Force users to complete new required fields

Hey guys, first post here, as I have only been using/running vb for a little over a week now.

Basically I added some new required fields for users, so I wanted a way to make users fill out the new fields before they could use the site.

It is real simple, and only requires adding a block of code to the global.php file and adding an error template.

First, in global.php, find "$logincode=makelogincode();" (should be the last before ?>)
And underneath it add:

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo[userid]!=0 && !strchr($REQUEST_URI, "usercp.php") && !strchr($REQUEST_URI, "member.php")) {
  $reqfields=$DB_site->query("SELECT * FROM profilefield WHERE required=1");

  if ($DB_site->num_rows($reqfields)) {
    while ($reqfield=$DB_site->fetch_array($reqfields)) {
      $ufields=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT * FROM userfield WHERE userid='$bbuserinfo[userid]'");
      $fieldname="field$reqfield[profilefieldid]";
      $field=$ufields[$fieldname];
        if(empty($field)) {
              eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate('error_emptyreqfields')."\");");
              exit;
          }
    }
  }
} 

Then create a new template called "error_emptyreqfields" containing:

PHP Code:

We have added new required profile field(s) since your last visit. Please click  <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=editprofile">here</a> to update your profile. 

Basically, once they log in, they wont be able to do anything but go to their profile until the fields are completed.

If I posted this in the wrong forum or in the wrong format, I am sorry.

[MindTrix]

do u mean it forces people who are registerin to fill them in? or already registered users to go and fill the new fields in?

[Locutus2999]

For users that had registered prior to you adding the required fields.

[Alan Ang]

how do we force the users to enter their birthdates?

i am also using the country flags hack as well as the gender hack. how do i force them to update those?

any advice is appreciated. thanks in advance.