This hack enables you to send attachments in a private message. This feature was really useful to me in vb2 and I kind of missed it on vb3 so I rehacked it myself.
When a user writes a private message they will be given the option to add an attachment, the same as when writing a post. It uses the same rules you have defined for a convencional attachment including file types, quotas, etc. It is only an extension for attachments to be used in private messages.
As always it is advised to backup your files before hacking in case you want to go back, this is some big hack including modification of multiple files, some templates and adding two extra columns in the database tables.
Instructions are provided in the txt, and some screenshots on where the attachment option appears.
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Edit by MarcoH64:
Because of multiple requests to make this hack work on vB3.0.7 i created upgrade instructions. These upgrade instructions can be followed after the original instructions (the 3.0.3 version). The original coder can not be held responsible for my modification.
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A bit off topic, but can you tell me how you do that? I'd rather have my files stored on disk too! I prefer to keep the db as small as possible.
In the admin control panel, in the menu go to attachments -> attachment storage type. there you can switch between database and disk.
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The only way this could be bad, is if a dnld failed, I guess. But I've yet to see that happen.
Downloads fail for me all the time.. maybe it is just my isp. Also, I am likely to forget where in my hd (or in which computer) I stored the file, I might end searching in the pm so I can dl it again.
In the admin control panel, in the menu go to attachments -> attachment storage type. there you can switch between database and disk.
Oh! I saw the one for avatars, and I was thinking of that. Now that I look, I've already transfered all my attachments too. DOH! I'm going to have to stop thinking in vB2.X terms, eh?
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Downloads fail for me all the time.. maybe it is just my isp. Also, I am likely to forget where in my hd (or in which computer) I stored the file, I might end searching in the pm so I can dl it again.
I only allow 150K attachments, so that's not usually an issue(that I've heard of), on my server anyway. I don't mind this at all, as long as the attachments can be stored on the HDD. :up:
Have all the changes discussed in this thread been updated in the original txt now, or do I need to go back and read all of this again? Nice hack! I'm liking this more and more now...the more I read about it. :up:
Oh! I saw the one for avatars, and I was thinking of that. Now that I look, I've already transfered all my attachments too. DOH! I'm going to have to stop thinking in vB2.X terms, eh?
I only allow 150K attachments, so that's not usually an issue(that I've heard of), on my server anyway. I don't mind this at all, as long as the attachments can be stored on the HDD. :up:
Have all the changes discussed in this thread been updated in the original txt now, or do I need to go back and read all of this again? Nice hack! I'm liking this more and more now...the more I read about it. :up:
All changes are applied to the txt, I only write them in the forum for the people that already had the hack installed and don't want to go all over the instructions again.
Ok, that works but it now shows each pm attachment twice in the attachments list.
Have the instructions from the first post been updated with this and the paperclip code?
I've narrowed this down to if you send yourself a message with attachments in it, it shows them twice on the Attachments listing. What do I need to do to stop this?
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01-18-2004, 09:34 PM
