Contact Form FX

Published on Nov. 1st 2010
15.566 downloads
You need to have Adobe Flash Player installed in order to view the component. You can download it from here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Features

Version 1.0.7.6880 - 11.08.2011 (view changelog)

- you can create your own custom fields and indicate which is required and which is not in the self explanatory data.xml file
- customizable widths and heights for the whole application
- various options for the labels customization
- many background and shade properties
- properties for the layout personalization
- different customizable properties text fields
- many other features on the Live Demo

Installation instructions for:

Download the contact-form.zip package and put all the files from this package into the same folder with the HTML file in which you want the product to be added. If you put all the files in a different folder, read this article to learn how to specify the paths correctly.

You should know that the SWF file is the one that actually represents the product, while the other files from the downloaded package are the assets that the SWF file uses. A short explanation on how SWFs and XMLs interacts can be found here.

Open your HTML file with a text editor and insert in the HEAD section of your page (between the <head> and </head> tags) the following lines:

<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var flashvars = {};
var params = {};
params.scale = "noscale";
params.salign = "tl";
params.wmode = "window";
params.allowScriptAccess = "always";
params.allowFullScreen = "true";
var attributes = {};
swfobject.embedSWF("ContactFormFX.swf", "DivContactFormFX", "600", "400", "9.0.0", false, flashvars, params, attributes);
</script>

The above code isn't enough to publish the product on your page. You also need to add in the BODY section of your page (between the <body> and </body> tags), where you want the product to be displayed, the following line:

<div id="DivContactFormFX"></div>

You can customize the Contact Form FX using the Live Demo above and then downloading the contact-form.zip package with the changes you made or you can edit the settings.xml file included in the package.

Make sure your server has activated the necessary services for sending an e-mail from PHP (check that with your host provider if you\'re not sure). After that, all you need to do is to specify the url address to the PHP script (http://www.example.com/ContactFormFX/script/send_email.php in our case) in the settings.xml file of the component through the phpScript attribute.
Finally open the send_email.php file from assets/script folder with a text editor and write the e-mail address that you want to receive the e-mail e.g.

define(\'EMAIL_RECIPIENT\', \'yourMailAddress@domain.com\'); // the email address where you want the contact form message to be sent 

You can define your own contact form errors through assets/messages.xml file.

For the most common questions you have please go to our FAQ page.

If you want to use the Contact Form FX in Flash projects (FLA files), then it is available as a Flash component (MXP file) in the paid package.

Instructions on how to use the Contact Form FX component in Flash can be found here.

To be able to remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you will need to purchase the paid package.

You can see an example on how to add a product in your Wordpress article/page here and how to add it in your theme or as a widget here.

Make sure your Wordpress version is greater than 2.8 and your hosting provider is using PHP5.

 

1. There are two files to download:

    a. WordPress Plugin that you have to install and activate

    b. Free package

2. Create a new folder inside your wp-content folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called contact-form-fx and copy the content of the free package there

3. If you copied the free package to a location different than the one above, go to Contact Form FX from the Settings tab in your WordPress Dashboard and update the path accordingly

4. Add [contact-form-fx][/contact-form-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page

5. If you want to make the Contact Form FX part of your theme, edit the template files and add <?php fxcontactform_echo_embed_code(); ?> where you want it to show up

6. Customize your Contact Form FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Download the ZIP file and use the included settings.xml file to overwrite wp-content/flashxml/contact-form-fx/settings.xml

7. To use your own text edit the wp-content/flashxml/contact-from-fx/data.xml file accordingly

 

Additional settings file

To embed the Contact Form FX more than once, you will need another settings file. Let's assume your new file is called settings2.xml. Add [contact-form-fx settings="settings2.xml"][/contact-form-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the file name as the first argument of the fxcontactform_echo_embed_code() function call (for example <?php fxcontactform_echo_embed_code("settings2.xml"); ?>).

 

Add as widget

To add the Contact Form FX as a widget, go to Widgets from the Appearance tab in your WordPress Dashboard, then drag and drop the Contact Form FX from Available Widgets to the widget area you want. You can specify a different settings.xml file and an alternative content for users without Adobe Flash Player from the widget's settings.

