Files List v3.01

Hey,

VERSION 3.01
[25/05/2004]

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This Hack is released under an EverythingvB.com FullAttribution-LimitedDerivs-LimitedTranslation License
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This new hack gives you the function of grouping all your attachments in one single list, divided into pages and with the option of viewing files by category, eg Video Clips, Archives and Excecutables etc.

All installation instructions are provided in the install file, and modification details are in the php file included in the zip. All images used for some files are also attached.

Any problems, queries or errors, please report here or PM me so I can sort them out as soon as possible, to ensure this hack is to your standards.

Current key functions:

• Lists all attachments and spans over pages. You can specifiy the amount of attachments per page.
• Specify usergroups who you do not wish to view the attachments.
• Set out the same as attachments in posts, with icon, size and views.
• Categories, so you can quickly view one type of file.
• Display username.
• Sort by username or filename.
• If enabled, images category shows thumbnails.
• Table row colours altered to make it easier to read username.
• Shows forum name and a link to the parent thread.
• Ability to sort by forum name.
• Set the amount of files to view per page.

An example of the hack can be found here:
http://www.collegepranks.co.uk/forums/fileslist.php

Note to current users about upgrading:

• Replace your fileslist.php file with the new one.
• Replace the attachment_view and attachment_view_bits with the ones in the install file.

FOR THE BEST AND QUICKEST SUPPORT TIME, PLEASE POST HERE.

PLEASE CLICK INSTALL

[DWard]

Also SmartGnome, you may want the new collapse images, there on this site (vbulletin.org)...

They have no coloured background, the edges are transparent, so they will work well on your silver category title bars.

If you want them, I posted them on the vBulletin downloads section for vb3 on www.vbulletin.com/forum

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by DWard

Also SmartGnome, you may want the new collapse images, there on this site (vbulletin.org)...

They have no coloured background, the edges are transparent, so they will work well on your silver category title bars.

If you want them, I posted them on the vBulletin downloads section for vb3 on www.vbulletin.com/forum

Do you have a link for those?

[Tim Wheatley]

I have a rather large amount of attachments... It'd be nice to use this, but I'm a little worried how it may effect my board...

Total Attachments: 163,632
Disk Space Used: 30,045.89 MB
Storage Type: Attachments are currently being stored in the filesystem
Average Attachment Filesize: 188.0 KB
Total Downloads: 22,612,198

Any thoughts?

[SmartGnome]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Do you have a link for those?

Here you go http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...ollapse+images

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by SmartGnome

Here you go http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...ollapse+images

Thank you, sir. At least someone in here answers requests.

[goyo]

Originally Posted by Tim Wheatley

I have a rather large amount of attachments... It'd be nice to use this, but I'm a little worried how it may effect my board...

Total Attachments: 163,632
Disk Space Used: 30,045.89 MB
Storage Type: Attachments are currently being stored in the filesystem
Average Attachment Filesize: 188.0 KB
Total Downloads: 22,612,198

Any thoughts?

I have more than 180.000 attachments (around 77 GByte)....don't use this hack...

[dstruct2k]

If this has a "SELECT * FROM attachment" query, it will cause MAJOR lag. You should be specific enough to SELECT all but the actual attached file, and it should be faster. Also, I haven't looked at the hack, but a "perpage" option that adds "LIMIT 30" or whatever to the query would speed it up tremendously.

[DWard]

Originally Posted by dstruct2k

If this has a "SELECT * FROM attachment" query, it will cause MAJOR lag. You should be specific enough to SELECT all but the actual attached file, and it should be faster. Also, I haven't looked at the hack, but a "perpage" option that adds "LIMIT 30" or whatever to the query would speed it up tremendously.

There is a perpage function on this hack.

[Ronin Six]

This is getting very close to what I need DWard.

Not sure if there's already a hack for this, but I'd like to see the attachments grouped by User. The attachments are 99% images of my members' work, and I'd like to be able to arrange the images into a gallery where the attachments are sorted by user. But if a user has made no attachments, then an entry for that user is skipped.

More on the above... I have Photopost, and many of my users post their images there. I'd like them to use Photopost exclusively to upload images, but the attachment feature in vb is much more convenient for some and I don't want to force them to do all extra steps necessary to upload photos into photopost, start the thread, get the url for the image they uploaded in PP, the go back to the thread post the image. So in this case, a separate 'gallery' for vb attachments is needed. Unless of course PP can grab a user's attachments from the file system and import them into photopost right when they create the post in vb.

[DWard]

Originally Posted by Ronin Six

This is getting very close to what I need DWard.

Not sure if there's already a hack for this, but I'd like to see the attachments grouped by User. The attachments are 99% images of my members' work, and I'd like to be able to arrange the images into a gallery where the attachments are sorted by user. But if a user has made no attachments, then an entry for that user is skipped.

More on the above... I have Photopost, and many of my users post their images there. I'd like them to use Photopost exclusively to upload images, but the attachment feature in vb is much more convenient for some and I don't want to force them to do all extra steps necessary to upload photos into photopost, start the thread, get the url for the image they uploaded in PP, the go back to the thread post the image. So in this case, a separate 'gallery' for vb attachments is needed. Unless of course PP can grab a user's attachments from the file system and import them into photopost right when they create the post in vb.

Hey 'Ronin Six',

In response to the first paragraph, usernames are now shown in the files list, which you can see here: http://www.collegepranks.co.uk/forums/fileslist.php. This version is due to be released here some time next week. The next thing I am working on, is the ability to show thumbnails of any images attached.

In response to the second paragraph, I'm not too sure about this, you will probably need to contact somebody else to see if they can help.