Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

Version 2.3.0 of LDM is now the official release. This works with both VB3.7 and VB3.8. You can obtain it here

Version 2.2.8 remains available here, with limited support.

04.02.08: patch-cat.xml 'extra' uploaded - see first post for information

27.10.07: Version 2.2.8-post1 uploaded
French translation of product installer uploaded (other language translations are in the main release zip)

Remember to back up your current database tables before upgrading.

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose link and file manager, which handles user uploads and downloads in a flexible way. A range of media players is integrated into LDM and others are included as plugin extras. LDM is described below in the first post of this thread, which also contains a brief list of the currently-known bugs.

This release of LDM works correctly with all VB versions 3.6.x and recent versions of vbadvanced.

Documentation, screen shots, etc, are provided as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

Thank you to everyone who has tested, given suggestions, helped with the translations, etc.

[Erwin]

Yup, I upgraded to 2.2.6 and it works. Thanks. All files were upgraded to the latest version at all times - I checked manually. Anyway, it's working now.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

Okay Andrew, I got another interesting request for you...

Lets say I do a directory scan to add a batch of files. Simple right? However, these files are .AVI files and it is a major pain to edit each and every one to add the thumbnails for them...

Considering one file, when it is added to the database, it has the following info:
$Name: wld.060812.mbac.Matrix.vs.LeoGeo
$Desc: trawled during scan of /matchvids/wld.060812
$URL: /matchvids/wld.060812/wld.060812.mbac.Matrix.vs.LeoGeo.avi

Would it be possible to slightly change all this?
So that when I add a file do the database using the batch method it adds the following:
$Name: wld.060812.mbac.Matrix.vs.LeoGeo
$Desc: /matchvids/wld.060812 (just the $dir)
$URL: /matchvids/wld.060812/wld.060812.mbac.Matrix.vs.LeoGeo.avi
$IMG: /matchvids/wld.060812/wld.060812.mbac.Matrix.vs.LeoGeo.gif (thats $dir/$name.gif)

http://www.crookedjester.com/local_links.php

There's a new 'extra' sample_avi in the 2.2.6 release which should do the trick

[Slave]

Downloading the beta now AndrewD .. I'll let you know if i find anything.

Thanks and I hope you have a good holiday

[Jaxel]

Thanks Andrew... heres an idea for when you get back from your vacation...

Ratings and Comments should be seperated. I want to be able to let users rate links, but I dont want to let them be able to comment...

[xadoa]

Hi AndrewD,

i've upgraded to the 2.2.6B1, but it seem like the attachment into the new thread is not working yet. just want to know if you modified the autocreate-2way-plugin.xml to have the image attached when create the new thread.

thanks
XD

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by xadoa

Hi AndrewD,

i've upgraded to the 2.2.6B1, but it seem like the attachment into the new thread is not working yet. just want to know if you modified the autocreate-2way-plugin.xml to have the image attached when create the new thread.

thanks
XD

As far as I can tell, it works fine on my test site for new submissions. It will not retroactively create the image for old submissions. Also, it will not work if you have set local_file_root.

[xadoa]

Hi AndrewD,

i have set all value as default, there is not local_root file set . the most value i set were those template values.

i only have 1 products and 2 plugin installed, the ldm and limitaccess by hits, and autocreate-2way plugin. and the follow is my 2 attached files.. not sure i've done it the right way.

the link is the file link, and the images that will be attached into the new thread is the image url below ? .. and can we have another prompt so we can browse the image from out local desktop and upload it to attach to the new thread once the link is submited ?

P.S: sorry the images link should be ended with "jpg" not avi ..

thank you
XD

[xadoa]

sorry, one more thing, the Force to accept, when I set to "Yes" .. the screen does appear, but when people click on "Accept" the screen stay the same on that "Accept" Decline" screen .. only when u click "Decline" then the screen go to the Decline Screen .. "saying.. u've decline to accept .. etc.." ..

I love this feature as well, since don't want people to use download manager to download files in a batch. with this feature i hope that will solve the problem ..

thank you
XD

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by xadoa

Hi AndrewD,

i have set all value as default, there is not local_root file set . the most value i set were those template values.

i only have 1 products and 2 plugin installed, the ldm and limitaccess by hits, and autocreate-2way plugin. and the follow is my 2 attached files.. not sure i've done it the right way.

the link is the file link, and the images that will be attached into the new thread is the image url below ? .. and can we have another prompt so we can browse the image from out local desktop and upload it to attach to the new thread once the link is submited ?

P.S: sorry the images link should be ended with "jpg" not avi ..

thank you
XD

Sorry, we're talking at cross purposes. You are trying to get the avi->lpg auto imager to work, I think.

You need to install the extra "sample-avi-image". This will spot when you create a new entry in which:

- the url itself has an avi file type (xxx.avi), and
- the image field is blank

If both conditions apply, it will set the associated image to be (xxx.jpg).

If you've also got the auto thread create plugin, they should cascade smoothly.

Sorry, but I'm out of time now, and am leaving on vacation.

[xadoa]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Sorry, we're talking at cross purposes. You are trying to get the avi->lpg auto imager to work, I think.

You need to install the extra "sample-avi-image". This will spot when you create a new entry in which:

- the url itself has an avi file type (xxx.avi), and
- the image field is blank

If both conditions apply, it will set the associated image to be (xxx.jpg).

If you've also got the auto thread create plugin, they should cascade smoothly.

Sorry, but I'm out of time now, and am leaving on vacation.

Hi AndrewD,

I will wait till u back from your vacation, thank you for your time.

it's not the sample-avi that work on what we were talking about. it's eaither avi,zip or any type of files. when you submit a new link and create a new thread, an image should be attached to that new thread. the images that you can browse directly from your computer which you haven't got a prompt for it yet on your "Add Entry" form. or a prompt to put in an url of an image that you want to attach (like upload from url)

by using your function of creating new thread once the link is add, normally there is no images attached to that thread (not the link on the ldm) you can also attach a separate image into that new thread by using the same function (in autocreate-2wayplugin.xmL ?) like create a new thread with an attachment.

Hope you got what i meant

thanks
XD
PS: what i meant of a newthread should appeared like below image.. one with the image attached.

xd