Send PMs (automatically)

[Andreas]

If you want to (automatically) send a PM to a user, you can use the Class vB_Datamanager_PM.
This class makes sure that all values are correct, handles quota for the recipients, notification eMails, etc.

Example


// create the DM to do error checking and insert the new PM
$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);
$pmdm->set('fromuserid', 1234);
$pmdm->set('fromusername', 'Welcome-Bot');
$pmdm->set('title', 'Welcom to our Forums');
$pmdm->set('message', "Hello\nI am a Bot and would like to give you a warm welcome :)");
$pmdm->set_recipients('newuser', $botpermissions);
$pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);


If anything goes wrong you can check for errors using

$pmdm->errors

This is an erray containing the errors.

If everything is OK

$pmdm->save();


This will send a PM to user newuser telling him

Hello.
I am a Bot and would like to give you a warm welcome :)

The message will appear to be coming from User Welcom-Bot (Userid 1234).

$botpermissions must be the permissions for the sending user, but can just be empty.
If you want to send PMs no matter if the PM box of the recipient is full or not:


$botpermissions['adminpermissions'] = 2;


If you want, you can set other options as well ($pmdm->set_info(...)):


forward = 1/0 if this is a forwarded PM, Default=0
savecopy = 1/0 to keep a copy if the PM in outbox, Default=0
receipt = 1/0 to request a read-receipt, Default=0
parentpmid = ID of the PM you are responding to (if applicable)


Furthermore you can specify ($pmdm->set(...)):

iconid = ID of the message icon the PM should carry, Default=0
showsignature = 0/1 Whether the signature should be shown or not, Default=0
showsmilie = 0/1 Wheter smilies should be parsed or not, Default=1


For multiple receipients just use user1;user2;useer3.

This How-To is (C) 2005 by KirbyDE and you are not allowed to redistribute it in any way without my explicit consent.

[Erwin]

This is a FANTASTIC tutorial - people can make up a zillion hacks based on this How-To. :)

[Logikos]

KirbyDE, That is great! I just love this.

Finaly the old vB.org is BACK!

[Bad Bunny]

Wow! Lots of good stuff here. I'm so excited about this new release. Thank you so much for the tutorial, as it really does teach you something useful. Thanks!

[VBCoder]

Kirby,

Is there anyway we can get this info for the other classes?

[eXtremeTim]

Kirby,

Is there anyway we can get this info for the other classes?
If I have time tommorrow I will post up one for the new reply class. Since I had a good deal of time working with it today. I now have my talkerbot hack fully using the new reply datamanager.

[M1th]

To send PMs to more than 1 user:


Retrieving usernames:

To get a list of usernames from an array and output in the form of user1;user2;user3:


$user_names = $db->query_read("
SELECT username
FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user
WHERE usergroupid = xx
ORDER BY username ASC
");

replacing xx with usergroupid

$pmto_users = array();
while ($name = $db->fetch_array($user_names))
{
$pmto_users[] = $name['username'];
}
$db->free_result($user_names);


To output the $pmto_users array into the format user1;user2;user3 you do:

$pmtousernames = implode(';', $pmto_users);

Finally, sending the pm -repeat all the steps mentioned by KirbyDE but replace

$pmdm->set_recipients('newuser', $botpermissions);

with:


$pmdm->set_recipients($pmtousernames, $botpermissions);

[$pmtousernames would output to something like user1;user2;user3;etc]

[Link14716]

The PM data manager seems to completely kill the page when I use this function. It just does a white page and no PM is sent.
function ushop_send_pm($title, $text, $user, $from=0) {
global $vbulletin;

// require the class
require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_dm_pm.php');

// Who's the PM from?
if ($from == 0 OR $from['userid'] == $vbulletin->userinfo['userid']) {
$from = $vbulletin->userinfo;
} elseif ($from == "default") {
$from = fetch_userinfo($vbulletin->options['ushop_pmfrom']);
} else {
$from = fetch_userinfo($from['userid']);
}

// Who are we sending this PM to?
if (isset($user[0]['userid'])) {
// Sending to multiple.
foreach ($user as $omguser) {
$toarray[] = $omguser['username'];
}
$to = implode(";", $toarray);
} else {
// Sending to one.
$to = $user['username'];
}

// create the DM to do error checking and insert the new PM
$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);
$pmdm->set('fromuserid', $from['userid']);
$pmdm->set('fromusername', $from['username']);
$pmdm->set('title', $title);
$pmdm->set('message', $text);
$pmdm->set_recipients($to, $from['permissions']);
$pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);

// If no errors, save.
if ($pmdm->errors) {
return $pmdm->errors;
}
$pmdm->save();
}
I have since went back to using my old function which got the job done. I'll probably try fixing the version of the function that uses the data manager, but for now...

