By jdlind38 on

Is it possible to add an upload field to a "Forward to a friend" form (ie. Forward module, Send module)? I understand security and spam is an issue, but this upload feature would only be used on the company's intranet. So only people with specific permissions would be able to add an attachment. My goal is to have the ability for users to navigate to the latest direct mail piece on the site, forward the link to the node, attach a mailing list and send it to the printer. The printer would then click on the link to see which mail piece they need to send out using the attached mailing list. If there is a better way to do it I'm all for it. I really would appreciate some guidance...

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vm commented

This reads more like a feature request that should be posted in the issue query of the module itself using the project page of the module in question.

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jdlind38 commented

I did request in the module issue queue, but they said it sounded more like a forum question

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Well, first of all, there is not an 'us' and 'them' border between the forum and the issue tracker (so here I am again).

The reason I suggested that the forum would be a good place for your question, is that you wrote in the issue (http://drupal.org/node/248306):

My goal is to have the ability for users to navigate to the latest direct mail piece on the site, forward the link to the node, attach a mailing list and send it to the printer. The printer would then click on the link to see which mail piece they need to send out using the attached mailing list. If there is a better way to do it I'm all for it.

This made me wonder if adding a feature to the send module is the best way to go, or if there are better ways to achieve the same goal.

However, I still do not understand completely what you want to achieve... Can you elaborate? Maybe you can explain what you mean by "The printer would then click on the link to see which mail piece they need to send out using the attached mailing list" because that puzzles me.

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jdlind38 commented

Sure, no problem. I am working on a project to create an internal library for a company. The library consists of various print pieces (ie. Direct Mail, Newsletters, Brochures, Letterhead, etc.) with numerous versions. The idea is that one of the company's divisional employees log onto the site and navigates to the print piece that they want a print company to print. They use a completely separate piece of software & database to collect their names and addresses but they can export the data into a tab separated spreadsheet.

My idea was to allow these employee to navigate to the print piece, click a "Forward this page" link, attach their mailing list and send it to the print company to get their brochures printed and mailed. The print company would then get the link to the correct version to print with the attached mailing list.

Hope this makes sense...