[TESTING] Selectable Album Random Block

SpecialEd · Novice Joined: Mar 03, 2004 Posts: 28 Location: Alaska

I see this in the block and nothing else

Quote: › Please create your cache file.

how do I create a cache file?

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inSaNE_iRIsH · Wizard Joined: Jun 19, 2003 Posts: 101

I am trying to use multiple instances of this block, each pulling from a different album...how do i need to rename/recode the three associated files to achieve this?

block-NG-RandomPhotoSelectTest.php
NG-RandomPhotoSelectTest_functions.php
block-NG-AutoPhoto.php

inSaNE_iRIsH · Wizard Joined: Jun 19, 2003 Posts: 101

bump?

Fredo

Hi, i just tried this new random block and i get the following error message :

"ERROR: requested index [6] out of bounds [2]
Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /home/xxxx/public_html/modules/gallery/classes/Album.php on line 1064"

It's about the orientation of the picture, but i can't figure out why i get this error.

The gallery version is 1.4.3

slackbladder

Check to see if there is a file in your BLOCKS directory call block-random.cache. If there is - delete it and refresh your page that contains the block.

Fredo

I've already tried to delete and recreate the cache file.but i still have the same error.

However when the cache file is created, only the main albums are inserted, the sub-albums aren't. Is it normal ?

slackbladder

Are you using the SELECTABLE RANDOM block or the normal RANDOM block? The Normal one should build a cache file of all the albums - the selectable one, only the ones you select(I believe!).

Fredo

I'm using the selectable one. It creates the cache file but only with main albums.

Explanations :
My albums hierarchy is :
-Album1
- Subalbum1.1
- Subalbum1.2
-Album2
- Subalbum2.1
- Subalbum2.2
-etc...

When i check everthing only Album1 and Album1 are mentionned in the random-block.cache file, the subalbums1.1, subalbums2.2 aren't mentioned.

slackbladder

BUMP this back to DARI - it's his block, I'm sure he will respond shortly Smile

Fredo

After a few tries, the problem is the treatment of the subalbums. The script block-NG-RandomPhotoSelectTest.php only filled the list of albums with the name of the main albums. I will try to find out how to correct this.

Fredo

Fredo

To make it work with subalbums, i made the following change in NG-RandomPhotoSelectTest_functions.php :

Search the function createAdminList($albumName,$depth=0)

Replace the line :

$content .= "<input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"$photoCount\"
name=\"$albumName\">";

With

$content .= "<input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"$photoCount\"
name=\"" .$nestedAlbum->fields['name'] ."\">";

That's all.

ashe · Beginner Joined: Mar 11, 2004 Posts: 9

Does anyone have a working version of this block. I can not get any of it to work. All it says is

Quote: › Please create your cache file

.

There is no admin panel, no cache being created. The random photo block worked perfectly, but I would really like to use the select random photo block.

slackbladder

It's working fine here:

http://www.esp3.net

Face of ESP 04 - top right (selected from one album)

Try doing as it says - Create the cache file (I renamed the cache file in the block as it would clash with the normal random cache file if you are running both blocks)

siege911 · Beginner Joined: Jun 09, 2004 Posts: 13

I'm getting this error.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: isalbumname() in /home/******/*****/blocks/NG-RandomPhotoSelectTest_functions.php on line 307

I replaced certain info with ******

This error causes my site to crash as well. I only see my Left Blocks and underneath is this error. Everything in the center and the right blocks disappear.

I'm also really new at this so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

I'm sure all of the "required" information is correct but I still get this error.

slackbladder

In the block NG-RandomPhotoSelectTest_functions.php - replace ALL references to:

isalbumname()

to:

getalbumname()