[Andreas]

// require the class
require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_dm_pm.php');



Remove this line and it'll work :)

[flup]

$pmdm->set_recipients('newuser', $botpermissions);

What should that line be if it has to be send to the administrator with userid 1 (or just all administrators).

[Link14716]

Remove this line and it'll work :)
I probably would have figured that out if it told me instead of blank paging me. :p

[Andreas]

Suggest @ Jelsoft to call die('Class vB_Datamanager not defined') instead of just exit; :)

[Chris M]

Or just die ;)

Satan

[Andreas]

Hmm, die() without parameters does not produce any output as well, or am I wrong?

[Chris M]

No - I meant that you could suggest to Jelsoft that they could just die:p

They haven't fixed the Beta 3 issue yet :cry:

Satan

[dwh]

I don't understand how to use this? Is this a class built into 3.5? Is this code you would place in one of the files in the include directory? Or you create a new php page with functions?

Would it be possible to explain this hack in detail as if you were speaking to a very dumb person :ninja:

[Andreas]

This is not a Hack, it's Howto ;)
Class vB_Datamanager_PM is a Class that comes with vB 3.5, yes.
You can use code like this wherever you want in your vB Projects/Hacks.

[dwh]

This is not a Hack, it's Howto ;)

Haha, thanks for answering the dumbo :)

Class vB_Datamanager_PM is a Class that comes with vB 3.5, yes.
Whew. I was scared this was an add-on.


You can use code like this wherever you want in your vB Projects/Hacks.

OK, but you need a semicolon here $pmdm->errors
right? Another dummy question, how do you get the array out of there? The "->" is throwing me off.

[Andreas]

For objects (that's an instantiated Class) you must always use ->.

$pmdm->errors was not meant to be used as a single Code-Line, it should just show which property you have to access (for example in an if) to check for errors.

[dwh]

I hate OOP :)
I guess I'll have to get used to it unfortunately.

[babolo]

Does anyone know How I can make this able to send this to new users once they register?

[Alan @ CIT]

Thanks Kirby, another very useful How-to

[orban]

How to parse URLs and email adresses in the pm text?

There must be some parameter :D

-orban

[Andreas]

No. If it contains [email] and [url] codes those will be parsed, if it does not they will (obviously) not be parsed :)

[orban]

Ooooooh!

Because I'm working on my Report to PM (without email notification in any case) plugin...

So I have to change the email template phrase I guess.

[Jon@Refresh]

does anyone know how I can pass an additional variable to $pmdm?

I want to pass a single extra 1 or 0 and I then want to detect this in the $pmdm class and act accordingly.

I know I'll have to modify the code in the $pmdm class, but I can't work out how to pass the extra boolean, and then detect it in the class.

If anyone has any ideas, I'd be very grateful :)

[dwh]

What is "touserarray" used for? It seems redundant. I can remove the data from touserarray in pmtext and it still works fine.

[Antivirus]

trying to use the PM data manager within a plugin at hook location profile_doremovelist. When the script at profile.php runs, everything works out fine, but no PM is sent. I'm stumped :ermm:

here's my code...

the code i had here had errors... i didn't want to confuse anyone, so i removed it ;)

[Antivirus]

I finally figured it out by process of elimination, my results are here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=104872) if anyone wants to check out the code I used.

Thanks for this howto Andreas, i couldn't have figured this out without this thread. :)

[DigitalCrowd]

Is anybody aware why when you send a pm from a given user to another user through the use of the sendpm code in this thread and found elsewhere, that no email is sent nor does it show a pop-up that you have a PM waiting.

This is kinda worthless in that sense. I have seen others with the same issue, but no work around.

As a follow-up, it did email, but not notification online when sending a regular PM does do that.

[Antivirus]

Is anybody aware why when you send a pm from a given user to another user through the use of the sendpm code in this thread and found elsewhere, that no email is sent nor does it show a pop-up that you have a PM waiting.

