I downloaded the free version of webform builder to test its functionality - great program!

Have a question though.

I don't want all elements of the form to be included in the email submission. For instance, I have 8 checkbox selections that the user will select as needed to basically build only the information he/she is submitting on. As he/she selects a checkbox, it will "unhide" that element further down in the form allowing their input.

As it stands now, the field that has the 8 checkboxes is included in the email - but I don't need it to be.

I've tried to customize by using only the field names for the email, but I appears I need to include all 8 checkbox options - which defeats the purpose since now all 8 fields will show in the email instead of just the ones the user submitted.

Any ideas/suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Craig,
Are you sure you set it up correctly? I have tested a form with three check box options and then only ones that show in the confirmation email are the ones that are checked. If a checkbox isn't checked it won't get submitted. Can you share a link to the form so we can test it?

Hi Eric - thanks for your reply.

I forgot to mention that I also need to get rid of the IP addy and date/time (internal company form) - which makes me do a "custom". For that I need to include all the checkbox options (i.e. option 1, option 2, ..., option 8) which then displays on the email. Make sense?

If your form has a checkbox with the name of checkbox1 then include [checkbox1] in the confirmation email and the only thing that will show is the checkboxs that get checked under that checkbox group.

Thanks again, Eric. Really do appreciate your assistance with this. I used to do "online support" for an online software company several years ago, so I understand much of your efforts.

Below is a screenshot of what I'm working on. The fields underneath "Current Press Status" will only appear to the user IF they are selected from the check boxes above them. Conversely, the "down comments" fields will only appear to the user IF "DOWN - SVC call placed" radio button is selected.

What I don't need to show in the email is:

IP Address
Date/Time submitted
The "Checkbox" fields displaying which presses were selected

Is there is a way to accomplish this?

As great as this software appears to be (and I do believe it is VERY good), this may just be one of those situations that require some additional PHP coding, cookies, etc - but I'm hoping not.

Thanks again Eric.

Customize the email by removing the [_form_results_] variable and only using the field names you want to appear.
[email], [text1], [number1], etc.

Craig,

If I am understanding you correctly, it is possible to do what you are asking, or at least it was with the older version of Web Form Builder.

To delete the IP Address from showing, delete the '_fromaddress_' in both formpage.cls.php and messagepostmerger.cls.php.

I did not delete the date submitted, but it looks like to do that you would delete '_submitted_' from those two files.

Thanks Dee - I'll look at that as an option.

Eric, I can't customize by using the form fields - because the form fields aren't known until the user selects which fields he/she is reporting on - unless there is a way around this. :-(