http://textpattern.com/ Textpattern Tips – Collect contact name and email before file download Collect contact name and email before file download - comments https://textpattern.tips/collect-contact-name-and-email-before-file-download Thu, 19 Mar 09 06:11:35 +0000 Comment on Collect contact name and email before file download by Ryan Gardner 1 1 Thu, 19 Mar 09 06:11:35 +0000 Great tip! I have a client who wanted this, but didn’t want people to have to click on the link to download the file — just wanted to have it download as soon as the user submitted the form. So I worked a little magic with the great smd_if plugin.

I did this before txp:variable came around so this might be possible without the smd_if plugin …

In the article the first line of the zem_contact plugin specify the file you want to download like this: 

<txp:com_connect to="your-email@example.com" redirect="/download?file=27">

Then I created a section called “download” with this code between the <head> and </head> tags:

<txp:smd_if field="urlvar:file" operator="defined">
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1; url=/file_download/{smd_if_file}">
</txp:smd_if>

Then, just for good measure, I put the download link down in the body of the page just in case the user’s browser doesn’t refresh:

<txp:smd_if field="urlvar:file" operator="defined">Thanks for your request. Your file download should start now. If it doesn't, please <a href="/file_download/{smd_if_file}">click Here</a>
<txp:else />
No download file was specified.
</txp:smd_if>

I’m sure this could be refined, but it seems to work well.

]]> Great tip! I have a client who wanted this, but didn’t want people to have to click on the link to download the file — just wanted to have it download as soon as the user submitted the form. So I worked a little magic with the great smd_if plugin.

I did this before txp:variable came around so this might be possible without the smd_if plugin …

In the article the first line of the zem_contact plugin specify the file you want to download like this: 

<txp:com_connect to="your-email@example.com" redirect="/download?file=27">

Then I created a section called “download” with this code between the <head> and </head> tags:

<txp:smd_if field="urlvar:file" operator="defined">
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1; url=/file_download/{smd_if_file}">
</txp:smd_if>

Then, just for good measure, I put the download link down in the body of the page just in case the user’s browser doesn’t refresh:

<txp:smd_if field="urlvar:file" operator="defined">Thanks for your request. Your file download should start now. If it doesn't, please <a href="/file_download/{smd_if_file}">click Here</a>
<txp:else />
No download file was specified.
</txp:smd_if>

I’m sure this could be refined, but it seems to work well.

]]> Ryan Gardner