email array

Hello

I ve been using a multiple email form for quite a while in a previous version of chronoforms. Now i ve upgraded to 3.0 and it does not work anymore, here s where I stand now:

in the email, a basic select:

<SELECT name="departments[]" class=cf_inputbox id="departments"  >
  <option value="dep1">dep1</option>
  <option value="dep2">dep2</option>
  <option value="dep3">dep3</option>
  <option value="dep4">dep4</option>
  <option value="dep5">dep5</option>
</SELECT>

and the the subit before email, this php code

<?php 
$emails = array(
'dep1' => 'dep1@dep1.com', 
'dep2' => 'dep2@dep2.com', 
'dep3' => 'dep3@dep3.com', 
'dep4' => 'dep4@dep4.com', 
'dep5' => 'dep5@dep5.com');

$em_array= array();
foreach ( $_POST['departments'] as $em ) {
$em_array[] = $emails[$em];
}
$emails[0]->to = implode(",", $em_array);
?>

I know i wrong but i can t find where. Any help is welcome

anyone? 🤨

Hi schlogo,

I think it needs to be $email->to

Bob

hello

tks for your answer, i ve made the change but nothing happens :?

i am using dynamic to in the mail form, is it correct?

Hi schlogo,

Later: please ignore this and see my next post

I think that dynamic to is $email->dto but either should work. I'll check the code again this morning and see if the OnSubmit Before code is executed at a useful time.

Bob

Hi schlogo,

The $email approach won't work because $email is loaded after the OnSubmit Before code so anything you put in there will be overwritten.

Instead do this:[list]

put a hidden field in your form with an empty value and a name of say 'email_to'

Put this field name in the Dynamic To field of your Email setup

In the OnSubmit Before box user JRequest::setVar('email_to', 'post') to write a comma separated list of addresses

[/list]

Bob

arf, i can't get it to work and i do not see any setvar example on the forum that could help, i m lost

i am not sure to understand, why would i want to create a hidden field , where would i get the email from the dropdown?

Hi schlogo,

JRequest::setVar() and JRequest::getVar() are the standard Joomla 1.5 methods for setting and getting variables from the $_REQUEST, $_POST, $_GET and $_COOKIE arrays. They provide a bit more security than using the arrays directly.

You may not need the hidden field - it's a way of making sure that ChronoForms knows that a field exists and adds it to the database but you won't need thsi if you are only using the results for the Email.

Bob

Hi schlogo,

using the first code in the first post here, did you have any emails setup and enabled ? you must have at least 1 working email before you try this code!

Regards,
Max

do you mean I can't use dynamic to alone?

Hi,

this line :

$emails[0]->to = implode(",", $em_array);

will get executed ONLY if some email is setup there and enabled, you need to have at least 1 email there enabled and ready to email, try to remove all this code and test the form with a static email first, when it works then add your code to the onsubmit before email box and test and I think it should work! let me know!

Regards
Max