[opencms-dev] contact us form not working in online project

[Petr Hollay]

Hi,
this can work but it makes your Java class dependent on form fields.

The general way as described bellow - return new CmsCacheDirectives(false) -
should work.

Aaron, are you sure you are using your Java class CmsXmlTemplateX for you
element?
You don't need it for frame/content templates, if you have your dynamic
functionality only in this one form handled by element.

Btw. setting element.cache to false makes troubles in OpenCms 4.6, until now
I don't now if it is better in 5 RC2.

Regards
Petr

  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-opencms-dev at www.opencms.org
[mailto:owner-opencms-dev at www.opencms.org]On Behalf Of Irene Santerini
  Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 9:37 AM
  To: opencms-dev at www.opencms.org
  Subject: Re: [opencms-dev] contact us form not working in online project


  Hi  Aaron,

  I've implemented a form to send email (OpenCms 4.6).
  The element.cache variable is set to true in my opencms.properties file.

  I've used the method "getCacheDirectives" in this way:


   public CmsCacheDirectives getCacheDirectives(
               CmsObject cms, String templateFile, String elementName,
Hashtable parameters, String templateSelector) {

     Vector para = new Vector();

     // new object CmsCacheDirectives
     CmsCacheDirectives cd = new
CmsCacheDirectives(true,false,false,false,true);

     para.addElement("action");
     // my form parameters
     para.addElement("name");
     para.addElement("tel");
     para.addElement("e_mail");
     para.addElement("address");

     cd.setNoCacheParameters(para);

     cd.renewAfterEveryPublish();

     return cd;

    }

  I hope this can help you.

  Irene

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: astaffo2 at csc.com.au
    To: opencms-dev at www.opencms.org
    Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 4:23 AM
    Subject: Re: [opencms-dev] contact us form not working in online project



    Further to my last email regarding my cache issue:

    We're running ocms 5RC2

    We are currently extending the CmsXmlTemplate (eg. CmsXmlTemplateX) and
use it for the frame template and the content template.

    The element used for the form extends the CmsXmlTemplateX class.

    In the CmsXmlTemplateX I include the following overide to the
getCacheDirectives:

        public CmsCacheDirectives getCacheDirectives(CmsObject cms,
                String templateFile, String elementName, Hashtable
parameters,
                String templateSelector) {
            System.out.println("in getCacheDirectives: " + templateFile);
                    return new CmsCacheDirectives(false);
        }

    I'm using the System.out to prove the method is being overidden and to
tell me which template is calling it.

    Assuming the element.cache variable is set to true in the
opencms.properties file (due to the error in my last email); when I hit my
contact us form from the offline project I get three returns from the
System.out:

    in getCacheDirectives:
/system/modules/org.opencms.default/frametemplates/myFrame
    in getCacheDirectives:
/system/modules/org.opencms.default/contenttemplates/myContent
    in getCacheDirectives: /content/elements/contactUs

    Which I would expect given the inheritence.  And from this the form
works well and sends the emails.

    When I access this form from the online version, I get no entries from
the System out (this is even the case when the element.cache is set to
false).

    Are there any differences with version 5 RC 2?  I've tried returning the
CMSCacheDirectives with specific boolean values and I've tried the
setNoCacheParameters to the parameter "action" which is set when the form is
submitted.  None of this has made a difference.

    Any help is appreciated.

    BTW if you missed my last email, the error message produced when I
request the contact us form from the offline version when elelment,cache is
set to false is:

    com.opencms.core.CmsException: 0 Unknown exception. Detailed error: A
relative path has entered the A_CmsXmlContent class.
filename=../frametemplates/secondLevelFrame.
            at
com.opencms.template.A_CmsXmlContent.init(A_CmsXmlContent.java:1031)
            at
com.opencms.template.CmsXmlTemplateFile.<init>(CmsXmlTemplateFile.java:105)
            at
com.opencms.template.CmsXmlTemplate.getOwnTemplateFile(CmsXmlTemplate.java:3
99)
            at
com.opencms.template.CmsXmlTemplate.getContent(CmsXmlTemplate.java:160)
            at
com.opencms.template.CmsXmlTemplate.templateElement(CmsXmlTemplate.java:1468
)
            at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
            ......


    Regards,
    Aaron



         "Irene Santerini" <i.santerini at inera.it>
          Sent by: owner-opencms-dev at www.opencms.org
          25/02/03 19:46
          Please respond to opencms-dev

                  To:        <opencms-dev at www.opencms.org>
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                  Subject:        Re: [opencms-dev] contact us form not
working in online project




    Hi Aaron,

      do you have implemented the method "getCacheDirectives"  in your
class?

    Irene.
    ----- Original Message -----
    From:  astaffo2 at csc.com.au
    To: opencms-dev at opencms.com
    Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 6:25  AM
    Subject: [opencms-dev] contact us form  not working in online project


    Hi  all

    We've implemented a Contact Us  form using the built-in form handling
facility of ocms.

    This form utilises the code example set found in the  user's guide and
works perfectly in the offline project.

    The problem lies in the online project when we publish  this form.  When
we access the form, it displays fine, but when submitted  it flicks back to
the form as a basic html form would behave.

    What I'm assuming is that the class isn't  being invoked at this point.

    Other  custom classes we've created are being called happily in the
online project -  all the classes including the contact us class are in a
jar file in the  WEB-INF/lib directory.

    Has anyone  experienced this or have any suggestions?

    Regards,
    Aaron
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