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    Default Help creating distributor application form

    I've never created a form and would like to make a page ( I am assuming it will be an EZ page) that will have a distributor app form which then emails us the information for review. Can I create a new category of customers called dealers or distributors.

    Can anyone give me some advice on creating the app?

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    Default Re: Help creating distributor app

    Zencart has the ability to separate customers into what it calls 'groups', and there are mods in the Plugins area that will allow you to assign pricing by group (which i assume is where you're headed).

    As for the form, if you're really good with HTML forms and the code necessary to email the results, you could do it yourself, but I strongly recommend spending a few bucks on Machform. Either way, yes, it would go into an EZ page.

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    Default Re: Help creating distributor app

    Quote Originally Posted by stevesh View Post
    Zencart has the ability to separate customers into what it calls 'groups', and there are mods in the Plugins area that will allow you to assign pricing by group (which i assume is where you're headed).

    As for the form, if you're really good with HTML forms and the code necessary to email the results, you could do it yourself, but I strongly recommend spending a few bucks on Machform. Either way, yes, it would go into an EZ page.
    Thanks SteveSh, yes that is where I was headed, I wil look for those plugins. As far as the actual form, no I am not good with HTML forms, it is too bad that the CKeditor module cannot be used with easy pages. I will also look into Machform or other form creators

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    Default Re: Help creating distributor app

    Quote Originally Posted by stevesh View Post

    thanks again, I downloaded that an will check it out when I get the form created. ANy advice on creating it will be great. I did see that the HTML box in EZ pages did change to use CKeditor which has form components incuded in it.

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    Default Re: Help creating distributor app

    Not really a Zencart question. There are a lot of HTML tutorials on the Web - these are considered some of the best:
    http://www.w3schools.com/html/

    I'll recommend Machform again. If you place any value on your time, you'll burn through a lot more than $49 worth learning HTML forms and building one. (I don't have any connection with Machform - just a very satisfied customer.)

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    Default Re: Help creating distributor app

    Quote Originally Posted by stevesh View Post
    Not really a Zencart question. There are a lot of HTML tutorials on the Web - these are considered some of the best:
    http://www.w3schools.com/html/

    I'll recommend Machform again. If you place any value on your time, you'll burn through a lot more than $49 worth learning HTML forms and building one. (I don't have any connection with Machform - just a very satisfied customer.)
    thanks again, your advice has always been valued.

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    Default Re: Help creating distributor app

    Good form-related stuff here
    http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...ata-collection

    Place your form into a page created with About_us mod
    http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=86
    Last edited by dw08gm; 22 Sep 2012 at 04:20 PM.

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    Default Re: Help creating distributor app

    I was using a local test site I am now going to use before making changes to my client's live site to create a form and then when submit is cicked send an email to the admin of the site. When I clicked the submit button I got the following error message page

    Object not found!

    The requested URL was not found on this server. The link on the referring page seems to be wrong or outdated. Please inform the author of that page about the error.
    If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.
    Error 404

    1derfulland.com
    Apache/2.4.2 (Win32) OpenSSL/1.0.1c PHP/5.4.4

    And when I clicked the referring page I get the following results:
    Access forbidden!

    You don't have permission to access the requested object. It is either read-protected or not readable by the server.

    with another Error 404 page.

    It looks like I can create the form but have a problem with the action taken
    I used the CKEditor module to edit my page and create my form.
    Can someone help me with the backend of the form?

 

 

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