Variable strings
Hello all,
I've created a role-application using Webforms.
I want to use data from this application to auto-populate various fields - ie: first name, last name & business address can/should be used to auto-populate various event-related fields hosted by the person filling out the application.
To my knowledge, Drupal doesnt ask for First name or Last name (only username & email), so my application is the first step in collecting that info. Once collected, I'd like to reuse it to auto-populate forms to save some time; %firstname, %lastname, etc.
A search on 'strings' and 'variables' lead to 100's of php-related forum post, most unrelated to this question....and being a newbie, I'd rather avoid php snippets if possible.
String Overrides kinda looks helpful, but its also a bit over my head to follow...seems like an overkill.
Has anyone done this before w/o php? If so, I'd appreciate any info.
Thanks,
Kelly
Profile module
You can probably collect this kind of information more simply with profile module than webform, and this will also simplify the code needed to do the auto-population. I don't believe there is any way to create very custom field-specific functionality in a php-based program without writing a line of php. You will have to include php in the 'default value' section of your cck fields. I won't bother trying to explain further how to do so since you rule out using php.