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Re-sent submission to email - flip3 - Sep 28th, 2012
Hello,
Is there any chance to re-sent a submission in the database to an email address? In my case I accidentally deleted the submission email and would like to re-send the whole data again. When I simply copy and paste the data, I can't use the same style as the email use.
My second question refers to date fields: I used data in another format on my frontend form because I used a text input field. In the Form Tools backend I used a date field and set the date format to yyyy-mm-dd. No data was shown in the field. Is it possible to show the data even if it is in another format in the date field and when you use the datepicker, then just to overwrite it?
Many thanks,
Philip
RE: Re-sent submission to email - alexh - Sep 29th, 2012
There are a couple of ways to go about it. If it's just a one time thing, the easiest way is to:
1) Edit the form
2) Click the emails tab
3) Edit the email template
4) Click the test tab
5) Send test email but instead of selecting "random submission" select the button for Submission ID and enter the submission ID for the particular submission that you want.
The second way would be to do steps 1-3, then go to the configuration tab and select "When submission is edited". Then go and edit the submission you want emailed, click save, and it will send you an email.
The third way is to do steps 1-3, then select "Advanced Settings" under the configuration tab (at the bottom). Click "Include option to send this email from submission page" and click "Yes for all views" or select a particular view. This will give you a button on the submission page to send another email.
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As for your second question, I would suggest changing it to a text field if your users are putting in the information in a different custom format. There may be a way to customize this, but I am guessing it will require the users to enter the data perfectly every time. If you're using dates, the date picker box tends to work the best.
-Alex
RE: Re-sent submission to email - flip3 - Oct 10th, 2012
Hi Alex,
Many thanks! That was really helpful and worked perfect. Form Tools is so great!!!
Philip