I don't have that problem, there has to be a setting in your AdminCP or UserCP that is preventing the PM alert popup for you. For me, everything works just fine, as the PM datamanager has no control over whether or not the email is sent or the popup is shown, those are settings in the AdminCP, UserCP, or vBoptions.

[DigitalCrowd]

Actually, it goes deeper than a pop-up. Even on the "Private Messages" for you under your username in the upper-right hand side of the default templates, it will show "0" even though I will have a new 1. EVEN if someone sends me a PM, it will show 1, when two are really available.

It's as though it thinks I have read it... but I haven't. It does show up as bold though likes its new , the PM area.

[Antivirus]

I'm at a loss, I am not experiencing any of those behaviors on the hack I wrote to send automatic PMs which i learned from reading this HOWTO. All the stuff in the top right, everywhere seems to work as it should on my installations of vb. Maybe it has to do with the location where you're inserting the datamanager code?

[JaeTea]

OK I'm a little confused with PMing multiple users.

Suppose I have two textfields, user1 and user2.

All I want to do is combine those two values into the format user1;user2 and input that into the "$pmdm->set_recipients" line so I can send the PM to the two users specified.

[Developer]

i am working on a new hack "Auto PM in members birthday"
i will use it as a cron jop but i have a proplem in recipient i can't make it sends the message to any member

[CrazyShooter]

I am confussed, how do i make it so that a new user will get a private message automaticly sent by me saying Welcome?

[bulbasnore]

I'm interested in some hints, or pointers to other tutorials, on how I might use this to PM a user when a mod delete's their message. I'd like to include the reason they list in the delete reason blank.

[noonespecial]

This would be great to use as a "poke" sort of feature like facebook.com has, I'm not sure exactly how to do that at all - but it would be awesome to try ...

[Logikos]

What is the "poke" feature? Never heard of it.

[Alan @ CIT]

I'm interested in some hints, or pointers to other tutorials, on how I might use this to PM a user when a mod delete's their message. I'd like to include the reason they list in the delete reason blank.

Take a look at the code for my "Moderation Auto-PM" hack - this should get you started with sending PM's when a post is deleted.

Thanks,
Alan.

[Antivirus]

Does anyone know if there's a setting which can be used within ($pmdm->set(...)) for whether or not to parse html? In other words, if the text sent in the PM is allowed to use html?

[fly]

Was something changed on 3.6? This code no longer works:

// create the DM to do error checking and insert the new PM
$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_SILENT);
$pmdm->set('fromuserid', $fromuser['userid']);
$pmdm->set('fromusername', $fromuser['username']);
$pmdm->set_info('receipt', false);
$pmdm->set_info('savecopy', false);
$pmdm->set('title', "Important information regarding your registration!");
$pmdm->set('message', "AUTOGENERATED PM ");
$pmdm->set_recipients($userinfo['username'], $fromuser['permissions']);
$pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);
$pmdm->save();


I haven't changed any of the code from 3.5 since the upgrade, so something in there no longer works. Any idea what it is?

Okay, I got it working, but there is no popup for the user about a PM. Any ideas?

[Cebby]

This seems like a good place to ask ;)

I'm creating a link in a vB powered page (template) for a user to send a PM to me on a specific subject (just like you can do with EM very easily). I want it to open the PM, address it, and fill in the title of the PM, then wait for the user to enter their message.

Can this be done in 3.6.1?

[DigitalCrowd]

I have to do this to get private messages to update correctly in most cases. In a few specific cases, I don't have too. But, don't remember off the top my head which one.


$db->query_write("UPDATE vb_user SET pmunread=pmunread+1,pmtotal=pmtotal+1 WHERE userid=$userid");


That will do the trick everytime. ;)

[HPIA]

Where does this go exactly XD?

[CyberRanger]

If you want to send PMs no matter if the PM box of the recipient is full or not:


$botpermissions['adminpermissions'] = 2;



Thx for the wonderful tutorial. I've used your guide to develop an add-on to one of my products. (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=130536)

The only item that I can't get working is overriding the mailbox full restriction. I've used the code above but setting adminpermissions to 2 doesn't seem to work. In class_dm_pm.php, $overridequota = false seems to need to be set to "true" but I can't figure out how to do that.

