Add-On Releases - DownloadsII Create New Thread Add-On

What does it do?
When a user uploads or updates a file via DownloadsII a thread is created or updated in the specificed forum.

DownloadsII Create New Thread Add-On, is not a stand-alone mod. It requires DownloadsII 5.0.4 or higher.
You can find it here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=120122 (free)


Features

1. Ability to global select the forum that receives the new thread and the userid of the thread creator.
2. Ability to decide what forum receives the new thread and the thread creator based on the category of the file
3. Option to have the thread created by the uploader or always assigned to the same user account
4. Option to never create threads by category
5. Usergroup permissions for being allowed to create a new thread
6. Link added between thread in Downloads file detail (optional).
7. Updated Downloads entry creates new post in thread alerting of an update.
8. Database link to Downloads file entry removed if thread is deleted.
9. If the Downloads new entry is placed in moderation, so is the thread.
10. Option to have new threads locked.

Installation

1. Upload the files in the upload folder into your forum directory.
2. From the admincp, import the product file product-dl2_thread.xml
3. From the admincp, set the options under "DownloadsII - Create Threads"
4. Be sure to set the usergroup permissions!
5. Done!

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by Robbed

On the add file screen does the user have the option to not create a thread?

No, but I plan to add that. I need to put more hooks into downloads.php first

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by HappyPike

Hi CyberRanger,

Can I specify different forum to create threads in for each category?

As always, keep up the good work! :up:

Yes, each category can have it's own forum specified.

[HappyPike]

That's cool. This is gonna be very useful.

Originally Posted by CyberRanger

No, but I plan to add that. I need to put more hooks into downloads.php first

Looking forward to it... It'd be good to give users the option.

[NiTRoN]

I wouldn't be suprized if this addon got merged with the Downloads2 product.. it would be really nice if it did.. even as just being addon makes me happy

[klaush]

Thanks for this. One issue:

Datenbankfehler in vBulletin 3.5.4:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE vb3_dl_files SET `description`='While LightZone 2.0 is still in beta, Light Crafts is offering an Open Beta download for current and potential customers to see what's new in LightZone 2.0.

Diese Beta ist lauff?hig bis zum 14. November 2006

Thread Discussion' WHERE `id`=156;

MySQL-Fehler : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 's new in LightZone 2.0.

[B]Diese Beta ist lauff?hig bis zum 14. November 2006' at line 1
Fehler-Nr. : 1064
----

The description to the download seems to force an error with the database.

Any idea what?s going wrong?

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by klaush

Thanks for this. One issue:...

The description to the download seems to force an error with the database.

Any idea what?s going wrong?

Rats, looks like I needed to add an escape for the quotes. I'll get a new release out in a day or two.

[CyberRanger]

Version 1.0.1 released to fix a bug if the file description contained a single or double quote.

Many more features coming later this week!

[NiTRoN]

Can there be option in the settings letting admins decide if they want to place link to a thread in description of file instead just being on by default?

[klaush]

Originally Posted by CyberRanger

Version 1.0.1 released to fix a bug if the file description contained a single or double quote.

Many more features coming later this week!

We have this problem when installing the product.

Invalid SQL:

### INSERT QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
INSERT INTO vb3_plugin
(`active`, `executionorder`, `title`, `hookname`, `phpcode`, `product`)
VALUES
('1', '5', 'DownloadsII Create Threads Cache Templates', 'cache_templates', '$globaltemplates = array_merge($globaltemplates, array(\'downloadii_create_newthread\', \'downloadii_create_newthread_title\',\'downloadii _create_newthread_desc\',\'downloadii_create_post\ '));', 'dl2_thread');


MySQL-Fehler : Unknown column 'executionorder' in 'field list'
Fehler-Nr. : 1054
Datum : Monday, November 13th 2006 @ 06:07:25 AM

[klaush]

O.k., just had to delete the lines "executionorder" in the xml-file; so it works for 3.5.5.