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Upcoming Events in Forum Block

I recently had a friend make this for me so i DO NOT support this and/or take any credit

I simply show you how to add the "Upcoming Events" in the forum side block

1/ Goto your Admincp

2/ Forums and moderators - Forum Blocks Manager

3/ Add block

4/ Name : Your choice

5/ Active : Yes

6/ Select : PHP

7/ In Content copy and paste :

PHP Code:

ob_start(); 


//  %d 
$show_count = 5; 

$query = sprintf("SELECT * FROM ".TABLE_PREFIX."event WHERE visible = 1 AND (dateline_from > '%d' || (  dateline_from > '%d' AND dateline_to < '%d' )) ORDER BY dateline_from ASC LIMIT %d",TIMENOW,TIMENOW,TIMENOW,$show_count); 

$event_get = vB::$db->query_read($query); 

$output_bits = ''; 
while($event = vB::$db->fetch_array($event_get)) { 

     if($event['dateline_to'] == 0 ) 
     { 
         $format = sprintf("On %s",date('jS M Y',$event['dateline_from'])); 
     } else { 
         $format = sprintf("From %s to %s",date('jS M Y',$event['dateline_from']),date('jS M Y',$event['dateline_to'])); 
     } 
      
     $output_bits .= sprintf(' 
        <div class = "cms_widget_post_bit"><h4 class="cms_widget_post_header"><a href="calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=%d">%s</a></h4> 
            <p class="cms_widget_post_content">%s</p> 
        </div> 
        ',$event['eventid'],$event['title'],$format); 

} 
$output = $output_bits; 


ob_end_clean(); 
return $output; 


8/ Template top use : block_html

You can see it in action and working here : NGG Clan

This is on vb4.0.5 and as stated - I can NOT SUPPORT this as i am no coder but i had it made for me at a small price and wanted to share it with the community here

Enjoy and please mark installed and comment if you use it, Cheers

Donations are welcome to betts02@tiscali.co.uk via paypal

[phpdesk]

Originally Posted by peugeot405

Not working for me. tried the two codes and none is working.
Getting the same error on both

Fatal error: Class 'vB' not found in /home/peugeot405/domains/fsrclan.com/public_html/fsr-test/includes/block/html.php(95) : eval()'d code on line 9

i have vb 4.0.8.

anyone know how to fix this

Replace the two instances of

vB::$db->[...]

with

$db->[...]

Also add the following line at the top of the code snippet:

global $db;

That should work.

[mgurain]

Could this be supported to make it work in 4.1.12 ?

Regards,,

[betts02]

Sorry i do not support or even use this anymore

Someone else may be able to help as they have in previous posts

Many thanks