Good morning. How are you?
I would like to add the following functionality to a form:
1) checkboxes
2) each checkbox has associated an image or a pdf file
3) on submit the files associated with the checked checkboxes are sent as attachments to an email.
4) ideally I would like the sending to be done after payment (through paypal) is received.
Please can you point me to where I should look?
Related to this but a separate point: what would be the best approach to displaying an image (possible saved in a table) based on a value in a dropdown?
Many thanks
Kind regards
Amelia
I would like to add the following functionality to a form:
1) checkboxes
2) each checkbox has associated an image or a pdf file
3) on submit the files associated with the checked checkboxes are sent as attachments to an email.
4) ideally I would like the sending to be done after payment (through paypal) is received.
Please can you point me to where I should look?
Related to this but a separate point: what would be the best approach to displaying an image (possible saved in a table) based on a value in a dropdown?
Many thanks
Kind regards
Amelia
Hi Amelia,
1. Add a Checkbox Group element to your form
2. Use a Custom Code action to set the names + paths of the associated images depending on the CheckBox settings. Add the values to the $form->files array - please see this FAQ
3. If you assign the files to a sub-array of $form->files e.g.g $form->files['user_files'] you should be able to add this to the Attachments box in the Email action.
4. Get the above working first. Then set up a form using the PayPal method you need - it will have to use IPN to give you confirmation of payment. You can then re-create the Custom Code and Email action in the PayPal Listener action to send the email once payment is confirmed.
Bob
1. Add a Checkbox Group element to your form
2. Use a Custom Code action to set the names + paths of the associated images depending on the CheckBox settings. Add the values to the $form->files array - please see this FAQ
3. If you assign the files to a sub-array of $form->files e.g.g $form->files['user_files'] you should be able to add this to the Attachments box in the Email action.
4. Get the above working first. Then set up a form using the PayPal method you need - it will have to use IPN to give you confirmation of payment. You can then re-create the Custom Code and Email action in the PayPal Listener action to send the email once payment is confirmed.
Bob
Hello Bob
Thank you for answering. It is a bit confusing for me.
In step 2 would the code:
<?php
$form->files["field_name"]["path"] = "ABSOLUTE SERVER PATH TO FILE HERE";
?>
set the settings for only one file under the name "field_name". Since I want to set up several attachments I would have to use different names like "file_name1", "file_name2" etc instead of "field_name" is this right?
Now in step 3 are you saying that I simply write $form->files in the Attachments box and all the files set up in step 2 would be taken from this array and emailed?
Thank you
Amelia
Thank you for answering. It is a bit confusing for me.
In step 2 would the code:
<?php
$form->files["field_name"]["path"] = "ABSOLUTE SERVER PATH TO FILE HERE";
?>
set the settings for only one file under the name "field_name". Since I want to set up several attachments I would have to use different names like "file_name1", "file_name2" etc instead of "field_name" is this right?
Now in step 3 are you saying that I simply write $form->files in the Attachments box and all the files set up in step 2 would be taken from this array and emailed?
Thank you
Amelia
Hello Bob
I got 1 and 2 working well.
On 3. I can only get it to send the attachments if I specify each of these by the name of the field I set when I added them to the array $form->files.
Is this the best that can be done?
Thank you
Amelia
I got 1 and 2 working well.
On 3. I can only get it to send the attachments if I specify each of these by the name of the field I set when I added them to the array $form->files.
Is this the best that can be done?
Thank you
Amelia
Hi Amelia,
I got this to work on a test form
Bob
I got this to work on a test form
<?php
$files = array(
'file_name_a.png',
'file_name_b.png'
);
$path = JPATH_SITE.'/components/com_chronoforms5/uploads/folder_name/';
foreach ( $files as $k => $f ) {
$form->files['files_to_send'][$k]['path'] = $path.$f;
}
?>Bob
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