If you have a few minutes, I'd really appreciate help in figuring out how to set the variables so that the user will receive the PM even if his mailbox is full and he receives PMs only from buddies and sender is not on the list and not board staff.

I'm pretty sure that can be achieved by setting $overridequota = true, just can't figure out how to do that.

In class_dm_pm.php, line 80:

var $overridequota = false;

while starting at line 370:
// run through recipients to check if we can insert the message
foreach ($users AS $lowname => $user)
{
if (!($user['options'] & $this->registry->bf_misc_useroptions['receivepm']) AND !$this->overridequota)
{
// recipient has private messaging disabled
$this->error('pmrecipturnedoff', $user['username']);
return false;
}
else if (($user['options'] & $this->registry->bf_misc_useroptions['receivepmbuddies']) AND strpos(" $user[buddylist] ", " $fromuser[userid] ") === false AND !can_moderate() AND !$this->overridequota)
{
// recipient receives PMs only from buddies and sender is not on the list and not board staff
$this->error('pmrecipturnedoff', $user['username']);
return false;
}
else
{

But I don't see anyway to set $overridequota without hacking class_dm_pm.php.

Thx!

[Acido]

What's the trick to Automatically parse links in text ?

[mrpaint]

What's the trick to Automatically parse links in text ?
Just use BBCode such as [url]
text (link)

My problem is: it isn't count my auto-PM into PM's quota. I found this in the previous page but it is too.... (no word to say!)

I have to do this to get private messages to update correctly in most cases. In a few specific cases, I don't have too. But, don't remember off the top my head which one.

[Code]$db->query_write("UPDATE vb_user SET pmunread=pmunread+1,pmtotal=pmtotal+1 WHERE userid=$userid");

That will do the trick everytime.

Any new ideas?

[mferguson]

The only item that I can't get working is overriding the mailbox full restriction. I've used the code above but setting adminpermissions to 2 doesn't seem to work. In class_dm_pm.php, $overridequota = false seems to need to be set to "true" but I can't figure out how to do that.

I had the same issue. What I found by searching through all the vB code is a couple of places where overridequota was referenced. All that is required to set this to send the PM even if the recipient's mailbox is full is to:

$pmdm->overridequota = true;

Here is how my code looks with this:
$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);

$pmdm->set('fromuserid', $vbulletin->userinfo['userid']);
$pmdm->set('fromusername', $vbulletin->userinfo['username']);
$pmdm->set_info('receipt', false);
$pmdm->set_info('savecopy', false);
$pmdm->overridequota = true; // Force pm send even if recipient's mailbox is full
$pmdm->set('title', $title);
$pmdm->set('message', $message);
$pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);
$pmdm->set('allowsmilie', true);

$pmtousernames = implode(';', $pmto_users);
$pmdm->set_recipients($pmtousernames, $botpermissions);
$pmdm->save();

Hope this helps everyone that was running into similar problems.

Mark

When testing my auto send pm's code I kept seeing users that had pmpopup (popup-based pm notification) not being updated when I sent my auto pm.

If a user has pmpopup notification on this column should show as "1" in the user table. If they receive a new message and haven't read it yet it should show as "2" in the user table. The two denotes that there is an unread popup.

In the case where I was sending a message to multiple recipients I noticed that only the last of the recipients that also had pmpopup notification was having the pmpopup column updated to "2" while other's weren't.

In debuggint this problem I found that in the forums/includes/class_dm_pm.php file that line 557:

$popupusers = array();

is reinitializing the array and therefore causes any previous userids that have pmpopup enabled to be lost (since its within a foreach loop processing all the users)

To resolve this I've commented the line out for now and also filed a bug report with vBulletin to get it resolved in a future release. I found this is 3.6.1 and also in 3.6.3.

Hope this helps some others that found problems in getting this mod working as expected.

Mark

[Blaine0002]

Would i need to change anything to stick this into a cron?
If so what would i change

If i dont need to change anything is it because im using 3.6.0 that its not working?

[mferguson]

Are you wanting to bulk email members based on a cron? If so the only thing I believe you need to do would be to figure out what you needed to populate when the cron is run (ie - subject, body, etc.)

Mark

[Blaine0002]

no, only want it to send 2 pms, but its not sending any, and the cron IS being run correctly.

