csv file #3 - Post ID 292011

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I have started to create a csv file to capture names of people submitting the contact form at http://jocospayneuter.org/contact.html. I plan on downloading the csv file each month and transferring the information to a larger csv file then uploading to Mailchimp.

My question: If I delete the csv file on the server at the end of the month will Form Builder create a new one, or do I have to leave the original one there?

Thanks for your help.
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I believe it will create a new one and over-write the old csv file everytime you do an export. So if you delete the csv file from the server Web Form Builder should create a new one. I guess nothing to loose to try it.
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I had one of those once, which did not get overwritten. I downloaded the file, emptied it and uploaded the empty file for next time. But this was for a custom form, not one from CC.
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If you remove it from the server it creates a new one. The same as when you first publish your form the csv doesn't exist until the first submit.
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Thanks for the help. It does appear to create a completely new one if I download the old one and them delete it from the server.
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On a related note...csv related, anyway....
I am creating a form for 2 different people(lets call them A and B)...it will be the same form except where the email goes. Is there a way to get 2 separate csv files? One for A submits and one for B submits? They are hosted on the same domain. I hope this makes sense...to clarify...currently one form on the server creates a given csv file...I would like to host a duplicate form (but different contact data) on the same server so when someone fill out person A's form it creates a csv and when someone uses person B's form a separate csv is created.

Is this possible? If so, please help.

Thanks
Mark
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If you want to use the exact same form and detect which person is submitting you'll need some alterations of the form files or do a Custom redirect and capture the data with SESSION variables and process it that way.
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it will be 2 separate forms...but the same content...except the email where it will be delivered...hosted on the same server...will it make separate .csv by default?
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If they are two separate forms then they will save two separate csv's.
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Thanks, Eric! I'll be working on them soon.
Mark

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