 

No Flash support text

To support visitors without Adobe Flash Player, you can provide alternative content by adding the text between [contact-form-fx] and [/contact-form-fx]. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the text as the second argument of the fxcontactform_echo_embed_code() function call (for example <?php fxcontactform_echo_embed_code("", "Alternative content"); ?>).

 

Change WMODE

By default, the WMODE value is transparent but you can change it to window from the Contact Form FX in the Settings tab in your WordPress Dashboard. For widgets, this can be done from the widget's settings. If you want to have a different WMODE value in a specific place, it can be done like this: [contact-form-fx wmode="window"][/contact-form-fx]. If you're using the PHP function, here's an example on: <?php fxcontactform_echo_embed_code("", "", 0, 0, "window"); ?>.

 

If you have PHP4

To make it work with PHP4, add [contact-form-fx width="400" height="300"][/contact-form-fx] where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the width and height as the third and fourth argument of the fxcontactform_echo_embed_code() function call. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 400 and 300 are just examples.

 

Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label

To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the paid package. Once you'll do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the wp-content/flashxml/contact-form-fx/ folder.

1. Download the free package. You need to host all the included files from the package on your own domain because Facebook doesn't allow file hosting.

2. Log in to your Facebook account.

3. Search for the Static HTML: iframe tabs application and select it.

4. Click on Add Static HTML to a page button and you'll be prompted for the page where you want the app to be added.

5. Once added you'll see on the left side menu of your page a new tab with a star icon called Welcome. Click on it to edit it.

6. Add the following HTML embedding code in the text field:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/swfobject/2.2/swfobject.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var flashvars = {};
flashvars.folderPath = "http://www.yourdomain.com/product_folder/";
var params = {};
params.scale = "noscale";
params.salign = "tl";
params.wmode = "transparent";
params.allowScriptAccess = "always";
params.allowFullScreen = "true";
var attributes = {};
swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.yourdomain.com/product_folder/ProductName.swf", "DivFlashComponent", "600", "400", "9.0.0", false, flashvars, params, attributes);
</script>
<div id="DivFlashComponent"></div>

Don't forget to use your own URL for the product's location, name, width and height.

7. Click preview to see how it looks or save changes. The product is now added to the Welcome tab of your page.

8. Optional: To change the tab's name, called by default Welcome, edit your page, go to the Apps tab and click Edit Settings option next to the Static HTML: iframe tabs application to enter the name you want.

9. Optional: To make the tab your default landing tab (first thing your visitors see on your page) edit your page and go to the Manage Permissions tab and change the Default Landing Tab.

Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label

To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the paid package. Once you do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the location where you hosted all the files from the free package.

The module is used for adding the product in one or more pages in a given position (e.g. top, bottom, sidebar) while the plugin is used for adding the product inside a specific article.

You can see an example on how to install a module in your Joomla 1.5 website here, how to install a plugin in your Joomla 1.5 website here, how to install a module in your Joomla 1.6 website here and how to install a plugin in your Joomla 1.6 website here.

Make sure your Joomla version is at least 1.5 and your hosting provider is using PHP5.

 

Joomla Module Instructions:

1. There are two files to download (both under GPL License):

    a. Joomla Module (version 1.5 or version 1.6, 1.7 & 2.5) that you have to install and enable

    b. Free package

2. Create a new folder inside your Joomla folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called contactformfx and copy the content of the free package there

3. If you copied the free package to a location different than the one above, update the Path from module's parameters accordingly

4. Customize your Contact Form FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Download the ZIP file and use the included settings.xml file to overwrite flashxml/contactformfx/settings.xml

Note that the Joomla Module can only be used once in your website.