[mferguson]

I guess I'm confused as to why you are doing this with a cron. If you can provide some background it will give me a better idea of how it might be done.

As to the cron itself. How are you verifying that it is being run correctly? Is there some type of output being generated?

Thanks

Mark

[Blaine0002]

in my auction modification, a cron runs every 10 minutes which closes auctions and notifies buyer and seller of who won.

[paul41598]

Um I have the below code in a cron job, and when it runs Im getting this error:


Fatal error: Unable to proceed with save while $errors array is not empty in class vb_datamanager_pm in /includes/class_dm.php on line 758




// Fetch the PM message
if ($vbulletin->options['ptp_pm_on_off'] == '1')
{
$ptp_pm =
construct_phrase(
$vbphrase['ptp_alertpm'],
$pquery['username'],
);

// Send a PM to user(s)
$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);
$pmdm->set('fromuserid', 6);
$pmdm->set('fromusername', 'JonB');
$pmdm->set('title', 'Crap');
$pmdm->overridequota = true;
$pmdm->set('message', 'test');
$pmdm->set_recipients($pquery['username'], $botpermissions);
$pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);
$pmdm->save();
}


Whats wrong here? I think it worked before now all of a sudden doesnt... (I think) :cross-eyed:

[jwocky]

Um I have the below code in a cron job, and when it runs Im getting this error:


Fatal error: Unable to proceed with save while $errors array is not empty in class vb_datamanager_pm in /includes/class_dm.php on line 758




// Fetch the PM message
if ($vbulletin->options['ptp_pm_on_off'] == '1')
{
$ptp_pm =
construct_phrase(
$vbphrase['ptp_alertpm'],
$pquery['username'],
);

// Send a PM to user(s)
$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);
$pmdm->set('fromuserid', 6);
$pmdm->set('fromusername', 'JonB');
$pmdm->set('title', 'Crap');
$pmdm->overridequota = true;
$pmdm->set('message', 'test');
$pmdm->set_recipients($pquery['username'], $botpermissions);
$pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);
$pmdm->save();
}


Whats wrong here? I think it worked before now all of a sudden doesnt... (I think) :cross-eyed:

Wow, i'm having the identical error message which just started today as well, I wonder whats going on here... and I mean identical Is there a way to get the script to echo the error? return $pmdm->errors; ? I have that in my cron script, but when i run it in the task manager i get no text echoed, maybee another way so that we can diagnose this problem

[Blaine0002]

echo $pmdm->errors;

When i did a cron i actually made a seperate function and ran the function from the cron.

[jwocky]

echo $pmdm->errors;

When i did a cron i actually made a seperate function and ran the function from the cron.

That just prints out the word "Array" .. dont know how to parse that pmdm->errors to give us some valuable data on diagnosing the problem

[paul41598]

actually if I take out the PM datamanager code temporarily...and replace with this:


$pmto_users[] = $pquery['username'];

$pmtousernames = implode(';', $pmto_users);
echo "$pmtousernames";


I get CMUrickCMUrick;Pepsico

Its printing out CMUrick twice and I have no idea why. But its working kinda...

jwocky: You need the code in this post I think to grab names and put em in an array, then you will get a different output in your tests.

[jwocky]

actually if I take out the PM datamanager code temporarily...and replace with this:


$pmto_users[] = $pquery['username'];

$pmtousernames = implode(';', $pmto_users);
echo "$pmtousernames";


I get CMUrickCMUrick;Pepsico

Its printing out CMUrick twice and I have no idea why. But its working kinda...

jwocky: You need the code in this post I think to grab names and put em in an array, then you will get a different output in your tests.


Ok, i imploded the array $pmdm->errors in the same way you did above and got it to spit out the error code, turns out in my case, the user set to recieve the PM had his inbox full! argh.

[paul41598]

least urs might be working..mine keeps sending multiple PM's to the same person. argh

[jwocky]

least urs might be working..mine keeps sending multiple PM's to the same person. argh

If its doubling up the name like that without the semicolon it shouldnt be sending multiple pms? try doing the same thing I did (put the pmdm->errors into the implode and then echo that variable and see what the exact error is thats being stored ?

[paul41598]

Ok here is my code in my cron...stripped down to show the basic idea.


