Dynamic vs Static

Can you help me understand the behavior between Static and Dynamic email events? The Static tabs have required fields. When entering "Name" in the "Dynamic From Name", will this field override whatever is in the "From name" static field with whatever the user inputs in this field. Meaning, will Outlook display this name in the "From" column?

Thanks for your reply!

Hi mothy2000,

The 'required' labels are a bit misleading. You must supply *either* a static To Email OR a dynamic To Email; and the same with the Subject.

I strongly recommend that you do *not* use the Dynamic From Email element in your Email Setups. Using this often results in your emails being marked as spam and dropped into a spam filter. Instead use the static From Email with an address that matches the site domain name and use Dynamic ReplyTo Email for the user email. The result is the same but with a much better chance of good delivery.

Bob

Is this the same for the subject and the from name? My form at http://awcanvas.com/index.php?option=com_chronoforms&chronoform=request_estimate needs to arrive in Outlook with the "Name" input data from the form shown in either the "From" or "Subject" of the email. The client wants the ability to sort his emails based on form data.

I deleted the Static Subject and added "Name" to the Dynamic Subject. The result displayed in the actual subject of the email was "DEFAULT SUBJECT". What did I do wrong?

Hi mothy2000,

Please drag a Debugger action into the On Submit event, then submit the form and post the debug - including the 'dummy emails' results here.

Note: if you are using the Easy Wizard you can turn on Debug on the Others tab.

Bob

Array
(
    [option] => com_chronoforms
    [chronoform] => request_estimate
    [event] => submit
    [input_text_1] => Test
    [input_text_3] => 1172014
    [input_text_4] => tim-hill@live.com
    [input_text_5] => asdfasdf
    [input_text_6] => asdfasdf
    [file_upload_1] => 
    [file_upload_2] => 
    [file_upload_3] => 
    [file_upload_4] => 
    [file_upload_5] => 
    [input_submit_2] => Get Estimate
    [chrono_verification] => QkAZy
    [62af46f0ed78ef57fc4c08c0ff0611f5] => 1
    [_PLUGINS_] => Array
        (
            [upload_files] => Array
                (
                )

        )

)

Validation Errors:

Array
(
)

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Debug Data

    Core Captcha
        Passed the core captcha check!
    email
        4
            Result An email has been SENT successfully from (AW Canvas)info@awcanvas.com to tim@hillcompanyinc.com,awcanvas@gmail.com
            Body
            Estimate Request Form
             

            Please fill out this form as completely as you can. Let us know if you need help with this.
             
            Name 	Test
            Phone Number 	1172014
            Email Address 	tim-hill@live.com
            Description of Upholstery Services Needed 	asdfasdf
            Any Additional Information 	asdfasdf
            Upload Picture 1 	
            Upload Picture 2 	
            Upload Picture 3 	
            Upload Picture 4 	
            Upload Picture 5 	


            Submitted by 206.74.244.5
            Attachments array ( )

Email Results:

From: AW Canvas
Subject: DEFAULT SUBJECT
Body: 

Estimate Request Form
 
Please fill out this form as completely as you can. Let us know if you need help with this. 
 
Name 	Test 
Phone Number 	1172014 
Email Address 	tim-hill@live.com 

Description of Upholstery Services Needed 	asdfasdf 
Any Additional Information 	asdfasdf 
Upload Picture 1 	
Upload Picture 2 	
Upload Picture 3 	
Upload Picture 4 	
Upload Picture 5 	


Submitted by 206.74.244.5

I tried that before and the made the email subject "input_text_1". I will do this again just in case.

Thanks!

This did work now. It not working correctly in the beginning is the reason for my inquiry and my confusion.

Thanks again!