Page branching depending on input (like wufoo)?

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benjaminalbrechtcom posted Nov 15, 2023 at 11:34

Hi there,

how can I make my multi-page form branch to / skip pages, depending on user input?

Example: page one asks for a person's name and age, and then if a 2. person's data is to be entered.
If yes, I want to show form page 2 incl. optional, and mandatory fields.
if no, I want to skip page 2, and advance to the final page.

Thanks, any heads up greatly appreciated!
Ben

Max_admin posted Nov 15, 2023 at 14:56

you can not do this but you can place both fields groups on a single page but in 2 different PHP action events

each event will match a condition

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

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benjaminalbrechtcom posted Nov 15, 2023 at 15:14

Max, thanks,

php isn't a problem for me, but
wouldn't reacting to user input require javascript instead of php?
Could you draft a tiny, quick and dirty example?

Thanks!

Max_admin posted Nov 16, 2023 at 00:39

Answer

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you need php to process form data after the 1st page has been submitted, javascript is for processing data before submit

the code can be something like this:

if($this->data("test") == "2"){
return "page2";
}else{
return "page3";
}

add 2 events to your PHP action, page2 and page3, then drag the fields you need in both of them

The PHP action should be in the 2nd page "load" section, that makes it process the data from page 1 and show the correct fields

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

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benjaminalbrechtcom posted Nov 20, 2023 at 17:02

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thanks! I managed to get by with only event triggers and event listeners in this case.

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