mail function

i don't know where to put this so i'll post here.

i have a form that needs to be emailed to my boss similar to the way the contact_us page works. however the form is giving me issues and i was wondering if there is a way to configure the page to be emailed the same way as the contact us page emails? the code i have keeps giving errors. i want to see if i can copy the contact us code and format it to send the repair form page.

The Form

conact us page

I know this is a weird question but i'm hoping its possible.

i have a form that needs to be emailed to my boss similar to the way the contact_us page works. however the form is giving me issues and i was wondering if there is a way to configure the page to be emailed the same way as the contact us page emails? the code i have keeps giving errors. i want to see if i can copy the contact us code and format it to send the repair form page.

The Form

conact us page

EDIT: i reposted this in the email section. sorry for reposting but i'm hoping to get a better answer there and close this thread but idk how.

help is greatly appreciated. my boss wants this form functional asap to bring in more revenue. :smile:

What error messages are you getting?

If I were to ever create a customised contact form, I would modify the Returns Authorization contribution.

Error Image here

ill check out that mod you mentioned and play with it a bit. if anyone can fix this stupid error i get while im playing with the mod it would be great.

Like this? http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?p=386482#post386482

I’m surprised that’s not in the Downloads section :shocking:

thank you dr byte, this contribution is helping me alot ^_^

for anyone who can help, i altered the original band_signup for my boss and i'm trying to send it however i only get a page not found 404. lol obviously i'm doing something wrong but i dont know what.

My Form

Would it be because of my new added items that i haven't defined yet?

ok i figured out how to make it post the email however now im getting the following errors:

Sorry, my system does not understand your email address. Please try again.
Error Please fill in the contact lastname

my error. i never changed the last name id properly.

however, instead of taking what is typed in the email field, it now tries to take what is in the last name field and use it as the email. any help on how to change that?

ok i found a better thing to help me out with.

this is my new form using the band_signup thanks to Dr Byte
My Form

i now have a new error:
instead of taking what is typed in the email field, it now tries to take what is in the last name field and use it as the email. any help on how to change that?

old thread

here is what it says: (by the way, the last name entered is the piohk,j)
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in C:\xampp\htdocs\forcemeasurement\includes\functions\functions_email.php on line 387

Email Error: The following From address failed: piohk,j

Moderator's note: The 2 threads have been combined into 1.

thank you!

if anyone knows how to help please do. my boss wants to use this asap.

If it's putting the last name in the email field, then you've done something wrong in your coding whereby either you're passing the wrong parameters to the zen_mail function or you're mixing up values between variables somewhere.

i'll recheck my code then. if i paste it here, will anyone help me find my mistake?

i'm pretty sure the error is on this page. i'm confused since it reads correct to me. i must be missing something.

<?php
//
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// | to obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to       |
// | [email protected] so we can mail you a copy immediately.          |
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// $Id: header_php.php,v 1.3 2007/06/07 00:00:00 DrByteZen Exp $
//
  require(DIR_WS_MODULES . 'require_languages.php');
  $breadcrumb->add(NAVBAR_TITLE);

  $error = false;
  $cemail = '';
  $company = '';
  $address = '';
  $state = '';
  $city = '';
  $zip = '';
  $phone = '';
  $fax = '';
  $po = '';
  $ship = '';
  $contact_firstname = '';
  $contact_lastname = '';
  $idnum = '';
  $manufacturer = '';
  $model = '';
  $serialnum = '';
  $tolerance = '';
  $comments = '';


  if (isset($_GET['action']) && ($_GET['action'] == 'send')) {
    $cemail = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['cemail']);
    $company = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['company']);
    $address = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['address']);
    $state = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['state']);
    $city = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['city']);
    $zip = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['zip']);
    $phone = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['phone']);
    $fax = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['fax']);
    $po = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['po']);
    $ship = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['ship']);
    $contact_firstname = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['contact_firstname']);
    $contact_lastname = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['contact_lastname']);
    $idnum = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['idnum']);
    $manufacturer = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['manufacturer']);
    $model = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['model']);
    $serialnum = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['serialnum']);
    $tolerance = zen_db_prepare_input($_POST['toelrance']);
    $comments = zen_db_prepare_input(strip_tags($_POST['comments']));

