    -->
<!--  these lines if you wish to test in debug mode.                          -->
<!--  <input type="hidden" name="debug" value=1>                              -->
<!--  <input type="hidden" name="debugEmail" value="rreid@diamatrix.net">     -->
<!--  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  -->

<label for="first_name">First Name</label><input  id="first_name" maxlength="40" name="first_name" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="last_name">Last Name</label><input  id="last_name" maxlength="80" name="last_name" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="email">Email</label><input  id="email" maxlength="80" name="email" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="company">Company</label><input  id="company" maxlength="40" name="company" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="city">City</label><input  id="city" maxlength="40" name="city" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<label for="state">State/Province</label><input  id="state" maxlength="20" name="00Nd00000051cEi" size="20" type="text" /><br>

<textarea id="description" name="description"></textarea>

<input type="submit" name="submit">

</form>