[TESTING] Selectable Album Random Block

racer25 · Novice Joined: Jul 22, 2004 Posts: 21

No I didn't manually craete a cache file. Forgive me if I missed it in the README but I can't see that part at all.

How would I do that, is just a blank file and what permissions do I need etc.

Thanks in advance.

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racer25 · Novice Joined: Jul 22, 2004 Posts: 21

Actually got the menu up to select the blocks but now get the following error message

Error: Requested index [2] out of bounds [1]
Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /home/keller/public_html/modules/gallery/classes/Album.php on line 1250

racer25 · Novice Joined: Jul 22, 2004 Posts: 21

Anyone ?

Kurse · Beginner Joined: Sep 30, 2003 Posts: 2

I tried this block, and it does ask me which albums I want to display, but even after the selection it repeatedly asks again. It doesnt seem to be able to save the selection.

Just a suggestion: Maybe it would be easier to make it select what you do NOT want to display, I would think the list would be smaller that way.

slackbladder

Hi Dari,

A quick question regarding the Selectable Block. I wish to hardcode the block to select only one ALBUM to pull images from. I want to remove the part that lists the albums (if logged in as admin). I have already done it on the newest block - just can't get my head round the random one. Can you steer me in the right direction?

Cheers

Happy 2006.
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dari

sure thing, let me catch up to the 150 posts i've missed over the week and i'll post the modification here Smile

happy 2k6

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dari

just create a cache file (block-random.cache) in your albums directory (rename it if you want to use another name to resolve conflicts, but make sure you fix the "define" statements in the block files) and add this to it:

Code: › <album_name>/<number_of_photos_in_album>

note that it's the name of the album, not the title (ie, christmaspix2005). and don't forget the slash....
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slackbladder

Thx however - I will still need the block to update the amount of photo's in the album (when new ones added).

Currently I have amended the script to create a NEW unique cache file (albumname.cache) and save in to the ALBUMS folder. Works great with the 'newest' block. Just need to be able to specify the album name in the random block (currently using the selectable ver.) and for it to 'rebuild' the cache file (update amount of images in the album) periodically.

Is it something around the scanalbum function? Can the album it scans be hardcoded?
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dari

gotcha. do you know what albums they will be? will they ever change, or will it be a static list?
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slackbladder

Oops - missed ya post.

Yep - static list. New albums are added though but all references are controlled via MySQL (i.e. new album is created, then it's name is entered in to a custom mysql for use in different areas).

I just need to be able to 'insert' in to your code the album I want it to pick photos from and for it to update the cache for that album (already done via unique cache files). Perhaps if a variable is defined at the top then used throughout - I will then control the variable externally.

Any of that make sense!!!
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dari

yep, i'll get on it.
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slackbladder

bump.

Just point me in the right direction - if it's easier Smile

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dari

i've been looking at it, and i'm trying to figure out the best spot in which to put an array of album names...which, in your case, would also trim out a lot of excess code (ie, you wouldn't need "scanalbums" or "savecache", etc)....
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slackbladder

Still no luck?
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slackbladder

Bump. Is there anyone else I can take this problem to?
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