$userpointsqry = $vbulletin->db->query_read("
SELECT vbbux, userid, username
FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user
WHERE post_groan_times > 0
");

$pmto_users = array();
while($pquery = $vbulletin->db->fetch_array($userpointsqry))
{
$pmto_users[] = $pquery['username']; }
$pmtousernames = implode( '; ', $pmto_users);
echo "$pmtousernames";

//Took Out PM Datamanager Code HERE for time Being
}


WHen I run my CRON job manually, it echo's out this: (keeping in mind there are 2 users who have a post_groan_time greater than 0...

CMURickCMURick; Pepsico

Done

I got it, Im an idiot

[sp00fer]

i get an mySQL sytax error if i use this to send a PM to a user with an apostrophe in his name........any help?

Edit: Manually Escaping the apostrophe also doesnt work (generates a vbulletin error: cant find user)

nevermind, its not a problem after all :D

[jwocky]

Any ideas how to override a full PM box in vb 3.6? the $pmdm->overridequota = true; doesn't seem to be working at all :(

[Antivirus]

$pmdm->overridequota = true; works fine for me. Although I think it needs to be right after you initialize the class like this:
$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);
$pmdm->overridequota = true;

You might also need to set $botpermissions in set recipients like this:
$pmdm->set_recipients($recipient, $botpermissions);

[cashpath]

$pmdm->set_recipients($recipient, $botpermissions);

Quick question.. is there a way to send the PM to a recipient by userid instead of by username???

Thanks.

[fly]

Quick question.. is there a way to send the PM to a recipient by userid instead of by username???

Thanks.

Can't you just get the name from the id? Why do you have one but not the other?

[cashpath]

Well.. I have stored the userid into another custom table..and it is not the userid that is currently accessing the page. I didn't store the username..

If there is no way to send to the userid using the functions then I guess I can always just store the username also... Good point.

[fly]

Well.. I have stored the userid into another custom table..and it is not the userid that is currently accessing the page. I didn't store the username..

If there is no way to send to the userid using the functions then I guess I can always just store the username also... Good point.

You could always just do a query to get the name. There is likely a better solution that is beyond me though...

[cashpath]

Yeah I didn't want to run another query it's a relatively small table.. but I just wasn't thinking and storing the username also is the smart move... thanks for waking me up :)

[Deriel]

How do I send a PM to a user A (normal) and the same PM to user B (with BCC)? user B shall receive the same PM from A but user A should'nt know that user B got the PM too.

[CyberRanger]

How do I send a PM to a user A (normal) and the same PM to user B (with BCC)? user B shall receive the same PM from A but user A should'nt know that user B got the PM too.

untested but should work: set_recipients($recipientlist, $botpermissions, $type = 'bcc')

[xman_79]

Thank you for your useful and explicite answer .

I made a modul in wich a member can add a text.
I want this member to receive a pm in case I erase his text.
I have accomplished a modul but I want to know if the code is correct .


//The link is : script.php?do=delete&p=$row['text_id']

if(isset($_GET['p']) AND is_numeric($_GET['p']))
{
$me = $db->query_read("SELECT text_title,text_uid,text_user FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "table WHERE text_id='{$_GET['p']}'");
$me_s = $db->fetch_array($me);
$txtuid = $me_s['text_uid'];
$username = $me_s['text_user'];
$title = $me_s['text_title'];

$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);
$pmdm->set('fromuserid', $txtuid);
$pmdm->set('fromusername', $username);
$pmdm->set('title', 'Information');
$pmdm->set('message', "I delete your text : $title .......");
$pmdm->set_recipients($username, $botpermissions);
$pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);
$pmdm->errors;
$pmdm->save();

$db->query_write("DELETE FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "table WHERE text_id='{$_GET['p']}'");
define('CP_REDIRECT', "script.php?do=show");
print_stop_message('text_deleted');
exit;
}


Thank you .

[budlight]

Thank you for your useful and explicite answer .

I made a modul in wich a member can add a text.
I want this member to receive a pm in case I erase his text.
I have accomplished a modul but I want to know if the code is correct .


