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Is there a 'Add Link to our Site' type module?
by Greg Holsclaw 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

Title says it all. I have been through the module list a few times, but I can't find any module that provides a mechanism to create a 'Link to us' page, upload graphics and the needed HTML link text. http://www.facebook.com/share_partners.php is an example of what I am looking for. I was starting to make one for our company site (and ultimately for d.o.), but wanted to make sure I didn't miss an in progress module. Thanks. Greg

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FormAPI javascript?
by Richard Morse 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Hi! I have a node form that requires a bunch of behaviours (Drupal.behaviors...) that I've developed. I also have a bunch of settings I add to Drupal.settings. This works fine when the form is first displayed. However, if it fails the validation step, when it is displayed back to the user, none of the javascript settings or inclusions (basically, none of the results of `drupal_add_js()`) are included, so that the form doesn't display correctly. Is there a way to get the drupal_add_js() content to be included? Thanks, Ricky The information transmitted in this electronic communication is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this information in error, please contact the Compliance HelpLine at 800-856-1983 and properly dispose of this information.

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Form API layout question...
by Richard Morse 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Hi! I'm trying to create a set of checkboxes with an "other" option, so that it would look something like: What is your favourite color? [ ] Red [ ] Blue [ ] Maroon [ ] Other [_________________________________] How can I place a field next to the other checkbox? Thanks, Ricky The information transmitted in this electronic communication is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this information in error, please contact the Compliance HelpLine at 800-856-1983 and properly dispose of this information.

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Re: [development] how to upgrade from 5.x to 6.x
by Karen Stevenson 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

The D6 code now updates all enabled *and* disabled modules that exist in the modules folder, all at the same time. Also, there is now a 'last_updated' hook that allows modules to omit older updates from the .install file. There are several implications of all this: 1) Telling people to disable the modules before updating is pointless, they will be updated either way. 2) Both the system and contrib updates will all run the first time you visit update.php. That means you should only put in the modules folder modules you want updated. If there are any questions about any of them, disabling them to keep them from updating will not work, you must remove them or uninstall them. 3) If you have modules that are not current (either core or contrib), you will see a message that you have an outdated module and it will not update, which will require you to start over, get them all updated in D5, and then move to D6. So the preferred way of doing this would more likely be to make sure all your code is current in D5 *before* you attempt to upgrade. Also, you should check on contrib modules to see if there are any special instructions for the update. Now that disabled modules are updated and old updates may be gone, contrib modules may have suggestions of things you should do before you upgrade (like CCK which will ask you to get current on D5 before you upgrade to D6). Karen ----- Original Message ---- From: Greg Knaddison <greg(a)pingvox.com> To: development(a)drupal.org; A list for documentation writers <documentation(a)drupal.org> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 7:32:43 AM Subject: [development] how to upgrade from 5.x to 6.x Hi, I'm asking this on question to both Devel and Docs because I'm about to make an "upgrading" screencast and want to be sure that I'm using the best method. In our handbook[1] we tell people that before the upgrade they should "Turn off (but do not uninstall) all modules that are not core modules" I've done that a few times and it always threw various errors when I then installed the updated versions of the contrib modules. I then started to follow steps more like: 1. Download the new version (i.e. 6.x) 2. Download the 6.x compatible version of all my contribs (fix or remove the ones that haven't been upgraded) 3. Install the new core and contrib modules 4. Run update.php which will do all of core and contrib at the same time which, in my experience, causes fewer errors In discussion last night chx mentioned that the reason we tell people to disable the contrib modules is to prevent bootstrap.inc from calling a function that no longer exists and thus locking you out of a site. I think that is not a problem as long as you do my steps 2/3. Does anyone have a concrete, repeatable, simple example of why doing it my way is worse than the way in the handbook? I think this might be a relic of the update process of years gone by that we can now forget, which would be nice since I think it simplifies the process. Regards, Greg [1] http://drupal.org/upgrade/preparing-the-site -- Greg Knaddison Denver, CO | http://knaddison.com World Spanish Tour | http://wanderlusting.org/user/greg

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how to upgrade from 5.x to 6.x
by Greg Knaddison 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Hi, I'm asking this on question to both Devel and Docs because I'm about to make an "upgrading" screencast and want to be sure that I'm using the best method. In our handbook[1] we tell people that before the upgrade they should "Turn off (but do not uninstall) all modules that are not core modules" I've done that a few times and it always threw various errors when I then installed the updated versions of the contrib modules. I then started to follow steps more like: 1. Download the new version (i.e. 6.x) 2. Download the 6.x compatible version of all my contribs (fix or remove the ones that haven't been upgraded) 3. Install the new core and contrib modules 4. Run update.php which will do all of core and contrib at the same time which, in my experience, causes fewer errors In discussion last night chx mentioned that the reason we tell people to disable the contrib modules is to prevent bootstrap.inc from calling a function that no longer exists and thus locking you out of a site. I think that is not a problem as long as you do my steps 2/3. Does anyone have a concrete, repeatable, simple example of why doing it my way is worse than the way in the handbook? I think this might be a relic of the update process of years gone by that we can now forget, which would be nice since I think it simplifies the process. Regards, Greg [1] http://drupal.org/upgrade/preparing-the-site -- Greg Knaddison Denver, CO | http://knaddison.com World Spanish Tour | http://wanderlusting.org/user/greg

