I am fairly new at PHP and I am trying to do a registration/document request form with eForm where the user can click checkboxes from a list of documents, fill out the form and submit it. Submitting the form sends of a report to the admin and auto-sends an email with generated links to the requested documents. The list of documents(checkboxes and labels) is generated with a PHP function called by the eFormOnBeforeFormParse and the links in the email are generated by another function called by the eFormOnBeforeMailSent events. I am also allowing for checkboxes to be set automatically by a query string value (links from a library page).
Everything is working fine except if the user misses a field and the form gets posted back with the validation message the state of the dynamically created checkboxes is lost. I thought of trying to grab the values from the $fields array to set these states again and I am having no luck. How does one go about doing this? Can I do this with a list of checkboxes that isn’t validated by eForm?
Here is the snippet call:
[[ComposeDocLinks]]
[[RegDocsMenu]]
[!eForm? &formid=`RegistrationForm` &from=`[+email+]` &fromname=`[+first_name+] [+last_name+]` &sendAsHTML=`1` &to=`[email protected]` &tpl=`RegistrationForm` &report=`RegistrationFormReport` &subject=`FMI Website Registration` &allowhtml=`1` &automessage=`RegistrationFormAutoreply` &autosender=`[email protected]` &autoSenderName=`The Fraud Management Institute` &eFormOnBeforeFormParse=`regDocsMenu` &eFormOnBeforeMailSent=`composeLinks` &debug=`1` &noemail=`1` &thankyou=`RegistrationFormReport` !]
Here is the php function that generates the checkbox list. Right now I am grabbing values from a text file. This will be from MODx or a database later:
<?php
function regDocsMenu(&$fields, &$templates)
{
#
global $modx; // Access to DocumentParser
$doc_list_id = 68;
$evt =& $modx->event; // The Snippet call event (not eFormOnBeforeFormParse event)
#
#
// Replicate $isPostBack variable
#
$validFormId = ($evt->params['formid'] == $_POST['formid']);
#
$isPostBack = ($validFormId && count($_POST) > 0); // (bool)true if the form is being updated
if (!$isPostBack) {
//set up some array variable
$lines = array();
$doclist = array();
//check the URL for any query string vars for requested docs
if (isset($_GET['docid'])) {
$requested = $_GET['docid'];
} else {
$requested = 0;
}
//get the PDF document list from MODx text document
$doc = $modx->getDocument($doc_list_id, '*', 1); // Search published first.
if (empty($doc)) {
$doc = $modx->getDocument($doc_list_id, '*', 0); // Un-published next
}
//separate the lines of documents
$lines = explode("\n", $doc['content']);
unset($lines[0]);
//loop through and grab file name and title
foreach ($lines as $line) {
if (!empty($line) || $line != "") {
$pos = strrpos($line, "]")+1;
$tempstr = substr($line, $pos);
$tempArr = explode("|", $tempstr);
array_push($doclist, $tempArr);
}
}
//start the list of boxes
$output = "<ul>";
$i = 1;
//add each document title and filename as label checkboxes
foreach ($doclist as $item) {
$output .= "\t<li><label for=\"".str_replace("&", "", str_replace(" ", "_", $item[0]))."\" ><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"".str_replace("&", "", str_replace(" ", "_", $item[0]))."\" name=\"requested_documents[]\" value=\"".$item[1]."\"";
//check to see if it is a selected document
if ($requested == $i) {
$output .= " checked=\"checked\"";
}
$output .= " />".$item[0]."</label></li>\n";
$i++;
}
$output .= "</ul>";
} else {
//if not a postback
//set up some array variable
$lines = array();
$doclist = array();
//get the PDF document list from MODx text document
$doc = $modx->getDocument($doc_list_id, '*', 1); // Search published first.
