How do I save to session in V6 ?

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Ron 21 May, 2020

Hello

I have been trying to save to session in chronoforms6 but I am not able to find it how ? I have to get data from one form to the other using sessions. Can i know how ?

Thanks

Ronn

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healyhatman 21 May, 2020

Use the Data Builder 2 action. Then use {session:variable_name} to retrieve the value.

Joomla uses cookies for session so if the person has cookies blocked it won't work.

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Ron 22 May, 2020

Hello healyhatman,

Thanks for your reply. I tried it but does not seem to work. Please see the attached screen shots. to set sessions I used Data Builder 2 as follows:

And to get I used as follows:

Please suggest if I have been making a mistake

Thanks again for your help

Ronn

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healyhatman 23 May, 2020

No mate, in "value" you put the VALUE you want saved.

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Ron 23 May, 2020

Thanks for the reply healyhatman,

This is a form, how will I know the value that a visitor will enter ? It confuses me ?

Please help

Romm

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healyhatman 23 May, 2020

Come on man. The same way you get any form value. {data:fieldname}

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Ron 23 May, 2020

Thanks healyhatman..

Some times I feel like a fool.

Thanks a lot

Ronn

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Ron 23 May, 2020

I am sorry healyhatman,

But it does not work

Thanks for all the help

Ronn

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Ron 23 May, 2020

Hello healyhatman,

I I use as follows do you think it should work : Data Builder 2

To set :
dropdown = Sessions
name = {data:}
value = {data:}

To get :

dropdown = Sessions
name : {var:}
Value = {var:}

Thanks for all the help

Ronn

Max_admin 24 May, 2020

Session > country_name > {data:country_name}

Assuming the field name is "country_name"

OR, use v7, it has a multi page enabled by default, which means that the data entered on the first page will be retained until the form is finished!

We now have v7 beta3

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Ron 24 May, 2020

OR, use v7, it has a multi page enabled by default, which means that the data entered on the first page will be retained until the form is finished!

Hello Max,

Thanks for the reply.. and thanks for the suggestion on v7. I need that sessions work for multiple forms not just one form with multiple pages.

Session > country_name > {data:country_name}

Do I use this setting to set as well as get for Data Builder 2 ?
Thanks

Ronn

Max_admin 24 May, 2020

Answer

that was for setting the value in the session, then you call it with {session:country_name}

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Ron 24 May, 2020

Sorry Max.

It does not work.

Thanks for all the help

Ronn

Max_admin 25 May, 2020

try changing this to "variable" and call it with {var:country_name}, does it work ?

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healyhatman 25 May, 2020

If it doesn't work then you're straight up not doing it properly. Please screenshot how you have your data builder action set up, and screenshot the part where you're trying to retrieve the value.

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Ron 01 Jun, 2020

If it doesn't work then you're straight up not doing it properly. Please screenshot how you have your data builder action set up, and screenshot the part where you're trying to retrieve the value.

Hello healyhatman,

Thanks for the reply. I am attaching the screen shots.

Form1 where I set up session:

Form2 where I am trying to retrieve :

Thanks for the help

Ronn

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healyhatman 01 Jun, 2020

You don't use the data builder action to RETRIEVE the session value, only to SET it. Use {session:name_goes_here} to get the value

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Ron 01 Jun, 2020

You don't use the data builder action to RETRIEVE the session value, only to SET it. Use {session:name_goes_here} to get the value

( Use {session:name_goes_here} to get the value ) . Use this where in form field ? Custom code ? where ?

Please elaborate.

Thanks

Max_admin 01 Jun, 2020

any where you use a shortcode!

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Ron 01 Jun, 2020

Hello Max.

Can you please give an example. I tried it everywhere. Nothing seems to work

Session has never been so confusing to me Sorry

Ron

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healyhatman 01 Jun, 2020

You use it wherever you want to use it! The place you want the session value to be retrieved? That's where you retrieve it!

You say you tried everywhere but I sincerely doubt it. Please screenshot where you are retrieving it in your second event. As in AFTER you used the data builder action in a previous step to set the value.

Max_admin 02 Jun, 2020

You can try it in v7, add a "Var Constructor" then set a variable in the session, then use HTML view to call that variable with {session:var_name}

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Ron 04 Jun, 2020

You use it wherever you want to use it! The place you want the session value to be retrieved? That's where you retrieve it!

Thanks for all the help. I want to use it in the countries dropdown list : where do I use it. ? like where do I enter this value ? {session:country_name}

Ronn

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healyhatman 04 Jun, 2020

Does it store the selected value? Then you use it in selected value!

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Ron 04 Jun, 2020

It worked.. I am sorry for wasting all your time. I had to reset my browser and it worked. Caching by browsers dose sometimes give problem. Thanks again

Best wishes from Ukraine.

Take care

Ronn

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