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Form Hack · **Released**: 09-14-2006

Form Hack 4.1

Features:

Ever wanted an online form that a user can fill out, which when submitted gets:

Posted into a new thread in a forum of your choice
Create a new poll in the new thread with options of your choice
Posted as a reply in an existing thread of your choice
PMed to you or someone else
Emailed to an email address you specify
Choose to redirect to the post, thread or forum, or a custom thank you message
Choose to redirect to edit post
See a preview before they submit

Or any combination or all of the above?

Well, this is the hack for you!

You can use this for:

Moderator Applications
Quiz Submit Form which gets PMed to a moderator
Contact Form that goes to PM, email or thread
Guests to apply to be members
Report a Moderator form that goes as a PM to you
Guests can PM you for whatever reason
Order form to buy things
Donation form
News or Articles submissions that can go straight to a thread

Or anything you like - this hack is totally customizable via the AdminCP.

The beauty of this hack is that once you install this hack, to make a new form all you need to do is copy the main hook, rename it to whatever you want, edit the variables in the hook, and you have a totally new form!!! You do not need to touch the templates again, but can always create new ones and use different templates for different forms.

Format of the form:

One main input question
3 Radio buttons Choice questions
3 Normal text input questions
1 Drop down menu
3 Check boxes
1 Long answer question
1 VB message editor text box question
Upload attachments

This is customizable via the hook.

Also:

You can set the usergroups you want access to this form.
Depending on your forum permissions, if the new thread is in a public forum, members can reply to it. This hack allows a form to submit the new thread or post wherever you want it to go.
Force the user to answer all questions.

INSTALLATION
Easy - takes only a few minutes:

Import the XML into products. (admin cp -> Plug-in System -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product)
Edit the main plug-in - the instructions are all inside the hook itself, in the top half. Follow the instructions carefully!
To get to the form, go to: /newthread.php?do=form (change "form" to the name of your form if you have few)

Done!

Use this hack to make as many forms as you like!

Enjoy!

Updates:

Version 4.0: (09/15/2006)

Ported over for vb3.6
Send to multiple emails.
Send multiple PMs.
Parse emails for BBCode
And finally, ATTACHMENTS!

Version 4.1: (04/24/2008)

Fixed for vb 3.6.10
Small bug fixed.
List of the 2 quick edits are in the zip file so you don't have to start making a form from scratch.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Abe1 with rights from Dr Erwin Loh

rayw · #**422** 04-18-2007, 05:50 AM

I posted a message directly below the one with code in it stating that the problem had been fixed. I've also updated the code so yes, everything should work fine now. It wasn't very clear though, sorry.

Limerick · #**423** 04-18-2007, 06:32 AM

No, no rayw, don't be sorry, I may have read all this to fast.
Anyway, thank you very much for your work and help
I'll give a try to it this evening

Limerick · #**424** 04-18-2007, 07:10 PM

Well, rayw... I've a slight change to do.
In fact, I have a lot of forums and su-forums. All these may change time to time, so I would need this tweak to be easy to manage.

My idea would be to use the forumjump template to improve that product.

Something like this, where when clicked on, would post the thread in :

PHP Code:


			
<div class="smallfont" style="text-align:$stylevar[left]; white-space:nowrap">

    <form action="forumdisplay.php" method="get">

    <input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />

    <input type="hidden" name="daysprune" value="$daysprune" />

    <strong>$vbphrase[forum_jump]</strong><br />

    <select name="f" onchange="this.form.submit();">

        <optgroup label="$vbphrase[forums]">

        $jumpforumbits

        </optgroup>

    </select>$gobutton

    </form>

</div>

Would it be possible to have this?

j_86 · #**425** 04-18-2007, 07:44 PM

How do you send an e-mail out to a group with the contents of the form?

rayw · #**426** 04-18-2007, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Limerick

Well, rayw... I've a slight change to do.
In fact, I have a lot of forums and su-forums. All these may change time to time, so I would need this tweak to be easy to manage.

My idea would be to use the forumjump template to improve that product.

