Drupal Forms - Setting a Default Value

Question

I am using the webform module for Drupal 6 and would like to set a default value for the confirmation message of the webform whenever it is created. Would I have to create my own module to set this form value whenever a user creates a new webform? Or would I have to implement a special hook to look for when a webform is created?

Are you talking about whenever a user actually creates a new webform, or when a user fills out an already created webform? — Mike Crittenden
Right now I'm currently going the module route, writing a custom module that implements hook_form_alter and says if($form_id == 'webform_node_form') set the default value of the confirmation message. Don't know if it'll work though still banging away on it now. — JR.
Still no luck with hook_form_alter trying all sorts of variations of it. trying function named webform_node_form_form_alter — JR.
Gotten this far now. function customMod_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id){ if($form_id == 'webform_node_form'){ $node = $form['#node']; $webform = $node->webform; $node->webform['confirmation'] = "test test test"; The hook is executing and the array value is being set, but it still isn't appearing in the text field of the form. — JR.

Erik Ahlswede Erik Ahlswede · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-14T02:37:14

You going to want to use the following:

customMod_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id){ 
  if($form_id == 'webform_node_form'){ 
    $form['id_of_conf_message_field']['#default_value'] = 'BLAH BLAH'
  }
}

Drupal Forms - Setting a Default Value

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