Add-On Releases - Stock Trader for vBulletin

Stock Trader

Summary

This add-on gives your users the ability to use the money system on your board to "invest" in stock. Users can purchase and sell stock at market values. This plugin uses a stock feed from Yahoo to get real time stock quotes.

Release Notes

This product is considered to still be in Beta.This should be ending by the end of January.

This add-on is known to be compatible with vBulletin's built-in reputation system, vbBux and iCash.

Product Specifications

1. two plugins
2. one cron job
3. file uploads
4. one new DB table
5. one template
6. several phrases

Installation
Approx 2-5 mins

1. As always: Back up your Database!
2. upload the files in the "upload" directory, preserving the directory structure
3. Go into AdminCP and import the product-stocktrader.xml file.
4. (OPTIONAL) add a link in the navbar template or wherever your users can find it!

Upgrading/Updating

1. upload all files in the upload directory, overwriting any existing files
2. re-import the XML file, setting "Overwrite" to "Yes"

Configuration

1. vBulletin Options -> Stock Trader Options

Change History

• 0.9.9 (07-25-01) - fixed problem with trading mutual funds, fixed cheat with buying off hours (I think)
• 0.9.8 (07-18-01) - added new options and fixed bug with purchasing really cheap stock
• 0.9.7 (07-15-01) - fixed bug in top portfolios when using a table prefix
• 0.9.6 (07-15-01) - fixed table prefix issues, fixed portfolio.gif problem
• 0.9.5 (07-14-01) - added statistics page, ability to view other user portfolios, and postbit friendly variables
• 0.9.4 (07-09-01) - added a Capital Gains Tax option
• 0.9.3 (07-02-01) - fixed error with purchasing negative stock, fixed compatibility with iCash
• 0.9.2 (07-05-01) - bug fixes
• 0.9.1 (06-30-12) - added AJAX stock info lookup
• 0.9.0 (06-29-12) - initial Beta release

Future Features

• stock ticker marquee for users

Official Support

http://code.google.com/p/vbtrade/

PLEASE CLICK INSTALL!

[brvheart]

I tried to install this on 3.6.4....but when I got the the vbtrade page it is nothing but jibberish meaning:

"symbol", "n" => "name", "l1" => "lasttrade", "v" => "volume", "c1" => "change", "p2" => "perchange", "d1" => "lasttradedate", "t1" => "lasttradetime", "x" => "exchange", ); var $service_url = 'http://quote.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv'; var $format = null; var $request = null; function StockRequester() { foreach ($this->request_formats as $code => $key) $this->format .= $code; $this->request = $this->service_url."?s=%1&f=".$this->format; } function BuildHash($string) { $retval = null; $string = str_replace("\"","",$string); $stack = explode(',',$string); foreach ($this->request_formats as $code => $key) { $retval[$key] = trim(array_shift($stack)); } return $retval; } function GetSingleQuote($symbol) { $request = str_replace('%1',$symbol,$this->request); $response = implode ('', file($request)); return $this->BuildHash($response); } function

The entire page looks like this, can someone help me get this working? I love the idea behind this would love to have it up and running

[zethon]

Originally Posted by brvheart

I tried to install this on 3.6.4....but when I got the the vbtrade page it is nothing but jibberish meaning:

"symbol", "n" => "name", "l1" => "lasttrade", "v" => "volume", "c1" => "change", "p2" => "perchange", "d1" => "lasttradedate", "t1" => "lasttradetime", "x" => "exchange", ); var $service_url = 'http://quote.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv'; var $format = null; var $request = null; function StockRequester() { foreach ($this->request_formats as $code => $key) $this->format .= $code; $this->request = $this->service_url."?s=%1&f=".$this->format; } function BuildHash($string) { $retval = null; $string = str_replace("\"","",$string); $stack = explode(',',$string); foreach ($this->request_formats as $code => $key) { $retval[$key] = trim(array_shift($stack)); } return $retval; } function GetSingleQuote($symbol) { $request = str_replace('%1',$symbol,$this->request); $response = implode ('', file($request)); return $this->BuildHash($response); } function

The entire page looks like this, can someone help me get this working? I love the idea behind this would love to have it up and running

Re-install. Your files have been corrupted somehow. This is not a problem with the script.

[brvheart]

I did reinstall 3 times, even download the files again

[brvheart]

I fixed it, at the top of the php page, you have this:

PHP Code:

<?

PHP Code:

<?php

99% of the time this does not matter, in this case it does....seems ok now

[Quantnet]

it stops working today...something wrong with the yahoo feed ?

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by Quantnet.org

it stops working today...something wrong with the yahoo feed ?

you saved the day for me. I was getting lots of emails about site being unaccessible. After your message I disabled the vbadvanced stock trader and all is fine. Yahoo probably closed the feed.

[zethon]

Looks like Yahoo change the subdomain of their feed, which is causing Stock Trader not to work at all. Upload the attached class_stocktrader.php file to your /includes directory, overwriting the existing one, and this should fix the problem.

[Quantnet]

Glad I spotted this early.
Overwrite with new file and all is fine.

Thanks Zethon for the quick fix. I posted a bunch on your board about this

[Quantnet]

A quick question

How would I use template conditional to show in the postbit the $post[ambportval] only for members whose portfolio > 0

Otherwise, don't display that since I have lot of people with portfolio = 0

Something like this (not quite right yet)

<if condition="$post[ambportval] == 0">	

don't display anything here

Else

<if condition="$show['reputation']" >
<div class="pbit" align="left">
Portfolio: $$post[ambportval] <br>
Change: $post[ambportgainper]%</span></div></if>
</if>

[Quantnet]

After playing with it for a couple of minutes...I found out a way to do this. Hope this helps

<if condition="($show['reputation']) AND ($post[ambportval] != 0)"><div class="pbit" align="left">Portfolio: $$post[ambportval] <br>
Change: $post[ambportgainper]%</span></div></if>