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Hello!!!

I successfully installed an earlier version of ChronoForms on a different web site.
Nothing seems to work on this new site, with the latest version.

Really wish there were some better instructions. Have searched the forums.
History:
1- I created a form, copied the html code from a different editor, setup email, TURNED ANTI-SPAM ON, adding an error message.
2 - tested form. The CAPTCHA image was omitted, but got the error message that I typed in.
3 - turned the Anti-Spam off, and now the message still displays, but even before the form is submitted.
4 - created a new form (I'll need multiple forms on the site anyway), and had ANTI-SPAM OFF
5 - tested the new form, but the message still displays.

Questions / Challenges:

A) How do I get the CAPTCHA image to display? Do I need a second extension just for this? If so, which one?

B) How do I get rid of this error message, especially when the page is accessed for the first time?

C) Why is the form data not being e-mailed?

Here's links to my forms:

first form:
- http://ciwservices.net/demo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=81
second form:
- http://ciwservices.net/demo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=81

Here's my html form code:

	<p>Name:  <input type="text" name="submitted_by" size="30"></p>
	<p>Email:   <input type="text" name="email" size="30"></p>
	<p>Person's Name to Pray For:<br />
           
	<input type="text" name="pray_for" size="30"></p>
	<p>Your prayer request: <br />
	 <!--webbot bot="Validation" s-data-type="String" b-value-required="TRUE" i-minimum-length="5" i-maximum-length="400" --><textarea rows="7" name="prayer_request" cols="40"></textarea></p>
	<p>                                 
	<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="B1"></p>

Any ideas?

Update:
Well, it seems the problem with the error message has mysteriously cleared itself. I really did nothing.

BUT, I'm stll receiving no e-mails, eventhough I'm seeing the redirect URL page, with the message that it was sent.

On the forms manager page, listing all the forms, the column labeled "emails" contains:
Enabled: 0
Disabled: 1
for both forms. What does this mean? How do I enable them? They both contain the green box around them, and the "To" field contains my e-mail ID. (Yes, I've verified it is typed correctly).

Thanks

Hi webmuse,

Disabled means that they aren't enabled - check the email properties. Could also be that you haven't set 'Send Emails' to ON in the General Tab. Please see the Emails Tutorial in the Downloads area here.

Bob

Bob,

Thanks for your comments. E-mail were turned ON on the "General" tab, but in the new "Setup E-mails" tab, I had to put my cursor into the e-mail field, then the "email properties" area along the right became visible, and I had to Enable this here. Maybe this comment will help another. 😀

Also, I could not find an E-mails tutorial in the Download section. I clicked on "tutorials" after I was in Download. Is there some place else this demo is? :?

Thanks,
WebMuse

Hi webmuse,

I think the Tutorial is there OK . . . this is the one I had in mind


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Bob

PS I just saw it had 11,000 downloads - wow