Dynamic Subject

Hi,

How to get dynamic subject works? I have created a form for user to upload file and type in some content, and the form will send to the email. Uploaded file will be renamed with date & time at the front of the filename. I would like to have the date & time that has been generated in the file upload function to be used as the ID and put in front of the email subject. Right now, I have "date('YmdHis').'mail subject name'" in the Dynamic Subject field, but it seems doesn't work. How can I do that? Thanks.

Hi Yue_hong,

The Dynamic fields *only* take an input field name, you cannot add PHP in there.

The way to do this is to add the PHP in the OnSubmit Before box

<?php
$subject = date('YmdHis').'mail subject name';
JRequest::setVar('subject', $subject);
?>

Then put subject (no quote and no brackets) into the Dynamic Subject box.

This will give you a subject like 20091107221646mail subject name I'm not sure that this is what you want?

Bob

Thanks GreyHead,

Here I want to ask, how can I add user's IP address into the mail subject? Also, it is possible to have chronoform automatically send mail to user after they submit the form?

Thanks

Hi Yue_Hong,

Use the same technique but add in the IP address value from $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]

Bob