Why text (read only field) won't show in Thank You message and email?

  • STEPllc
    Asked on October 17, 2016 at 2:07 PM

    Hello! I am trying to copy some text info and have it appear in the Thank You message and in the emails sent. I have used the field details name to copy that info and put it into both places, as shown below, but it is not displaying. How can I get the text to show? Thanks! 

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  • Nik_C
    Replied on October 17, 2016 at 2:48 PM

    I just submitted your form(please ignore my submission) and this is how Thank you page was shown to me:

    Why text (read only field) wont show in Thank You message and email? Image 1 Screenshot 20

    Did you fix your issue in the meantime?

    Please let us know, we'll wait for your response.

    Thank you!

  • STEPllc
    Replied on October 17, 2016 at 3:17 PM

    I created a clone form in the meantime as I needed to use it ASAP. It looks like you filled out that clone form and not the one from the URL above (https://form.jotform.com/62696200142146). It is still not showing the details for me. 

  • Kiran Support Team Lead
    Replied on October 17, 2016 at 4:55 PM

    Unfortunately, it is not possible to display the field data of a text field from the form in the Thank you message or notification. It is required to display the text by entering it manually in the Thank you page/email notification. 

    Hope this information helps! 

  • STEPllc
    Replied on October 17, 2016 at 5:09 PM

    That's a big bummer. Thanks for responding. 

  • Kiran Support Team Lead
    Replied on October 17, 2016 at 10:01 PM

    As I recheck the screenshot in your earlier response, it looks like the properties is merged with a different field. Generally, a text field properties window is displayed with only text and no field information is available.

    Why text (read only field) wont show in Thank You message and email? Image 1 Screenshot 20

    Could you check this again on your form at your end? Thanks!

  • STEPllc
    Replied on October 18, 2016 at 9:59 AM

    You are correct, however, if you click "edit HTML" first and then click the properties button, it will display the field details as well. 

  • seth
    Replied on October 18, 2016 at 12:13 PM

    Yes you are right, I can see field details after I clicked edit HTML:

    Why text (read only field) wont show in Thank You message and email? Image 1 Screenshot 20

    My colleague Kiran is right that you can not insert text field into Thank You page using field ID's. You can copy and paste the text you want to be seen into the Thank You page. The insertion technique, using curly brackets and filed ID's, is used when a user's information is needed to be inserted in an area like emails or thank you page, after he\she submits information to a form.

    Hope that answer helps.

    Cheers.