No PM character limit for admins?

[DaveG]

I searched around but cannot find a hack like this. Any way to make a hack so that administrators aren't limited to a max character amount when sending PMs?

Thanks!

[Logician]

should be already so. At least it is in ver 2.2.6 and above..

[DaveG]

Thanks for the response. I am currently running v2.2.7 and ran into this problem yesterday when sending a PM. The system informed me that I exceeded the 1000 character limit. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[Boofo]

Today at 11:02 AM Logician said this in Post #2
should be already so. At least it is in ver 2.2.6 and above..

Are you sure? I don't think it is standard. I have also run into this problem in the past.

BTW: Sinan, did you get my pm?

[Logician]

ok you guys caught a minor vb bug congratulations hehe..

private.php has this line:

PHP Code:

 if (strlen($message)>$pmmaxchars and $pmmaxchars!=0 and $bbuserinfo[usergroupid] != 6) {
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_pmtoolong")."\");");
  } 


which tells the vb to ignore "pmmaxchars" restriction if sender is an admin.

However you get this error because the javascript does not let you click submit if your post is too long. So either disable javascript, or apply this small fix:

find:

PHP Code:

 eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("priv_sendprivmsg")."\");"); 


before that add:

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==6) {$pmmaxchars=1000000;} 


Not tested but should work

BTW: Sinan, did you get my pm?

yeah and just replied. Sorry I was out of town in the weekend..

[filburt1]

It's not a good idea to overwrite an options variable. I suggest:

PHP Code:

if ($pmmaxchars != 0 and $bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6)
{
    $maxcharsjs = 0;
}
else
{
    $maxcharsjs = &$pmmaxchars;
} 


...then use $maxcharsjs in the template instead of $pmmaxchars.

edit: no offense, just my opinion

[Boofo]

Is this is a bug, then it probably does the same thing in the newthread, newreply and editpost, right? Same fix for that?

[DaveG]

Adding this text:

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==6) {$pmmaxchars=1000000;} 


right before this text:

PHP Code:

eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("privmsg")."\");"); 


still causes me to get an JavaScript error box when I click SUBMIT if the text is over 1,000 characters.

[Boofo]

Try putting it before this:

PHP Code:

  eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("priv_sendprivmsg")."\");"); 


[Boofo]

Today at 12:17 PM filburt1 said this in Post #6
It's not a good idea to overwrite an options variable. I suggest:

PHP Code:

if ($pmmaxchars != 0 and $bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6)
{
    $maxcharsjs = 0;
}
else
{
    $maxcharsjs = &$pmmaxchars;
} 


...then use $maxcharsjs in the template instead of $pmmaxchars.

edit: no offense, just my opinion

Which templates do we put this in? I have 4 of them with it. Can they all be done? Or do we need to put the code in other places, too?