I modified notification message to a special format with merge tags. Works fine and goes to email as supposed with right values.
I'd also like to save this info to a file to server. I can't find this formatted message from any variable. Can this be re-used as it is? Now I would have to create this file again inside gform_after_submission and make changes twice if needed. It would be so cool to use that one message without modifying the hook every time.
Where is the notification message stored now, and how are you using it as a notification now? Is it just in the database as part of the form you initially created it for?
It's in form's Notifications > Message -field which goes to email. It's formatted as xml like <element_1>{Field name:2}</element_1> (with Insert Merge tag). Of course I can get it from $form['notification']['message'] but can I have it evaluated like goes to email?
I'm not clear still on what you want to do. You have your notification in exactly the format you want it. Are you saying in addition to sending that notification, you want to write that exact same information (what would be sent in the body of the email) to a file on the server?
That is what I tried to say :) I didn't find that under any hook or variable. (Mail is send as info about new item and file from server will be read automaticly to crm.) If the message could be used directly anyone could modify it without need to change the code.
Are you saying that you WANT to allow it to be used directly? So the CRM can pick it up?
You can use the gform_after_submission hook to write a file on the server: http://www.gravityhelp.com/documentation/page/Gform_after_submission
The information in the notification is available in the $form['autoResponder']['message'] (that is the user notification) or the $form['notification']['message']. However, those messages will not have the merge tags replaced with actual data.
I'm still not clear exactly what you want to accomplish, but I will try to help with as much information as I can.
Thank you for the update.
