update forum data from external application

[asandhanam]

Hi, I'm trying to update the forum table from an external application. Though data gets updated, obviously i don't see changes live because of the forum cache. I've posted a question already in general discussions & was advised to use the datamanager. My application is in coldfusion. I'm just wondering how to handle this. Any suggestions?
If i were to update using datamanager how do i do it? The only thing i'll be able to pass via url is the forumid.
I'm so stuck here and vbulletin is new ground to me. Any help is greatly appreciated.
thanks.

[Opserty]

<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/data_managers" target="_blank">Data Managers</a>

[asandhanam]

I gathered snippets of code from previous posts and came up with this to update the forum table & reset cache. Trying to make this an include from my external app. I'm passing the forumid & the field to be updated.

<?
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
include ('./global.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/adminfunctions_template.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/adminfunctions_forums.php');

$forum_num = $vbulletin->input->clean_gpc('g', 'f', TYPE_NOTRIM);
$sponsored = $vbulletin->input->clean_gpc('g', 's', TYPE_NOTRIM);

$forumdm =& datamanager_init('Forum', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_STANDARD, 'forum');

$foruminfo = fetch_foruminfo($forum_num);

$forumdm->set_existing($foruminfo);
$forumdm->set('sponsored', $sponsored);

if ($forumdm->save())
echo "saved";
else
echo "error";

?>

Ofcourse i didn't expect it to work right away and so does it. Could someone point out whats wrong and guide me in the right direction.

Thanks.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Not sure why you are using TYPE_NOTRIM. At least the forumid should be TYPE_INT or TYPE_UINT.

The reason your script is not working will be that 'sponsored' is not in the validfields array.

[asandhanam]

Thanks for your response. I got the TYPE_NOTRIM from one of the previous posts. Where do i find this 'validfields' array?

[Lynne]

class_dm_forum.php

[asandhanam]

I have this script within the includes folder & i tested till here
(../includes/test.php?f=3)

<?
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
include ('./global.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/adminfunctions_template.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/adminfunctions_forums.php');

$forum_num = $vbulletin->input->clean_gpc('g', 'f', TYPE_UNIT);
echo $forum_num;
?>
The page comes up blank indicating error. I don't want to put the script within the admincp as that is a password protected region. As i need to be able to include this from my cfm app, i need this to be outside of admincp. what am i doing wrong? I new to vbulletin so pls help.

[Lynne]

You can't put it in the /includes folder and then have your include lines call those other scripts in that manner. global.php is not in the includes folder. Why are you putting it in the /includes folder to test instead of the regular forum?

[asandhanam]

Right. That was bad decision. I didn't have permissions to upload files to the root. I had to wait for my sys admin to grant permissions..i thought i'll try uploading it to includes folder & test in the mean while..
If i were to put it in root & test, what other class files will i have to include to get this to work. All i want to be able to do is update a new field that i added to the forum table, with the datamanager? Thanks a lot for your time.
BTW i've only tried to include the global.php thats in the root in my prev script. (include './global.php')? I just copied that part from the forum.php in admincp.

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Thanks for your help so far. I moved it to the root & it included the core class files..It works till initiating the datamanager object. But saving part doesn't work yet. What other files need to be included to get it working?

<?

// ########################## REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
@set_time_limit(0);
include ('./global.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/adminfunctions_template.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/adminfunctions_forums.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/class_core.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/class_dm.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/class_dm_forum.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/functions.php');


$forum_num = $vbulletin->input->clean_gpc('g', 'f', TYPE_UNIT);
$sponsored = $vbulletin->input->clean_gpc('g', 's', TYPE_BOOL);


$forumdm =& datamanager_init('Forum', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_CP);

echo "initiated";

$foruminfo = fetch_foruminfo($forum_num);

$forumdm->set_existing($foruminfo);
//$forumdm->set('sponsored', $sponsored);
$forumdm->set('title_clean', 'new title');
//unset($forumdm);


if ($forumdm->save())
echo "saved";
else
echo "error";

?>

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Update: Got it to work. For anyone who wants to know:

This file is placed in the root.

<?
// ########################## REQUIRE BACK-END ############################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
@set_time_limit(0);
include ('./global.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/adminfunctions_template.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/adminfunctions_forums.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/class_core.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/class_dm.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/class_dm_forum.php');
include (DIR . '/includes/functions.php');


$forum_num = $vbulletin->input->clean_gpc('g', 'f', TYPE_UNIT);


$forumdm =& datamanager_init('Forum', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_CP);


$foruminfo = fetch_foruminfo($forum_num);


$forumdm->set_existing($foruminfo);
$forumdm->set('title_clean', 'new title');
$forumdm->save();
unset($forumdm);

?>

Thanks for your help vbulletin community.