Automatic Birthday Thread

Automatic Birthday Thread

Description
This Hack creates a birthday thread in the forum you select, an optional report is sent to an eMail address you specify.
You can also choose to give them uCash (if you have uCash installed).

User's privacy selection is taken care of, eg. only those that allow their DOB to be displayed will be listed.

Credits to ChurchMedia for the original vBulletin 3.0 Hack.

Details
1 Product XML (4 settings, 14 phrases)
1 Cronscript


History
1.0.0
Initial Version

1.0.1

• Removed some debug code
• Fixed phrase missing linebreak
• Fixed userlist not being shown in body
• Added option to only list active users

This Hack is unsupported! All support requests except proven bugs will be IGNORED

FAQ

1. Q: This Hack does not work!
   A: Although it is possible that you have discovered a new bug which causes this Hack to not work, there is a good chance that there are other problems:
   • Did you select the correct Forum?
   • Did you enter the correct UserID?
   • Are you using the original phrases?
   • Do you have https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=96018 installed?
     This Hack has a bug which might cause failure.

[nomiqw]

thnx a lot m8 thnx for ur help

[Tyegurl]

can you or someone update this to 3.6.0? thanks in advance if you do

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Tyegurl

can you or someone update this to 3.6.0? thanks in advance if you do

Does it not already work in 3.6? That'll keep me from upgrading for sure.

[Tyegurl]

not for me....i wish it did db error when i install it....

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.0 Beta 3:

Invalid SQL:

INSERT INTO cron
(weekday, day, hour, minute, filename, loglevel, title)
VALUES
(-1, -1, 0, 'a:1:{i:0;i:5;}', './includes/cron/birthdaythread.php', 1, 'Automatic Birthday Thread');

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'title' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Thursday, June 22nd 2006 @ 09:30:13 PM
Script : http://www.teamrespawn.com/vBulletin...=productimport
Referrer : http://www.teamrespawn.com/vBulletin...?do=productadd

[outlaw621]

Originally Posted by Tyegurl

not for me....i wish it did db error when i install it....

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.0 Beta 3:

Invalid SQL:

INSERT INTO cron
(weekday, day, hour, minute, filename, loglevel, title)
VALUES
(-1, -1, 0, 'a:1:{i:0;i:5;}', './includes/cron/birthdaythread.php', 1, 'Automatic Birthday Thread');

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'title' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Thursday, June 22nd 2006 @ 09:30:13 PM
Script : http://www.teamrespawn.com/vBulletin...=productimport
Referrer : http://www.teamrespawn.com/vBulletin...?do=productadd

The product.xml needs a little editing. If Andreas doesnt mind, I have modified this to work with 3.6 RC1 and will upload the changed xml file if it is ok.

[outlaw621]

I have tried to PM Andreas but the PM box is full. If Andreas reads this or anyone speaks to Andreas, I have ported this to work with 3.6 RC1 and would like to release it with permission from Andreas.

[Tralala]

I noticed something strange with this hack and my current install of 3.5.3:

I disabled it in my AdminCP for a day... but noticed that it still posted Birthday threads.

I suspect that the Cron/scheduled task kicks in regardless, and since there's no way to "temporarily deactivate" a task (short of editing it's frequency, or deleting the task and adding it back later)... there's no way to temporarily disable this hack from doing it's job.

What I'll do now in the meantime is re-direct the posts to a hidden forum the few times I don't want it posting publicly.

But it would be nice if disabling the plug-in actually turned it off. Or if there was an on/off toggle in the setup/prefs for the add-on itself.

Has anyone else experienced this?

[Shazz]

Ive had some problems, as in it won't run the thread by it self the schedule task thing dosen't work it seems like =\
I always have to run it manually..
________
medical cannabis

[jugo]

Originally Posted by outlaw621

I have tried to PM Andreas but the PM box is full. If Andreas reads this or anyone speaks to Andreas, I have ported this to work with 3.6 RC1 and would like to release it with permission from Andreas.

hey try contacting Churchmedia he was the original coder.

I'm sure Andreas wouldn't care if you released it or not, but church may have something to add.

[Darwa]

Managed to get things sorted yet Outlaw?

I'd really love this to run in 3.6.0