nickc

Hi all,

I've only recently discovered Mambo, and so far after trying *all* of the other CMS-type packages (e107, phpnuke, xaraya etc..), I think it's by far the best. Anyway, on to my point;

I know a *little* PHP, but next to no Mambo, so I'm posting to ask is it possible to re-use a module, but with different parameters/title etc? I've written (well, cobbled together from various OS scripts/modules) a game server module which will give info for different types of game server (Q3, UT2003/4 etc.) and I have a module which displays serer name, map name, optionally displays a thumbnail of the current map, but I don't want to have to physically copy the module just for a different game server. I am currently specifying the id of the server in a module parameter, so I would think it's possible to reuse it with a different parameter, I just can't see how. I'm still learning Mambo, so I probably missed something *really* obvious.

Thanks to anyone who can help me.

SvenErik

I am afraid not. It is only possible to have a module displayed one place. If you want to have the same module several places as you stated, you have to give each module a different name in the module and in the installation X;L file and install each one.

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nickc

Thanks - I was just about reaching that conclusion Thought I must have missed something. OK, I'll have to either change the parameters to be a comma-separated list of servers, or create separate modules - one for each gametype - won't be hard, I just hoped it would be easier

Thanks again

stingrey

Actually it is possible to have multiple instances of a module without actually have to physically create multiple seperately named copies of your module.

What you have to do is play with the database.
The mymenu component is based on this very premise as it creates multiple instances of the mod_mainmenu.php module.

So how do you do this, read here for alwarren's ecxcellent howto:
http://forum.mamboserver.com/viewtop...183&highlight=

And yes you are able to set different parameters for your modules once they have been created.


It is also the premise that is underpinning my component discussed here:
General Component Programming Question

I am looking at extending the components ability to allow the creation of multiple instances of any module, just got to figure out how people will be be able to add their own modules to the list.

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nickc

Thanks - I'll check that out.

alwarren

I've also added the howto to Mosforge to protect it from forum pruning - http://mosforge.net/snippet/detail.p...=snippet&id=13

Jason407

Shhhh....you are giving away all my secrets!!!!

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stingrey

Ok, no worries...mum's the word (how did that phrase ever come about, oops I'm digressing), your secret is safe with me.

So long as you promise not to tell anyone, especially that jason fellow that I'm, using his component as a basis for my component

Remember, secret squirrel

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TJay

Dang
That didnt work, I set the modules up, and I do indeed get two copies of the same module, but what I put different parameters in for the weather location I get the same weather on bout modules

Check out www.jonezing.com click on the Roanoke and New Orleans sections and watcht the MyWeather module, some things change but its giving me the same weather for both places

WHat do I do now?
Can you make seperate copies if you have to?

TJay