email to send user data from contact form CheckBoxList

tompatamcat · #1 (**permalink**) September 11th, 2010, 08:46 PM

Hi,
I have been successful in sending all user data from contact forms to email except for the CheckBoxList. It only sends one value no matter how many boxes I have checked.

The following is the code for the checkbox in the .ascx code:

Code:

            <asp:CheckBoxList ID="dayCheckBoxList" runat="server" 
            RepeatDirection="Horizontal">
            <asp:ListItem Value="monday">monday</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem Value="tuesday">tuesday</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem Value="wednesday">wednesday</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem Value="thursday">thursday</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem Value="friday">friday</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem Value="saturday">saturday</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem Value="sunday">sunday</asp:ListItem>
        </asp:CheckBoxList><br />

The code behind .ascx.cs

Code:

mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##Name##", txtName.Text);
mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##Email##", txtEmailAddress.Text);
mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##HomePhone##", txtPhoneHome.Text);
mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##BusinessPhone##", txtPhoneBusiness.Text);
mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##Comments##", txtComments.Text);
mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##Smallpox##", Smallpox.Checked ? "Yes" : "No");
mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##Mumps##", Mumps.Checked ? "Yes" : "No");
mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##Item##", itemDropDownList.SelectedValue);
mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##Color##", colorListBox.SelectedValue);
mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##Day##", dayCheckBoxList.SelectedValue);
mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##StarTrek##", startrekRadioButtonList.SelectedValue);


                foreach (ListItem item in dayCheckBoxList.Items)
                {
                    if (item.Selected == true)
                    {
                        dayCheckBoxList.SelectedValue += item.Value;
                    }
                }

The ContactForm.txt with placeholders:

Code:

Hello MyValuedClient,<br /><br />

A user has entered the following feedback at MyTampaWebDesign:<br /><br />

<table>
<tr><td>Name:<br /></td>             <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;##Name##<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>E-mail address:<br /></td>   <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;##Email##<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Home phone:<br /></td>       <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;##HomePhone##<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Business phone:<br /></td>   <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;##BusinessPhone##<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Comments:<br /></td>         <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;##Comments##<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Smallpox:<br /></td>         <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;##Smallpox##<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Mumps:<br /></td>             <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;##Mumps##<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Item no.:<br /></td>         <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;##Item##<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Color:<br /></td>             <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;##Color##<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Day:<br /></td>                 <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;##Day##<br /></td></tr>
<tr><td>StarTrek:<br /></td>         <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;##StarTrek##<br /></td></tr>
</table>

<br/><br />

Thanks,<br />
MyTampaWebDesign

Has anyone experienced the same issue?

Thanks,
tompatamcat

Imar · #2 (**permalink**) September 12th, 2010, 03:35 AM

Hi there,

You shouldn't reassign the selected value, but store it in a local variable and use that as a replacement value for the mail template. E.g.:

Code:

 
string result = string.Empty;
foreach (ListItem item in dayCheckBoxList.Items)
{
  if (item.Selected == true)
  {
    result += item.Value;
  }
}

Then you can use result in the Replace method call.

Hope this helps,

Imar

tompatamcat · #3 (**permalink**) September 12th, 2010, 02:28 PM

Thanks Imar!

Your suggestion worked.

I also discovered that my foreach block needed to precede the Replace method call.

tompatamcat

jakek · #4 (**permalink**) September 12th, 2012, 11:58 PM

I purchased the Beginning ASP.Net 4 in C# and VB by Imar and thought pretty cool he had responded to a request above. Regardless.....I am having the same issue and not sure when you mention that "you can use result in the Replace method call" what would that line of code look like in the mailBody = mailBody.Replace section of the .cs file?

Imar · #5 (**permalink**) September 13th, 2012, 08:53 AM

Hi there,

Just replace mailBody with result, as that variable now contains the e-mail's body....

Cheers,

Imar

Imar · #6 (**permalink**) September 13th, 2012, 11:07 AM

Sorry, wrong answer. You now use result for the value you want to replace the placeholder with:

mailbody = mailbody.Replace("##YourKey##", result);

Hope this helps,

Imar

et_leen · #7 (**permalink**) March 26th, 2013, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imar

Hi there,

You shouldn't reassign the selected value, but store it in a local variable and use that as a replacement value for the mail template. E.g.:

Code:

 
string result = string.Empty;
foreach (ListItem item in dayCheckBoxList.Items)
{
  if (item.Selected == true)
  {
    result += item.Value;
  }
}

Then you can use result in the Replace method call.

Hope this helps,

Imar

It help me very much..thank you imar..

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