Changing attachment upload permissions on the fly?

[JamesAB]

Is it possible to use a hook to change a user's attachment permissions on the fly?

Basically, I'd like to have two different file size limits on uploading .ZIP files.
If a member is in usergroup x,y or z it would use the forum's default.
If a member is in usergroup a,b or c I would like to change the maximum allowed filesize to something different.

Any suggestions on how I can do this would be appreciated.

Thanks,
James

[Lynne]

I believe you can change it per usergroup in Attachments > Attachment Permissions

[JamesAB]

Thanks. You are correct Lynne.
I feel like an idiot.

I'd still like to know if this is possible, so I could change upload limits based on which forum is being posted on.

For example, can I let forum A use the default settings and then change the maximum allowed filesize to something different on forum B?

Thanks again,
James

[Lynne]

I would guess you can write a plugin to do. First you need to find where in the code this is checked (somewhere in class_upload.php?) and look for which plugin you would use that is located before that check. Also, you need to note the variable name. Then writing the plugin should be pretty straightforward.

[JamesAB]

Unless I'm missing something, this wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be.

I added this in a newattachment_start hook:

PHP Code:

if (in_array($foruminfo['forumid'], array(7, 15, 22)))
{
     $vbulletin->userinfo['attachmentpermissions']['rar']['size'] = 104857600;
     $vbulletin->userinfo['attachmentpermissions']['zip']['size'] = 104857600;

} 


This seems to work to override the forum default permissions on .RAR & .ZIP files.

Thanks,
James

[Lynne]

Sometimes it's amazing how simple it can be. And other times it's amazing how hard it is.