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Marin Orlic	Wednesday 25 May 2005 4:50:43 pm Hi all, I need to create a feedback form (rather detailed) and send user input by email (html format). My first idea was to user form/process module, but then I found out it doesn't use any template for formatting, but just dumps POST variable data and sends that to email.. So it seems I must use information collectors.. is there any dummer way, I've got something like 40+ inputs on a form - creating a class for all that is a total pain in the ... and anyway there's no need to store the data in CMS, just send it as-is.. Of course, I could probably bypass eZ altogether and use plain PHP, but it's ugly.. Any ideas, please? :) Thanks, Marin.
Łukasz Serwatka	Wednesday 25 May 2005 11:12:36 pm You can create your own module. More info in documentation. http://ez.no/ez_publish/documentation/development/extensions/module/module_tutorial_part_1 You will have to use ezmail class. lib\ezutils\classes\ezmail.php Using information collectors as you mention is also good way. If you create all inputs then you can edit/format only one tpl to set your own design from html mail (override content/collectedinfomail/form.tpl) Remember to set ContentType=text/html in [MailSettings] in site.ini.append.php Personal website -> http://serwatka.net Blog (about eZ Publish) -> http://serwatka.net/blog

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Marin Orlic

Wednesday 25 May 2005 4:50:43 pm

Hi all,

I need to create a feedback form (rather detailed) and send user input by email (html format).

My first idea was to user form/process module, but then I found out it doesn't use any template for formatting, but just dumps POST variable data and sends that to email..

So it seems I must use information collectors.. is there any dummer way, I've got something like 40+ inputs on a form - creating a class for all that is a total pain in the ... and anyway there's no need to store the data in CMS, just send it as-is.. Of course, I could probably bypass eZ altogether and use plain PHP, but it's ugly..

Any ideas, please? :)

Thanks,
Marin.

Łukasz Serwatka

Wednesday 25 May 2005 11:12:36 pm

You can create your own module. More info in documentation.
http://ez.no/ez_publish/documentation/development/extensions/module/module_tutorial_part_1

You will have to use ezmail class.
lib\ezutils\classes\ezmail.php

Using information collectors as you mention is also good way. If you create all inputs then you can edit/format only one tpl to set your own design from html mail (override content/collectedinfomail/form.tpl)

Remember to set ContentType=text/html in [MailSettings] in site.ini.append.php

Personal website -> http://serwatka.net
Blog (about eZ Publish) -> http://serwatka.net/blog