//The link is : script.php?do=delete&p=$row['text_id']

if(isset($_GET['p']) AND is_numeric($_GET['p']))
{
$me = $db->query_read("SELECT text_title,text_uid,text_user FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "table WHERE text_id='{$_GET['p']}'");
$me_s = $db->fetch_array($me);
$txtuid = $me_s['text_uid'];
$username = $me_s['text_user'];
$title = $me_s['text_title'];

$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);
$pmdm->set('fromuserid', $txtuid);
$pmdm->set('fromusername', $username);
$pmdm->set('title', 'Information');
$pmdm->set('message', "I delete your text : $title .......");
$pmdm->set_recipients($username, $botpermissions);
$pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);
$pmdm->errors;
$pmdm->save();

$db->query_write("DELETE FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "table WHERE text_id='{$_GET['p']}'");
define('CP_REDIRECT', "script.php?do=show");
print_stop_message('text_deleted');
exit;
}


Thank you .

This looks like a horrible idea, as anyone could just enumerate through the textid's and delete them all.

[xman_79]

This looks like a horrible idea, as anyone could just enumerate through the textid's and delete them all.


This isn't the entire code , I wrote just the part that I was more intrested in .
I am interested in the idea not in the code itself .

Thanks .

[Till]

I am using this snippet on a non-VB page. Beforehand I am including the global.html and so on - as described in various "login from non-vb page" threads/hacks.


$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);
$pmdm->set('fromuserid', 5);
$pmdm->set('fromusername', 'Foo');
$pmdm->set('title', sprintf('Einladung %s', $name));
$pmdm->set('message', $message);
$pmdm->set_recipients($to, $botpermissions);
$pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);
//var_dump($pmdm->errors);


$to is set to a valid username, however i get the following error right with the "set_recipients" part.


Fatal error: Call to undefined function: query_first_slave() in /user/public_html/community/includes/functions.html on line 1154


Anyone have an idea? I did a var_dump(get_class_methods($vbulletin->db)); right beforeit uses the query_first_slave and it shows the query_first_slave method. My PHP is 4.4.x - so do I need to update my vb? We are still on 3.6.4 (only on the development server).

[Factory Ten]

Is there a way I can use this to automatically PM someone when they get an infraction?

[CyberRanger]

Is there a way I can use this to automatically PM someone when they get an infraction?
:confused: That's already an option in the infraction system.

[Punky Guy]

Is there a way I can call this from a link or button? Some hook I could use?

[jwocky]

Any new/novel solutions to the problem of PMs not updating in their count #? I dont want to do the digitalcrowd method of manually incrementing the # in teh database because it seems to sometimes update correctly and not other times.

Is there a way to tell vb to reasses the PM count using a built in function?

[Adib]

Any new/novel solutions to the problem of PMs not updating in their count #? I dont want to do the digitalcrowd method of manually incrementing the # in teh database because it seems to sometimes update correctly and not other times.

Is there a way to tell vb to reasses the PM count using a built in function?

Yes, I'd like to know this as well. Doesn't vb have a built in function to do this? I'm very hesitant of making a database call to vb's database if I don't have to.

[nuk3]

Yes, I'd like to know this as well. Doesn't vb have a built in function to do this? I'm very hesitant of making a database call to vb's database if I don't have to.


In private.php:

// ###################### Start pm update counters #######################
// update the pm counters for $vbulletin->userinfo
function build_pm_counters()
{
global $vbulletin;

$pmcount = $vbulletin->db->query_first("
SELECT
COUNT(pmid) AS pmtotal,
SUM(IF(messageread = 0 AND folderid >= 0, 1, 0)) AS pmunread
FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "pm AS pm
WHERE pm.userid = " . $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] . "
");

$pmcount['pmtotal'] = intval($pmcount['pmtotal']);
$pmcount['pmunread'] = intval($pmcount['pmunread']);

if ($vbulletin->userinfo['pmtotal'] != $pmcount['pmtotal'] OR $vbulletin->userinfo['pmunread'] != $pmcount['pmunread'])
{
// init user data manager
$userdata =& datamanager_init('User', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_STANDARD);
$userdata->set_existing($vbulletin->userinfo);
$userdata->set('pmtotal', $pmcount['pmtotal']);
$userdata->set('pmunread', $pmcount['pmunread']);
$userdata->save();
}
}



Give that a whirl.

[workplaybiz]

How Can I Send A Private Message To Users As Soon As They Make Their 10th Post?

[rwoscott]

Is there a way I can call this from a link or button? Some hook I could use?
I'd like to know how to do this as well.

