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Andreas Andreas is offline 06-09-2005, 10:00 PM
If you want to (automatically) send a PM to a user, you can use the Class vB_Datamanager_PM.
This class makes sure that all values are correct, handles quota for the recipients, notification eMails, etc.

Example

PHP Code:
// create the DM to do error checking and insert the new PM
$pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_ARRAY);
$pmdm->set('fromuserid', 1234);
$pmdm->set('fromusername', 'Welcome-Bot');
$pmdm->set('title', 'Welcom to our Forums');
$pmdm->set('message', "Hello\nI am a Bot and would like to give you a warm welcome :)");
$pmdm->set_recipients('newuser', $botpermissions);
$pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW); 
If anything goes wrong you can check for errors using
PHP Code:
$pmdm->errors 
This is an erray containing the errors.

If everything is OK
PHP Code:
$pmdm->save(); 
This will send a PM to user newuser telling him
Quote:
Hello.
I am a Bot and would like to give you a warm welcome
The message will appear to be coming from User Welcom-Bot (Userid 1234).

$botpermissions must be the permissions for the sending user, but can just be empty.
If you want to send PMs no matter if the PM box of the recipient is full or not:

PHP Code:
$botpermissions['adminpermissions'] = 2; 
If you want, you can set other options as well ($pmdm->set_info(...)):
  • forward = 1/0 if this is a forwarded PM, Default=0
  • savecopy = 1/0 to keep a copy if the PM in outbox, Default=0
  • receipt = 1/0 to request a read-receipt, Default=0
  • parentpmid = ID of the PM you are responding to (if applicable)

Furthermore you can specify ($pmdm->set(...)):
  • iconid = ID of the message icon the PM should carry, Default=0
  • showsignature = 0/1 Whether the signature should be shown or not, Default=0
  • showsmilie = 0/1 Wheter smilies should be parsed or not, Default=1

For multiple receipients just use user1;user2;useer3.

This How-To is (C) 2005 by KirbyDE and you are not allowed to redistribute it in any way without my explicit consent.
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Old 06-27-2005, 06:38 PM
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Remove this line and it'll work
I probably would have figured that out if it told me instead of blank paging me.
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Suggest @ Jelsoft to call die('Class vB_Datamanager not defined') instead of just exit;
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Or just die

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Hmm, die() without parameters does not produce any output as well, or am I wrong?
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No - I meant that you could suggest to Jelsoft that they could just die

They haven't fixed the Beta 3 issue yet :cry:

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I don't understand how to use this? Is this a class built into 3.5? Is this code you would place in one of the files in the include directory? Or you create a new php page with functions?

Would it be possible to explain this hack in detail as if you were speaking to a very dumb person :ninja:
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This is not a Hack, it's Howto
Class vB_Datamanager_PM is a Class that comes with vB 3.5, yes.
You can use code like this wherever you want in your vB Projects/Hacks.
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Originally Posted by KirbyDE
This is not a Hack, it's Howto
Haha, thanks for answering the dumbo

Quote:
Class vB_Datamanager_PM is a Class that comes with vB 3.5, yes.
Whew. I was scared this was an add-on.


Quote:
You can use code like this wherever you want in your vB Projects/Hacks.
OK, but you need a semicolon here $pmdm->errors
right? Another dummy question, how do you get the array out of there? The "->" is throwing me off.
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For objects (that's an instantiated Class) you must always use ->.

$pmdm->errors was not meant to be used as a single Code-Line, it should just show which property you have to access (for example in an if) to check for errors.
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I hate OOP
I guess I'll have to get used to it unfortunately.
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