Form php plugin does not respond to error

[VickiD]

Greetings:
In my php code for a form plugin I have forced an error - expecting that the configured error message would be displayed. I always get the configured success message.
The way I force an error is
$formModel->updateFormData('simaddwatchlistlog___note', 'Symbol longer than 8 characters.', true);
$formModel->getForm()->error = "Sorry Dave, that's not going to work.";
$errorfl="1";
return false;
The formdata field is not updated and there is no error.
Should I be triggering an error in another way?
Is there anywhere that php plugin errors would be logged?
Thank you.

 

[troester]

The WIKI says

in order to change the main error message, which will show automatically when any of the field error messages are set, you can set:
PHP:

$formModel->getForm()->error = "Sorry, that's not going to work.";

this is only displayed if one of the _arErrors['tablemame___elementname'] values is set...

So you have to add an error message to one of your elements, too.

 

[VickiD]

Is _arErrors a standard table? Do I build it? Is there a wiki on building the error table to which you could refer me?
Thank you.

 

[VickiD]

Hi,
I tried adding
_arErrors['('simaddwatchlistlog___note'] value and I get an error.
_arErrors is not defined.
Any help on how / where to define it?
Thank you.

 

[troester]

Your syntax isn't correct ( ...['('simadd ... ) but in Fabrik3.1 it would be

For Fabrik 3.1
PHP:

// The error message 'woops' will be assinged to the element 'tablename_elementname'
$formModel->errors['tablename___elementname'][] = 'woops!';
return false;

anyway (see http://fabrikar.com/forums/index.php?wiki/php-form-plugin/#stopping-form-submission)