Looking for help

[ashley76]

I would like to take my current data in dynamics and add a little something...

My current data is basically a repository of action figures from a particular company. I would like it so each user can somehow go in and maybe have a checklist page so they can (add it to their collection).


It would be like a show what you have in your collection using the dynamics data...

Anyone know how to do this or would be interested in coding it?

[Brian]

Couldn't you just use the favorites system for that? Then your users could access the 'My Favorites' link anytime to see a list, and they'll also see a little "heart" image next to any entries in their favorites while browsing.

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[ashley76]

I could but, how could I get a page to show just their "checklist"? Say for instance 'bobby' has a link in his profile to his collection. The page would pull up something like the first attachment and the title of each dynamics article in his collection...

[Brian]

So basically you would just need for your members to be able to view each others favorites list, right? That would require a small code change, but should be possible if you look in your dynamics/browseentry.php file for this code:
$wherequery[] = 'favorites.userid = ' . $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'];

And replace with this:
$vbulletin->input->clean_gpc('r', 'favuser', TYPE_UINT);
$wherequery[] = 'favorites.userid = ' . ($vbulletin->GPC['favuser'] ? $vbulletin->GPC['favuser'] : $vbulletin->userinfo['userid']);


Then you would just need to add a link to the profile template or wherever you would like that looks something like this:
dynamics/browsecategory.php?do=favorites&favuser=X

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[ashley76]

One last question Brian, is there a way that each person can have their own unique info about the article?

For instance let's say each piece is number xxx/1000 and they wanted to put the number they have associated with each piece...

[Brian]

Unfortunately I don't think that one is going to be quite as easy. I'm sure it's possible, but it would require a number of code changes to add a way for the user to enter that number, and then of course that number would need to be stored somewhere in the database (altering the adv_dyna_favorites table to add a new column for it would probably be the best).

[ashley76]

How would I go about changing the word My Favorites or Favorites to My Collection or Collections

[Brian]

Just go to Admin CP => Languages & Phrases => Search in Phrases, enter 'favorite' as the text to search for, and you should see any phrases that contain 'favorite' listed under 'vBa Dynamics Phrases'.

[ashley76]

Thanks again Brian!