UPDATING JOOMLA 5 - MATTERS WITH ATTACHMENTS ON EMAIL (NO DATA FROM FORMS)

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Tafrishi 01 Mar, 2019

hello everybody, I'd like to know the following things about Chronoforms, maybe you can help me:- if I update my version (5.0.14), will my data (tables with records) be kept? I want to be sure about not loosing them;-
i have found some matters at adding attachments on the email action. I
don't need to use data taken through the form, I just want to send pdf
file saved on joomla 3.x. I have used FAQs and internet guides, but no
working solutions. The custom code that I have used is put in the "on
submit" section in "setup", as follow:[pre]<?php
$path = JPATH_SITE.'/components/com_chronoforms5/uploads/folder/';
$form->files['object_name_put_in_attachment_box']['path'] = $path.'real_name_of_PDF_file.pdf';
?>
[/pre]
and in the attachment email box i have put:

object_name_put_in_attachment_box
[br]Considering that email is working in any case, if I try to add this attachment, no attachment is sent. Can you help me?[br]Thank you for the time spent and hoping to find a way to resolve this matter.[br][br]

Max_admin 02 Mar, 2019

Hi Tafrishi,

The data tables should not be affected!

Do you have a file named:

/components/com_chronoforms5/uploads/folder/real_name_of_PDF_file.pdf

?? if the file does not exist then it will not be attached!

Best regards

Max
ChronoForms developer...
Did you try ChronoMyAdmin for managing your Joomla database tables ?

Ta

Tafrishi 02 Mar, 2019

Answer

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I've solved the problem!!

My error was on "slashes", because I forgot some of them. As guide I followed the FAQ at https://www.chronoengine.com/faqs/70-chronoforms/cfv5/5224-how-can-i-attach-files-from-my-server-to-an-email-in-cfv5 where codes could be misunderstood. In particular, the suggested code, whitch has to be put in a "custom code" block before the "email" action, is:

<?php
$path = JPATH_SITE.'/components/com_chronoforms5/uploads/folder_name/';
$form->files['field_name']['path'] = $path.'file_name.jpg';
?>

I made the following changes:

<?php
$path = JPATH_SITE.'/components/com_chronoforms5/chronoforms/uploads/allegati/';
$form->files['field_name']['path'] = $path.'prepara_la_pasta_alla_carbonara.pdf';
?>

where:
- the path now exists (I could have chosen another arbirtrary path);
- ".../allegati/" is a folder created by me. Here I saved the file I wanted to sent. My error was to forget the final slash;
- 'prepara_la_pasta_alla_carbonara.pdf' is the real name of the attached file, in my case a pdf file;
- field_name is the name whitch is put in the "email" action, in the "attachment field".
So now It works.

Very thank you for your help and speed.

Dario

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