Something like this, where when clicked on, would post the thread in :

PHP Code:


			
<div class="smallfont" style="text-align:$stylevar[left]; white-space:nowrap">

    <form action="forumdisplay.php" method="get">

    <input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />

    <input type="hidden" name="daysprune" value="$daysprune" />

    <strong>$vbphrase[forum_jump]</strong><br />

    <select name="f" onchange="this.form.submit();">

        <optgroup label="$vbphrase[forums]">

        $jumpforumbits

        </optgroup>

    </select>$gobutton

    </form>

</div>

Would it be possible to have this?

Using the forum jump menu isn't a bad idea. Never thought of that.

I don't see why it wouldn't work and all the code looks ok (but I'm no programmer either - still learning as said above).

All you can do is give it a go and see what happens.

You seem to know more about this stuff then me anyway!

Limerick · #**427** 04-23-2007, 03:23 PM

Hey rayw,

I don't think I know more than you: I just copied the forumjump code. But I don't think, this could work as these link are not designed to save posts but just to jump to...

Maybe some coder around here may help us...

icemanic · #**428** 04-25-2007, 02:34 AM

im totally clueless trying to customize my own form, can anyone help me via PM ?????

im trying to add several $normalquestion .....but do i just add $normalquestion2

it does not show up, etc

HELP!

Deepdog009 · #**429** 04-26-2007, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mookie

I am having a problem with the form hack. I am receiving a error

Code:

Invalid Forum specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

Does anyone know how to fix this error. I have tried almost everything... I guess there is something that I have not tried yet.

Double check your form names, that message says something is wrong with your form name or something in your plugin code is not matching forms.

Maybe the link has one letter wrong.

Good Luck

Deepdog009 · #**430** 04-26-2007, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icemanic

im totally clueless trying to customize my own form, can anyone help me via PM ?????

im trying to add several $normalquestion .....but do i just add $normalquestion2

it does not show up, etc

HELP!

Icemanic its possible that you forgot something in one of your forms or your plugin code isn't matching.

Check form names
Check form answer area
Check main form and verify that its got the correct html that will show all boxes or message areas.

HTML Code:

// Part 1
$vbulletin->input->clean_array_gpc('p', array(
'answer1' => TYPE_STR,
'answer2' => TYPE_STR,
'answer3' => TYPE_STR,
'answer4' => TYPE_STR,
'answer5' => TYPE_STR,
'radioanswer1' => TYPE_STR,
'radioanswer1other' => TYPE_STR,
'$normalanswer1' => TYPE_STR,
'$normalanswer2' => TYPE_STR,
));

// Part 2
$answer1 = $vbulletin->GPC['answer1'];
$answer2 = $vbulletin->GPC['answer2'];
$answer3 = $vbulletin->GPC['answer3'];
$answer4 = $vbulletin->GPC['answer4'];
$answer5 = $vbulletin->GPC['answer5'];
$radioanswer1 = $vbulletin->GPC['radioanswer1'];
$radioanswer1other = $vbulletin->GPC['radioanswer1other'];
$normalanswer1 = $vbulletin->GPC['normalanswer1'];
$normalanswer2 = $vbulletin->GPC['normalanswer2'];

Next check your forms templates 2 verify that all is matching and is placed correctly.

Good Luck!

Deepdog009 · #**431** 04-27-2007, 12:01 PM

HTML Code:

$formtitle
$bbuserinfo[username]

$question1
$answer1

$question2
$answer2

$question3
$answer3

$question4
$answer4

$question5
$answer5

$radioquestion1
$radioanswer1
$radioanswer1other

$normalquestion1
$normalanswer1

$normalquestion2
$normalanswer2

------------------------------------------------------

$vbtextquestion

$vbtextanswer

------------------------------------------------------

Here is the main form Html info 4 this answer sheet

HTML Code:

<tr>
	<td class="alt1" colspan="3">
				<b>$normalquestion1</b>
		</td>
	</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2" colspan="3">
<input type="text" size="30" value="$normalanswer1" name="normalanswer1" />
</td>
</tr>

Good Luck!

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