Private Messages Enhancements - Private Messages Attachments

Attachments in private messages

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# Original by Rigel Kentaurus (http://www.cemzoo.com)
# Fixed by BluPhoenix for vb3.5.0 RC 2
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# Fixed and port to vBulletin 3.6.1 by Stoebi
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# For distribution in vbhacks-germany and vbulletin.org at least
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# Thank you very much to Rigel and BluePhoenix
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# Lot of thanks to KirbyDE for his help, hints and tips.
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With this hack you can send attachments inside private messages.
Sometimes you may want to send an image or file to another user, but
you just don't want to disclose your email or make the file public,
with this hack you can attach it to the private message.

Info for hackers:
You may modify, improve, upgrade, redistribute this hack, include it
in another hack or yours or translate it provided you do it free of
charge and you distribute it in www.vbhacks-germany.com and
www.vbulletin.org at least, please don't pm me asking for permission.

Some portions of the code are (c) Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
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Note!

For users they have an earlier version of private attachment installed. Before import, delete the following plugins and cron entries:
AdminCP -> Plugins & Produkte -> Plugin Manager

1. private attachments - can view the attachment attachment_start
2. private attachments - get & show attachments postbit_display_start
3. private attachments - get posthash and allow attachments private_newpm_start
4. private attachments - update attachment info private_insertpm_complete

AdminCP -> Scheduled Tasks -> Scheduled Task Manager:
Search for Private Attachments Cleanup
Delete Private Attachments Cleanup

Installation instructions:
Extract the archive you've downloaded.
(FTP) Copy file privateattachments.php from includes/cron to your forum -> /includes/cron folder
(FTP) Copy file bitfield_pma.xml from includes/xml to your forum -> /includes/xml folder

1.
AdminCP -> Plugins & Products
Click on Manage Products and on the right the [Add/Import Product] link.
We are now here: Import Product -> EITHER upload the XML file from your computer.
Search your file product_pma_160906.xml and click the Import button. Ready.

2.
Import english phrases
AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases
Click on Download / Upload Languages and on the right check:
Import Language XML File -> EITHER upload the XML file from your computer.
Set option Overwrite Language to English (US)
Serch your file phrases_en_pma_160906.xml and click the Import button. Ready.

3.
3 template edits:
AdminCP -> Styles & Templates
Click on Style Manager and on the right the "Expand Templates" button.
Next screen on the right click the "All Template Groups" button.

!Edits necessary for all installed Styles!

Open the template newattachment:
Search for

<input type="hidden" name="posthash" value="$posthash" />

Afterwards, add

<input type="hidden" name="type" value="pm" />

Save

Open the template pm_messagelistbit:
Search for

<span style="float:$stylevar[right]" class="smallfont">$pm[senddate]</span>

Afterwards, add

<if condition="$pm['attach']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/paperclip.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$pm[attach]">$vbphrase[x_attachments]</phrase>" /></if>

Save

Open the template pm_newpm:
Search for

<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />

Afterwards, add

<input type="hidden" name="posthash" value="$posthash" />
<input type="hidden" name="poststarttime" value="$poststarttime" />

Search for

<fieldset class="fieldset">
    <legend>$vbphrase[miscellaneous_options]</legend>

Replace with

$attachmentoption

<fieldset class="fieldset">
    <legend>$vbphrase[miscellaneous_options]</legend>

Save

!Edits necessary for all installed Styles!

Nothing more to do. You'll find 2 options in Usergroup Manager and User Manager:
Check heading PM Attachments Permissions
Can Download PM Attachments -> Yes/No
Can Upload PM Attachments -> Yes/No


Update - 23-09-2006

* Fix with new registered user and welcome pm (Thx to Redlabour)
* Attachment (AJAX) now included in newpost_attachment template, see image, no edits necessary.


Import and overwrite the new 1.53 file if you 1.52 installed before



Regards, Stoebi

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by Simms

I just installed this, and for what it's worth, I was having the same problem initially -- no box to add attachments, even after double- and triple-checking the installation.

I then posted a new thread with an attachment, just to make sure the basic functionality was still intact, and after seeing that work, the box suddenly appeared when sending a PM. So it's working fine now.

I don't know enough about coding php to say there's a cause-and-effect relationship between posting the thread attachment and the subsequent appearance of the PM hack, but I'm just sayin'....

This is in 3.6.4, btw.

I dont see this feature in 3.6.4 ? Where do you see this?

[TheFrienzNet]

That mod is more than awesome, just what I need. Thank you.

[nymyth]

can this be done to the SEND EMAIL TO USERS section.....i really need it for flyers we send out for our events......

Peace

[fsw]

Originally Posted by redlabour

After Andreas (vbhacks-germany) checks my AdminCP again he still found 4 PlugIns from the old Hack. I am very sure that i have deleted them but thats what it was.

Anyway - it runs. For the ones where it is still not running :

Check the PlugIns again for old Codeparts.

Thanks - had the same odd issue

[ERuiz]

Installed on 3.6.4 and it's working perfectly! In order for the attachment button to appear on the new PM screen, I had to go to the AdminCP and set all usergroups to NO for receiving and uploading PM attachments and save it. Then do the same for each usergroup but changing it all to YES.

After that, everything worked perfectly! :up:

[osso12]

Originally Posted by Revpolar

Guys try this simple thing before you all get upset and say it doesnt work.
Go to your usergroup manager and set both options for PM attachments to no save and go back and set it to yes again and save.
After that it should work. I think you only need to do it for one usergroup to update all but you might want to do all to be on the safe side.

Well this finally got to working..after reading nineteen upteen million posts on the subject..
shame all of us had to read all the threads to figgure out how to make it work.
Then if that be the case, default settings should be "off" instead of on, requiring them to be turned on.

[FireFish]

I've experienced the same issues after install; no Attachments snippet in new PM screen.

The trick: Edit each user group, set their Attachments in PM permission to NO, save, then set it back to YES.

It seems the XML doesn't add values to the permission field for the usergroups & the YES is only displayed, not stored in DB.

[Deimos]

Question

I've got it turned on in the "Registered members" usergroup, but every registered member i've looked up, has it turned off in their individual settings, so they can't use it unless I manually change them all to yes
I tried turning it off at the usergroup level, saving, turning it on, resaving, but it hasn't worked?
Any suggestions?

[Florian Bernd]

Hi, fist sorry about my bad englisch ..

i've installed the hack with the installation manual ..

now it seems the $attachmentoption variable is emty ..

[FireFish]

Originally Posted by Florian Bernd

Hi, fist sorry about my bad englisch ..

i've installed the hack with the installation manual ..

now it seems the $attachmentoption variable is emty ..

Exactly. That's why you need to switch it off then on.