Checkboxes – Get a Value from an Entry

  • Resolved gregywordpress

    (@gregywordpress)


    1 year, 5 months ago

    Hello!
I am working with your documentation https://formidableforms.com/knowledgebase/get-a-value-from-an-entry/ and have a question about checkboxes.
Example would be the best way to explain it.
Look:
I have three forms: FORM1, FORM2 and FORM3.
Each of them consists of 1 field: CHECKBOXES field.
FORM3 is only used to have the entries from the first two forms transferred into it.

a) FORM1 - to be filled out by someone on the website
Field CHECKBOXES1 (ID 002) - Options: AAA, BBB, CCC
After clicking Submit button, the entry is transferred to FORM3 via the link https://domain.com/form3/?confirm=[key].

b) FORM2 - to be filled out by someone on the website
Field CHECKBOXES2 (ID 008) - Options: AAA, BBB, CCC
After clicking Submit button, the entry is transferred to FORM3 via the link https://domain.com/form3/?confirm=[key].

c) FORM3 - to collect answers from FORM1 or from FORM2
Field CHECKBOXES3 (ID 014) - Options: AAA, BBB, CCC.
Advance> Deafult Value: [frm-field-value field_id=002 entry="confirm"][frm-field-value field_id=008 entry="confirm"]

..so when I fill out FORM1 (containing field ID 002) then (after submission) nothing appears in FORM3 in field CHECKBOXES3 (ID 014). However, when I fill out FORM2 (containing field ID 008) then the checked options in field CHECKBOXES2 appear in FORM3 in field CHECKBOXES3 (ID 014)!

I went forward and swapped the order in the CHECKBOXES3 Default value field (ID 014) in FORM3. Now I have specified: Deafult Value: [frm-field-value field_id=008 entry="confirm"][frm-field-value field_id=002 entry="confirm"]. Notice that now field_id=008 is first in the order. Previously, field_id=002 was first.

…so now when I fill out FORM1 (containing field ID 002) then (after submission) the options I checked in FORM1 in field CHECKBOXES1 appear in FORM3 in field CHECKBOXES3 (ID 014) ! However, when I fill out FORM2 (containing field ID 008) then in FORM3 in the CHECKBOXES3 (ID 014) field nothing appears, nothing what I've checked in the CHECKBOXES2 (ID 008)!

When using this solution https://formidableforms.com/knowledgebase/get-a-value-from-an-entry/ for checkboxes, why the Formidable Forms mechanism always selects the last in the row shortcode in Advance> Deafult Value and completes the data only for its parameters? The others are skipped.

Other words. How should this Deafult Value: [frm-field-value field_id=002 entry="confirm"][frm-field-value field_id=008 entry="confirm"] look correctly so that each time, whether I fill out FORM 1 or FORM2, FORM3 will always reflect what I checked in the checkboxes of each of these two forms?

I would appreciate your help.

Greg
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  • Plugin Support Njones35

    (@njones35)

    Hi @gregywordpress

    It looks like you are using the Pro version of our plugin. I’m afraid we can only support the free “Lite” plugin via WordPress forums.

    For support with Pro features, could you please open a ticket in our helpdesk here: https://formidableforms.com/new-topic/

    Best,
    Nathanael

    Thread Starter gregywordpress

    (@gregywordpress)

    Hi!

    No, only Lite version. If you need to check it I can give you an access.

    Confused…

    Plugin Support Njones35

    (@njones35)

    Hi Greg,

    To figure this out, an XML export of your form would be very useful so we can do some investigation. Could you please open a ticket in our helpdesk (I see you already have an account) and include the XML there so we can investigate?

    Best,

    Nathanael

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