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Hi Greyhead😉

EDIT:

I developed a custom action myself that also shows the filenames in the email text-content.

Thanks anyway.

Original post:

Hi Greyhead😉

I spent hours and hours with the following problem:

I the current Version of CF, your "custom Email [GH]"
and your snippet I found here: http://www.chronoengine.com/faqs/view/2 ... email.html

Problem:
When I add {file_array} in the attachments field, nothing is sent.
But when debugging the 'file_array' looks perfect, but no attachment is sent.
When entering the server path and filenames manually, everything is sent properly.

The custom code (mode: controller) I use:

<?php
if ( !isset($form->data['infomaterial']) || count($form->data['infomaterial']) == 0 ) {
  return;
}
$files_array = array (
  1 => JPATH_SITE.'/download/a.pdf',
  2 => JPATH_SITE.'/download/b.pdf',
  3 => JPATH_SITE.'/download/c.pdf',
);
$attach_files = array();
foreach ( $files_array as $k => $v ) {
  if ( in_array($k, $form->data['infomaterial']) ) {
    $attach_files[] = $v;
  }
}
$form->data['file_array'] = $attach_files;
?>

And I assure I entered {file_array} in the attachments field in your email [GH] 'action'.

Please help.

Hi,

I'm not sure how the "Email - GH" action works, but for the default one, if you inject your fields info into the $form->files array then add the fields names into the "Attachments fields names" box in the "Email" action then they should be attached.

Regards,
Max

See EDIT in first post.

Thanks

( now I think I deserve a beer myself😉 )

Hi merzmedia,

As far as I know from my tests and from other users the code in the FAQ that you copied works OK. Is it possible that in your tests the data returned from the checkbox group was no longer an array?

Bob

Hi merzmedia,

As far as I know from my tests and from other users the code in the FAQ that you copied works OK. Is it possible that in your tests the data returned from the checkbox group was no longer an array?

Bob

maybe - should I exclude the fieldname from CF "Handle Arrays"?

Or maybe I have something wrong in the order of the actions:

1. generate files array
2. handle arrays
3. Email [GH]

Anything else I have to activate?