zem_contact_reborn 4.0.3.20

colak · 2012-10-17 16:28:00

I am building a form with many fields which will need to be filled multiple times by those who will be using it.

I was wondering if some of the info for some of the fields (namely: name, Surname, Email, telephone, city & country) could be kept in a cookie and refilled automatically. I know about the auto-fill function of most browsers but I cannot count on that as I know that many people who will be filling the form do not have it enabled.

aslsw66 · 2012-10-19 01:27:29

How long does the information need to be kept? And how often does it need to be updated?

If it’s a lot, then an alternative approach is actually to store it in the database and then recall it. For example, this is the approach I have taken before:

create a new table specifically for the data,
use mem_simple_form to allow users to enter data, and
use smd_query to extract existing data from the table (if it exists) and prepopulate the fields for editing.

The only thing this solution doesn’t do is send an email at the end. If you really need the email, then you could modify mem_simple_form to do so. Otherwise, once the data is in a table then it’s pretty easy to use smd_query to produce reports.

springworks · 2012-10-19 09:25:49

colak wrote:

I am building a form with many fields which will need to be filled multiple times by those who will be using it.

I was wondering if some of the info for some of the fields (namely: name, Surname, Email, telephone, city & country) could be kept in a cookie and refilled automatically. I know about the auto-fill function of most browsers but I cannot count on that as I know that many people who will be filling the form do not have it enabled.

This can be achieved with a little editing of ZCR and with the addition of adi_gps.

ZCR clears the POST variables as soon as it has successfully sent the email with the form contents, so you need to save those variables first before the array is wiped. This happens at line 231 in ZCR.

There are two ways of doing this:

1. Insert a call to adi_gps() just before line 231, so replace this:

$_POST = array();

with this:

adi_gps();

$_POST = array();

This will save the POST variables to new Textpattern variables, one for each of the POST variables. You can now use the values of these variables to pre-populate the respective fields in the new form.

2. Insert a new callback into ZCR just before line 231. This enables you to create a new plugin to use this callback to process the captured values in anyway you please before they are wiped. I have used this in the past to submit captured values to a Zoho CRM database in addition to an email being sent.

Replace this:

$_POST = array();

with this:

callback_event('zemcontact.success');

$_POST = array();

You can then add the following line in your plugin code to call the chosen function when the callback event happens:

register_callback('my_function_name','zemcontact.success');

And put the appropriate code to process the POST variables in your function.

Hope this helps.

Gallex · 2012-11-09 08:58:55

putted code below into article. it sends the data, but “thank’s” text won’t show up and form itself doesn’t disapper. any idea, why? because code is in article?

<txp:zem_contact to="name@gmail.com" label="Send answers" subject="Survey" thanks="Thank's.">
<txp:zem_contact_text label="Question 1" break="" />
<txp:zem_contact_text label="Question 2" break="" />
<txp:zem_contact_text label="Name" break="" />
<txp:zem_contact_email label="E-mail" break="" />
<txp:zem_contact_submit label="Send" />
</txp:zem_contact>

colak · 2012-11-09 09:14:05

I wonder if the apostrophe is messing it up.
Try

<txp:zem_contact to="name@gmail.com" label="Send answers" subject="Survey" thanks="Thanks.">
<txp:zem_contact_text label="Question 1" break="" />
<txp:zem_contact_text label="Question 2" break="" />
<txp:zem_contact_text label="Name" break="" />
<txp:zem_contact_email label="E-mail" break="" />
<txp:zem_contact_submit label="Send" />
</txp:zem_contact>

It’s also more grammatically correct.

Gallex · 2012-11-09 12:01:46

didn’t help

aslsw66 · 2012-11-09 12:07:15

What about the full stop in the name of the ‘thanks’ form?

Gallex · 2012-11-09 12:16:26

found. it’s because modified textile i’m using… :(

masa · 2012-11-12 13:03:15

ruud wrote:

You can change that line to:

safe_insert('txp_discuss_nonce', "issue_time = (now() + 20 MINUTE), nonce = '$zem_contact_nonce'");

That would increase the timeout from the default 10 minutes to 10 + 20 = 30 minutes.

Does this modification still apply to the current version of the plugin?

ruud · 2012-11-12 17:51:28

@masa: yes, it still applies.

masa · 2012-11-12 18:23:28

Perfect!

Thanks, Ruud.

masa · 2012-11-14 17:33:50

Hi Ruud,

it’s not working. I tried two variations…

safe_insert('txp_discuss_nonce', "issue_time = (now() + 20 MINUTE), nonce = '$zem_contact_nonce'");

and without brackets:

safe_insert('txp_discuss_nonce', "issue_time = now() + 20 MINUTE, nonce = '$zem_contact_nonce'");

Both break the form: I now immediately get the error message saying “the form has expired”.

Any ideas?

ruud · 2012-11-14 20:04:06

Try this:

safe_insert('txp_discuss_nonce', "issue_time = date_add(now(), interval 20 minute), nonce = '$zem_contact_nonce'");

kuopassa · 2012-11-20 08:39:34

I’d like to suggest this small modification to a function:

function zem_contact_send_article($atts)
{
if (!isset($_REQUEST['zem_contact_send_article'])) {
$linktext = (empty($atts['linktext'])) ? zem_contact_gTxt('send_article') : $atts['linktext'];
$join = (empty($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])) ? '?' : '&';
$href = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'].$join.'zem_contact_send_article=yes';
return '<a href="'.htmlspecialchars($href).'">'.htmlspecialchars($linktext).'</a>';
}
return;
}

It might be better to be like this:

function zem_contact_send_article($atts)
{
if (!isset($_REQUEST['zem_contact_send_article'])) {
$linktext = (empty($atts['linktext'])) ? zem_contact_gTxt('send_article') : $atts['linktext'];
$join = (empty($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])) ? '?' : '&';
$href = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'].$join.'zem_contact_send_article=yes';
return '<p><a href="'.htmlspecialchars($href).'" rel="nofollow">'.htmlspecialchars($linktext).'</a></p>';
}
return;
}

{Edited to add bc. for better code display. – Uli}

Last edited by uli (2012-11-20 11:39:46)

Gallex · 2012-11-26 12:56:15

why i’m getting this error?

Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /srv/n1/w/eoy/afatar/html/nurmkana/textpattern/lib/txplib_misc.php on line 680
Tag error:  <txp:zem_contact_select label="Department" list=",Marketing,Sales,Support" /> ->  : Function split() is deprecated while parsing form “tagasiside” on page “default”
textpattern/lib/txplib_misc.php(812) : eval()'d code:539 split()
textpattern/lib/txplib_publish.php:421 zem_contact_select()
textpattern/lib/txplib_publish.php:321 processTags()
textpattern/lib/txplib_misc.php(812) : eval()'d code:95 parse()
textpattern/lib/txplib_publish.php:421 zem_contact()
textpattern/lib/txplib_publish.php:334 processTags()
textpattern/lib/txplib_misc.php:1974 parse()
textpattern/publish/taghandlers.php:305 parse_form()
textpattern/lib/txplib_publish.php:421 output_form()
textpattern/lib/txplib_publish.php:321 processTags()

Notice: Undefined offset: 8192 in /srv/n1/w/eoy/afatar/html/nurmkana/textpattern/lib/txplib_misc.php on line 685

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#1246 2012-10-17 16:28:00

Re: zem_contact_reborn 4.0.3.20

#1247 2012-10-19 01:27:29

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#1249 2012-11-09 08:58:55

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