Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose tool for managing libraries of links and files, and handling uploads and downloads in a flexible way, while tracking and control user access. It has a range of integrated media players and a large library of 'plugin' extras.

Installation and Usage Explained in the on-line Wiki, with a brief explanation in the file instructions.txt in the release zip. The recent revision history is given in the first post of this thread.

Please use carefully and always backup your database before upgrading. Post reports of problems and suggestions for enhancements in this thread.

14.06.09 Version 2.3.0 is now the the officially-supported version. Works with 3.7 and vb 3.8. Please post comments in this thread

22.06.08 Version 2.2.9-post1 - This is the previous supported version. Works fine with all versions of vb 3.6 and vb 3.7. All standard features except profile integration and forum prefix selection work fine with vb 3.8.

[DJDrew]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

They are in the release you already have. Also described in the online wiki.

Oh ok thanks!

[DJDrew]

I get the error "The file you have uploaded is not a valid module file." when I try to use them?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by DJDrew

I get the error "The file you have uploaded is not a valid module file." when I try to use them?

tell me which one you want to use, and I will install it for you.

[DJDrew]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

tell me which one you want to use, and I will install it for you.

The ldm_new.module please

If that shows all the newest posts to the downloads?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by DJDrew

The ldm_new.module please

If that shows all the newest posts to the downloads?

I realise what is the problem.

There is a bug in the vbadvanced code when vba is installed on a windows-based server, and this causes the error you report ("this is not a valid module file") with all attempts to upload modules (not just LDM). I have reported this to Brian on vbadvanced.com, but so far I don't think it has been fixed in the official release.

The fix involves a minor change to the file admincp/vba_cmps_admin.php, as attached. If you upload this file, I think you will find that the modules install correctly.

When you have fixed this, be careful to avoid another problem related to the way vbadvanced handles module installation. The vba upload module form asks you which style(s) to add the new module's templates. You have created eight styles, but you have made them all 'top level' styles - i.e. they all have 'no parent style' (admincp/styles/edit style settings), so they cannot inherit templates from their parent. This means that the new vba module templates must be installed to *all* your styles, i.e. you must select all of them when uploading the module.

Again, I'm happy to do the installation for you, but obviously I can't install the code fix.

[vbboarder]

Bug Report & Fix:
The JWPlayer Addons ? ldm_linkbit_create.php file I uploaded a few days ago has a bug where the inline players showed in VBA blocks but not in LDM category listings. Besides fixing that bug, there are other minor code changes so you should edit the JWPlayer Addons plugin hooked to ldm_linkbit_create: remove all of the old code in that plugin, and paste in all of the new code from the file. Make sure you use the right file ? I included both LDM 2.2.9 & 2.3.0 versions since Andrew added some new code/ variables to the 2.3.0 version.

Note: I updated my original post with a new zip file containing the new JWPlayer Addons ? ldm_linkbit_create.php file.

Bug Report & Fix:
I found another alignment problem when both the JWPlayers for Flash & Silverlight appear in the same row:
Fix: in the links_playerbit_JWwmPlayer template, FIND:

<div id="ldmplayerdiv$player_id"></div>

.
REPLACE that with:

<div style="float:$stylevar[left]"><div id="ldmplayerdiv$player_id"><a href="http://silverlight.net/GetStarted/">Get Silverlight</a> to see this player.</div></div>

[MissKalunji]

got a question how can i use "rss" to display title of the New Songs (click and it brings them to the item itself?) It's to be added to vbadvance

[MissKalunji]

Never mind i found the way by using this : http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/show...contents+write and your Rss feed Thank you!

[vbboarder]

The saved search feature is not working correctly. There's 3 issues:

1. When the search option to find "all words" is selected, it acts the same as "any words." For example, if you put in: mp3 audio, "any words" search would find entries that have either mp3 or audio in its text, "all words" search would find entries that have both mp3 and audio (mp3 & audio do not need to be adjacent) in its text, and "exact phrase" search would find entries that have mp3 audio (mp3 & audio needs to be adjacent to each other) in its text. Well, LDM doesn't do that when "all words" is selected.

2. When I save a search and edit it later, then old settings still remain. For example, I saved a search of "mp3 audio" and selected "exact phrase", then I edited that search to change it to "all words" and marked "update saved search", then I visit the "Saved Searches" link, the search description will read both "exact phrase" and "all words." It might just be a descriptive bug versus a functional bug because when I click on the "mp3 audio" search link, the header states that it's searching "all words" only (though it's searches incorrectly - see bug #1).

3. The saved searches for Profile Searches can not be edited by the user. Though not a functional bug ('cause it works), it results in a logical bug because the search semantics is not correct. For example, if the admin enabled occupation profile searching in LDM settings and the user put in "web developer" in his profile, then when he goes to the LDM Search menu, he gets 2 separate saved searches: "web" and "developer" when it should be "web developer." I think the solution is 2 parts: enable an option to allow profile saved searches to be delimited by commas, and enable the profile saved searches to be edited similar to the self-made saved searches.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by vbboarder

The saved search feature is not working correctly. There's 3 issues:

1. When the search option to find "all words" is selected, it acts the same as "any words." For example, if you put in: mp3 audio, "any words" search would find entries that have either mp3 or audio in its text, "all words" search would find entries that have both mp3 and audio (mp3 & audio do not need to be adjacent) in its text, and "exact phrase" search would find entries that have mp3 audio (mp3 & audio needs to be adjacent to each other) in its text. Well, LDM doesn't do that when "all words" is selected.

2. When I save a search and edit it later, then old settings still remain. For example, I saved a search of "mp3 audio" and selected "exact phrase", then I edited that search to change it to "all words" and marked "update saved search", then I visit the "Saved Searches" link, the search description will read both "exact phrase" and "all words." It might just be a descriptive bug versus a functional bug because when I click on the "mp3 audio" search link, the header states that it's searching "all words" only (though it's searches incorrectly - see bug #1).

3. The saved searches for Profile Searches can not be edited by the user. Though not a functional bug ('cause it works), it results in a logical bug because the search semantics is not correct. For example, if the admin enabled occupation profile searching in LDM settings and the user put in "web developer" in his profile, then when he goes to the LDM Search menu, he gets 2 separate saved searches: "web" and "developer" when it should be "web developer." I think the solution is 2 parts: enable an option to allow profile saved searches to be delimited by commas, and enable the profile saved searches to be edited similar to the self-made saved searches.

I'd noticed the first two problems, and I think I've fixed them in 2.3.0 beta 1. There were bugs particularly in the highlighting code (particularly nasty to fix for languages requiring utf8 character sets) . Thanks.

The third one (profile searches) is a bit more problematic, because, as you say, the feature is working as originally designed. But it's a bit of a fossil and needs rethinking. The inconsistency with other saved searches has only just become apparent, because I only recently made this feature visible - it was there for a couple of years but only to admins.