[Fixed]Empty form after error but filled back out when reloaded?

[sergiozambrano]

This was actually more than one issue.

The empty fields after validation failure was fixed actually using the solution Ben gave me some time ago, but for some reason I lost the more recent copy and based these forms in that outdated one.

The fix was to replace this

PHP Code:

ft_api_process_form($params);
    } 
  }
} 


with this

PHP Code:

ft_api_process_form($params);
        $fields = array_merge($fields, $_SESSION["form_tools_form"]);
    } else {
      $fields = array_merge($fields, $_POST);
  }
} 


Here is the thread about that with other solutions to similar/derivated issues

The second problem is the may_update_finalized_submissions PANIC which describes the trials and errors that made impossible (for me) to create a 2 pages form that gathers all the info under the same form ID. (finalizing the first one to get an email confirmation, since 2nd form is OPTIONAL)