[Our House]

*LOTTERY TICKETS PM'D TO USERS*

This will add a link that allows your members to request a PM of their tickets before the drawing makes them disappear.






STEP ONE - Add a NEW PHRASE in your AdminCP:

Languages & Phrases -> Phrase Manager
- Select "Casino" from the dropdown
- Click "Add New Phrase"
Varname: casino_send_lottery_tickets
Text: PM Tickets To Me



STEP TWO - Open and edit the FILE lottery.php

Find:

PHP Code:

<?php

Add below (be sure to customize the adminpermission and host/sender settings!):

PHP Code:

function PMtickets($userid, $username, $title, $message)
{
    global $vbulletin;
    require_once('includes/class_dm.php');
    require_once('includes/class_dm_pm.php');

    $botpermissions['adminpermissions'] = 1; //your admin userid
    $host['userid'] = 1; //userid PM is to be sent from
    $host['username'] = "username"; //username PM is to be sent from

    $pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_SILENT);
    $pmdm->set('fromuserid', $host['userid']);
    $pmdm->set('fromusername', $host['username']);
    $pmdm->set_info('receipt', false);
    $pmdm->set_info('savecopy', false);
    $pmdm->set('title', $title);
    $pmdm->set('message', $message);
    $pmdm->set_recipients($username, $botpermissions);
    $pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW);
    $pmdm->set_info('overridequota', true);
    $pmdm->save();
} 


Find:

PHP Code:

while ($ticket = $db->fetch_array($tickets))
{
    $t = explode(",",$ticket['ticketnumbers']);
    sort($t);
    
    if($s == 1) $s = 2;
        else $s = 1;
        
    for ($i=0;$i<$numbers;$i++)
    {    
        $y = $t[$i];
        eval('$yourtickets .= "' . fetch_template('casino_lottery_yourtickets') . '";');
    }
    $y = NULL;
    eval('$yourtickets .= "' . fetch_template('casino_lottery_yourtickets') . '";');
} 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

$counter = 0;
$PMtext = "$username,\n\nHere are your Lottery Tickets for the next drawing:\n\n";
while ($ticket = $db->fetch_array($tickets))
{
    $t = explode(",",$ticket['ticketnumbers']);
    sort($t);

    if($s == 1) $s = 2;
        else $s = 1;

    for ($i=0;$i<$numbers;$i++)
    {
        $y = $t[$i];
        $PMnumbers .= $i == ($numbers-1) ? "[b]{$y}[/b]" : "[b]{$y}[/b]-";
        eval('$yourtickets .= "' . fetch_template('casino_lottery_yourtickets') . '";');
    }

    $PMtext .= "Ticket ".($counter+1).": $PMnumbers\n";
    $PMnumbers = "";
    $y = NULL;
    eval('$yourtickets .= "' . fetch_template('casino_lottery_yourtickets') . '";');
    $counter++;
}

if ($counter > 0)
{
    //send PM if requested
    if ($_GET['private_message'] == "send")
    {
        $formatted_drawdate = preg_replace("/\<br\/\>/"," - ",$drawdate);
        $PMtitle = "Lottery Tickets for $formatted_drawdate";
        PMtickets($userid, $username, $PMtitle, $PMtext);
    }

    $alt = (fmod($counter,2) == 0) ? 1 : 2;
    $yourtickets .= "
        <td class='alt$alt' colspan='$i' align='center'><a href='casino.php?do=lottery&private_message=send'>$vbphrase[casino_send_lottery_tickets]</a></td>
    ";
}