if (empty($doc)) {
$doc = $modx->getDocument($doc_list_id, '*', 0); // Un-published next
}
//separate the lines of documents
$lines = explode("\n", $doc['content']);
unset($lines[0]);
//loop through and grab file name and title
foreach ($lines as $line) {
if (!empty($line) || $line != "") {
$pos = strrpos($line, "]")+1;
$tempstr = substr($line, $pos);
$tempArr = explode("|", $tempstr);
array_push($doclist, $tempArr);
}
}
//start the list of boxes
$output = "<ul>";
$i = 1;
//add each document title and filename as label checkboxes
foreach ($doclist as $item) {
$output .= "\t<li><label for=\"".str_replace("&", "", str_replace(" ", "_", $item[0]))."\" ><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"".str_replace("&", "", str_replace(" ", "_", $item[0]))."\" name=\"requested_documents[]\" value=\"".$item[1]."\"";
//***** need to do something here to check what was posted ***
$output .= " />".$item[0]."</label></li>\n";
$i++;
}
$output .= "</ul>";
### trying to output fields data on postback so I can see values
$fieldsdata = "";
foreach($fields as $fld => $value){
if(!empty($value) && field_is_not_required($fld)){
$fieldsdata .="<p>{$fld}: {$value}</p>";
}
}
$fields['thefields'] = $fieldsdata;
}
$fields['docsdropdown'] = $output;
return true;
}
?>
The form code:
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
var alerted = false;
function enableOtherBox(ckbox,elem) {
if (ckbox.checked == true) {
document.forms['RegistrationForm'].elements[elem].disabled = false;
} else {
document.forms['RegistrationForm'].elements[elem].disabled = true;
}
}
</script>
[+validationmessage+]
<form method="post" action="[~[*id*]~]" id="RegistrationForm" name="RegistrationForm" >
<input name="formid" type="hidden" value="RegistrationForm" />
<fieldset id="doclist">
Please send me a copy of these documents:<br />
[+docsdropdown+]
</fieldset>
<fieldset> <label for="first_name">First Name</label>
<input name="first_name" id="first_name" class="text" type="text" eform="First Name::1:" />
<br />
<label for="last_name">Last Name</label>
<input name="last_name" id="last_name" class="text" type="text" eform="Last Name::1:" />
<br />
<label for="company_name">Company Name</label>
<input type="text" name="company_name" id="company_name" eform="Company Name::1:" />
<br />
<label for="title">Title</label>
<input type="text" name="title" id="title" eform="Title::1:" />
</fieldset>
<fieldset>Company Address:<br />
<label for="company_address1">Address 1</label>
<input type="text" name="company_address1" id="company_address1" eform="Address::1:" />
<br />
<label for="company_address2">Address 2</label>
<input type="text" name="company_address2" id="company_address2" />
<br />
<label for="company_city">City</label>
<input type="text" name="company_city" id="company_city" eform="City::1:" />
<br />
<label for="company_state">State</label>
<select id="company_state" name="company_state" eform="State::1:">
<option value="">-- Select One --</option>
<optgroup label="U.S. States">
<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
<option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
<option value="CA">California</option>
<option value="CO">Colorado</option>
<option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
<option value="DC">District of Columbia</option>
<option value="DE">Delaware</option>
<option value="FL">Florida</option>
<option value="GA">Georgia</option>
<option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
<option value="IA">Iowa</option>
<option value="ID">Idaho</option>
<option value="IL">Illinois</option>
<option value="IN">Indiana</option>
<option value="KS">Kansas</option>
<option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
<option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
<option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
<option value="MD">Maryland</option>
<option value="ME">Maine</option>
<option value="MI">Michigan</option>
<option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
<option value="MO">Missouri</option>
<option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
<option value="MT">Montana</option>
<option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
<option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
<option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
<option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>
<option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
<option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
<option value="NV">Nevada</option>
<option value="NY">New York</option>
<option value="OH">Ohio</option>
