TOPIC: How to build a liability waiver

I have found a solution to the waiver issue that seems to be working quite well for me.

I used a radio button.

Create a new custom field. Choose \'radio\' for the field type. For the label, I used the text, \'Please read the waiver carefully and click here:\'.

Then I inserted the content of the waiver as the only value in the \'values\' field. Then I made it a required field.

Then I created a second custom field beneath the waiver text radio button. This one is a text field, size=5. For the label, I used, \'I have read, understand, and agree to the waiver above. Initial here:\'. I also made this a required field.

If your waiver is very long, then you will need to make 2 small changes in order to accommodate all of your text:

1. Using phpmyadmin, go to the dtregister_fields table in your database. Edit the \'values\' field and change the varchar limit to a larger number. I used 3000.

2. Using JoomlaXplorer, go to administrator/components/com_dtregister/admin.dtregister.html.php.
On line 1855, change maxlength to a larger number - same as above. In my case, I used 3000. So it looks like this:
As of 05-07-08, you can find an example here:
http://www.belcommunications.net/orrrc/index.php?option=com_dtregister&task=mainlist&type=pay_later_individual&eventId=4&paymentmethod=pay_later&Itemid&Itemid=29
(This is a development site, so if you are reading this well after May 2008, try finding an event at www.orrrc.org .)

Good luck!

Thanks for sharing!

First, let me say this is a fantastic idea.

JComeskey wrote: 1. Using phpmyadmin, go to the dtregister_fields table in your database. Edit the \'values\' field and change the varchar limit to a larger number. I used 3000.

I can\'t get this to work - I\'m using MySQL 4.0 and it won\'t allow me to make a varchar more than 255.

Any ideas?

azoomm,

Sorry for the slow response. I must have missed my forum subscription notification and did not even realize that you had posted your question.

Did you ever resolve your problem?

I am using mysql 5.0 and cannot comment on 4.0.

However, I simply navigate in phpmyadmin to the dtregister_fields table. Then I click the edit pencil in the row for the values field. Then I changed the number in the \'length/values\' cell to \'3000\' and click \'save\'.

I don\'t recall employing any special tricks or anything...