[RESOLVED] php mailer with scrolling comment input box

[pippylu]

Hello,

I am using the PHP Mailer by 88Kilo in the movies section.
http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Inter...1390/index.php

However, I had to change it so that the comments box had a scroll bar. To do this, I had to put the comments input text box, which is labeled Var:comments into a separate movie clip. Now it scrolls and my email sends, but it doesn't send anything you type in the comments box. I think there is a problem with my routing...somehow I need to tell the mailer to look within the movie clip (instance name: myInput) for the Var:comments.

Here is the code in the actions layer on the root timeline:

stop();
// this variable will decide if the email address is in the correct format
a =0;
// validates the email field for @ symbol and a . at the end
function validate () {
if (from.length>=7) {
if (from.indexOf("@")>0) {
if ((from.indexOf("@")+2)<from.lastIndexOf(".")) {
if (from.lastIndexOf(".")<(from.length-2)) {
a = 1;
// email is fine
}
}
}
}

}
// checks for empty fields then calls email check function
function formcheck () {
validate ();
trace(a);
if (fname = "" or telno eq "" or comments eq "" or from eq "") {
stop();
error = "You have left blank fields, please fill in all fields, thank you";
} else {
emailcheck ();
}
}
// email check function calls the fucntion at the top, if its satisfied it loads the php script and sends you to frame 2
function emailcheck (){
if (a != 1){
stop();
error = "Email address not valid";
} else {
loadVariablesNum("mail.php3", 0, "POST");
gotoAndStop(2);
}
}

Here is the code from the .php page:

<?php

$adminaddress = "[email protected]";
$sitename = "Website.com";

mail("$adminaddress","Info Request",

"A Message from $sitename from\n

First Name: $name

Company Name: $company
Telephone: $telno

Email: $from\n

The visitor commented:

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

$comments



Logged Info :

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

Using: $HTTP_USER_AGENT

Hostname: $ip

IP address: $REMOTE_ADDR

Date/Time: $date","FROM:$adminaddress");


?>

Any help is greatly appreciated.

PippyLu

[cancerinform]

You are not using flash 8 , since you use "eq" instead "==" in the if statement. Better change that, since in Flash 8 eq is not allowed.

The reference to the textfield should be

myInput.comments

[pippylu]

I changed this line in the flash file:

if (fname = "" or telno eq "" or comments eq "" or from eq "") {

to

if (fname = "" or telno == "" or myInput.comments == "" or from == "") {

but I still get the same result, the message sends with the comments area empty.

[cancerinform]

That tutorial is very old (Flash 5). I would not use it in the present form. loadVariablesNum has several problems and one of them is dealing with levels. I changed the fla including LoadVars and including your new movieclip.

[pippylu]

Awesome! Thanks! It works...with one little glich. When you click Send it now launches mail.php3 in a new blank window. How can I make this not happen?

[cancerinform]

Change the code to this:

function emailcheck ()
{
    var lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars ();
    var lvAnswer:LoadVars = new LoadVars ();
    if (a != 1)
    {
        stop ();
        error = "Email address not valid";
    }
    else
    {
        lv.fname = fname.text;
        lv.telno = telno.text;
        lv.comments = myInput.comments.text;
        lv.from = from.text;
        lv.sendAndLoad ("mail.php3", lvAnswer, "POST");
        lvAnswer.onLoad = function ()
        {
            gotoAndStop (2);
        };
    }
} 

You may want to check all the variable names if they are correct in the php script as well as in flash.

[pippylu]

Ok, that fixed that problem, and I double checked the variable names, but we have made a new problem. Now when I click send, the Name entry field momentarily reads "false" before before going to the thanks for sending message on frame 2 of the main timeline.

Thanks again for all of your help. It is greatly appreciated!!

[cancerinform]

Add another = after if (fname.text =

[pippylu]

Thank you so much for your help!

