All of the functionality you describe is possible using Views. I haven't personally used Advanced Profile, so I can't vouch for how well it integrates with Views. You may want to consider using Content Profile, as well, which treats user profiles like nodes, and thus they are configurable using CCK.<br>
<br><a href="http://drupal.org/project/content_profile">http://drupal.org/project/content_profile</a><br><br>You should be able to use Content Profile, Advanced Profile and Views all together, but I'll leave that question for somebody more experienced with these modules.<br>
<br><br>-- <br>Quiller<br><br><a href="mailto:quiller@quiller.org">quiller@quiller.org</a><br><a href="http://www.quiller.org">http://www.quiller.org</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/6/8 brendan, <a href="http://fresh-off.com">fresh-off.com</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hello@fresh-off.com">hello@fresh-off.com</a>></span><br>
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<p>Hello everybody - my first question to this list!</p>
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<p>I'm trying to set up a User Directory in Drupal 6, and from
what I can tell, Views and the Advanced Profile Modules are looking like a good
route to take. I'd like users to be able to sort through the directory
based on info entered into their user profiles. For example, the users
will be volunteers and volunteer orgs - so I'd like to be able to sort by that criteria,
as well as things such as "sort list by volunteers available during
morning hours" or "volunteers with program mgmt experience."
etc. etc.</p>
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<p>Lastly, I'd like for users with Admin privileges to be able
to use the directory to email or private message individual users or large
groups of users that they've sorted (e.g.: volunteers available in the morning).</p>
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<p>Are the Views and Advanced Profile modules a good option for
creating this type of directory? And I've set up private messaging on my
site, but what will I have to do to integrate it with my directory after I've
built it? And does anybody know of any tutorials on setting up user directories
for D6</p>
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<p>I'm familiar with the Views module, but haven't used it
much, so assuming it’s the right module - any other general
suggestions would be helpful too!</p>
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<p>Thanks for <i>any</i> ideas or suggestions!</p>
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<p>brendan,</p>
<p>seattle.usa</p>
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