techni

I developed this module a while back, but I didn't "do it right." I need some help with getting the XML file setup, as well as making sure the php file is written optimally.

Here is a link to the zip file: Schedule Module

Here is a link to how it displays (left modules): Example

Also, if somebody wants to help me with developing the component aspect of it (so you can add/edit the data) that'd be great!

Thanks,

Dan

dionysus

Great Site techni,

I too am developing a Church site for our youth ministers.

That Schedule Mod would be great.

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stingrey

Just wondering how you enter the data at the momemt?
Do you manually enter the data into the database?

Is the data static or dynamic?
I.E. does the schedule change much?


One possible way around this is to
create a section called
"Weekly Schedule"

Then it it create categories called
"Monday"
"Tuesday"
...

Then use a modified Display News 1-3 module:
http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=9387

In it there is a parameter that allows you to show the latest items limited in terms of number of previous days from the current day.

So if you set it to show the latest news from section "Weekly Schedule" for the next 7 days say.

Currently the Module only dhas the option to show the last x number of days. It would need to be changed to allow it to pull future dates.
Its only limitation is that it would show a cateory title (E.g. Sunday) for every content title belonging to that category.



What are the advantages of doing something like this?

Firstly you dont have to code a new component, the module mentioned only needs some slight retuning to achieve what you want.
You have access to all the normal content options like mosbots and other features.
It means that if they click on the item it could link them to more specific information about the schedule item.

Anyway, if your interested, I can modify my module to allow this, just contact me using the contact form at my site:
www.stingrey.biz

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techni

Yes, I just manually enter the data. It doesn't change much, but it could. I am trying to be "hands-off" on the content aspect of things. If I could get this going (without having to use phpMyAdmin) life would be that much better. I want to create this module and the component as well, so that I can learn how to develop them for the future. I can think of other Ms & Cs that I could develop for my sites.

That could work, except for:

This would be less than ideal. If there was a way to use the Display News so it shows up like:

Weekly Schedule
Sunday
• Morning Worship - 10:00 AM
• Evening Worship - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
• Bible Study - 7:00 PM
Friday
• Dunamis - 7:00 PM
Saturday
• Prayer - 9:00 PM

then that be a way to accomplish this.

Again, if I have to use the Display News, I will, but I would prefer developing a Module and Component to use.

tonyskyday

Well, it seems to me that the sql would go with the component, and the module would be a seperately installed element.

What exactly are you asking for? People to assist you in developing the component and module? Or do you just want resources for things like the Mambo API and other information on developing components and moduels for Mambo?

If this will be gpl, you may want to just go ahead and open a project on MOSforge.net for it either way.

-Tony

techni

I guess I am asking for a hand-holding walkthrough on creating the component and the corresponding module for displaying the information.

Anybody willing?

As far as MOSforge, I think I'd like to have it more developed before adding it there.

tonyskyday

Well, you can open a project whenever you want, and then release the files when you are ready.

There have been a couple of component tutorials made by 3rd-party developers. I know one was on MamboHUT.com, the other one I saw mentioned in a thread on the mamboserver.com forums (I can find a link if you need it).

-Tony

stingrey

You could get around this by setting up multiple copies of the Display News module. Each one pulling info from a specific category (this is what is happening on the frontpage of my site. 4 Copies of a DNL module, displaying news from different categories.



There is nothing stoppingyou developing a new component and module to handle this. But why go to all the effort to reinvent the wheel.
Also the advantage of using the existing News Content system is:

• You can use mosbots in your content items
• Your events can be searched by Mambo search engine (which only searches entries in the mos_content table and not 3rd party tables
• You have advanced publishing options like publishing dates, meta tags, keywords.
• You can limit what is viewable to certain access levels
• You can enter new events from the frontend
• You can display your information using the existing blog section/category or content section/category

Now you might not need all these options yourself, but people who use your component and module may want these extra functionality.

But as I said, you can start your own project and the main advantage is that you can customise it for the data you want to handle.

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mrachul

I know this is an older post but I was wondering if one of you got this to module to work and if there is a place to download it.