Automatic Number Increments

[dwaine18]

Hello,

I am building a registration form where I would like to assign each new user a identifier number that is different from the joomla ID number. This number will be at least 8 digits in length, will increment by +1 with each new registration and will automatically be shown on the registration form. How do I put this in place so this is automatically assigned to each new user.

Thanks,
Dwayne

 

[dwaine18]

friendly bump......

 

[dwaine18]

I used the calc element with this php code:

return $unique_key = substr(md5(rand(0, 1000000)), 0, 7);

However, I also have a verification element in the form and this causes the generated number to continuously change everytime the form is refreshed, reloaded of confirmed.

 

[troester]

If you want to set a default in new records you should use a field element (not a calc), check "eval" and put your code in "Default".
Set element access (add/edit) to nobody so this value can't be changed.

Is this the number you want to send to your user who should complete the registration (your other thread)?

 

[dwaine18]

This worked perfectly and yes this is the number that I want to send to the user once they complete the registration process.