Add-On Releases - [USML] Staff Application

The [USML] Staff Application Version 2.0.0 allows you to add an application system to your web site that allows users to apply for up to 10 positions which you can specify in your AdminCP options. You currently have the options to restrict usage to certain usergroups and you can specify a minimum post count to be able to submit applications. Also features Human Verification! More available features are listed below!

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Features
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• Up to 10 customizable positions.
• Restrict access by:
  • Usergroup
  • Post count
  • Reputation amount
  • Registration length
• Require Human Verification
• Email submitted applications to the email address(es) you specify
• And more!

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Installation
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• Instructions in readme.html

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Upgrade
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• Instructions in readme.html

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Uninstallation
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• Instructions in readme.html

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[Alice]

I am having a hell of a time getting Select Menu's to work properly with the Application. The following is a sampling from the template usml_staff_application:

<!-- START CHARACTER ARCHTYPE -->

    <tr valign="top">
        <td class="alt1" width="50%">
            <strong>$vbphrase[usml_staffapp_chararchtype]</strong>
        </td>
        <td class="alt2">
            <select name="chartype" value="$vbgpc[chartype]">
                  <option value="Select">(Select One)</option>
                  <option value="Option1">Option1</option>
                  <option value="Option2">Option2</option>
                  <option value="Option3">Option3</option>
            </select>
        </td>
    </tr>

<!-- END CHARACTER ARCHTYPE -->

The "$vbgpc[chartype]" corresponds to the following located in the php source code:

PHP Code:

'chartype'             => TYPE_NOHTML, 


Any insight would be appreciated.

Thank you,

[Alice]

Okay, after some more code debugging, I developed a fix for this issue. The different option strings need to also have a name string attached. In case anyone else runs into this issue, the changes are highlighted in the follow code sampling, which I have included below:

<!-- START CHARACTER ARCHTYPE -->

    <tr valign="top">
        <td class="alt1" width="50%">
            <strong>$vbphrase[usml_staffapp_chararchtype]</strong>
        </td>
        <td class="alt2">
            <select name="chartype" value="$vbgpc[chartype]">
                  <option value="Select">(Select One)</option>
                  <option name="chartype" value="Option1">Option1</option>
                  <option name="chartype" value="Option2">Option2</option>
                  <option name="chartype" value="Option3">Option3</option>
            </select>
        </td>
    </tr>

<!-- END CHARACTER ARCHTYPE -->

[Alice]

Okay, here is another issue. When attempting to submit a test application, I got the following series of fatal errors:

PHP Code:

Fatal error: Existing data passed is not an array
Called set_existing in [path]/staff-application.php on line 405
in [path]/includes/class_dm.php on line 235 


The rest of the page displays random elements of array code of the entire forum, globally.

Please advise...

[Alice]

Okay, it turns out, its not an issue at all. The error with the data passing not an array was caused by database corruption, which was caused by repeatedly installing and uninstalling the same product. I verified this by reverting the database to a point, priot to ever installing, and then installing everything again. Long story short, everything is now working as intended.