Edit form online? - Post ID 218330

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I need to change the (send to) email address on a form, is it possible to do that somewhere in the code on the server?

Also, how can the form results be getting to the storage folder on the server, but nothing comes into the email account?
I get the message that the form has been successfully submitted, log into the hosting account (Lunarpages) and then log in to the web mail and there's nothing there (yes, I checked the spam folder :P). This is the email address set up for the site (name @ website.com), and it works fine if messages are sent directly rather than through the form.

Anyway, I need to change the email address to get this working. I had a gmail address on the form to start with and that worked fine, but really wanted to have an address with the domain name. I'm getting lazy... tried too many times with different emails to get this to work, I'm getting tired of doing the whole embed code routine for every attempt. :(
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Go to the _exported folder and then the folder for the form name. Find the 'Form.cfg' file. This will contain the email address. Just remember that if you modify this, then upload the form again for any reason, it will overwrite the config and you'll lose that email.

A note on your possible problem...This might help...
http://www.coffeecup.com/help/articles/your-form-could-not-be-submitted-for-the-following-reasons/
http://www.coffeecup.com/help/articles/how-to-manually-confirm-your-smtp-settings-for-web-form-builder/
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I would highly suggest making any changes possible within the program rather than outside of it for exactly what Gunsmoke says. If you make changes outside of most of the programs CoffeeCup has (other than HTML Editor and a couple others that don't have editing capabilities), it will not be imported ever and therefore if you do change the form at all in the program and upload, all changes you made in the files outside of the program will be lost and you'll have to keep redoing them every time.

One fix though that would save time on this is that you record somewhere so you don't forget to do this change in the program later. That way if you do change the file now in order to get a quick fix, that works and then change it in the program next time you need to make an update. That's viable if it's not something you need to give to a client.

If you have to hand files over to a client, then definitely do all changes within the program so you're handing them the most up to date file for their setups on their site. :)
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I just wanted a quick fix while I'm trying email addresses.
If we manage to get one that works, I'll change and export the form again.
Thanks for the links, GS.
I think the form is actually working just fine, I get no error messages, do get the confirmation message and the form data is on the server.
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