How to send extra data in eForm?

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Mproject Reply #1, 13 years, 7 months ago

I'm trying to implement a simple "one-page" jQuery shop (more like ordering page) to my site... jQuery part is working, but I want that order to be send by email.
Wanted behavior is:
1. Click on items to drop them into basket
2. Press Checkout -> go to a page with summary of order,
3. ...and under I would like to have a form with some usual fields to populate.
4. press "SEND" to send an order to email with summary of order.

Steps 1,2,3 are fine, but I'm stuck on step 3!

So far I tried this:

1. Create a snippet (web-order) with following code:

<?php
print "<strong>Your order:</strong>:<hr/>";

for($i = 0; $i < count($_POST["id"]); $i++){
	print $_POST["id"][$i]." - ".$_POST["name"][$i]." - ".$_POST["price"][$i]." - ".$_POST["quantity"][$i]."x<br/>";
}

print "<br/><strong>Total cost:</strong><hr/> ".$_POST["cost"];
?>

2. insert it before eForm snippet (I added &eFormOnBeforeMailSent=`web-order`.).

I'm stuck here.... Please help!!!

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pixelchutes Reply #2, 13 years, 7 months ago

You should be able to call your snippet via eForm's runSnippet call, then you'll want to include a function (which I believe accepts &$fields as a parameter / reference). This is what you pass into eFormOnBeforeMailSent, a function name that exists based on the inclusion of the snippet.

NOTE: runSnippet is NOT required, but can simplify your snippet call syntax

e.g.

&runSnippet=`web-order` &eFormOnBeforeMailSent=`emailOrder`

web-order snippet example w/ eForm function:

<?php
function emailOrder( &$fields ){

    // Do something with $fields array here...

    return true;
}

return '';

I have not tested this code (going off of memory), but I believe this should get you on the right track... Also, I would be careful about your direct use of $_POST variables like that, if you fail to properly sanitize them you may be vulnerable to unwanted code injections, etc.

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Mproject Reply #3, 13 years, 7 months ago

Thanks for reply... I will try what you suggested.. but be aware I'm not a programer. Im a designer

I just want to connect eForm ability (on checkout) with this plugin: http://codecanyon.net/item/jquery-plugin-shopping-cart/350282

Any ideas are welcome

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Mproject Reply #4, 13 years, 7 months ago

Tried what you suggested and I got this error

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emailorder() (previously declared in /home/..../public_html/manager/includes/document.parser.class.inc.php(770) : eval()'d code:2) in /home/..../public_html/manager/includes/document.parser.class.inc.php(770) : eval()'d code on line 15

I'm obviously doing something wrong here sad

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sottwell Reply #5, 13 years, 7 months ago

When adding functions to eForm, you either put your snippet in the resource before the eForm snippet, or use &runSnippet in the eForm call. You can't do both, or they both try to declare your function.

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pixelchutes Reply #6, 13 years, 7 months ago

Quote from: Mproject at Feb 21, 2013, 06:35 AM

Tried what you suggested and I got this error

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare emailorder() (previously declared in /home/..../public_html/manager/includes/document.parser.class.inc.php(770) : eval()'d code:2) in /home/..../public_html/manager/includes/document.parser.class.inc.php(770) : eval()'d code on line 15

I'm obviously doing something wrong here

One additional way to work around this is by the use of function_exists() method... In a few, rare cases, you may find yourself needing multiple eform calls on the page...they may use different templates, but share common snippet logic.

Doing the following can assist in those situations:

web-order snippet example w/ eForm function:

<?php
if( !function_exists('emailOrder') ){
    function emailOrder( &$fields ){
        
        // Do something with $fields array here...
        
        return true;
    }
}
return '';

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Mproject Reply #7, 13 years, 7 months ago

If I write the snippet like this:

<?php
print "<strong>Your order:</strong>:<hr/>";
 
for($i = 0; $i < count($_POST["id"]); $i++){
    print $_POST["id"][$i]." - ".$_POST["name"][$i]." - ".$_POST["price"][$i]." - ".$_POST["quantity"][$i]."x<br/>";
}
 
print "<br/><strong>Total cost:</strong><hr/> ".$_POST["cost"];
?>

..it outputs the message before the eForm call.

If I try to do it like this:

<?php
if( !function_exists('emailOrder') ){
    function emailOrder( &$fields ){
         
	// Do something with $fields array here...
	echo "<strong>Your order:</strong>:<hr/>";
	
	for($i = 0; $i < count($_POST["id"]); $i++){
	echo $_POST["id"][$i]." - ".$_POST["name"][$i]." - ".$_POST["price"][$i]." - ".$_POST["quantity"][$i]."x<br/>";
	}
	
	echo "<br/><strong>Total cost:</strong><hr/> ".$_POST["cost"];
	
         
        return true;
    }
}
return '';
?>

..it does nothing. Nothing show up.

Maybe I'm doing some syntax errors?

P.S. my eForm call looks like this:

[!eForm? &runSnippet=`web-order` &eFormOnBeforeMailSent=`emailOrder` &formid=`orderForm`  .......!]

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Mproject Reply #8, 13 years, 7 months ago

UPDATE:

I got the text to appear before the form using this:

Snippet (web-order)

<?php
//functions for eForm events
function emailOrder(&$fields) {

	echo "<strong>Your order:</strong>:<hr/>";
	
	for($i = 0; $i < count($_POST["id"]); $i++){
	echo $_POST["id"][$i]." - ".$_POST["name"][$i]." - ".$_POST["price"][$i]." - ".$_POST["quantity"][$i]."x<br/>";
	}
	
	echo "<br/><strong>Total cost:</strong><hr/> ".$_POST["cost"];
}
return;
?>

eForm call (using &eformOnBeforeFormParse)

[!eForm? &runSnippet=`web-order` &eformOnBeforeFormParse=`emailOrder` &formid=`narudzbaForma` &subject=`[+subject+]` &to=`[(emailsender)]` etc....!]

..but now there is another problem

In email report I don't see the upper text (order summary).
Am I missing something in my report TPL ?

P.S. Does anyone have link to some decent eForm tutorial or something on eForm functions?

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