diff --git a/Pages/Index.cshtml b/Pages/Index.cshtml
index f18a311..7ac8b38 100644
--- a/Pages/Index.cshtml
+++ b/Pages/Index.cshtml
@@ -4,53 +4,53 @@
     ViewData["Title"] = "Vacancy Submitter";
 }
 
-    <div class="row">
-        <div class="col-md-4">
-            <div class="card">
-                <div class="card-header">
-                    <h6>Start Here</h6>
-                </div>
-                <div class="card-body">
-                    <form id="job_application" method="post">
-                        <div class="form-group">
-                            <label for="posting_id">Vacancy ID: </label>
-                            <input type="text" id="posting_id" class="form-control" />
-                            <small id="postingHelp" class="form-text text-muted">You can get this from the URL or from
-                                the
-                                vacancy
-                                review. This is NOT the Box #.</small>
-                        </div>
-                        <div class="form-group">
-                            <h6>Skills for Cover Letter</h6>
-                            @for (int i = 0; i < Model.userData.skillOptions.Count(); i++)
-                            {
-                                <div class="form-check">
-                                    <input type="checkbox" id="skill_@i" name="skill_@i" class="form-check-input">
-                                    <label for="skill_@i">@Model.userData.skillOptions[i]</label><br>
-                                </div>
-                            }
-                            <label for="new_skill">New Skill: </label>
-                            <input type="text" id="new_skill" class="form-control" />
-                        </div>
-                        <br />
-                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Generate Application</button>
-                    </form>
-                </div>
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-md-4">
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h6>Start Here</h6>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+                    <div class="form-group">
+                        <label for="posting_id">Vacancy ID: </label>
+                        <input asp-for="Posting_ID" type="text" id="posting_id" class="form-control" />
+                        <small id="postingHelp" class="form-text text-muted">You can get this from the URL or from
+                            the vacancy review. This is NOT the Box #.</small>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="form-group">
+                        <h6>Skills for Cover Letter</h6>
+                        @for (int i = 0; i < Model.userData.skillOptions.Count(); i++)
+                        {
+                            <div class="form-check">
+                                <input type="checkbox" id="skill_@i" name="skill_@i" class="form-check-input">
+                                <label for="skill_@i">@Model.userData.skillOptions[i]</label><br>
+                            </div>
+                        }
+                        <label for="new_skill">New Skill: </label>
+                        <input type="text" id="new_skill" class="form-control" />
+                    </div>
+                    <br />
+                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Generate Application</button>
+                </form>
             </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="col-md-8">
-            <div class="card">
-                <div class="card-header">
-                    <h6>Preview</h6>
-                </div>
-                <div class="card-body">
-                    <p>Cover Letter</p>
-                    <textarea style="width: 100%" name="cover_letter">Nothing yet, this is where the Cover Letter would go!</textarea>
-                </div>
-                <div class="card-footer">
-                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-secondary">Submit</button> <button type="submit" class="btn btn-secondary">Download</button>
-                </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="col-md-8">
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h6>Preview</h6>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <p>Cover Letter</p>
+                <textarea style="width: 100%"
+                    name="cover_letter">Nothing yet, this is where the Cover Letter would go!</textarea>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-footer">
+                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-secondary">Submit</button> <button type="submit"
+                    class="btn btn-secondary">Download</button>
             </div>
-
         </div>
-    </div>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs b/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
index 363f2f0..cb4ce7f 100644
--- a/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
+++ b/Pages/Index.cshtml.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -14,25 +15,44 @@ namespace StateJobsNYSubmit.Pages
         private readonly ILogger<IndexModel> _logger;
         private PrivateData p = new PrivateData();
         public UserData userData;
+        public string Posting_ID {get; set;}
         public IndexModel(ILogger<IndexModel> logger)
         {
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
-        public void OnGet()
+
+        public void GetUserData()
         {
             userData = new UserData();
             userData.skillOptions = new List<string>();
             userData.visitCounter = 1;
             string cookieValue = Request.Cookies["PrivateData"];
-            if (cookieValue != null) {
+            if (cookieValue != null)
+            {
                 string test = p.DecryptString(cookieValue);
-                userData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<UserData>(test); 
+                userData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<UserData>(test);
                 userData.visitCounter++;
             }
             Response.Cookies.Append("PrivateData", p.EncryptString(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(userData)));
             Console.WriteLine($"Value of counter: {userData.visitCounter}");
-            
+        }
+        public void OnGet()
+        {
+            GetUserData();
+
+        }
+        public void OnPost()
+        {
+            GetUserData();
+            string vacancyID = Request.Form["posting_id"];
+            if (vacancyID != null && !vacancyID.Trim().Equals("")) {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Value of not null or empty vacancy ID: {vacancyID}");
+                Posting p = new Posting(vacancyID);
+            } else {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Unable to get Posting ID from form.");
+            }
+
         }
     }
 }