How do I attach "multi-upload" files to my emails?

Hi.

I have used the multi-upload widget & my files are in the upload directory. I need to find out how to attach these uploads to my email that I am sending. I've tried attachments_1[] & attachments_1 but the files are not attached. What am I doing wrong?

Kind Regards
Aslam

Hi Aslam,

Please check this post

Bob

Hi,

I have similar problem. Files are uploaded to server but not attached to an email:

I have such a widget:

echo HTML_ChronoForms::loadWidget($form, 'multi_upload', array (
  'label_text' => 'Attachments',
  'input_name' => 'attachments[]',
  'limit' => '8',
  'label_over' => '0',
  'hide_label' => '0',
  'data_path' => '',
  'data_path_name' => '',
  'data_path_original_name' => '',
  'data_path_id' => '',
  'validations' => '',
  'instructions' => '',
  'tooltip' => '',
  'tag' => 'input',
  'type' => 'widget',
  'widget' => 'multi_upload',
  'wf_key' => '8',
  'name' => '',
)); ?>

Form method: File
Form tag attachment: enctype='multipart/form-data'

On submit event
------------------
Fields Configuration: attachments:dwg-dxf-jpg-gif-jpeg-png-bmp-doc-docx-rtf-txt-pdf-ppt-pps-ppsx-psd-xls-xlsx-zip-rar
Maximum Limit: 8
File ID: attachments
other fields are blank

Email configuration
---------------------
Attachments fields name: attachments

Debug
-------

Data Array: 
Array
(
    [chronoform] => Zapytanie
    [event] => submit
    [Itemid] => 684
    [option] => com_chronoforms
    [nazwa] => 4
    [email] => 4
    [adres] => 
    [kod] => 
    [telefon] => 
    [multi_upload_limit_attachments] => 1
    [skala] => 
    [typ] => 
    [project_desc] => 
    [input_submit_10] => Wyślij zapytanie ofertowe
    [d361e87504f36a30a3e969fc9d5478d8] => 1
    [attachments] => Array
        (
            [0] => 20121205212159_about_4.png
        )

    [_PLUGINS_] => Array
        (
            [upload_files] => Array
                (
                    [attachments] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => Array
                                (
                                    [name] => 20121205212159_about_4.png
                                    [original_name] => about_4.png
                                    [path] => //components/com_chronoforms/uploads/Zapytanie/20121205212159_about_4.png
                                    [size] => 12079
                                    [link] => *****20121205212159_about_4.png
                                )

                        )

                )

        )

    [chronoform_data] => Array
        (
            [cf_uid] => 8bc865deb05e0f62f46224dde5ef00a4
            [cf_created] => 2012-12-05 21:21:59
            [cf_created_by] => 0
            [cf_ipaddress] => 83.31.156.242
            [cf_user_id] => 0
            [chronoform] => Zapytanie
            [event] => submit
            [Itemid] => 684
            [option] => com_chronoforms
            [nazwa] => 4
            [email] => 4
            [adres] => 
            [kod] => 
            [telefon] => 
            [multi_upload_limit_attachments] => 1
            [skala] => 
            [typ] => 
            [project_desc] => 
            [input_submit_10] => Wyślij zapytanie ofertowe
            [d361e87504f36a30a3e969fc9d5478d8] => 1
            [attachments] => Array
                (
                    [0] => 20121205212159_about_4.png
                )

            [_PLUGINS_] => Array
                (
                    [upload_files] => Array
                        (
                            [attachments] => Array
                                (
                                    [0] => Array
                                        (
                                            [name] => 20121205212159_about_4.png
                                            [original_name] => about_4.png
                                            [path] => //components/com_chronoforms/uploads/Zapytanie/20121205212159_about_4.png
                                            [size] => 12079
                                            [link] => *****20121205212159_about_4.png
                                        )

                                )

                        )

                )

            [cf_id] => 51
        )

    [chronoform_data_cf_id] => 51
)
Validation Errors: 
Array
(
)
Debug Data
Upload routine started for file upload by : attachments
//components/com_chronoforms/uploads/Zapytanie/20121205212159_about_4.png has been uploaded successfully.
email
10
Result
An email has been SENT successfully from*****
Body
Name*:4

Submitted by 83.31.156.242
Attachments
array ( )

Regards,
Michal

Hi Michal,

Have you tried Max's suggestion in the post I linked to?

Bob

I also had the same problem implementing the multi-file upload widget: files would upload, but wouldn't attach to the email. I tried Max's suggestion in the post that Bob provided. It didn't work for me.
I'm pretty sure it's because the multi-file function stores the file data as a nested array, such that $form->files[$attachment]['path'] needs to be $form->files[$attachment][$kk]['path'].

Finally, I modified the file: /administrator/components/com_chronoforms/form_actions/email/email.php.

Scroll down to $email_attachments[]=array().

Modify that whole chunk (from $email_attachments[]=array() to $form->files[$attachment]['path'];}}} ):

		$email_attachments = array();
		if(strlen(trim($email_params->get("attachments", ""))) && !empty($form->files)){
			$attachments = explode(",", $email_params->get("attachments", ""));
			foreach($attachments as $attachment){
				if(isset($form->files[$attachment])){
if (!$form->files[$attachment]['path']) {
$numattach = count($form->files[$attachment]);
for ($n=0;$n<$numattach; $n++){
					$email_attachments[] = $form->files[$attachment][$n]['path'];}}
else {$email_attachments[] = $form->files[$attachment]['path'];}
				}
			}
		}

There's probably a cleaner way, but this has worked for me.

Hope someone else will find it useful!

Also make sure as Bob and others have noted: under General tab of the form, enter Form Tag Attachment as enctype="multipart/form-data"

* in Preview -> Multi-Upload -> Configure -> Field Name should be yourarray[]

* in Events -> Multi Upload Files -> Configure -> Fields Configuration -> Array Fields, it should be just yourarray (no square brackets)

* in Events -> Email -> Configure -> Attachments Field Names should be yourarray

Hi,

I've worked out how add files from the Multi-upload widget to a zip file and attach that to an email. Please see this FAQ.

No hacking of the ChronoForms code required.

Bob