Using Select custom field for managing publish_down date for content

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7 years 8 months ago - 7 years 8 months ago #66722 by BigBadMamouth

Using Select custom field for managing publish_down date for content was created by BigBadMamouth

I managed to make a dropdown (select) form element and populated it with data from other extension that consists of
- text name and
- value (date).

Code:

SELECT subnames.title AS text, subs.publish_down AS value
FROM #__akeebasubs_subscriptions AS subs
JOIN #__akeebasubs_levels AS subnames ON subs.akeebasubs_level_id=subnames.akeebasubs_level_id
WHERE subs.state='C' AND subs.enabled=1 AND subs.user_id='{item->created_by}'

Extension is akeebasubscription and the goal is to have users subscribe and publish content while subscription is active (enabled=1) and payment complete (state=C).

How to make selected value in dropdown end up in publish_down field of content?

Enabling Publication Details and showing TAB with Publication details is working as it should, but the goal is not to show all that (or at least hide it) and use dropdown for setting publish_down date for content.

Thanks in advance.

PS. Awesome extension BTW. Waiting for PRO version.

Last edit: 7 years 8 months ago by BigBadMamouth.

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7 years 8 months ago - 7 years 8 months ago #66749 by BigBadMamouth

Replied by BigBadMamouth on topic Using Select custom field for managing publish_down date for content

If I insert in select.php in flexicontent_fields in

function onAfterSaveField( &$field, &$post, &$file, &$item ) {

Code:

$db = JFactory::getDbo();
$query = $db->getQuery(true);

// Fields to update.
$fields = array($db->quoteName('publish_down') . ' = 2017-04-18 00:00:00');

// Conditions for which records should be updated.
$conditions = array($db->quoteName('id') . ' = 17');

$query->update($db->quoteName('#__content'))->set($fields)->where($conditions);
$db->setQuery($query);
$db->execute();

I get error:
Header may not contain more than a single header

If using

Code:

$publishdate = new stdClass();
$publishdate-> id = $field->item_id;
$publishdate-> publish_down = $post[0];
JFactory::getDbo()->updateObject('#__content', $publishdate, 'id');

nothing is changed in db.

Last edit: 7 years 8 months ago by BigBadMamouth.

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7 years 8 months ago - 7 years 8 months ago #66763 by BigBadMamouth

Replied by BigBadMamouth on topic Using Select custom field for managing publish_down date for content

Fixed sql query but still no edit in table

Code:

$db	= JFactory::getDbo();
$query	= $db->getQuery(true);
$query	= 'UPDATE #__content SET publish_down = DATE('.$db->quote($post[0]).') WHERE id = '. (int)$item->id;
$db	->setQuery($query);
$db	->execute();

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7 years 8 months ago - 7 years 8 months ago #66776 by BigBadMamouth

Replied by BigBadMamouth on topic Using Select custom field for managing publish_down date for content

The way to implement what I needed is to modify select.php for flexicontent_fields select plugin and to add as last line in:

function onBeforeSaveField( &$field, &$post, &$file, &$item )

$item->publish_down = $post[0];

That way selected dropdown list value will be placed in item publish_down and saved.

WARNING: Data is pushed into datatime mysql field and you should take extra care with what data is that field filled. Since I'm taking datatime data from other table this can be achieved with this simple line. In all other cases data should be formatted according to targeted table field with something like this:
date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime($post[0])) so you get
$item->publish_down = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime($post[0])) ;

Last edit: 7 years 8 months ago by BigBadMamouth.

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7 years 8 months ago #66778 by micker

Replied by micker on topic Using Select custom field for managing publish_down date for content

i recommand you to duplicate field to create your own (information is on faq)
more simple for update component

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