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FORM to THREAD/ FORUM/ POLL/ PM/ EMAIL - Totally CUSTOMIZABLE FORMS
Version 1.6 for vBulletin 3.x.x by Dr Erwin Loh

Features:

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

1. Posted into a new thread in a forum of your choice
2. Create a new poll in the new thread with options of your choice
3. Posted as a reply in an existing thread of your choice
4. PMed to you or someone else
5. Emailed to an email address you specify
6. Choose to redirect to the post, thread or forum, or a custom thank you message
7. Choose to redirect to editpost to upload attachments

Or any combination or all of the above?

Well, this is the hack for you!

You can use this for:

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

Or anything you like - this hack is totally customizable via the PHP file.
Basically, this hack involves modifying 1 PHP file form.php (you add questions, options etc. in the PHP file itself), uploading it, and then adding 2 templates.

The beauty of this hack is that once you have added the 2 templates, to make a new form, all you need to do is copy the form.php and rename it to form2.php, edit the variables in the PHP file, and you have a totally new form!!! You do not need to touch the templates again.

Format of the form:

1. One main input question
2. 2 Radio buttons Choice questions
3. 3 Normal text input questions
4. 1 Long answer question

This is customizable via the PHP file.

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:

1. Add the 2 templates.

2. Edit form.php - the instructions are all inside the PHP file itself, in the top half. Follow the instructions carefully!

3. Upload form.php

Just link to form1.php eg. http://www.yourforum.com/forums/form.php

Done!

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

Enjoy!

Updates:

Version 1.1 - Option to force user to answer all questions.
Version 1.2 - Thread count and lastposter information now updated if form is sent to existing thread.
Version 1.3 - ADDED CREATE POLL OPTION!

Version 1.4 - Fixed bug with Form-to-thread code
Version 1.5 - Major update:
- fixed bug where thread count not updated when form to forum
- fixed default posting to allow smilies and sigs when reply to thread
- added templates to cache (saves 2 queries)
- added option to change thank you message
- added options to redirect to post, thread or forum when submit
Version 1.6 - Choose to redirect to editpost to upload attachments

Screenshot is an example of a form - the form title and questions are customizable:

Erwin · #**107** 07-20-2004, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitg

Erwin, this is awesome. However, I am having a problem.

I modified the form.php and added a bunch of questions. I also removed the radio buttons as they were not needed.

However, my form now looks like this.

http://www.dungeonkeepersdomain.com/...st_a_forum.php

It has radion buttons at the top and does not have all my questions.

What did I do wrong?

Edit the form template and remove the radio buttons in it. I can't see the page as you've made the form for registered members only.

Holidazed · #**108** 07-20-2004, 10:27 PM

Well, if the template needs modifying for this, does this mean I need to modify the template for each and every different form I make? Do I make new templates? What do I call them? How do I tell hte form to look to these templates instead of the old ones?

Erwin · #**109** 07-20-2004, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitg

Well, if the template needs modifying for this, does this mean I need to modify the template for each and every different form I make? Do I make new templates? What do I call them? How do I tell hte form to look to these templates instead of the old ones?

If you don't modify the number of questions, you can use the same templates.

If you want to start changing the type and number of questions, you need to copy and rename the template, and change the template name in form.php - keep doing that for new forms, only if you modify those things.

It's not hard too work out - I've made this hack to be customizable - go forth and change it however you like.

irishfreakout · #**110** 07-21-2004, 04:58 PM

Just an idea for future versions (something i would fiind really useful!)

Add the ability to post to a text file for either all or part of the form.

For example, ithis would be used for collecting demographic information that is dumped into a text file then imported to Excel for analysis.

Holidazed · #**111** 07-21-2004, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erwin

If you don't modify the number of questions, you can use the same templates.

If you want to start changing the type and number of questions, you need to copy and rename the template, and change the template name in form.php - keep doing that for new forms, only if you modify those things.

It's not hard too work out - I've made this hack to be customizable - go forth and change it however you like.

OK, I got that resolved. I currently have the form at http://www.dungeonkeepersdomain.com/...st_a_forum.php set so anybody can use it. It is ustilizing the the "form_request_a_forum" template and "formanswers_request_a_forum" answers template. When I fill out the form, it still says "you need to answer every question!".

I DID ANSWER EVERY QUESTION.

My "form_request_a_forum" template looks like this.

Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html id="form" dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - $formtitle</title>
$headinclude
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<br>
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" action="$phpfilename">
<input type="hidden" value="$userid" name="userid">
<input type="hidden" value="submit" name="action">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
  <tr>
	<td class="tcat" colspan="3">
	  $vboptions[bbtitle] - $formtitle
	</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
	<td class="panelsurround" align="center" colspan="3">
	  <table class="panel" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
		<tr>
		  <td align="$stylevar[left]">
			<fieldset class="fieldset" style="margin:0px">
			  <table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
				<tr>
				  <td>
					<font color="#000000">$formpurpose</font>
				  </td>
				</tr>
			  </table>
			  </fieldset>
			</td>
		  </tr>
		</table>
	  </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" width="60%">
		<b>Your Username</b>:</td>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" colspan="2" width="40%">
		<b>$bbuserinfo[username]</b>
	  </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" width="60%">
		<b>$normalquestion1</b><br>
		<font face="verdana" size="1">$explain1</font>
	  </td>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" colspan="2" width="40%">
		<input type="text" size="30" name="normalanswer1">
	  </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" width="60%">
		<b>$normalquestion2</b><br>
		<font face="verdana" size="1">$explain2</font>
	  </td>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" colspan="2" width="40%">
		<input type="text" size="30" name="normalanswer2">
	  </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" width="60%">
		<b>$normalquestion3</b><br>
		<font face="verdana" size="1">$explain3</font>
	  </td>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" colspan="2" width="40%">
		<input type="text" size="30" name="normalanswer3">
	  </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" width="60%">
		<b>$normalquestion4</b><br>
		<font face="verdana" size="1">$explain4</font>
	  </td>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" colspan="2" width="40%">
		<input type="text" size="30" name="normalanswer4">
	  </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" width="60%">
		<b>$normalquestion5</b><br>
		<font face="verdana" size="1">$explain5</font>
	  </td>
	  <td class="alt2" valign="middle" colspan="2" width="40%">
		<input type="text" size="30" name="normalanswer5">
	  </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td colspan="3" class="alt2" valign="middle">
		<b>$longquestion6</b><br>
		<font face="verdana" size="1">$longexplain6</font><br>
		<textarea rows="5" cols="60" name="longanswer6" wrap="VIRTUAL" maxlength="225"></textarea>
	  </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
	  <td colspan="3" class="alt2" valign="middle">
		<b>$longquestion7</b><br>
		<font face="verdana" size="1">$longexplain7</font><br>
		<textarea rows="5" cols="60" name="longanswer7" wrap="VIRTUAL" maxlength="225"></textarea>
	  </td>
	</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p align="center">
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="submit" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt" class="button"> 
<input type="reset" value="Reset" name="reset" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt" class="button">
</p></td></tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
$footer
</body>
</html>

And my "formanswers_request_a_forum" template looks like this.

Code:

$formtitle
$bbuserinfo[username]
-----------------------------------------------------
$normalquestion1
$normalanswer1
-----------------------------------------------------
$normalquestion2
$normalanswer2
-----------------------------------------------------
$normalquestion3
$normalanswer3
-----------------------------------------------------
$normalquestion4
$normalanswer4
-----------------------------------------------------
$normalquestion5
$normalanswer5
-----------------------------------------------------
$longquestion6
$longanswer6
------------------------------------------------------
$longquestion7
$longanswer7
------------------------------------------------------

It works perfectly if I do not force all the questions to be answerws.
What am I doing wrong?

WAR · #**112** 07-21-2004, 09:55 PM

you need to change the conditional in the PHP file where it checks to see if all questions have been answered to match your new format.

I don't have the files where i can look at them right now, but the line you are looking for is marked with a comment, it is a long string of if ($variable1 == "" OR $variable2 == "" OR etc...

You need to change all of the previously used variable names into the variable names you are using now:

$normalanswer1
$normalanswer2
$normalanswer3
$normalanswer4
$normalanswer5
$longanswer6
$longanswer7

If that isn't clear enough, I will post the specific line you need to change later when I get back home

Holidazed · #**113** 07-21-2004, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WAR

you need to change the conditional in the PHP file where it checks to see if all questions have been answered to match your new format.

I don't have the files where i can look at them right now, but the line you are looking for is marked with a comment, it is a long string of if ($variable1 == "" OR $variable2 == "" OR etc...

You need to change all of the previously used variable names into the variable names you are using now:

$normalanswer1
$normalanswer2
$normalanswer3
$normalanswer4
$normalanswer5
$longanswer6
$longanswer7

If that isn't clear enough, I will post the specific line you need to change later when I get back home

OK, it looks like this.

Code:

globalize($_POST, array(
'normalanswer1' => STR,
'normalanswer2' => STR,
'normalanswer3' => STR,
'normalanswer4' => STR,
'normalanswer5' => STR,
'longanswer6' => STR,
'longanswer7' => STR,
'action' => STR
));

Still does not work

Erwin · #**114** 07-21-2004, 10:50 PM

No, not that part, that's the wrong section.

You need to modify the bit of code that checks that all questions are answered which is further down the file. The one that checks that if a variable is empty, then the person needs to answer it.

Holidazed · #**115** 07-22-2004, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erwin

No, not that part, that's the wrong section.

You need to modify the bit of code that checks that all questions are answered which is further down the file. The one that checks that if a variable is empty, then the person needs to answer it.

Erwin, can you give me the classic "Look for" kind of help? Also, I answered all the questions I had on the form. I left NOTHING blank.

Erwin · #**116** 07-22-2004, 02:25 AM

Remove the variables you don't need in this line:

PHP Code:


			
if ($answerall == "1") {

    if ($normalanswer1 == '' OR $radioanswer1 == '' OR $radioanswer2 == '' OR $radioanswer3 == '' OR $radioanswer3other == '' OR $answer1 == '' OR $answer2 == '' OR $answer3 == '' OR $longanswer1 == '')

Holidazed · #**117** 07-22-2004, 12:09 PM

thanks

Aurous · #**118** 07-26-2004, 08:54 PM

no spam control

:dead:

pjdaley · #**119** 07-27-2004, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pjdaley

not really a coder though :ermm:

can someone show me what to change in the php file, so i can change the title of the thread thats created into one of the answers? please?

Holidazed · #**120** 07-27-2004, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pjdaley

can someone show me what to change in the php file, so i can change the title of the thread thats created into one of the answers? please?

That is pretty self explanitory

Open up the form.php (or whatever you named it) file
Look for:

Code:

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//TITLE OF FORM (do not use quotation marks or you will get a parse error)
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
$formtitle = "Generic Form";

Replace:

Code:

$formtitle = "Generic Form";

With:

Code:

$formtitle = "thread title goes here";

LoOnEyToOnZ · #**121** 07-27-2004, 03:49 PM

Dont mind if its a silly question, but the 2 templates being mentioned that has to be added, where are they ?

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