[solved] Form results to UDT for manually created form

[Cerulean]

Form Builder has an option "Call a User Defined Tag with the form results".

I need to create a form manually, not using Form Builder, as I need to set the default input values using smarty variables in the page and I don't think that is possible using Form Builder. How can I call a UDT with the results of a manually created form?

[calguy1000]

You need to read a: the smarty manual, and b: the formbuilder help. Yes, you can provide default values to a formbuilder form based on smarty variables.

And to answer the next question. you point the form action at a URL which will land on a CMSMS page. all you have to do is make sure that the UDT is executed on that page.

something like:
{if isset($smarty.get.foo) && $smarty.get.foo == 'bar'}
<p>You entered: {$smarty.post.text1}</p>
{my_udt}
{else}
<form action="http://www.mysite.com/page.html?foo=bar">
<input type="text" name="text1" value="foo"/>
<input type="submit" value="submit">
</form>
{/if}

[Cerulean]

Thanks for the advice - it helped me to get both options working.

To spell it out for anyone else wondering...

Smarty variable to default values with Form Builder

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{FormBuilder form='my_form' value_FIELDNAME=$my_variable}

POST array to UDT

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{my_UDT my_param=$smarty.post}

[applejack]

Smarty variable to default values with Form Builder

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{FormBuilder form='my_form' value_FIELDNAME=$my_variable}

The last time I tried this on some existing sites and new builds it was broken in Formbuilder. I would be interested to know if you actually have this working.

[psy]

Using value_FIELDNAME can be unreliable at times. Use value_fldNUMBER instead. Works fine.

[Cerulean]

I used value_FIELDNAME=$my_variable with no problems.

[applejack]

Use value_fldNUMBER instead.

I do, doesn't work will have to re-test.