i should know this but don't

[sabret00the]

how do i select the number of posts on a page in a thread? (rather than all posts in the thread?

[Tony G]

Is there even a variable that defines that number?

[sabret00the]

i hope so as the $bbuerinfo[maxpost] variable seems to be set at -1 for most of my users, although i suppose that i could user

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo[maxpost] < 15)
 {
 $bbuserinfo[maxpost] = $vboptions[maxpost];
 }
 
 if ($thread[replycount] > $bbuserinfo[maxpost])
 {
 $postsonthispage = $thread[replycount] - $perpage / $pages;
 }
 else
 {
 $postsonthispage = $thread[replycount];
 } 


i think that should give you the data feel free to correct me.

[Xenon]

hmm, doesn'T $perpage already give you the ammount of posts per page?

[sabret00the]

thinking about it $perpage should be the same as $bbuserinfo[maxposts]

[Xenon]

it's a bit more complicated ^^

example from showthread.php:

PHP Code:

// set $perpage

if (!$perpage)
{
    $perpage = $bbuserinfo['maxposts'];
}

$checkmax = explode(',', $vboptions['usermaxposts'] . ',' . $vboptions['maxposts']);
if ($perpage < 1 OR $perpage > max($checkmax))
{
    $perpage = $vboptions['maxposts'];
} 


so $perpage can be defined in several ways, as parameter of the url, as a user setting, as $vboptions[mx] aso.

[sabret00the]

so you trying to tell me that my code is wrong and $postsonthispage wouldn't return anything?

[Xenon]

well, it would return something, but not what you want to get.

[sabret00the]

lol any help on how to aquire the data i'm trying to get?

i thought maybe the errors in this line?

PHP Code:

$postsonthispage = $thread[replycount] - $perpage / $pages; 


as it should be something like

PHP Code:

$postsonthispage = $thread[replycount] - ($perpage / $pages); 


get the sum of $perpage dived $pages then subtract that total from the $thread[replycount] and you should have your total?

[Xenon]

hmm, try to use $counter, iirc it already stores the ammount of actual shown posts.