Storing data in a url with javascript and HTML

Hi, I have two forms. Once form for the client to fill in, and another form that will be auto populated with data from the client form when opened. I need a way to store this client information temporeraly in order to autopopulate fields in the other form. Can this be done through a url? because the data will be sent via a email. There is only 3 fields that need auto populating. I was thinking of sending a hyperlink through email created by the client form, that takes the 3 input fields and passestheir content to the other fields in the other form. can this be done? any advice on how to achive this?
Thank you.

Ive figured out a way of doing this, but I cannot get the hyperlink to appear correctly in the email once it pops up. This is my function for setting up the link.

function send()
{
    var name = document.getElementById('Fname').value;
    var company = document.getElementById('company').value;
    var email = document.getElementById('email').value;
    var str = "Link to IT Web Report"
    var linkToReport = str.link('S:\IT\Applications\Aleds Work\Guest WIFI access\ITTaskWebReport.html?name='+name+'&company='+company+'&email='+email);
    var link = 'mailto:[email protected]?subject= Guest WIFI request'
             +'&body=A request for guest WIFI access was made. Details:- %0D%0A'
            +'%0D%0A Name: '+document.getElementById('Fname').value +
            '%0D%0A Company: '+document.getElementById('company').value +
            '%0D%0A Email: '+document.getElementById('email').value +
            '%0D%0A'+linkToReport;
    window.location.href = link;
}

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RunDown BassMan12y ago
Ive figured out a way of doing this, but I cannot get the hyperlink to appear correctly in the email once it pops up. This is my function for setting up the link.

function send()
{
    var name = document.getElementById('Fname').value;
    var company = document.getElementById('company').value;
    var email = document.getElementById('email').value;
    var str = "Link to IT Web Report"
    var linkToReport = str.link('S:\IT\Applications\Aleds Work\Guest WIFI access\ITTaskWebReport.html?name='+name+'&company='+company+'&email='+email);
    var link = 'mailto:[email protected]?subject= Guest WIFI request'
             +'&body=A request for guest WIFI access was made. Details:- %0D%0A'
            +'%0D%0A Name: '+document.getElementById('Fname').value +
            '%0D%0A Company: '+document.getElementById('company').value +
            '%0D%0A Email: '+document.getElementById('email').value +
            '%0D%0A'+linkToReport;
    window.location.href = link;
}