Human Test Question : Pre-Parser Code not working ?

[ITZAP]

Using the very latest Form Builder v1.0.5, rather than use reCAPTCHA, I have a simple "Human Test Question" field ...

What is TEN plus SIX ?

Field name = "htest", number, Tiny <= 5 characters, Required.

And in the Submission Pre-Parser, I have this code ...

if ($_POST["htest"] !=16)
$_POST["form_tools_ignore_submission"] = true;

But this does not work. I can make a submission with any answer, other than 16, and the Form submission is accepted and data entered into the dbase.

if ({$ANSWER_htest} !== "16")
$_POST["form_tools_ignore_submission"] = true;

Does not work either.
What is wrong with my Pre-Parser code ? Any help very much appreciated !

Many thanks, Gary, I.T.ZAP.

[ITZAP]

Attempting to prevent Blank submissions from being added to the database using the Submission Pre-Parser using this PHP code ...

if (empty($_POST["name"])) OR (empty($_POST["email"])) OR (empty($_POST["password"])) OR (empty($_POST["accuracy"]))
$_POST["form_tools_ignore_submission"] = true;

But I cannot get this to work at all.

Paid for 2 installations of the Form Builder for complex forms on 2 websites.
Any support in replying to this question much appreciated.

[Joe]

Hi Gary,

The logic looks correct. Could you PM me your Form Tools login information?

Cheers,

Joe

[ITZAP]

PM sent, thanks Joe.

[Joe]

Hi Gary,

Thanks for sending along your login credentials. We took a closer look through the code and found the issue. The Form Builder works by starting with a blank submission in the database, then as the user steps from page to page, it updates the DB record. So the Submission Pre-Parser rule needs to be set to be trigger "on edit", not the other (way more intuitive) "On submission" / "On submission (API)" since there is already an existing record.

Also, it doesn't appear that the form_tools_ignore_submission key works for this particular form. We can't narrow down the particular issue.

So instead, you can just change the rule to this:

if (isset($_POST["htest"]) && $_POST["htest"] != "16") {
header("location: http://www.google.com");
exit;
}

And you'll need to specify whatever redirect URL you want and that will automatically redirect bots to a different location.

For the other requests please be aware that the pre-parser rules will fire every time the user goes from one page to the other. Accordingly, checking that $_POST has the desired key in it is paramount, otherwise it will fire all the time. Checking for the existence of a key will ensure it only fires on a single page.

Cheers,

Joe

[ITZAP]

Also, it doesn't appear that the form_tools_ignore_submission key works for this particular form. We can't narrow down the particular issue.

So instead, you can just change the rule to this:

if (isset($_POST["htest"]) && $_POST["htest"] != "16") {
header("location: http://www.google.com");
exit;
}

For the other requests please be aware that the pre-parser rules will fire every time the user goes from one page to the other. Accordingly, checking that $_POST has the desired key in it is paramount, otherwise it will fire all the time. Checking for the existence of a key will ensure it only fires on a single page.

Thanks Joe, that "exit with redirect" method does work.
But for the other functions I need, like prevent Blank submissions if form abandoned and end total calculation, looks like I need to design an External Form pointed to process.php, rather than use the "Form Builder" module.
Your assistance and support much appreciated.
Gary, ITZAP.