emailer issue!

[johnny_cat]

If a user doesn't type anything into a certain field, can the incoming email that I get not include that item at all? below is the PHP script. for example if I dont enter anything for "bagel" below, can BAGEL: $bagel not show up at all in the email that I get? I'm new to PHP so I have no idea where to start or finish. a friend said this may work

if ($bagel!= "") { ?>
BAGEL: <?=$bagel?>
}?>

but he's not around and I have no idea where to put it to try. thanks!

<?
$ToEmail = '[e-mail]';

$ToSubject = "subject line here";

$EmailBody = "
COMPANY NAME: $Name\n
ADDRESS: $Address\n
CONTACT PERSON: $ContactPerson\n
\n\n
MENU ORDERS\n
BAGEL: $bagel
TOAST: $toast
FRUIT: $fruit
";

mail($ToName." <".$ToEmail.">",$ToSubject, $EmailBody, "From: ".$Name." <".$Email.">");

?>

[devinemke]

i have no idea how your form is coded but i would suggest looping thru the $POST array and checking each value. something like:

$ToEmail = '[e-mail]';
$ToSubject = 'subject line here';
$EmailBody = '';
foreach ($_POST as $key => $value)
{
	if ($value) {$EmailBody .= $key . ': ' . $value . "\n";}
}

mail($ToName . ' <' . $ToEmail . '>', $ToSubject, $EmailBody, 'From: ' . $Name . ' <' . $Email . '>');

[johnny_cat]

that IS the code. I'm using flash and all flash does is call this php form. I'm not 100% sure what you mean in your post. I'm new to php and am not sure where to put what you mentioned in my code?

[johnny_cat]

can anybody steer me in the right direction? thanks.

[lozza1978]

ok lets get this right!

you have a form, which asks the user for the email address,

if the email address line is empty, when the user submits the form the $email string will produce NULL, if you require the email addy, then you will have to code some error validation,

let us know what you want to achive

lozza

[dalecosp]

<?
$ToEmail = '[e-mail]';

$ToSubject = "subject line here";

$EmailBody = "";

if ($Name) {
   $EmailBody.="COMPANY NAME: $Name\n";
}
if ($Address) {
   $EmailBody.="ADDRESS: $Address\n";
}

if ($ContactPerson) {
   $EmailBody.="CONTACT PERSON: $ContactPerson\n";
}

$EmailBody.="\n\n";

if ($bagel || $fruit || $toast) {
$EmailBody.="MENU ORDERS\n";
}
if ($bagel) {
   $EmailBody.="BAGEL: $bagel \n";
}
if ($toast) {
   $EmailBody.="TOAST: $toast \n";
}
if ($fruit) {
   $EmailBody.="FRUIT: $fruit   

";
}

mail($ToName." <".$ToEmail.">",$ToSubject, $EmailBody, "From: ".$Name."
<".$Email.">");

?>

Well, that's what he's asking for. Of course, johnny_cat, the reason you've not gotten a "straight answer" is probably twofold: one, we don't tend to like to do the work for others, we prefer to simply point out mistakes or offer suggestions, advice, examples, and the like (in order that you might grow as a programmer); two, I've done exactly what you've asked for, but it isn't really a Good Thing(TM) and so nobody could quite understand what you desired.

In this case the script will make it possible for you to get a completely blank e-mail, which I'm pretty sure is not what you want .... :eek:

[johnny_cat]

thanks for everyones help. I never asked for anybody to do my work. I only asked for help and where I could possibly find a solution. to answer lozza1978, flash does all the error validation on the fields that I need filled. the PHP file I posted sends the info filled in to a set email address. if a user doesn't want a BAGEL for example, that user doesn't need to fill in the field. so when the user sends the info to the set email address BAGEL: $bagel doesn't show up in it at all.

Thank you dalecosp for the code but it still doesn't work. before I'd hit send and I'd get an email, but with your code for some reason an email isn't even sent.

I'll continue to search and experiment. I know this must have been done before. I just need an example to look and study from.

thanks.

[dalecosp]

johnny_cat wrote:

Thank you dalecosp for the code but it still doesn't work. before I'd hit send and I'd get an email, but with your code for some reason an email isn't even sent.

Config/implementation error on your side: I just ordered a bagel and a slice of toast here... 😃