SID-02102: unique reference id for a form that is submitted to email

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I have a twiki application the when submitted send an email with the data entered by user for their request, this works fine. What I am looking to do is add a unique reference id in the subject line of each mail recieved

-- TWiki Guest - 2015-09-08

Discussion and Answer

Use one of:

1. Date based ID, easiest with the epoch time:

• Type: %SERVERTIME{$epoch}%
• Result: 1769591154
• Detail: VarSERVERTIME2.

2. Sequential number ID. Can be done with a SpreadSheetPlugin formula, with value stored in a persistent SetGetPlugin variable:

• Type: %SET{ "email_ID" value="%CALCULATE{$INT(%GET{email_ID}%+1)}%" remember="1" }%%GET{email_ID}%
• Result: 64
• Detail: SpreadSheetPlugin, VarSET, VarGET.

-- Peter Thoeny - 2015-09-08

Server time works a treat thanks

-- TWiki Guest - 2015-09-09

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