Need Hack : lat 10 posts in a marquee

I need the hack that shows the last 10 posts in a marquee at the top of the forum .

Does anyone know from where to get it ?

[Admin]

I'm already working on this.

[Admin]

Add this code in your phpinclude template:

PHP Code:

$latestposts=$DB_site->query("SELECT postid,LEFT(pagetext,20) AS text FROM post ORDER BY dateline DESC LIMIT 10");
while ($latestpost=$DB_site->fetch_array($latestposts)) {
  if ($marquee) {
    $marquee .= "  ";  // String to seperate between each link
  }
  $marquee .= "<a href=\"showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&postid=$latestpost[postid]\">$latestpost[text] ...</a>"; // Link and text for post
} 


Now you can use $marquee in your marquee tag for the content.
This will only select the first 20 characters of the post, and add ... after it (with a link to the post).

[webhost]

Is it possible to use this on a non vb page?

[Admin]

Create this page as marquee.php

PHP Code:

<?php

error_reporting(7);

require("./global.php");

$latestposts=$DB_site->query("SELECT postid,LEFT(pagetext,20) AS text FROM post ORDER BY dateline DESC LIMIT 10");
while ($latestpost=$DB_site->fetch_array($latestposts)) {
  if ($marquee) {
    $marquee .= "&nbsp;&nbsp;";  // String to seperate between each link
  }
  $marquee .= "<a href=\"showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&postid=$latestpost[postid]\">$latestpost[text] ...</a>";
}
?>
<marquee-code-here value="<? echo("$marquee"); ?>">

and put it in your forum's root.

Now just use SSI to include it

<!--#include file="vbb/marquee.php"-->

and also change the actually code for the marquee as I don't know it.

[webhost]

Great Hack Firefly.

Need an addon if possible.

I would like to for example exclude forumid 14, 43, 87 from the marquee.How would I do this?

[Admin]

Try this code

PHP Code:

<?php

error_reporting(7);

require("./global.php");

$latestposts=$DB_site->query("SELECT postid,LEFT(pagetext,20) AS text FROM post WHERE forumid<>14 AND forumid<>43 AND forumid<>87 ORDER BY dateline DESC LIMIT 10");
while ($latestpost=$DB_site->fetch_array($latestposts)) {
  if ($marquee) {
    $marquee .= "&nbsp;&nbsp;";  // String to seperate between each link
  }
  $marquee .= "<a href=\"showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&postid=$latestpost[postid]\">$latestpost[text] ...</a>";
}
?>
<marquee-code-here value="<? echo("$marquee"); ?>">

I think that's it... try it.

[webhost]

error with this. it worker before I made the change to exclude forums.

<b>Warning</b>: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/realweb/public_html/marquee.php:13) in <b>/home/realweb/public_html/forums/admin/functions.php</b> on line <b>1486</b><br>

<!-- Database error in vBulletin: Invalid SQL: SELECT postid,LEFT(pagetext,20) AS text FROM post WHERE forumid<>45 AND forumid<>30 AND forumid<>33 AND forumid<>93 AND forumid<>40 AND forumid<>41 AND forumid<>38 AND forumid<>39 AND forumid<>42 AND forumid<>43 AND forumid<>46 AND forumid<>54 AND forumid<>48 AND forumid<>61 AND forumid<>50 AND forumid<>51 AND forumid<>52 AND forumid<>53 AND forumid<>55 AND forumid<>56 AND forumid<>57 AND forumid<>58 AND forumid<>59 AND forumid<>60 AND forumid<>62 AND forumid<>75 AND forumid<>70 AND forumid<>72 AND forumid<>69 AND forumid<>67 AND forumid<>68 AND forumid<>71 AND forumid<>76 AND forumid<>77 AND forumid<>78 AND forumid<>79 AND forumid<>80 AND forumid<>81 AND forumid<>82 AND forumid<>83 AND forumid<>90 AND forumid<>91 AND forumid<>88 AND forumid<>89 AND forumid<>92 ORDER BY dateline DESC LIMIT 10
mysql error: Unknown column 'forumid' in 'where clause'
mysql error number: 1054
Date: Saturday 01st of September 2001 06:04:47 AM
Script: /marquee.php
Referer:
-->
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Database error in vBulletin: Invalid SQL: SELECT postid,LEFT(pagetext,20) AS text FROM post WHERE forumid<>45 AND forumid<>30 AND forumid<>33 AND forumid<>93 AND forumid<>40 AND forumid<>41 AND forumid<>38 AND forumid<>39 AND forumid<>42 AND forumid<>43 AND forumid<>46 AND forumid<>54 AND forumid<>48 AND forumid<>61 AND forumid<>50 AND forumid<>51 AND forumid<>52 AND forumid<>53 AND forumid<>55 AND forumid<>56 AND forumid<>57 AND forumid<>58 AND forumid<>59 AND forumid<>60 AND forumid<>62 AND forumid<>75 AND forumid<>70 AND forumid<>72 AND forumid<>69 AND forumid<>67 AND forumid<>68 AND forumid<>71 AND forumid<>76 AND forumid<>77 AND forumid<>78 AND forumid<>79 AND forumid<>80 AND forumid<>81 AND forumid<>82 AND forumid<>83 AND forumid<>90 AND forumid<>91 AND forumid<>88 AND forumid<>89 AND forumid<>92 ORDER BY dateline DESC LIMIT 10
mysql error: Unknown column 'forumid' in 'where clause'
mysql error number: 1054
Date: Saturday 01st of September 2001 06:04:47 AM
Script: /marquee.php
Referer:


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[Stasik]

there is no forumsid column in post table we have to search in tread table with threadid, but i dont know how to do in in mySQL

[Admin]

Yeah you're right.

I'll see if I can do this...