How to attach a file to emails

How can i attach a file (pdf) to any order confirmation email.
I need to attach some special reports each time i change order status, how can i do that?

The problem is that i need to attach a different pdf each time.

There is a workaround.
In the preload (for instance order_admin_notification.preload.php) you can generate a pdf with TCPDF or FPDF or any pdf-generator you like. Then you output the pdf-file to a folder.
In the preload you can determine where the pdf-file is stored and this way you can even enhance the $vars array() with the path and filename of that pdf.

In the html file you can simply make a link to that pdf file. You receipient gets the e-mail, clicks on the link and voila: he/she has the pdf on his/her screen. From there on the pdf can be printed or locally saved.

Hope this helps.

wow, that is really complicated way to do that
i think that this future should be integrated in next Hikashop releases as default. Is there any way to ask them to do that?

@arnask This has allready been asked several times. I expect this will be implemented somewhere in the future.

On the other hand I think that a solution as I described has several advantages. In my shop I have made a link to all the client's documents and I do not mail attachments anymore. When a usert is logged in, he can view, print and download any document via the user menu.

This way I try to do my small bit in reducing network traffic. The downside may be that all documents are stored on the server, but those few MB's are a small contribution to the problem and it saves me a lot of time and telephone calls. Any logged-in user can see his own administration.

Once you have set up a good pdf generating stucture it will be a piece of cake.

i have a "PDF invoice" plugin, but the problem is that i need to attache a different pdf each time i change order status. These pdf's is very confidential, so i can not allow them to be stored on server.

The files i need to attache is not generated. Its from totally different platform.

is it possible, that sometime it will be implemented in Hikashop?

These files (pdf's) just exists, no need to create them. I'm receiving it by email. Is there anybody who can do it. I can pay for that.

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hi nicolas,

i did custom order ajax file field. The descriptions shows: "No files - Drag & Drop here or use the upload button". But it can only accept one file. I need to add more files. And description says that "Files", not "File". How can i upload more then one file?

I also dont want the user to see this field when ordering, only in order details page and set custom items display options as this: