Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Auto Birthday Greeter

Info:
This hack automatically creates a birthday thread in the forum you select. Only members that allow their date of birth to be displayed will be listed, and age will be shown only for those who has chosen that. Members are shown in colors defined in usergroup settings. You can choose to exclude inactive members. Several users can be set as greeters (used randomly when posting). Thread will be created first time when someone loads forumhome after midnight.


Notes:
-This executes 1 very simple query on forumhome/in target forum.
-mktime() error? Check out this post.


Installation:
-Import XML file (as product) through AdminCP: Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]


To set options:
Go to: vBulletin Options > VSa - Auto Birthday Greeter


Versions:
v1.0 - Aug 26. 2007.
-Initial release
v1.4 - May 03. 2008.
-Latest vb 3.x version
v2.0 - Feb 17 2010.
-Updated for vB 4
-Added option to disable smilies
v2.0.1 - Feb 28 2010.
-New: Proper Time is now automatically detected
-Fixed: Several compatibility issues
v2.0.2 - Feb 28 2010.
-Fixed: Bug with multiple threads created
v2.0.3 - Mar 02 2010.
-Fixed mktime errors
v2.0.4 - Sep 06 2010.
-Fixed: Another bug with multiple threads created
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v2.0.5 - Sep 16 2010.
-Fixed: Multiple threads
v2.0.6 - Sep 23 2010.
-Fixed: Wrong thread creation time

[CybaGirl]

Ok I am sorry to report that Kras's fix did not fix the problem with the posting of someone's birthday on the correct day.

As it posted the announcement 27mins before midnight on the day before the persons birthday.

For example.

Persons birthday was the 28th of November 2010.

Announcement was posted at 11:27 PM on the 27th of November and the message read as follows.



1 member is celebrating their birthday on 27-11-10:

-Erica (born in 1986, Age: 24)


Happy Birthday!





So is there something else that needs to be changed in the code for the post to be made on the correct day?

As everything else seems to be fixed .

Thanks.

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by CybaGirl

Ok I am sorry to report that Kras's fix did not fix the problem with the posting of someone's birthday on the correct day.

As it posted the announcement 27mins before midnight on the day before the persons birthday.

Kras' fix does work fine and corrects the time problem in the original mod that's been around a very long time ...

Since we installed it on v4.04pl1, all of the time issues and incorrect dates for posting such as what you're reporting have been fixed...

I suspect the problem you've experienced has something to do with DST etc., or something else ..

Regards,
Doug

[CybaGirl]

Yes the problem lies with the DST setting if you have it enabled.

I have now disabled the DST setting and the mod works well.

Thanks!

[cuocsongso]

Originally Posted by Valter

Check La Emperadora's usergroup tags.

If it's add-on then other usernames should be affected too.

My error:

color=roup/member.gif]Member1[/color]

I checked at Group Member, It's work fine.
But it is not show image.

[SemperFideles]

Duplicate Birthday greeting just started happening again.

[CybaGirl]

Opp's seems I was a bit premature with saying that the posting date is fixed.

The actual time of the post is correct. As in the mod makes the post on the day of the persons birthday just after midnight. In this case the post was made on the 1-12-2010.

However in the message itself. It says that the person celebrated their birthday the day before which was the 30-11-2010 as shown in this image.




So is there a way in which I can correct what the post actually posts in the message? As it should be saying.

1 member is celebrating their birthday on 01-12-10:

-Erica (born in 1986, Age: 24)


Happy Birthday!

Rather than

1 member is celebrating their birthday on 30-11-10:

-Erica (born in 1986, Age: 24)


Happy Birthday!

As shown in the image above.

Thanks.

[WreckRman2]

I too just installed this and it's posting toda for birthdays that are actually tomorrow. Not only that but it's posted two threads in one day.

Doesn't this post just a single thread for that days birthday at midnight?

[GeorgeB85]

It has been doing it for a while. I think it has more to do with the vb software, then the mod really.

[RK KINGKONG]

i have this already but havent updated on VB 4.1 patch 2 however the option for it to create a thread on ppls birthdays wasnt enabled .. should i upgrade ? or is it gonna be alot of hassle ? i want to enable the option of it creating a thread but if something goes wrong i really wouldnt knwo how to fix it . so im asking for honest opinions should i upgrade or leave this alone ?

[OldSchoolDSL]

tagged

will wait for update (I hope one comes out)