    if (!zen_validate_email($cemail))  {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add('repair_form', ENTRY_EMAIL_ADDRESS_CHECK_ERROR);
      }
    if (!zen_not_null($cemail))  {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add('repair_form', 'Please fill in the email');
      }
    if (!zen_not_null($address))  {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add('repair_form', 'Please fill in the address');
      }
    if (!zen_not_null($state))  {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add('repair_form', 'Please fill in the state');
      }
    if (!zen_not_null($city))  {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add('repair_form', 'Please fill in the city');
      }
    if (!zen_not_null($phone))  {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add('repair_form', 'Please fill in the phone');
      }
    if (!zen_not_null($fax))  {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add('repair_form', 'Please fill in the fax');
      }
    if (!zen_not_null($contact_firstname))  {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add('repair_form', 'Please fill in the Contact First Name');
      }
    if (!zen_not_null($contact_lastname))  {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add('repair_form', 'Please fill in the Contact Last Name');
      }
    if (!isset($_POST['certificate']) || ($_POST['certificate'] != '1')) {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add_session('repair_form', 'You must choose a certificate level.', 'error');
    }

   if ($error == false) {

// grab some customer info if logged in
      if(isset($_SESSION['customer_id'])) {
        $check_customer = $db->Execute("select customers_firstname, customers_lastname, customers_email_address
        from " . TABLE_CUSTOMERS . " where customers_id = '" . (int)$_SESSION['customer_id'] . "'");
        $customer_email = $check_customer->fields['customers_email_address'];
        $customer_name = $check_customer->fields['customers_firstname'] . ' ' . $check_customer->
        fields['customers_lastname'];
      } else {
        $customer_email = 'Not logged in';
        $customer_name = 'Not logged in';
      }

//assemble the email contents:
      $email_text = 'Repair Form Submission: ' . "\n" .
        '------------------------------------------------------' . "\n" .
        'cemail:' . "\t" . $cemail . "\n" .
        'address:' . "\t" . $address . "\n" .
        'state:' . "\t" . $state . "\n" .
        'city:' . "\t" . $city . "\n" .
        'zip:' . "\t" . $zip . "\n" .
        'contact_firstname:' . "\t" . $contact_firstname . "\n" .
        'contact_lastname:' . "\t" . $contact_lastname . "\n" .
        'phone:' . "\t" . $phone . "\n" .
        'fax:' . "\t" . $fax . "\n" .
        'po:' . "\t" . $po . "\n" .
        'ship:' . "\t" . $ship . "\n" .
        'manufacturer:' . "\t" . $manufacturer . "\n" .
        'model:' . "\t" . $model . "\n" .
        'serialnum:' . "\t" . $serialnum . "\n" .
        'idnum:' . "\t" . $idnum . "\n" .
        'calibrate:' . "\t" . $calibrate . "\n" .
        'tolerance:' . "\t" . $tolerance . "\n" .
        'certificate:' . "\t" . $certificate . "\n" .
        'comments:' . "\t" . $comments . "\n\n" .
        '------------------------------------------------------' . "\n" .
        OFFICE_USE . "\t" . "\n" .
        OFFICE_LOGIN_NAME . "\t" . $customer_name . "\n" .
        OFFICE_LOGIN_EMAIL . "\t" . $customer_email . "\n" .
        OFFICE_IP_ADDRESS . "\t" . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] . "\n" .
        OFFICE_HOST_ADDRESS . "\t" . gethostbyaddr($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) . "\n" .
        OFFICE_DATE_TIME . "\t" . date("D M j Y G:i:s T") . "\n" .
        '------------------------------------------------------' . "\n\n" .
      $email_text = zen_output_string_protected($email_text);
      $email_html = nl2br("\n" . $email_text);

//send the email
      zen_mail(STORE_NAME, SEND_TO_ADDRESS, EMAIL_SUBJECT, $email_text,
      $contact_firstname, $contact_lastname, $cemail, array('EMAIL_MESSAGE_HTML' => $email_html),
      'repair_form');

      zen_redirect(zen_href_link(FILENAME_repair_form, 'action=success'));
      } //endif $error=false

  } // endif action

// default email and name if customer is logged in
  if(isset($_SESSION['customer_id'])) {
      $check_customer = $db->Execute("select customers_firstname, customers_lastname, customers_email_address
      from " . TABLE_CUSTOMERS . " where customers_id = '" . $_SESSION['customer_id'] . "'");
      if ($cemail == '') $cemail = $check_customer->fields['customers_email_address'];
      if ($contact_firstname == '') $contact_firstname = $check_customer->fields['customers_firstname'];
      if ($contact_lastname == '') $contact_lastname = $check_customer->fields['customers_lastname'];
  }

?>

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The Form
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can anyone help? its really getting frustrating now. :cry:

no need for anyone to post. i got it on my own

Glad you got it sorted out. Sometimes it can feel like a needle in a haystack when there's so many fields and parameters to work with :eek: