https://www.machform.com/forums/ MachForm Community Forums Topic: Session Variable as Default Value in Admin Only Fields? en Wed, 06 May 2026 06:33:53 +0000 https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/session-variable-as-default-value-in-admin-only-fields#post-2332 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:46:41 +0000 walags 2332@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Man I can't tell you how great this is working. I have two fields (username\email) which are hidden on my form and automatically filled in with session variables. User just fills out form and it automatically emails to them while I get to see who submitted it. I knew this is how I wanted to implement it, but didn't think it would be this easy. </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/session-variable-as-default-value-in-admin-only-fields#post-2297 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:59:37 +0000 yuniar 2297@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Have you tried adding the code I posted above? and your if statement didn't processed? </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/session-variable-as-default-value-in-admin-only-fields#post-2280 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:22:50 +0000 walags 2280@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Well that was easy hiding the field. </p> <p>As for using iframe instead of php code... I'm not sure how each of those interact with the view-functions but using the php code the custom if statement never gets entered </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/session-variable-as-default-value-in-admin-only-fields#post-2276 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:51:45 +0000 yuniar 2276@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Sorry, after re-reading my post on that thread. I think I got something wrong.<br /> It won't work for admin field, since admin field can only be seen by admin only.</p> <p>Are you trying to do a hidden field and pass your session variable there?</p> <p>If so, I suggest to just use a normal field, not admin field, and then set the CSS of that field to hidden.</p> <p>This way, your users won't see the field, but you still get the value.<br /> Is this what you need?</p> <p>---</p> <p>Regarding your usage of iframe instead of the php code.<br /> Try to use the PHP code again, but at the very beginning of you PHP file, add this line:</p> <p><code>&lt;?php session_start(); ?&gt;</code> </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/session-variable-as-default-value-in-admin-only-fields#post-2269 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:44:41 +0000 walags 2269@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Well I took of all but one of those problems by inserting the form via the standard iframe rather than php. When I have a regular public field everything works like a champ.</p> <p>However once I make that an admin field it does not record that data.</p> <p>Advice? </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/session-variable-as-default-value-in-admin-only-fields#post-2268 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:31:29 +0000 walags 2268@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>I am posting to get more information from a previous thread. <a href="http://www.appnitro.com/forums/topic/enable-code-in-admin-only-fields?replies=10" rel="nofollow">http://www.appnitro.com/forums/topic/enable-code-in-admin-only-fields?replies=10</a></p> <p>To automatically assign a value of a text field to that of a system variable you said to add the following code...</p> <p>//check for populated value, if exist, use it instead default_value<br /> if(!empty($element-&gt;populated_value['element_'.$element-&gt;id]['default_value'])){<br /> $element-&gt;default_value = $element-&gt;populated_value['element_'.$element-&gt;id]['default_value'];<br /> }</p> <p>Right under that block of code, add this code:</p> <p>if(($_REQUEST['id'] == 12) &#38;&#38; ($element-&gt;id == 3)){<br /> $element-&gt;default_value = $_SESSION['your_session_var'];<br /> }</p> <p>* My if statement is not being entered. I have changed the request id to that of my form and I can't get through it. I put an echo statement before and inside and can verify that.<br /> * My form will only have 1 test field anyway so I am ok with just setting the default value to always be my session variable.<br /> * When the field is public the variable gets passed with no problems and enters the database.<br /> * When the field is private the value does not get saved in the database.</p> <p>Is there any other fixes or ways about passing a sessions variable as the default value in an admin text field? </p>