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• URL to the FORM: http://www.pressreleasepivot.com/press-release-submission
• The browser used: FF 3.0.13
  
• cforms version: 10.6
• Your Wordpress version: 2.8.4

Thank you for this tremendous plug-in you are very generous to spend so much time in developing and maintaining it.

If at all possible I would like to be able to access the tracking ID (the 'sub_id' value from the table 'cformsdata') from the actions() function in my-functions.php to build a link to an uploaded file.  I have searched extensively through the forums in order to find a solution but have been unable to attain the desired outcome.

I understand that I can access the tracking ID by using the 'get_cforms_entries' API call as stated in the forums here and here and have done so successfully.

I understand that I am supposed to be able to access the tracking ID as a predefined variable as stated in the help documentation.  I believe, although I need to test again, that the substitution happens correctly if using the '{ID}' placeholder in the admin email but I would like to access it from my-functions.php

This particular situation requires me to be able to access the filename from the submitted form data but as you well know I also need the tracking ID (noid) to correctly form the file link.  I have tried adding {ID} as the default value to a hidden field but no substitution occurs and I am left with the string '{ID}' as the submitted value.

I could query the database directly from the actions() function but I would need a unique identifier to extract a single record.  If at all possible I would like to use the one that already exists.

Is it possible to access the tracking id from the actions() function in my-functions.php so as to correctly form the link to the file?

If so how can I go about doing so?

Many Thanks,

Spence

Oliver said:

try adding a global $subID; to your action function.

Thanks Oliver this solution works perfectly.  Ideally the 'sub_id' would be available without using globals but for this applicaiton it is adequate.

ps: cforms v11 will come with an option to turn off the file-upload-name-tracking-prefix. which of course bears the risk that files can be overwritten if they have the same name, but if that's a non issue for you, it could make things a lot easier.

I like the fact that each uploaded file is assigned a unique identifier as it prevents collisions.  I just needed a way to access the id.

Thanks again for all your hard work.  You have made a wonderful tool for people.