chapter58.amp

<script runat="server">
  Platform.Load('core', '1');
  var method = Platform.Request.Method;
  Variable.SetValue("@method", method);
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%%[
    /* 
        AMPscript to trigger a transactional email send using a specified 
        Triggered Send Definition with personalization attributes and log the subscriber.
    */

    /* Variable Declarations */
    var @emailAddress, @fullName, @subscriberKey, @CompanyName, @Industry, @CompanySize, @triggeredSend, @triggeredSendDefinition, @subscriber, @statusCode, @statusMessage, @errorCode, @logDataExtensionName, @logStatus, @redirectURL

    /* 
        Assign values for personalization and email address from request parameters.
    */
    SET @emailAddress = RequestParameter("email")
    SET @fullName = RequestParameter("name")
    SET @CompanyName = RequestParameter("company")
    SET @Industry = RequestParameter("industry")
    SET @CompanySize = RequestParameter("size")
    SET @subscriberKey = GUID() /* Generate a unique SubscriberKey */

    /* Check if the request method is "POST" */
    IF @method == "POST" THEN

        /* 
            Create Triggered Send Objects:
            - @triggeredSend: TriggeredSend object to handle the triggered email send.
            - @triggeredSendDefinition: TriggeredSendDefinition object to specify the email definition.
        */
        SET @triggeredSend = CreateObject("TriggeredSend")
        SET @triggeredSendDefinition = CreateObject("TriggeredSendDefinition")

        /* 
            Specify the CustomerKey for the Triggered Send Definition.
            This should match the CustomerKey in the Marketing Cloud setup.
        */
        SET @tsCustomerKey = "SMB_Sign_Up_Confirmation"
        SetObjectProperty(@triggeredSendDefinition, "CustomerKey", @tsCustomerKey)

        /* 
            Associate the TriggeredSendDefinition object with the TriggeredSend object.
        */
        SetObjectProperty(@triggeredSend, "TriggeredSendDefinition", @triggeredSendDefinition)

        /* 
            Create and configure the Subscriber object with the email address and personalization attributes.
        */
        SET @subscriber = CreateObject("Subscriber")
        SetObjectProperty(@subscriber, "EmailAddress", @emailAddress)
        SetObjectProperty(@subscriber, "SubscriberKey", @subscriberKey)
        

        /* 
            Add custom attributes to the Subscriber object.
            For example, adding FullName and other attributes.
        */
        /* FullName Attribute */
        SET @attr = CreateObject("Attribute")
        SetObjectProperty(@attr, "Name", "FullName")
        SetObjectProperty(@attr, "Value", @fullName)
        AddObjectArrayItem(@subscriber, "Attributes", @attr)


        /* 
            Add the configured Subscriber object to the TriggeredSend's subscriber list.
        */
        AddObjectArrayItem(@triggeredSend, "Subscribers", @subscriber)

        /* 
            Invoke the TriggeredSend to send the email, and capture the status and any errors.
        */
        SET @statusCode = InvokeCreate(@triggeredSend, @statusMessage, @errorCode)

        /* 
            Log the subscriber details and the status of the send operation.
        */
        SET @logDataExtensionName = "SMB_Subscribers" /* Replace with your logging data extension name */
        SET @logStatus = InsertData(@logDataExtensionName, "EmailAddress", @emailAddress, "SubscriberKey", @subscriberKey, "FullName", @fullName, "CompanyName", @CompanyName, "Industry", @Industry, "CompanySize", @CompanySize)

        /* 
            Error Handling:
            - If the TriggeredSend did not return a status code of "OK", raise an error.
            - This helps in identifying and troubleshooting issues during the send process.
        */
        IF @statusCode == "OK" THEN
            /* Set the redirect URL if the send is successful */
            Redirect("confirmation_cloudpage_url")
        ELSE
            Redirect("errorpage_cloudpage_url")
        ENDIF
    ENDIF

    /*
        End of AMPscript.
    */
]%%