PM Attachments 3.5

Original Hack by Rigel Kentaurus (http://www.cemzoo.com)
Original Thread: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91220
See the original thread for details of the problems..

Basically everything has been fixed so this works with existing installs and not just clean ones, also no error message about a non-matching release anymore.. attachments are now correctly displayed as they would be in a thread and this hack No longer inteferes with non-pm attachments.. So all the good bits left (Attachments in Private Messages, using the existing usergroup permissions) and all the bad bits taken out.

Also I'm willing to support this hack, which is why I took the decision to start a new thread rather than use the existing one so I can easier support the hack and problems with this plugin not the old buggy one. (or at least that's the theory)

Please uninstall the old plugin first, thanks.

QuickFaq
I'm getting Invalid Post specified:
That means the plugin was unable to get attachments permissions for the user. The solution is to locate a thread in your forum (one that shouldn't be deleted in a long time, it doesn't matter if it's closed). Remember it's threadid
Go to Plugin Manager and click on "private attachments - get posthash and allow attachments"

Find: $_pmt = 1;


Replace the "1" with the threadid

[bashy]

Hi

Is there a way wo get this to work with the VBHack database please
cause when i try to download an attachment in the PM it says that
iam not allowed to download hacks in this forum lol??

[Ntfu2]

it doesnt work anyway bashy

[bashy]

this hack you mean?
It used to untill i installed the vbhack database

[kurtbarker]

hey mate, installed this, but when I click 'manage attachments' in a new PM, I get a permissions error saying I don't have the permission to view that page. any suggestions?

[Avalon111]

so this does not work with 3.5.4?
if not is there a alternative?

[kurtbarker]

don't worry bout that last error, it's right

[kurtbarker]

works fine with 3.5.4, if you wanna test it let me know. i'll give you a test username and password to my forum, and send a pic via PM to yourself. See first hand how it works.

the problem I had is that it gets the attachment permissions from thread '1' by default, but if thread 1 is deleted, or has restircted access to certain usergroups, then it won't work. There are instructions in the initial post to change the thread to one that won't get deleted, and that everyone has access too

[Avalon111]

Originally Posted by kurtbarker

the problem I had is that it gets the attachment permissions from thread '1' by default, but if thread 1 is deleted, or has restircted access to certain usergroups, then it won't work. There are instructions in the initial post to change the thread to one that won't get deleted, and that everyone has access too

thanks for the info, i will test it @ my testforum

[redlabour]

Will it work in the Future with vBulletin 3.6 ?

[precharge]

Tried it, after an hour, gave up

I think the problem is in the $_pmt

I tried several options.

I am using VbSEO, not sure if that matters.

Using vBulletin 3.5.4

Tried the first thread id and the last and several in betwen, nothing worked. Doesn't seem to be calling the hook. Can I recommend a product install?