Dropdown: send by mail Text and not Value. How?

Hi,
I'm using Joomla 2.5 and Chronoforms.
I have created a form where users insert some fields and select some options from a Select dropdown.
My problem is that I would send a mail with option text selected in the dropdown but chronoforms send to me the value of the option.
How can I send by email the text of my option?
I tried this code:

window.addEvent('domready', function(){
		$('select_1').addEvent('change', function(){
			this.getChildren().each(function(o){
				if (o.selected == true) {
					$('desc_select1').value = o.getText();
					var test=form.elemetns['desc_select1'].value;
					alert(test)
				}
			});
		});
	});

where select_1 is my select and desc_select1 is a text field hidden.
But dosen't works. why?
Regards
monak83

Hi monak83,

You could set up the options so that the text and the value are the same. Or I usually use a little code on the On Submit event to look up the text equivalent of any values I need to display.

You could modify your code to write the text to a hidden input but it's probably not worth the effort involved.

Bob

I can't use values equal to text because ibuse these the make some calculus.
I can i do to have on the email the text of dropdown selected?

Hi monak83,

Use a little PHP in a Custom Code action in the On Submit event to look up the text equivalent of any values.

Bob

can you post an example of this code?
I attach my select:

<select style="width:auto;" id="selec_1" size="1" class=" validate['required']" title="" container_id="0" name="banner" onchange="aggiorna_form(this.form)">
		<option value="0" selected="selected">Seleziona un Banner</option>
		<option value="1">TOP Categoria 3 mesi €69</option>
		<option value="2">TOP Categoria 6 mesi €99</option>
		<option value="3">TOP Categoria 12 mesi €149</option>
		<option value="4">TOP Home+Categoria 3 mesi €99</option>
		<option value="5">TOP Home+Categoria 6 mesi €149</option>
		<option value="6">TOP Home+Categoria 12 mesi €199</option>
</select>

Hi Bob I try you code found here: http://www.chronoengine.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22548
But dosen't works...I'm under Joomla 2.5.

Hi monak83,

Please try:

<?php
$banner_price_list = array(
  1 => 69,
  2 => 99,
  3 => 149,
  4 => 99,
  5 => 149,
  6 => 199
);
$form->data['banner_price'] = $banner_price_list[$form->data['banner']];
?>

And then {banner_price} in the email template.

Bob

Ok, upon trying to input a custom element with that code I get the following php error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_DNUMBER, expecting ')' in /home/museum/public_html/administrator/components/com_chronoforms/form_actions/show_html/cfaction_show_html.php(124) : eval()'d code on line 57

The code I'm trying to use is:

<?php
$banner_price_list = array(
  Individual 50.00 => 50.00,
  Family 75.00 => 75.00,
  Smithsonian Sustainer 150.00 => 150.00,
  Contributor 250.00 => 250.00,
  Patron 500.00 => 500.00,
  1892 Club 1000.00 => 1000.00,
  Senior 30.00 => 30.00,
  Military 30.00 => 30.00,
  Educator 30.00 => 30.00,
  Artist 30.00 => 30.00,
  Dual Senior 60.00 => 60.00
);
$form->data['banner_price'] = $banner_price_list[$form->data['banner']];
?>

Is there any significant problems with it that you can see?

It's an old post, but someone could use the solution.
Solution is in the FAQs list
http://www.chronoengine.com/faqs/3222-how-can-i-get-useful-data-from-select-drop-downs-checkboxes-and-radio-buttons.html

With some changes:
- If you have special characters (@ or .) you need to put them like string with quotation.
'some value @something.com' => 'some data',

<?php
$banner_price_list = array(
'Individual 50.00' => '50.00',

Hi lima_fil,

Thank you.

In PHP strings always need quotes - whether or not there are special characters.

Bob