Anyone got any help on this?

[Antivirus]

FYI, there seems to be a new function within the PM datamanager in version 3.7.0, which is needed for sending automatic PMs (such as in the welcome pm)

$pmdm->set_info('is_automated', true);

[xxclixxx]

I am receiving an error that the user has PMs disabled, when the user doesn't. Any ideas? I'm attempting to send a PM to the main administrator account.

$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);
$pmdm->set_info('savecopy', 1);
$pmdm->set('fromuserid', $userid);
$pmdm->set('fromusername', $username);
$pmdm->set('title', 'this is a title');
$pmdm->set('message', 'this is a message');
$pmdm->set_recipients('xxclixxx', $permissions);
$pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);

$pmdm->pre_save();

// process errors if there are any
$errors = $pmdm->errors;

($userid and $username are properly filled during the test. It works if I send to the test account, but not to the admin account.)

[xxclixxx]

I found mferguson's modification fixed the problem I was having:

$pmdm->set_info('receipt', false);
$pmdm->set_info('savecopy', false);
$pmdm->overridequota = true;

I think it was the overridequota that did it.

[Axor]

Hello,

how does it works to send html in the private message?
i want to send a javascript to open a popup window with a picture.

the pm will be sent automatically

thx 4 help

[Jase2]

Hi Andreas,

The following bit:

$pmdm->set('message', "Hello\nI am a Bot and would like to give you a warm welcome :)");

How would I go about changing this to a phrase, so that users can have the message however they like. Is it possible?

Thanks.

-- Jason

[Rich]

Hi Andreas,

The following bit:

$pmdm->set('message', "Hello\nI am a Bot and would like to give you a warm welcome :)");

How would I go about changing this to a phrase, so that users can have the message however they like. Is it possible?

Thanks.

-- Jason

Thats actually pretty easy Jason. You need to set 2 things.

First you need this BEFORE the message is called to be sent:

$message = $vbphrase[your_phrase];

Then change the line you have posted above to read:

$pmdm->set('message', $message);

[squishi]

Does this work with 3.7.3?
And if so, wkhat file do I need to include in the php file?

[veenuisthebest]

Does this work with 3.7.3?
And if so, wkhat file do I need to include in the php file?
yes it would work in all versions of vb

no file to include.

[Excalibur82]

Since my code deals with PM's I need to exclude myself from receiving a PM as I am the one making the new comment.

$useri = $db->query_read("
SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "threadcomment
WHERE threadid = $threadinfo[threadid]
");

Now what I am trying to do is this (I know this won't work but an example of what I need:
$useri = $db->query_read("
SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "threadcomment
WHERE threadid = $threadinfo[threadid]
IGNORE userid = $vbulletin->userinfo['userid']
");

I couldn't find anything to exclude my id, does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks

[mferguson]

You should be able to exclude yourself using the following query given that userid is a column in the threadcomment table.


$useri = $db->query_read("
SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "threadcomment
WHERE threadid = $threadinfo[threadid]
AND userid != $vbulletin->userinfo['userid']
");

[Excalibur82]

Thank you very much, thats what I needed.

Had to change it:
$useri = $db->query_read("
SELECT * FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "threadcomment
WHERE threadid = $threadinfo[threadid]
AND userid != " . $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] . "
");

Works like a charm.

[mferguson]

Glad to help!

[bpr]

Is it possible to transfer it for the vb 4.0. x ?

[steveheinsch]

I am sending to a lot of recipients at once. Its in a loop sending to 20 recipients at a time (user1;user2;etc)

Occasionally Ill get the following error when checking $pmdm->errors:

XXXX has chosen not to receive private messages or may not be allowed to receive private messages. Therefore you may not send your message to him/her.

If you are trying to send this message to multiple recipients, remove XXXX from the recipient list and send the message again.

How does one check to see if someone is allowed to receive a PM before its sent so I can exclude them from the recipients?

I am using $botpermissions['adminpermissions'] = 2; to override if their mailbox is full, but don't want to send a PM to people who aren't allowed by way of permissions to receive them.

Can this be checked in the query I am using to select names from the user table? Or is there code that can be used to check to see if the user is able to receive PM's?

I appreciate any insight.
Thanks,
Steve

[Easy5s.net]

hello, I want send a content to two people, but different title, how to?