Partially pre-filled form

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Is it possible to send someone a link to a form (an application form in this case) which has one or two fields pre-filled?

I have a case where people who buy a service then need to be sent an application form, but the form needs to be pre-filled with their unique reference number and one or two other small details.

How would this work?

seasons greetings to all!!

Hugh

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This is a good question for the Dynamo list. Basically, you’ll need to use some form of server-side scripting. If you’re saving the first form submission or choice in a database, then that argues for using PHP or Ruby. If you’re just observing a click on a link, you could get away with using JavaScript.

Can you say a little more about the users, and their flow through this application process? Also, what is the final destination after you gather their info in this form?

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Hi Walter,

Sorry I wasn’t sure where to post it!

The process is a bit fluid while we think it through. But basically something like this:

  1. People buy a service via a shop BUY button.
  2. In return they are sent a link to a form which is pre-filled with a unique reference number and(maybe) some of the basic details (name/address) from their shop purchase details
  3. They submit the form
  4. They are sent a completed contract/license by return

Ideally we want them to pay up front and be committed to following the process through.

This is not set in stone, but a rough outline of how we think it might work.

Hugh

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When your commerce site accepts the payment, do they populate a
database on your Web server? If so, you could use that. If not, you’re
going to need to build something to hold this information, and you’ll
need to enter it manually from the e-mail receipt you get from the
payment processor before sending the link.

If you’re going to send the customer a link to the form, then you
could encode that link with the reference number, either by using a
URL segment or a querystring. The querystring technique would be
simpler, since it doesn’t rely on anything fancy on your server like
Mod Rewrite to work correctly. The difference would be only how it
looks, not how it works. So you send a link that looks like this:

http://your.server.com/path/to/form.php?id=3d6c368286bd2cb9e1df57709bfeeae0

The form.php page would have to have some scripting in it to pre-fill
the form. How you look that up depends a lot on where you’re looking.
Can you say some more about your current commerce setup? Where are you
saving your final records of all transactions?

Walter

On Dec 22, 2009, at 12:46 PM, hugh wrote:

Hi Walter,

Sorry I wasn’t sure where to post it!

The process is a bit fluid while we think it through. But basically
something like this:

  1. People buy a service via a shop BUY button.
  2. In return they are sent a link to a form which is pre-filled with
    a unique reference number and(maybe) some of the basic details (name/
    address) from their shop purchase details
  3. They submit the form
  4. They are sent a completed contract/license by return

Ideally we want them to pay up front and be committed to following
the process through.

This is not set in stone, but a rough outline of how we think it
might work.

Hugh

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