private messages counter

[Wordplay]

can i get a count for the number of private messages for each individual user? displayed directly underneath the number of posts hes made?

[Andreas]

If you just want that for the current PMs it is pretty simple.

For all PMs (sent and received):
[sql]select count(*) from PM where userid=1234[/sql]

For sent PMs
[sql]select count(*) from PM where userid=1234 and folderid=-1[/sql]

For received PMs
[sql]select count(*) from PM where userid=1234 and folderid!=-1[/sql]

If you want a real counter you would have to create a new int field in table user or userfield and increment that whenever the user receives or sends a pm.

[Wordplay]

how would i increment that whenever a user recieves or sends a pm?

[Link14716]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

If you just want that for the current PMs it is pretty simple.

For all PMs (sent and received):
[sql]select count(*) from PM where userid=1234[/sql]

For sent PMs
[sql]select count(*) from PM where userid=1234 and folderid=-1[/sql]

For received PMs
[sql]select count(*) from PM where userid=1234 and folderid!=-1[/sql]

If you want a real counter you would have to create a new int field in table user or userfield and increment that whenever the user receives or sends a pm.

Unless you want to add a query per post, I wouldn't do that.

[Andreas]

Not per post - per user
You're right, I wouldn't do that either.

[Wordplay]

of course, i got that much. my question is>

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

If you want a real counter you would have to create a new int field in table user or userfield and increment that whenever the user receives or sends a pm.

if i just run the query, that wouldn't include the private messages count anywhere in the profile... would it? i need to include that somewhere in a profile field. how do i do that?

sorry i'm practically eliterate with this kind of stuff.

[Wordplay]

anybody out there?