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Private Messages Attachments · **Released**: 09-19-2006

Attachments in private messages

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# Original by Rigel Kentaurus (http://www.cemzoo.com)
# Fixed by BluPhoenix for vb3.5.0 RC 2
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# Fixed and port to vBulletin 3.6.1 by Stoebi
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# For distribution in vbhacks-germany and vbulletin.org at least
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# Thank you very much to Rigel and BluePhoenix

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# Lot of thanks to KirbyDE for his help, hints and tips.
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With this hack you can send attachments inside private messages.
Sometimes you may want to send an image or file to another user, but
you just don't want to disclose your email or make the file public,
with this hack you can attach it to the private message.

Info for hackers:
You may modify, improve, upgrade, redistribute this hack, include it
in another hack or yours or translate it provided you do it free of
charge and you distribute it in www.vbhacks-germany.com and
www.vbulletin.org at least, please don't pm me asking for permission.

Some portions of the code are (c) Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
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Note!

For users they have an earlier version of private attachment installed. Before import, delete the following plugins and cron entries:
AdminCP -> Plugins & Produkte -> Plugin Manager

private attachments - can view the attachment attachment_start
private attachments - get & show attachments postbit_display_start
private attachments - get posthash and allow attachments private_newpm_start
private attachments - update attachment info private_insertpm_complete

AdminCP -> Scheduled Tasks -> Scheduled Task Manager:
Search for Private Attachments Cleanup
Delete Private Attachments Cleanup

Installation instructions:
Extract the archive you've downloaded.
(FTP) Copy file privateattachments.php from includes/cron to your forum -> /includes/cron folder
(FTP) Copy file bitfield_pma.xml from includes/xml to your forum -> /includes/xml folder

1.
AdminCP -> Plugins & Products
Click on Manage Products and on the right the [Add/Import Product] link.
We are now here: Import Product -> EITHER upload the XML file from your computer.
Search your file product_pma_160906.xml and click the Import button. Ready.

2.
Import english phrases
AdminCP -> Languages & Phrases
Click on Download / Upload Languages and on the right check:
Import Language XML File -> EITHER upload the XML file from your computer.
Set option Overwrite Language to English (US)
Serch your file phrases_en_pma_160906.xml and click the Import button. Ready.

3.
3 template edits:
AdminCP -> Styles & Templates
Click on Style Manager and on the right the "Expand Templates" button.
Next screen on the right click the "All Template Groups" button.

!Edits necessary for all installed Styles!

Open the template newattachment:
Search for

Code:

<input type="hidden" name="posthash" value="$posthash" />

Afterwards, add

Code:

<input type="hidden" name="type" value="pm" />

Save

Open the template pm_messagelistbit:
Search for

Code:

<span style="float:$stylevar[right]" class="smallfont">$pm[senddate]</span>

Afterwards, add

Code:

<if condition="$pm['attach']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/paperclip.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$pm[attach]">$vbphrase[x_attachments]</phrase>" /></if>

Save

Open the template pm_newpm:
Search for

Code:

<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />

Afterwards, add

Code:

<input type="hidden" name="posthash" value="$posthash" />
<input type="hidden" name="poststarttime" value="$poststarttime" />

Search for

Code:

<fieldset class="fieldset">
    <legend>$vbphrase[miscellaneous_options]</legend>

Replace with

Code:

$attachmentoption

<fieldset class="fieldset">
    <legend>$vbphrase[miscellaneous_options]</legend>

Save

!Edits necessary for all installed Styles!

Nothing more to do. You'll find 2 options in Usergroup Manager and User Manager:
Check heading PM Attachments Permissions
Can Download PM Attachments -> Yes/No
Can Upload PM Attachments -> Yes/No

Update - 23-09-2006

* Fix with new registered user and welcome pm (Thx to Redlabour)
* Attachment (AJAX) now included in newpost_attachment template, see image, no edits necessary.

Import and overwrite the new 1.53 file if you 1.52 installed before

Regards, Stoebi

Stoebi · #92 09-27-2006, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EasyTarget

Is there a way to disable this for all usergroups/users by default? Every single user has the permissions set to yes, even after I change their usergroup settings. Does this mean that I have to edit each user 1 by 1 in order to disable their permission?

Hi,

yes (single user) only in conjunction with the usergroup options.

Regards, Stoebi

deckardt · #93 09-28-2006, 08:52 AM

Hi,

Short question, if we install this mod and run the impex importer afterwards will that work or is impex not supported?

Thanks in advance!

EasyTarget · #94 09-28-2006, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stoebi

Hi,

yes (single user) only in conjunction with the usergroup options.

Regards, Stoebi

yes I do have to edit every single user 1 by 1 if I don't want them to have access?

Stoebi · #95 09-28-2006, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EasyTarget

yes I do have to edit every single user 1 by 1 if I don't want them to have access?

It's not needed. If you set the options to upload/download PM attachments in the usergroup for registered user to No, all users in this usergroup can't upload/download PM attachments.

Regards, Stoebi

EasyTarget · #96 09-29-2006, 07:05 AM

ok, so if I set the usergroup permissions to No but their user permissions say yes then it won't allow them to send attachments?

doesn't vbulletin usually work the other way around, where user permissions override group permissions?

vasu_alla007 · #97 10-08-2006, 12:03 PM

damn did everything and still it wont work at all! til date ive got al the hacks perfectly workng in here! except this one dont know if its really working for those who said its working

MusicMan · #98 10-10-2006, 04:25 AM

This hack was useless to me. It never worked right and for the right usergroups and someone alerted me to a fatal error in the registration process which would display this after a registration was complete....

Quote:

Fatal error: Call to a member function clean_gpc() on a non-object in /home/keepmusi/public_html/includes/class_dm_user.php(2396) : eval()'d code on line 1

The registration somehow did complete, but that page leads the new signup into believing that it didn't, and at the very least gave the impression that my site is broken and too confusing to try and figure out what to do next. I absolutely advise everyone not to even bother with this! Had that bug report not have come (it came from another vb admin I know so she knows to look out for such things), my site could have suffered in a major way. Avoid this like the plague.

Stoebi · #99 10-10-2006, 07:15 AM

Fixed in 1.53

Regards, Stoebi

Quote:

Originally Posted by MusicMan

This hack was useless to me. It never worked right and for the right usergroups and someone alerted me to a fatal error in the registration process which would display this after a registration was complete....

The registration somehow did complete, but that page leads the new signup into believing that it didn't, and at the very least gave the impression that my site is broken and too confusing to try and figure out what to do next. I absolutely advise everyone not to even bother with this! Had that bug report not have come (it came from another vb admin I know so she knows to look out for such things), my site could have suffered in a major way. Avoid this like the plague.

Lionel · #**100** 10-10-2006, 07:29 AM

hummmm am I missing something here? Was there a problem? This hack worked for me on 3.60 since day 1.

Muellmann · #**101** 10-17-2006, 09:21 PM

i experienced a strange thing: as i installed this hack, registered users were not more able to edit them own attachments after they already have posted a new thread with pictures for example.

if a user posted a thread with a picture and wanted to add after one day to his posted thread a second picture he received the
"no permission"-screen.

if i switch off the hack, the user can upload the attachment without a problem.
if the hack is turned on again, the permission is again denied for the user who wants simply to edit his own thread with his attachments (add, delete attachment).

is there a fix? has anyone the same problem?
maybe it's connected with thread-id "-1" in this hack?
must i change the thread-id in the product in this case (and where)?

Edit: the fix works thanx Stoebi - now again installed

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