Use multiple fields in dynamic subject?

Hello,

I saw a couple of threads about combining a static value with a dynamic value for the subject line in the email. I'm a total PHP newbie, but I could probably manage to not break things horribly if I tried that. 🙂

http://www.chronoengine.com/forums/index.php?option=com_chronoforums&cont=posts&f=5&t=16575&p=44680&hilit=subject#p44680
http://www.chronoengine.com/forums/index.php?option=com_chronoforums&cont=posts&f=5&t=14524&p=34399&hilit=subject#p34399

However, I need to combine 2 dynamic fields in the subject line. For example, if my form was:

Name (text_1)
Date of Last Visit (date_1)
Information Needed(text_2)

I want the subject to read something like

Information Request - text_1 , date_1

Any way for a PHP noob to manage that? 🙂

Thanks!

Hi fiordhraoi,

Try

<?php
$text_1 = JRequest::getString('text_1', '', 'post');
$date_1 = JRequest::getString('date_1', '', 'post');
$subject = "Information Request - $text_1, $date_1";
JRequest::setVar('subject', $subject);
?>

and use subject in the Dynamic Subject box

Bob

Hey Bob,

Thanks for the quick response! Not quite working out so far unfortunately. I'm getting this as the subject line:

Information Request - $text_1, $date_3

So it looks like it's just treating the variable names as text. I tried putting them outside the quotes, but that didn't work, just returned an error and I got a no subject email.

Also, just to double check - should this line

$date_1 = JRequest::getString('date', '', 'post');

read ('date', '', 'post') or ('date_1', '', 'post')?

Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.

Hi fiordhraoi,

Sorry, my typos. That should be date_1 and this line needs double quotes

$subject = "Information Request - $text_1, $date_1";

I've corrected my original post.

Bob

Update: Got it working!

<?php
$text_1 = JRequest::getString('text_1', '', 'post');
$date_3 = JRequest::getString('date_3', '', 'post');
$subject = "Information Request - $text_1 , $date_3";
JRequest::setVar('subject', $subject);
?>

Using the double quotes in $subject for the concatenation did the trick. Thanks for the help!