Topic: block in block change coding please

[unoit]

try again

im using this block in block code. http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=5332.0

by sinan

$columns = 2;
$block_ids = array(49, 50, 52, 53);

$block_data = array();
foreach ($block_ids as $block)
{
   $block_data[$block] = current(getBlockInfo(false, $block, false, false));
   $block_data[$block]['style'] = sportal_parse_style('explode', $block_data[$block]['style'], true);
}

echo '
<table style="width: 100%;">
   <tr>';

$counter = 0;
foreach ($block_data as $data)
{
   if ($counter != 0 && $counter % $columns == 0)
   {
      echo '
   </tr>
   <tr>';
   }

   echo '
      <td style="width: ', ceil((100 / $columns)), '%; vertical-align: top;">
         ', template_block($data), '
      </td>';

   $counter++;
}

echo '
   </tr>
</table>';



ok i have made a php block with the above code in it.

i make 2 board news blocks.

now inside the board news box. 

There is a ? post per page if a click 3 post it will show 3 post.

Those 3 post will the show on my portal vertical top to bottom. 

1.board news block ... 2nd board news block

1. post..............................1. post
2. post..............................2. post
3. post...............................3.post



what i want to do is run those 3 post across my page horzontail.

1st board news block

1. post. 2. post. 3. post

2nd board news block

1. post. 2. post. 3. post.

sorry about the post

so is there anway of changing the coding?

thanx.

[AngelinaBelle]

Please have a search for "boxynews" on this website.  Please see if this custom block meets your needs.

[ricland]

I searched for boxynews with zero results.

[unoit]

pretty sure this is it.

http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=5248.0

look on page 2 there is some coding.

how do i get this code to work now.

[AngelinaBelle]

See the instructions in http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=5248.msg33656#msg33656
1) Download the attached file. Put it in your Sources directory.
2) copy the code from that topic into your custom php block.  Change the board_id to go for the board you are interested in displaying.
3) Comments on CSS styling are in http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=5248.msg34017#msg34017 and http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=5248.msg34044#msg34044

[unoit]

Sources directory. Where do i access sources directory?

[unoit]

ended up finding sources directory.  stuffed something up.

this what i got.

<?php
if (!defined('SMF'))
   die('Hacking attempt...');
 
function sp_boxyNews($parameters, $id, $return_parameters = false)
{
,

will it still work.

[AngelinaBelle]

I'm not sure what you mean. You have shown me a small fragment of the file boxynews.php
1) download the attached file, boxynews.php, from the other post.  Put a copy of that entire file in your Sources directory.

[unoit]

i only posted that little bit, do you see where it says hack attempt wasnt sure if it will work.

ive down loaded the boxynews to my sources, copy & pasted the file to a php block.

 );
 
 

[AngelinaBelle]

You do not need to post that code here. I created that file, as a customization of the sp_boardNews function.
That "anti-hacker" line is fine. You'll see it in every file in the SMF directory.

I assume you have downloaded the file and put it in your Sources directory.
So let's move on

2) copy the code from that topic into your custom php block.  Change the board_id to go for the board you are interested in displaying.

Did you try this?

[unoit]

the code that i had above is the code i put in the php block.

i down loaded your code.
uploaded  it to my host clicked on public html, then clicked on sources, then boxynews clicked on view
copy & pasted that code, then i put it into my php block.
put the block id number in where it says 4     'board' => 4,
thats all ive done.

[AngelinaBelle]

I am not sure I understood you properly, so I apologize if you already understand this.

The code you had above, the boxynews.php file, should not go in your php block.  The file boxynews.php should go in your Sources directory of your SMF forum.

Your php block should contain only

Code: [Select]

$boxy_params = array(
'board' => 4,
'limit' => 1000,
'length' => 200,
'per_page' => 8,
'per_row' => 3,
);
global $sourcedir;
require_once ($sourcedir . '/boxynews.php');
sp_boxynews($boxy_params, 0);
With the board changed to the board you wish to use.

[unoit]

removed boxynews.php file from my php block.

on my portal,  i have the php block but says the following no post where found. cant get nothing to appear on portal.

do i have to add anything to the file i uploaded into the sources directory like id number?

ok i have added the boadnews block  id number to the php block below

this is my php block now. pic below

[AngelinaBelle]

Just to test this, please try using the board_id of a very active board, and see what happens.  Thanks

[unoit]

 still no good

[AngelinaBelle]

Which board on your forum has the most recent posts? What is its board id number?