html code help

[Genius]

HI , Please could someone help me with some code help. basically i am trying to fix my tell a friend e-mails i have the e-mails come to me as an html format.. but when i get them i do not get the name of who sent the e-mail and i do not get the name of the product instead i get %s in the mail like this:

 

Hi %s!

 

Your friend, %s, thought that you would be interested in this item: %s from %s.

 

To view the product click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your web browser:

 

%shttp://onlinestore/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=252&osCsid=ca30944411f820e1cb557e5a044a83a6

 

Regards,

%s 

 

this is if i have my code as FALSE

if (EMAIL_USE_HTML == 'false') {

$email_body = $html_email_text;

 

If i set it to TRUE i get the html email with the correct name but i do not have a link to the product it just shows as a static text rather than a link..

 

would really appreciate your help.

thanks

[peterr]

Hi,

 

I may have completely misunderstood what you need, but a link in html, the way you need it would be of the format:

 

<a href='http://onlinestore/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=252&osCsid=ca30944411f820e1cb557e5a044a83a6'> http://onlinestore/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=252&osCsid=ca30944411f820e1cb557e5a044a83a6</a>

 

Peter

[AlanR]

Hi,

 

I may have completely misunderstood what you need, but a link in html, the way you need it would be of the format:

 

<a href='http://onlinestore/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=252&osCsid=ca30944411f820e1cb557e5a044a83a6'> http://onlinestore/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=252&osCsid=ca30944411f820e1cb557e5a044a83a6</a>

 

Peter

That would hard code a session id into the email which results in future problems. This is what you want.

 

<a href='http://onlinestore/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=252'> http://onlinestore/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=252</a>

 

Never email a link with a session id. Search the board for duplicate sessions.

[peterr]

Hi,

 

That would hard code a session id into the email which results in future problems.

 

The original poster gave the example with the session ID, so that's how I supplied the solution. :D

 

It's up to the original poster, if they want to put it in emails,etc.

 

Peter

[Genius]

Hi guys,

 

thanks for your suggestions. But buy doing the above, because i cannot tell what product the customer we tell a friend about, the above would not really work in an ideal situation.. so i have managed to solve it.. with the following:

 

in my catalog/ tell_a_friend

 

      $email_body .= sprintf(TEXT_EMAIL_INTRO, $HTTP_POST_VARS['friendname'], $from_name, " " . $HTTP_POST_VARS['products_name'], STORE_NAME) . "\n";

 

then in my english/tell_a_friend.

 

define('TEXT_EMAIL_LINK', '<br><br>To view this product click on the product name below:' . '<br><br>' . '<a href =%s>'.  $HTTP_POST_VARS['products_name']. '</a>');

 

 

AS you can SEE that the TEXT_EMAIL_LINK referrence to the product name so when you receive an e-mail you will see the product name rather than the long URL link.. and the best part is that the link works...

 

I hope this can help someone too and thanks for your help guys.. do appreciate it.