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Contest Form, limit 3 submissions - Question Guy - Jun 2nd, 2012
I have just found this application and am testing to see if I can modify it. I have looked at the Modules but did not find something specifically that offered the following functionality:
A contest form that allows 3 entries from the same user up until the date of Contest expiration.
All 3 guesses can be filled in at one time. But once a guess is submitted it becomes a Read-only value until the last (3rd) field is entered and submitted.
1. The Form Tools form would have required fields for the first name, last name, email address, phone number, and 3 fields for a numerical string which would be "guesses" on the "closest final" number.
2. I want to allow a first time Registration of a User so that they can guess the closest number that will match the website "Visitors" Counter by the end of August, 2012. They will be permitted to return at any date and time before the Expiration of the Contest to place another numeric guess in the "guess the final count" field until they have 3 guesses as entries.
I could use some suggestions on how to implement this:
3. If they log in to fill out another "guess" at a later date they will see the previous entry or entries as read-only values. With each Submission one less "live" field is available for an entry value.
3. I have looked at the Check Uniqueness tutorial because I want to disallow an entry submission if a New Registration contains EITHER the same email address OR the same telephone number that already exists in the contest registrant database.
And, here is another place where I would welcome suggestions:
4) After 3 entries, when all three fields hold posted numbers, then they will be notified upon logging in that they have filled in all their choices and display those choices as read-only values.
I can see that there is an IF, OR progression of conditions to display the
entry fields filled in or still open.
I also want to make sure that going back in the browser does not allow repeated "second guesses".
And I want a message with a countdown to finally zero out and thank everyone for playing the contest at the Expiration date and hour.
Thank you for suggestions!