Emailing Attachements

Hi Bob,

I'm creating a form where users are going to be able to attach a PDf or JPG file to a form. The file will email as an attachment to the form recipient. I need to confirm a couple of things to make sure I do this right:

1. In Events I first add an "Upload File" event, then I add a "Custom Code" event where I drop the code below from FAQs.

2. Here's the code from FAQs. The attachment field name is called "sale_certificate". I assume I replace all of "$my_file_name" with "$sale_certificate" right? And if so, what do I use for "$my_file_path"?

<?php
$form->files['my_file'] = array(
  'name' => $my_file_name
  'original_name' => '',
  'path' => $my_file_path.$my_file_name,
  'size' => '',
  'link' => str_replace(JPATH_SITE.DS, JURI::root(), $my_file_path.$my_file_name)
);
?>

Hope the above makes sense and that I'm doing this right!🙂

Regards,

Jose

Hi Jose,

Sorry, I missed this post.

If the file is uploaded from the form then you don't need any Custom Code. Please see this FAQ

Bob

Hi Bob,

That's exactly what I had done but it didn't work. That's why I started doing research to see if there was more to it. I'm gonna go undo all of the custom code and try again. Please stand by :mrgreen:

Jose

Hi Bob,

The mail is sending correctly, but it's not attaching the file... Here's what I have now:

PREVIEW
Upload file field configured with field name "sale"certificate"

EVENTS (On Submit)
Check ReCaptcha
Email to client configured with Attachments fields name set to "sale_certificate"
Email to customer configured with blank Attachments fields name
Show Thanks Message

What am I doing wrong?

Jose

Hi Jose,

I don't see an Upload Files action in the On Submit event.

Bob

I had it and deleted it! Ok, I'll put it back in. Any particular settings I should be concerned with?

J.

Hi Jose,

You need an "Upload files" action, with an "Event loop" action inside its "on fail" event, then you need to configure the files fields names setting in the "Upload files", please follow the info there, the string should be in this format:

field_name:extension1-extension2

This should upload the files, then you can configure the email attachments:
http://www.chronoengine.com/faqs/2676-how-can-i-attach-uploaded-files-to-an-email.html

Regards,
Max