DHTML java and Blocks

New Member Joined: Nov 03, 2005 Posts: 6

I found that Raven kindly helped with this question sometime ago here: http://www.nukecops.com/postp202446.html#202446.

As I am a newb with PHP-Nuke and I am trying to learn everything I hope you will be patient with me. The following is what I posted over @ Nuke Cops:

Quote:

I have a DHTML menu in a java script with an image.

These are the files I have:

051102.js
spiral.gif

I want to insert this menu into a custom block I have made. Currently called: Test.

So if someone could gently guide me through exactly what I need to do I would be most appreciative. Where do the files go? Where does the code go - into the Block text itself? And if I have to create a file, what is it and what does it need to contain? I am grateful for any assistance.

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Assuming you have a standard block configuration, you could do something as simple as this. Place the 051102.js file in your includes/ folder and place the spiral.gif in your images/blocks/ folder. Then just code something like this.

Code:

<?


if (!defined('BLOCK_FILE')) { die("Illegal File Access Detected!!"); }


$content = "";


include("includes/051102.js"); // Include the java script


// The rest of your block code


?>

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:09 am

Ok that sort of makes sense to me - so endure the following as I try to figure it out Confused

The current block - Test - is one that I have created through the PHP-Nuke 'Add a New Block' function. I have not manually done it - per se. So ... are you talking about me modifying the code of the block itself or inserting the code in the text into the Content box from the Block Admin panel - does that make sense?

PS Thanks for your response and the patience I may test in trying to get this to work!

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:17 am

You cannot use the Content box facility for blocks with PHP code. That is only for HTML. So, your block must reside in the blocks folder of your site.

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:23 am

Ok that makes more sense. So the following question will only reinforce that I am rather ignorant. I do not see a 'test.php' or anything of that sort to indicate the block I have created through PHP-Nuke. This in turn makes me more uncertain as to where I should insert code (i.e. where is the 'rest of your block code' to be found?). Does that make sense?

If I create a block - where in fact is the block info? As well, once I - hopefully - figure this out - will changing themes alter this code? The reason I ask is that once I have figured out how to make the DHTML code live, I want to find a theme-editor to help with the layout. So making sure that I am not creating more work without a decided upon theme is also a consideration.

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:31 am

You say you have created a custom block named test. You need to make the name block-test.php and place it in your blocks folder. The code skeleton that you would use is in my first post.

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:34 am

Ok I think I follow that. When you say in the code part of your first post:

Quote:

// The rest of your block code

Is there something I actually need to insert? If so, what?

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:32 pm

Ok here is what I have at the moment ( I sort of used the code from the Content.php Block. I thought I had made the necessary changes, but still no Menu visible. I am feeling close however Wink

Quote:

<?php

if (!defined('BLOCK_test')) { die("Illegal File Access Detected!!"); }
$content = "";
include("includes/051102.js"); // Include the java script
//
if (eregi("block-test.php", $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'])) {
Header("Location: index.php");
die();
}

global $prefix, $db;

$result = $db->sql_query("SELECT pid, title FROM " . $prefix . "_pages WHERE active='1'");
while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result)) {
$pid = intval($row['pid']);
$title = stripslashes($row['title']);
$content .= "<strong><big>·</big></strong> <a href=\"modules.php?name=content&pa=showpage&pid=$pid\">$title</a><br>";
}

?>

So is there something in here that I need to corret? The file's name is block-test.php

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:55 am

First of all, change

Code:

if (!defined('BLOCK_test')) { die("Illegal File Access Detected!!"); }

to

Code:

if (!defined('BLOCK_FILE')) { die("Illegal File Access Detected!!"); }

That's a constant, not a variable.

Next, you have included the *.js file but you are not referencing it anywhere.

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:16 am

Thanks Raven - another ignorant question on my part: What do you mean by referencing? Where would I do that?

registered · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:44 pm

This may be an incredibly stupid question, but doesn't the variable $content have to have either the java~script statements added to it or a script tag? I.e., either the .js statements need to be brought in to be in-line within the $content variable or a script reference tag needs to bring it in browser-side.