ok i followed instructions... uploaded form.php and added the templates.. but im having one problem... when i go to submit the application to my self for a test.. i recieve a BLANK PM and BLANK EMAIL.. i dont get why its sending them blank... anyway very nice hack :D

Erwin,
You're a real pro. Thanks for this hack -- it rocks. I have been doing a little research on how to get this page to redirect to the new "Thread" it has created once the form is submitted and it tells you "Thank You." Is there a simple line of code I can add to the form.php that will do this?

Make sure you add the templates to the correct style. Blank pages and PMs mean the templates are not there or cannot be found.

they are added to the correct template.. thats odd... :\ i even tryed adding them to the other.. still blank... :\ i named them form and formanswers... like they should be from what im told..

how do i check the color for those table that are black?

Your background must be black or somethng - modify the "form" template.

Very nice Erwin, thanks

I have a little question :)

how can I use this hack? not technicaly, I did install it and customized it and all working just fine test posing in forum (new/reply) and email

but I guess my question is whats the best way to use it for? or how to make use of it?

I sat there with another admin trying to figure that but .....

I thought I'd just use the email part to make it like site comments or whatever

but why use that to post in the forum when we have the normal posing way or even quick posting too?

I am sorry I am not tryin to say anything other than wanting some ideas to make use of the script as I do like it


Thanks

The potential uses of this hack is listed in my first post. It's not a complete list.

I use it on my site as a moderator application form, which creates a poll automatically in my staff forum for current staff to vote.

But others have used it for manual donations, selling items etc.

Some use it as a way for guests to PM staff, or a way to submit quizzes or news articles.

It's what you want to make of it.

I'll tell you what I'm going to use it for (as soon as I can figure out how to add a redirect). :) My website is automotive themed, and we have a couple Tech forums, where members come to ask advice on how to fix various problems that they are having with their vehicles. A common problem that we see is when a member doesn't give important information when they are starting a thread. There have been times when all they'll say is: "My car runs crappy. What's wrong with it?" They forget that we may not know their Make/Model/Year, etc. For a couple years now, I've wanted to have a form that needs to be filled out in order to make a post in that forum, so that I could tell them specifically what info is needed.

I don't know what your forum is about, but perhaps you could find a similar use for this wonderful hack. :) Attached is a pic of my form page.

Take care,
~Chris

hey guys whats up.

I am just about to install this hack -- or as I would call it a MAJOR UPGRADE.

I want to use this form for many forums, but do not want to upload a new forum.php, and the two templetes for each forum. Each forum I want to post to will ask the same questions.

What I am asking here is, is it possible to use the same forum.php and the two templetes for multiple forums? I do not want the form answers to be posted in multiple forums. If this is possible how can I do it?

Is it also possible to for this script to find out automatically what thread the user wants to reply to?

Thanks.