 

Joomla Plugin Instructions:

1. There are two files to download (both under GPL License):

    a. Joomla Plugin (version 1.5 or version 1.6, 1.7 & 2.5) that you have to install and enable

    b. Free package

2. Create a new folder inside your Joomla folder called flashxml, inside this folder create a new one called contactformfx and copy the content of the free package there

3. If you copied the free package to a location different from the one above, update the Path from plugin's parameters accordingly

4. Add {contactformfx}{/contactformfx} where you want the Flash to show up in your article

5. Customize your Contact Form FX using the Live Demo from the top of this page. Download the ZIP file and use the included settings.xml file to overwrite flashxml/contactformfx/settings.xml

6. The default name for the settings file is settings.xml, but if you want to use another file (for example settings2.xml), specify the name like this: {contactformfx settings=settings2.xml}{/contactformfx} where you want the component to show up in your article

7. In some cases the width and height will not be read from the settings.xml file but you can specify them like this: {contactformfx width=400 height=300}{/contactformfx}. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 400 and 300 are just examples.

 

Changing WMODE

By default, the WMODE value is transparent but you can change it to window from the module/plugin's parameters. If you want to have a different WMODE value in a specific article, it can be done like this: {contactformfx wmode=window}{/contactformfx}.

 

Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label
To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the paid package.
Once you will do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the flashxml/contactformfx/ folder.

Below you will find instructions on how to install and use the Contact Form FX Component in Flash (available for Flash CS4, CS5 and Flash Player 10 or later).

You can see an example on how to install a product in Flash here.

In this video you will see:
- how to create an instance of the component on the stage: from the Components panel (Ctrl+F7) drag & drop the component on the stage
- how to give a name to an instance for further use in ActionScript: click on the component instance on the stage and from the Properties panel (Ctrl+F3) enter a name in the text input
- how to access the properties of the component (read or modify) during different moments of your Flash application

Any property of the Component could be accessed that way. The names of the properties are identical with the ones from the settings.xml file. The properties of the component can be of any of the three types: Number, String, Boolean. We assume it’s intuitive of which type each property is.

Warning! Setting the parameters of the component in the Component Inspector window (Shift+F7) and in the same time having a settings.xml file populated with different values for each property, the properties from the settings.xml file will have priority (meaning that a parameter set in the Component Inspector will be ignored if that parameter is also defined in the XML file).

For now, this component does not dispatch events, but stay tuned for an update.

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Comments

Waseem Alvi

Posted 7 days ago

Nothing works and I always get “message not sent due to script error”. I Updated the send_email.php file. It Works Fine on my localhost, but when i upload it it give me the error “message not sent due to script error”. Need urgent help.
Thx

FlashXML Support

Hi,

Send an email to support [at] flashxml.net along with the problem you’re having, the link to the page where you have the contact form and the login details to your FTP so we can check the PHP file that you had to modify just as specified in the install instructions.

Widar

Posted 8 days ago

Hi there.
I’ve several fields with information I want people to add, however, the form ADDS an additional “e-mail” field AND the “submit” and “reset” buttons do not appear…

I’ve double checked what everything points to and if I’m not blind it seems to be right.

FlashXML Support

Hi,

Please send us the link to your website and we will check where the problem is.

Tim Dahm

Posted 9 days ago

Hi, I am using the Content FX form and am unsure of how to configure the SMTP stuff, it appears in so many places. My ISP only allows SMTP on it’s own network, so that option is out. I thought of using Gmail as the smtp server, but forums say when you do that it strips the reply to and from fields. Any ideas folks?

Most appreciated,
Tim.

FlashXML Support

Hi,

Try to add only the email address in send_email.php. If your server allow sending emails through PHP, you need to leave the SMTP fields blank, otherwise try to contact your host provider and tell them to provide the SMTP details for your server.

Joe Dodd

Posted 16 days ago

I do not find the .php file the instructions say to edit to change the default email to a desired one. How might I get it?

FlashXML Support

Hi,

The PHP file is located in assets/script/ folder.

Jacques Bouchard

Posted 27 days ago

Thank you to the development team for their help. I kept receiving a script error when trying to send email, but as they explained, since my email server allowed sending email through a PHP script, I should leave every SMTP field blank except for EMAIL_RECIPIENT.

Everything works fine now. People I show my new website to are very impressed.

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