PM Attachments 3.5

Original Hack by Rigel Kentaurus (http://www.cemzoo.com)
Original Thread: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91220
See the original thread for details of the problems..

Basically everything has been fixed so this works with existing installs and not just clean ones, also no error message about a non-matching release anymore.. attachments are now correctly displayed as they would be in a thread and this hack No longer inteferes with non-pm attachments.. So all the good bits left (Attachments in Private Messages, using the existing usergroup permissions) and all the bad bits taken out.

Also I'm willing to support this hack, which is why I took the decision to start a new thread rather than use the existing one so I can easier support the hack and problems with this plugin not the old buggy one. (or at least that's the theory)

Please uninstall the old plugin first, thanks.

QuickFaq
I'm getting Invalid Post specified:
That means the plugin was unable to get attachments permissions for the user. The solution is to locate a thread in your forum (one that shouldn't be deleted in a long time, it doesn't matter if it's closed). Remember it's threadid
Go to Plugin Manager and click on "private attachments - get posthash and allow attachments"

Find: $_pmt = 1;


Replace the "1" with the threadid

[illusions]

I dont know what I seem to be doing wrong...I followed the instructions but when I select the manage upload button ..a window opens followed by the following error message:

Invalid Post specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

I tried changing the threadid but still geting the same msg...any help here plz?

[Terminator1138]

Thanks works as intended.

illusions: how did you get the thread ID? I used one of mine and it worked perfectly.

[Aeolian]

its about time to change the topic title..
either compatible with vb 3.5 gold or not..

its been while now..

[Snake]

Yeah you're right!

[BluPhoenix]

Sorry, the true 3.5 Gold Version is being delayed because of problems with quotas, I hope to release it soon..

Although this version as is does work with 3.5 Gold.. IF You just follow the instructions as they are set out, always take care when installing a modification, make sure code is added in the right place and that your editing the right templates.

[LeeWicKeD]

When i attach a file, it uploads without an error, but when i want to send the PM i get a Database error:


Invalid SQL:
UPDATE pmtext SET attach='1' WHERE pmtextid='2477';

MySQL-Fehler : Unbekanntes Tabellenfeld 'attach' in field list.
Fehler-Nr. : 1054
Datum : Saturday, October 15th 2005 @ 12:00:33 AM
Skript : http://www.xxx.de/forum/private.php
Referrer : http://www.xxx.de/forum/private.php?do=newpm&u=1
IP-Adresse : xxx
Benutzername : xxx
Klassenname : vb_database

edit: a i've got vb3.5 gold...seems not to work with.

[BluPhoenix]

Don't fully understand the language but it looks like you've not run all the sql queries needed when installing the hack. You need to add an attach to the pmtext table which it looks like you haven't done..

ALTER TABLE pmtext add attach int not null;

but make sure you've done all the other sql queries too (they are towards the very end of the install instructions)

[akanevsky]

Hey bro, are you sure this should use thread permissions for whether they can attach or not? I think this should be separate

[Andreas]

Yeah, would be nice if it was separate - unfortunately that doesn't seem to be that easy (without file edits).

[akanevsky]

How about a new user permission - "can attach files in PM"?