Address Fields

[lmiller]

Under accounts we have 2 different address fields, one for the business's location, and the other for the billing address. Seeing that most websites allow you to check a box, and it will fill out the other address very easily, I decided to do the same. I've decided to share what I came up with, just for the sake of anybody who is new to PHP, like I am, to see how it's done.
there is a lot of commenting in the file, just in case, later on down the road, you have to change it. Commenting is always VERY good to do, whether your code is simple or not.

 <?php 

/************************************* 
Project:Address form hook
Developer: Lane Miller 
Desc:Hook to fill in address if checkbox is selected.
The contents of this file are governed by the GNU General Public License (GPL). 
A copy of said license is available here: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html 
This code is provided AS IS and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 

*************************************/ 

class addresshook { 

function convertToProper(&$bean, $event, $arguments){ 
    #the IF statement dictating that if the box is checked, the hook is executed
            if ($bean->same_as_billing_c == 1 ){  
/*different address fields that match-the first one is the one that you want to be CHANGED
 and the second one is the one that has already been input. In my case, the first set of addresses
, that gets filled in manually ALL the time, is the billing address. The check box is for the physical 
address being the same as billing address, so the way that my custom fields are set up, the billing
 address will be what gets moved into the section for physical address*/
   #this is where my logic hook does the work, only if the IF statement is true
    #street    
        $bean->physical_address_c = $bean->billing_adress_c ; 
    #city
        $bean->physical_address_city_c = $bean->billing_adress_city_c ;
    #state
        $bean->state_c = $bean->billing_state_c ;
    #zip
        $bean->physical_address_postalcode_c = $bean->billing_adress_postalcode_c ;    
}    

} 
}
?>  

[nileshdave]

Very useful feature. Thaks for sharing

[lmiller]

Your welcome! I figured I wasn't the only person who would use something like that, so I figured I'd post how I did it!

[rohitk]

can anyone please tell in which files these changes are to be made. Coz this seems like a good code which will resolve my issue but i dont know where this code needs to be added.

[lmiller]

If you have worked with logic hooks before, you need to make the file logic_hooks.php which goes in the directory root/custom/modules/(your module that you want this to be done in)

Mine is in public_html/custom/modules/Accounts and it looks like this

 <?php 
$hook_version = 1; 
$hook_array = Array();
$hook_array['before_save'] = Array();
#first page hook-this is the hook to make the accounts status change according to a number
    $hook_array['before_save'][] = Array(1, 'firstpagehook', 'custom/modules/Accounts/1stpagehook.php', 'firstpagehook', 'convertToProper'); 
#zip code->state this is the logic hook to change the state to match the zip code
    $hook_array['before_save'][] = Array(2, 'ziphook', 'custom/modules/Accounts/ziphook.php', 'ziphook', 'convertToProper');
#address hook - this is the hook that you want to use
    $hook_array['before_save'][] = Array(3, 'addresshook', 'custom/modules/Accounts/addresshook.php', 'addresshook', 'convertToProper');
?>  

So if you don't have any other logic hooks in the custom module that you are using, you want it to look like this

 <?php 
$hook_version = 1; 
$hook_array = Array();
$hook_array['before_save'] = Array();
$hook_array['before_save'][] = Array(1, 'addresshook', 'custom/modules/Accounts/addresshook.php', 'addresshook', 'convertToProper');
?>  

and then you would have a file called addresshook.php

and that would include the file that you see in the first post.

[rohitk]

Hi iMiller,

I tried what you had explained in post but the issue doesnt get resolve. i have a custom module: carriers in /modulebuilder/modules/carrier/ . i have added your logic hook in /customfolder/metadata/editview.php (here
checkbox is also created with code:

array('customCode'=>'Copy address from left: <input type="checkbox" name="same_as_billing_c" id="same_as_billing_c" value="" /> '),
),

then created another file logichook.php in \module\carriers\logichook.php at same level, address_hook.php is also created.

my problem is i can get the check box but i couldnt associate this logic_hook to the checkbox i have created.

Can u plz help me out with this and thnx for reply.
Rohit.

[lmiller]

did you rename the fields in my code to match the fields in your own code? And if that is done correctly, the only other problem is that your logichook.php file should be name logic_hooks.php


and this line in your logic_hooks.php file

 $hook_array['before_save'][] = Array(1, 'addresshook', 'custom/modules/Accounts/addresshook.php', 'addresshook', 'convertToProper'); 
?> 
 

where it says addresshook.php, you need to make it match the name of your other file.

So to recap, one file HAS TO BE named logic_hooks.php
and then the other file, has to have the same name, and location as what is written under your hook array,
mine is custom/modules/Accounts/addresshook.php so under the directory custom/modules/Accoutns you will find the file named addresshook.php

[rohitk]

Hi iMiller,

Thnx for your reply. but it is still not running . here is the code that of files

1) addresshook.php

only the changed part i have copied and pasted, rest all is same as your file.


if ($bean->copy_address == 1 ){
#this is where my logic hook does the work, only if the IF statement is true
#street
$bean->shipping_address = $bean->billing_address ;
#city
$bean->shipping_address_city = $bean->billing_address_city ;
#state
$bean->shipping_address_state = $bean->billing_address_state ;
#zip
$bean->shipping_address_postalcode = $bean->billing_address_postalcode ;
#country
$bean->shipping_address_country = $bean->billing_address_country ;
}

2) logic_hooks.php

<?php
$hook_version = 1;
$hook_array = Array();
$hook_array['before_save'] = Array();
$hook_array['before_save'][] = Array(1, 'addresshook', 'custom/modulebuilder/packages/carrier/modules/carrier/addresshook.php', 'addresshook', 'convertToProper');
?>



all the files are at right locations. as you had mentioned they should e in custom/module/module_name
mine are in 'custom/modulebuilder/packages/module_name' ....is this the cause of logic_hook not working.


Thnx for all your help.

Rohit.

[mangesh1757]

Hi rohitk,

'custom/modulebuilder/packages/module_name' ,this has to be

custom/modules/carrier/''

If it doesn't exists create it....also what i could find is if you have a custom module it can't have name 'carrier' to best of my knowledge....so do verify that exact module name.

Thanks.