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This hack adds an option for the user to select the date format and time format he wants to use in the forum.
Good for people from different countries, that use different formats.
Requested by markrt.

Demo:

Run this query:

Code:

ALTER TABLE user ADD dateformat VARCHAR(4) DEFAULT '-1' not null AFTER timezoneoffset, ADD timeformat VARCHAR(4) DEFAULT '-1' not null AFTER dateformat;

(for more information on running queries visit the Troubleshooting and Problems forum)

In your modifyoptions template add this code:

Code:

<tr>
	<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><normalfont><b>Date format</b></normalfont><br>
	<smallfont>Select what format you would like to use for dates.</smallfont></td>
	<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><smallfont>
	<select name="newdateformat">
		<option value="-1" $datedefselected>Use forum default</option>
		<option value="0" $date0selected>04-25-1998</option>
		<option value="1" $date1selected>04-25-98</option>
		<option value="2" $date2selected>04.25.1998</option>
		<option value="3" $date3selected>04.25.98</option>
		<option value="4" $date4selected>25-04-1998</option>
		<option value="5" $date5selected>25-04-98</option>
		<option value="6" $date6selected>25.04.1998</option>
		<option value="7" $date7selected>25.04.98</option>
		<option value="8" $date8selected>April 25th, 1998</option>
		<option value="9" $date9selected>Saturday, April 25th, 1998</option>
		<option value="10" $date10selected>25th April 1998</option>
		<option value="11" $date11selected>Saturday, 25th April 1998</option>
	</select></smallfont></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}"><normalfont><b>Time format</b></normalfont><br>
	<smallfont>Select what format you would like to use for times.</smallfont></td>
	<td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}"><smallfont>
	<select name="newtimeformat">
		<option value="-1" $timedefselected>Use forum default</option>
		<option value="0" $time0selected>08:15 pm</option>
		<option value="1" $time1selected>08:15:48 pm</option>
		<option value="2" $time2selected>08:15 PM</option>
		<option value="3" $time3selected>08:15:48 PM</option>
		<option value="4" $time4selected>20:15</option>
		<option value="5" $time5selected>20:15:48</option>
	</select></smallfont></td>
</tr>

right after

Code:

		<option value="+12" $timezonesel[120]>(GMT +12:00 hours) Auckland, Wellington, Fiji, Kamchatka, Marshall Island</option>
	</select></smallfont></td>
</tr>

In member.php add this code:

PHP Code:


			
  if ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]!=-1) {

    $dateformat="date".$bbuserinfo[dateformat]."selected";

    $$dateformat = "selected";

  } else {

    $datedefselected = "selected";

  }



  if ($bbuserinfo[timeformat]!=-1) {

    $timeformatsel="time".$bbuserinfo[timeformat]."selected";

    $$timeformatsel = "selected";

  } else {

    $timedefselected = "selected";

  }

right after

PHP Code:


			
  if ($bbuserinfo[timezoneoffset]<0) {

    $timezonesel["n".(-$bbuserinfo[timezoneoffset]*10)]="selected";

  } else {

    $timezonesel[$bbuserinfo[timezoneoffset]*10]="selected";

  }

Still in member.php, replace this code:

Code:

  $DB_site->query("UPDATE user
                   SET ".$updatestyles."adminemail='$adminemail',
                      showemail='$showemail',invisible='$invisible',cookieuser='$cookieuser',
                      maxposts='".addslashes($umaxposts)."',daysprune='".addslashes($prunedays)."',
                      timezoneoffset='".addslashes($timezoneoffset)."',emailnotification='$emailnotification',
                      startofweek='".addslashes($startofweek)."',options='$options',receivepm='$receivepm',
                      emailonpm='$emailonpm',pmpopup='$pmpopup',usergroupid='$bbuserinfo[usergroupid]',
                      nosessionhash='$nosessionhash'
                   WHERE userid='$bbuserinfo[userid]'");

with this code:

Code:

  $DB_site->query("UPDATE user
                   SET ".$updatestyles."adminemail='$adminemail',
                      showemail='$showemail',invisible='$invisible',cookieuser='$cookieuser',
                      maxposts='".addslashes($umaxposts)."',daysprune='".addslashes($prunedays)."',
                      dateformat='".addslashes($newdateformat)."',timeformat='".addslashes($newtimeformat)."',
                      timezoneoffset='".addslashes($timezoneoffset)."',emailnotification='$emailnotification',
                      startofweek='".addslashes($startofweek)."',options='$options',receivepm='$receivepm',
                      emailonpm='$emailonpm',pmpopup='$pmpopup',usergroupid='$bbuserinfo[usergroupid]',
                      nosessionhash='$nosessionhash'
                   WHERE userid='$bbuserinfo[userid]'");

(note: this code might be changed in your file due to another hack. If so, just add the code that is in red)

In global.php (main directory) add this code:

PHP Code:


			
// change to right date format

if ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]!="-1") {

  if ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="0") {

    $dateformat = "m-d-Y";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="1") {

    $dateformat = "m-d-y";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="2") {

    $dateformat = "m.d.Y";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="3") {

    $dateformat = "m.d.y";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="4") {

    $dateformat = "d-m-Y";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="5") {

    $dateformat = "d.m.y";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="6") {

    $dateformat = "d.m.y";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="7") {

    $dateformat = "d.m.y";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="8") {

