populating fields from database -...

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Hi Eric,
Not sure what subject line to use for this question, but...
I would like to give a webform that I created with coffeecup to my programmer to ingregrate with my site in such a way that it is behind a login and then prepopulates a few fields using a database query. Can you give me any advice on how to instruct him on the use of what I export. particularly all the files etc.. Maybe I'm overthinking this but just wondering what your advice might be.
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They only need the html of the form page. They will need to add the custom php scripts to load the correct variables.
There's two approaches I use. I either change the html page to .php or I setup my host to allow parsing php within html with .htaccess.
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so, they need no other files?
I think they need the form.cfg file too right? Can we just use it as is with the notifications and confirm email etc.
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ok, so what i mean is ... if i am using notifications and confirm message, what other files do i need?
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Your developer doesn't need any other files to write the scripts but I guess I would send all of them to make sure they have it fully integrated. They should only need to alter the formname.html to do what your asking but it may help for testing to have all of the form files
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Hi Eric, update and question

Thanks.. we were successful in parsing data into the key fields in the form.
Question. How do I retain the same confirmation and email notifcation forms. We would be using parsed email address from database. ? Sorry of dumb question
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If your wanting to hold an email address across different pages then you'll need to use $_SESSION variables.
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https://ericrohloff.com

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