<DIV>hey sharon</DIV>
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<DIV>thanks for the tip.</DIV>
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<DIV>just wondering, do you know how to get just the results of one content type using a view? ie I just want to view the current 'article' postings for the current month not all the nodes that have been posted in the month.</DIV>
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<DIV>any help would be grand =)</DIV>
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<DIV>sarah</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: Sharon Sbarsky <SSbarsky@jflmedia.com><BR>Date: Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:56 am<BR>Subject: Re: [support] CCK Common Fields (date)<BR>To: support@drupal.org<BR><BR>> The Date Module is *very* useful for this. You can set it up to define<BR>> its "granularity" (i.e. I use it for the same purpose and only define<BR>> year and month.) You have lots of control over the display and input<BR>> formats, and you can use the field for sorting or filtering.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I wish that I knew about this module from the start. :-)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> The only problem is that since I specify that the display is "F <BR>> Y" (i.e.<BR>> November 2007), if I don't enter a month, it'll show up as "January."<BR>> There may be a way to fix that, but it isn't high on my priority list<BR>> yet.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Sharon<BR>> <BR>> Webmistress<BR>> <BR>> www.jvibe.com<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ________________________________<BR>> <BR>> From: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-<BR>> bounces@drupal.org] On<BR>> Behalf Of Sarah.Vardy@student.griffith.edu.au<BR>> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 1:33 AM<BR>> To: support@drupal.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [support] CCK Common Fields<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Can anyone tell me how to set up metadata fields with cck in the first<BR>> place?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I want to set a year and a month metadata field for a custom content<BR>> type called News article.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Any help would be great.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Sarah =)<BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: Shyamala <shyamala@netlinkindia.com><BR>> Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:22 pm<BR>> Subject: Re: [support] CCK Common Fields<BR>> To: support@drupal.org<BR>> <BR>> > You can predefine the date_created, date_modified, <BR>> > user_created, <BR>> > user_modified, url<BR>> > values for both content type, use, computed field, or pass <BR>> > values to the <BR>> > create form to populate these fields.<BR>> > <BR>> > These are possibilities. If you could elaborate on the when <BR>> the <BR>> > two content <BR>> > types are created and how they are linked. What is the order <BR>> of <BR>> > creation... <BR>> > I could help.<BR>> > <BR>> > Shyamala<BR>> > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > From: "Tom Holmes Jr." <tom@tomholmes.net><BR>> > To: <support@drupal.org><BR>> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:27 AM<BR>> > Subject: [support] CCK Common Fields<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > > I'm looking to implement Drupal 5.3 and I'm going to be <BR>> using <BR>> > the CCK to<BR>> > > create some different content types.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Two or more of my content types will have the same metadata <BR>> > field names<BR>> > > and types:<BR>> > > for example: date_created, date_modified, user_created, <BR>> > user_modified, url<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Is there a way I can set this up so that my content types <BR>> will <BR>> > ALWAYS> get these shared fields ...<BR>> > > or do I just have to setup those fields seperately with each <BR>> content> > type I create?<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Thanks!<BR>> > <BR>> > Tom<BR>> > ><BR>> > > -- <BR>> > > [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ] <BR>> > <BR>> > -- <BR>> > [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]<BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> </DIV>