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Hi,
I'm a newbie in using your wonderful chronoform component and I know nothing about programming or db...
I wish i had some help from you to make this:
I need the uploaded file name in the db table to be linked to the file itself, or at least showing the complete path, instead of just the name of the file. Is that possible?
And can I do the same with a table value showing an email address?

Thank you by now for your help!

🙂

Hi acol76,

tell me your file upload field name and I can show you how to do this!

I can't understand the email question!

Regards
Max

Thank you so much for answering so fastly.

The field name is file_1.

Regarding the email question: i mean if there's a way to make "mailto" linked email addresses in another field, named text_14, in which submitters insert their email address.

Thanks again!

Hi, add this to the onsubmit before email box :

JRequest::setVar('file_1', 'http://ww.mydomain.com/components/com_chronocontact/uploads/form_name/'.JRequest::getVar('file_1'));

regarding the email, you eman you need to send teh user a copy ?

Regards
Max

I mean that in the data table in the back end, i need the emails inserted to be clickable and open a mail client window to contact that email directly.

I hope i explained my need better... sorry!

Thank you

Hi acol76,

Sure, in the OnSubmit After box add something like:

<?php
$email = JRequest::getString('some_field', '', 'post');
JRequest::setVar('text_14', "<a href='mailto:$email'>$email</a>", 'post');
?>

Bob

Hi guys, i solved the quest with the email!!

But not the first quest!
I meant to have the file name linked to itself (or showing its path at least), in the data table of the form, in the back end; as you suggested, i inserted this code in the onsubmit - before sending email box:

JRequest::setVar('file_1', 'http://www.mydomain.com/components/com_chronocontact/uploads/my_form_name/'.JRequest::getVar('file_1'));

but all i get is the same code shown in the front end, after form submission.

Where do I go wrong? Maybe some code missing?

Best regards

Acol

OK OK oK!

Solved cloning the code syntax of the email quest!

Thank you again!!

Acol

Hi acol76,

Excellent !! well done - I thought that might be the answer but I wasn't sure.

Bob