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sid not available in anonimous user
by Ivan Sergio Borgonovo 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

I just noticed that $user->sid is not available for anonymous users. It get chopped once $user get overwritten in sess_read even if the full session row get loaded. (5.X and 6.X). include/session.inc $user = db_fetch_object(db_query("SELECT u.*, s.* FROM {users} u INNER JOIN {sessions} s ON u.uid = // $sid=$user->sid; //... // We didn't find the client's record (session has expired), or they are an anonymous user. else { $session = isset($user->session) ? $user->session : ''; $user = drupal_anonymous_user($session); // $user->sid=$sid; } since it makes more uniform to access sid through the code, is there a good reason to kill it? If there isn't any good reason to kill it... could this small change get into core? thx -- Ivan Sergio Borgonovo http://www.webthatworks.it

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How to start new module
by Marolijo - Pol maresma 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Hello, I'm a newbie on module development... I readed the Module Creator Guide, but I need to do a special thing and don't know where to start. I need a simple module to make a csv (or xml) of a content type with cck field, including images. I tried Views Export but doesn't work with images. (i need to put the image url on the csv) Can someone tell me where to find a guide on how to do the selectes on the database, and how to output a file to the browser on a specific path? Thank's for all! Pol Maresma / pol(a)polnetwork.com PolNetwork.com / Serveis d'Internet msn: marolijo

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Supporting PostgreSQL schema level
by Jean-Michel Pouré 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Dear friends, First of all, thank you for developing Drupal. I plan to use Drupal for my community site (2.000.000 pages a month) and would like to contribute some code as regards PostgreSQL support. You can find here a detailed HOWTO written for PhpBB community, but I guess it applies for Drupal too : PostgreSQL query optimisation HOWTO : http://area51.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=29292 Now, a question about my first contribution: I would like to add support for PostgreSQL schema. A schema is a separate logical space in a database. I would like to allow the following syntax: $db_url = 'pgsql://username:password@localhost/databasename/schemaname'; Conditions: 1) Old syntax still valid $db_url = 'pgsql://username:password@localhost/databasename'; connects to public schema and is still valid. 2) SQL required The proposed changes only means that we run a single SQL query after connecting to the PostgreSQL database: if (isset($url['port'])) { $conn_string .= ' port='. urldecode($url['port']); } $schema=''; if (isset($url['schema'])) { $schema .= urldecode($url['schema']); } // pg_last_error() does not return a useful error message for database // connection errors. We must turn on error tracking to get at a good error // message, which will be stored in $php_errormsg. $track_errors_previous = ini_get('track_errors'); ini_set('track_errors', 1); $connection = @pg_connect($conn_string); if (!$connection) { require_once './includes/unicode.inc'; _db_error_page(decode_entities($php_errormsg)); } if ($schema !== '') { @pg_query($connection, 'SET search_path TO ' . $schema); } This does not change other queries. Now, I would like your opinion on these changes. Would you like a patch supporting PostgreSQL schema in Drupal code? Kind regards, Jean-Michel

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Committed to Drupal + PostgreSQL development
by Jean-Michel Pouré 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Dear friends, I am a PostgreSQL fan, completely new to the Drupal community. My site recieves 600.000 visitors every month and serves 3 million pages. Our non-profit organization based in France. We are migrating to Drupal. Our choice was mainly decided because Drupal supports PostgreSQL. We are committed to support Drupal PostgreSQL development and contribute to the community, mainly with my work. It might take me some time to understand Drupal internals, but whenever you need information on PostgreSQL, feel free to contact me on this list. I am at your service and also serving the PostgreSQL free community. Kind regards, Jean-Michel Pouré

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Need Help With Drupal Widget
by Matthew Farina 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Netvibes contacted me about helping them put together a drupal aggregator widget. These widgets work on nevibes, OS X, in Windows Vista, on igoogle and more. You can find an example at http://eco.netvibes.com/widgets/229787/the-chronicle-of-higher-education I'm looking to put together a list of up to 15 feeds to put in the widget. 4 are tabs with up to an additional 11. In the example if you click the down arrow on the tab you are on you can see all the possible feeds you can read in the widget. Anyone have any suggestions for feeds to use in the widget? My initial list was the drupal planet and the feeds for the drupal homepage and the groups homepage. What others should we list? They contacted us because of www.netvibes.com/drupal. Matt

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