Alternative Data - Virtual Data

pgrnycomdir 14 Oct, 2025

Max,

I have tried using the information you supplied in this post:

https://www.chronoengine.com/forums/topics/view/111908

But I am not having any luck.  When I test, it throws me back to the Joomla Dashboard with no bug report.

Exactly where do I put the "VIRTUAL_DATA" in load or submit?  How to make the email to that Virtual data?  I have tried so many iterations I'm not just repeating myself.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Best regards,

Donna

pgrnycomdir 20 Oct, 2025

The alternative data field pulls the email address correctly, but never sends the email to that email address, it just fills it in on the email report to the other email addresses.

Suggestions please.  The debug report does not show any information to go on.

Thank you ~Donna

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Max_admin 21 Oct, 2025
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Hi Donna

Apologies for the late reply.

The Virtual Field is just a field, you place it with other fields in the Load event of the page

Then you use it's value as the Email recipient:

{data:virtual_field_name} 

Please try that and let me know

Max, ChronoForms developer
ChronoMyAdmin: Database administration within Joomla, no phpMyAdmin needed.
ChronoMails simplifies Joomla email: newsletters, logging, and custom templates.
pgrnycomdir 21 Oct, 2025

Max,

Worked like a charm.  

Thank you very much,

Donna

Max_admin 21 Oct, 2025

You are welcome!

Max, ChronoForms developer
ChronoMyAdmin: Database administration within Joomla, no phpMyAdmin needed.
ChronoMails simplifies Joomla email: newsletters, logging, and custom templates.
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