    $dateformat = "F jS, Y";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="9") {

    $dateformat = "l, F jS, Y";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="10") {

    $dateformat = "jS F Y";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[dateformat]=="11") {

    $dateformat = "l, jS F Y";

  } else {

    $dateformat = "$dateformat";

  }

}



// change to right time format

if ($bbuserinfo[timeformat]!="-1") {

  if ($bbuserinfo[timeformat]=="0") {

    $timeformat = "h:i a";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[timeformat]=="1") {

    $timeformat = "h:i:s a";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[timeformat]=="2") {

    $timeformat = "h:i A";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[timeformat]=="3") {

    $timeformat = "h:i:s A";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[timeformat]=="4") {

    $timeformat = "H:i";

  } elseif ($bbuserinfo[timeformat]=="5") {

    $timeformat = "H:i:s";

  } else {

    $timeformat = "$timeformat";

  }

}

right after

PHP Code:


			
// ###################### Referrer Stuff #########################

That's it.

I know it might look long, but it's really very very easy to install.
If you have any troubles with that block I told you about, ask for help here.

Feedback please!

#17 09-18-2001, 02:20 PM

The EMAIL says:

Quote:

Database error in vBulletin: Invalid SQL: UPDATE user
SET styleid='1',adminemail='1',
showemail='1',invisible='0',cookieuser='1',
maxposts='-1',daysprune='-1',
dateformat='9',timeformat='-1',
startofweek='2',options='15',receivepm='1',
emailonpm='0',pmpopup='1',usergroupid='6',
nosessionhash='0'
WHERE userid='1'
mysql error: Unknown column 'dateformat' in 'field list'
mysql error number: 1054
Date: Tuesday 18th of September 2001 01:00:28 AM
Script:
/vbb/member.php?invisible=no&cookieuser=yes&nosessionha sh=no&allowmail=yes&showemail=yes&emailnotificatio n=no&receivepm=yes&emailonpm=no&pmpopup=yes&showsi gnatures=yes&showavatars=yes&showimages=yes&pruned ays=-1&umaxposts=-1&startofweek=2&timezoneoffset=-5&newdateformat=9&newtimeformat=-1&vbcode=yes&newstyleset=1&action=updateoptions&Su bmit=Submit+Modifications
Referer:
http://www.shenlong20xl.com/vbb/memb...on=editoptions

I cant find that code anywhere

Admin · #18 09-18-2001, 02:36 PM

Looks like you didn't run the query like I said:

Code:

ALTER TABLE user ADD dateformat VARCHAR(4) DEFAULT '-1' not null AFTER timezoneoffset, ADD timeformat VARCHAR(4) DEFAULT '-1' not null AFTER dateformat;

Run it using phpMyAdmin or Telnet.

#19 09-18-2001, 03:01 PM

Hi FireFly

This is to say Thank You for doing this hack.

It works well and has made many of my users very happy.

This would be a very good hack to have included in the next version of VB

Thanks Again.
Mark Thornton

#20 09-18-2001, 05:11 PM

Im not a super expert at hacks or anything firefly.

so can u tell me like what to do more specific (EX: go to folder and then to whatever.php and insert code after bla)

thanx

ubje · #21 09-24-2001, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FireFly

Code:

ALTER TABLE user ADD dateformat VARCHAR(4) DEFAULT '-1' not null AFTER timezoneoffset, ADD timeformat VARCHAR(4) DEFAULT '-1' not null AFTER dateformat;

if you have run this query how can you undo it ????????

Admin · #22 09-25-2001, 12:22 PM

Soul Lord XL:
I can't really be more specific.
Everything is in my first post, add X after/before Y in file Z.php, or add A to the B template.
What exactly don't you understand?

ubje:

Code:

ALTER TABLE user DROP dateformat, DROP timeformat

|DarkManX| · #23 11-04-2001, 10:51 PM

awesome hack, works great, installed easily

Stretchr · #24 03-04-2002, 06:55 AM

Hello, FireFly.

Thank you for this hack. I'm having one problem, though. When I go into the CP and change the date and time format, they revert to the default. It's also happening with my thread settings. Any idea what could cause this? I cleared the IE cookie cache and that didn't fix it. My users are getting the same thing. Any help will greatly appreciated.

kidney · #25 03-16-2002, 10:46 PM

Hi firefly!

Is there a hack that will force the user to choose a timezone? Most user leave the one that is there by default. I would like to force them to choose their time zone.

Stretchr · #26 03-17-2002, 02:20 PM

I believe you can just add a first field with something like "Choose a Timezone", then require validation and disallow the first choice in the form value. HTH.

Tim Wheatley · #27 03-18-2002, 06:00 AM

Yes if you follow the instructions this does work on 2.2.4 (and on 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 - and probably others).

Tim Wheatley · #28 03-18-2002, 06:17 PM

Is there any way of adding another choice to use 'yesterday' and 'today' too?

Austin Dea · #29 03-18-2002, 08:48 PM

Query doesn't work ;_;

Quote:

MySQL said:

Duplicate column name 'dateformat'

Admin · #30 03-19-2002, 05:11 AM

Austin Dea - the column is already there, you don't need to run the query again.

kidney · #31 03-23-2002, 04:26 AM

Well I did the hack that I requested a couple of post earlier.
You can force people to choose a time when they register.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=36446

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