[phorm] [Phorm:] Re: Autoresponder content from a database?

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Date: 6 Sep 2003 22:38:44 -0000
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  MESSAGE:  (#3191) Re: Autoresponder content from a database? 
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  AUTHOR:   Patrick O'Hara 
  DATE:     September 6, 2003 at 6:38 p.m. EST 

  Reply To: (#3189) Autoresponder content from a database? 
  Author:   Mark 
  Date:     September 6, 2003 at 3:05 p.m. EST 

> I have one question - can I have the autoresponse 
> content read out of a database? I know enough php that 
> if I can have php code in the autoresponse text file, 
> I think I can make it work....is the text file passed 
> through the php parser? 

Yes you can - you will need to enable the plugin dbfetch.php in the plugin 
registry. There is a text file that is shipped with the plugin which will 
explain how to use it. 

The text file for the autoresponder isn't parsed for PHP, but it is parsed for 
variable substitutions, so you can use the dbfetch plugin to extract the 
required information. 

If you really need to put a dynamic message in the autoresponder that is not 
in the database, you can use the config file to set a variable - say for 
example: 

$auto_respond_message = "This is the message"; 

and then in the autoresponder template put the lable for the variable 
substitution of that message: 

{{auto_respond_message}} 

Remember that the config file is processed before any information is pulled 
from the database, so the above is only any good for things that don't rely on 
validation or database content. 

Hope this has helped. 

Regards, 

Patrick O'Hara 
WhitsundayIT 
QLD, Australia 

patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
www.whitsundayit.com 
www.vacationaustralia.com.au 

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