<option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
<option value="OR">Oregon</option>
<option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
<option value="PR">Puerto Rico</option>
<option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>
<option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
<option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
<option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
<option value="TX">Texas</option>
<option value="UT">Utah</option>
<option value="VA">Virginia</option>
<option value="VT">Vermont</option>
<option value="WA">Washington</option>
<option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>
<option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
<option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Canadian Provinces">
<option value="AB">Alberta</option>
<option value="BC">British Columbia</option>
<option value="MB">Manitoba</option>
<option value="NB">New Brunswick</option>
<option value="NF">Newfoundland</option>
<option value="NT">Northwest Territories</option>
<option value="NS">Nova Scotia</option>
<option value="NU">Nunavut</option>
<option value="ON">Ontario</option>
<option value="PE">Prince Edward Island</option>
<option value="QC">Quebec</option>
<option value="SK">Saskatchewan</option>
<option value="YT">Yukon Territory</option>
</optgroup>
</select>
<br />
<label for="company_zip">Zip</label>
<input type="text" name="company_zip" id="company_zip" eform="Zip::1:" />
<br />
<label for="company_country">Country</label>
<input type="text" name="company_country" id="company_country" />
</fieldset>
<fieldset> <label for="phone">Phone</label>
<input type="text" name="phone" id="phone" eform="Phone Number::1:" />
<br />
<label for="email">E-mail address</label>
<input type="text" name="email" id="email" eform="Email Address:email:1" /></fieldset>
<div class="checkbox_list clearfix">
Industry:<br />
<label><input type="radio" name="industry" value="Banking" eform="Your industry::1"/>Banking</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="industry" value="Online Retailing" />Online Retailing</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="industry" value="Fraud Management Consultant" />Fraud Management Consultant</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="industry" value="Fraud Management Software" />Fraud Management Platform / Software / Data Provider</label>
<label class="lblother"><input type="radio" name="industry" value="Industry-Other:" class="inpother" onchange="enableOtherBox(this,'industry_other_name')" />Other</label><input type="text" name="industry_other_name" disabled="disabled" class="fldother" />
</div>
<div class="checkbox_list clearfix">
Fraud Role (check all that apply):<br />
<label><input type="checkbox" name="fraud_role[]" value="Management" eform="Your fraud role::1" />Management</label>
<label><input type="checkbox" name="fraud_role[]" value="Analyst" />Analyst</label>
<label><input type="checkbox" name="fraud_role[]" value="Investigator" />Investigator</label>
<label><input type="checkbox" name="fraud_role[]" value="Consultant" />Consultant</label>
<label class="lblother"><input type="checkbox" name="fraud_role[]" value="Fraud Role-Other:" class="inpother" onchange="enableOtherBox(this,'role_other_name')" />Other</label><input type="text" name="role_other_name" id="role_other_name" disabled="disabled" class="fldother" />
</div>
<div class="checkbox_list clearfix">
Fraud Responsibilities (check all that apply):<br />
<label><input type="checkbox" name="fraud_responsibility[]" value="New Account Fraud" eform="Your fraud responsibilities::1" />Management</label>
<label><input type="checkbox" name="fraud_responsibility[]" value="Account Takeover Fraud" />Analyst</label>
<label><input type="checkbox" name="fraud_responsibility[]" value="ID Theft / Address Fraud" />Investigator</label>
<label><input type="checkbox" name="fraud_responsibility[]" value="Internal Fraud" />Consultant</label>
<label class="lblother"><input type="checkbox" name="fraud_responsibility[]" value="Responsibility-Other:" class="inpother" onchange="enableOtherBox(this,'resp_other_name')" />Other </label><input type="text" name="resp_other_name" id="resp_other_name" disabled="disabled" class="fldother" />
</div>
<br />
<p><input type="submit" name="Register" id="Register" class="button" value="Submit" /></p>
</form>
[+thefields+]
Any help would be appreciated. I have had great luck with eForm up until now. It has had everything I need. Now I just need to figure out what to tell it do.
Thanks
Brian