I updated the original file with the correct code and am attaching here for future users. You will have to add your own scroller since I bought mine and as such, cannot distribute.

Cheers

[Kengineering]

I'm also trying to get this mailer to work and after rereading all of the posts I noticed that loadvars() was stated to have issues with levels. My contact appears on level four of my flash movie. How should I modify Cancerinform's code to get that to work?

Thanks

[cancerinform]

You need to be more specific. What exactly is the problem?

[Kengineering]

Well I fixed the files as needed, so that the variables would be picked up from my movie:

var a =0;

function validate (){
    if (it_email.text.length >= 7){
        if (it_email.text.indexOf ("@") > 0){
            if ((it_email.text.indexOf ("@") + 2) < it_email.text.lastIndexOf (".")){
                if (it_email.text.lastIndexOf (".") < (it_email.text.length - 2)){
                    a = 1;
                    // email is fine
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
// checks for empty fields then calls email check function
function formcheck () {
    validate ();        
    trace(a);
    if (it_name.text == "" || it_email.text == "" || it_zip.text == "" || it_comment.text == "") {
        stop();
        error = "You have left blank fields, please fill in all fields. Thank you!";
    } else {
        emailcheck ();
    }
}
// email check function calls the fucntion at the top, if its satisfied it loads the php script and sends you to frame 2
function emailcheck (){
    var lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
    var lvAnswer:LoadVars = new LoadVars (); 
    if (a != 1){
        stop ();
        error = "Email address not valid.";
    } else {
        lv.name = it_name.text;
        lv.email = it_email.text;
        lv.zip = it_zip.text;
        lv.comment = it_comment.text;
        trace (lv.name);
        trace (lv.email);
        trace (lv.zip);
        trace (lv.comment);
        lv.sendAndLoad ("mail.php3", lvAnswer, "POST"); 
        lvAnswer.onLoad = function () { 
            gotoAndStop ("Sent"); 
        };
    } 
} 

This code traces everything as stated.

Then I fixed up the mailer:

<?php

$adminaddress = "[email protected]"; 
$sitename = "site";

mail("$adminaddress","Contact Page", 
"A customer at $sitename has commented\n
Name: $name 
Email: $email\n
Zip: $zip
The visitor commented:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$comment

Logged Info :
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Using: $HTTP_USER_AGENT
Hostname: $ip
IP address: $REMOTE_ADDR
Date/Time:  $date","FROM:$adminaddress"); 

?>

Nothing happens after this point...however this script is in a .swf that is called to level 4, would that be an issue?

[cancerinform]

I have never sent from a different level but try a number traces. If you cannot do traces because of a test on the server add a textfield and test if you get a response within the onLoad function.

Another possibility is to add "this" to all variables and for lv
var lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var lvAnswer:LoadVars = new LoadVars ();
lv = this.lv;
lvAnswer = this.lvAnswer;

[Kengineering]

Another possibility is to add "this" to all variables and for lv
var lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
var lvAnswer:LoadVars = new LoadVars ();
lv = this.lv;
lvAnswer = this.lvAnswer;

That traced as all undefined.

I'm gonna make a text field and try it that way.

[Kengineering]

I just realized that I do get a responce from the onload() function. I have it gotoAndStop("Sent"). Which it does...so I'm still baffled.

[cancerinform]

may be write
_level4.gotoAndStop("Sent");
or
_level0.gotoAndStop("Sent");
if it is located on level 0.

[Kengineering]

I'm going to start from square one with a "Hello World" test...

[Kengineering]

Fixed the problem! It was so much easier than I thought....but it turns out that the server I was using would not allow PHP3.....so I redid it in .ASP.

Sorry for the trouble and thanks for the help!

[tim_ver]

I wanted to know how I would add it so a person would see the message it was submitted and then take them back to the home page after 10seconds?

Thanks

[CARABAO]

do you guys have a corresponding php 4 or 5 file for this? orgfree.com only supports php 4 or 5. please help. thanks in advance!