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#1 2009-04-10 09:06:58
- Qwest
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Adding Files to the txp database manually?
I want to make use of the TXP file stats etc that come with uploading files via the txp admin interface. The files I’m working with are 60mb audio files (DJ mixes) so as you can imagine, the admin interface times out whilst uploading the 60mb file.
I can easily upload the files via FTP so that’s not a problem, but how can i add the files manually to the TXP database so i can make use of the TXP stats?
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Re: Adding Files to the txp database manually?
Hi Qwest, In the files tab, there is a pull down menu called “existing file”. Choose the file through that:)
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#3 2009-04-10 10:25:28
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Re: Adding Files to the txp database manually?
aaaaaaaaahhh! Thanks :)
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#4 2009-04-12 11:49:02
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Re: Adding Files to the txp database manually?
just a quick note on this – I’ve done the above and added the existing files to my database and they all show up nicely, however I’ve tested the download count by downloading the files myself, but they still show as “none” downloaded… is this something to do with TXP not counting my own IP or something else?
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#5 2009-04-12 21:04:27
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Re: Adding Files to the txp database manually?
Qwest wrote:
is this something to do with TXP not counting my own IP or something else?
I wouldn’t think so.
How are you downloading the file, perhaps by using a direct url pointing at the files directory?
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#6 2009-04-13 09:03:54
- Qwest
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Re: Adding Files to the txp database manually?
This would be a link to one of my mixes > http://mrqwest.co.uk/dj/file_download/3 which presumably goes through TXP so I would of thought it’d pick up the downloads?
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Qwest wrote:
http://mrqwest.co.uk/dj/file_download/3
I don’t think file_download counts work unless the ‘file_download’ part of the URL is “the section”, i.e. http://mrqwest.co.uk/file_download/3. I may be wrong, though as I’ve never tried putting file_download anywhere else in the URL.
[ P.S. just looked in the core code and I’m not sure how it is downloading your files at all with that URL scheme… unless you’re using gbp_permanent_links or something? I’ve not looked in the core in too much depth so maybe there’s something there I don’t quite understand ]
Last edited by Bloke (2009-04-13 09:12:07)
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Re: Adding Files to the txp database manually?
Stef, I think that Quest has two txp installs, one in the root and another in the /dj/ directory.
Qwest, what happens when you use the standard txp tag?
<txp:file_download_link id="3">Download</txp:file_download_link>
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#9 2009-04-13 09:24:45
- Qwest
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Re: Adding Files to the txp database manually?
Bloke… thanks for your comments. The files downloaded fine with that url scheme.
The TXP url is http://mrqwest.co.uk/dj so the file_download is the section i think, although I’m just using the Article section & adding the files to the Content > Files tab.
I’m not using any plugins for this the links to the files. I’m uploading via FTP and adding the existing files via Content > Files tab. Once I’ve got the file ID, i add that to a custom field in my Write tab (Download_ID). And then in my form, i’ve got a link to the file like this >
<a href=”<txp:site_url />file_download/<txp:custom_field name=“download_ID” />”>download</a>
This then links to the following URL : http://mrqwest.co.uk/dj/file_download/3/ which then converts to the URL via TXP.
I hope that makes sense and i’d really like to know why the downloads are still saying 0.
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#10 2009-04-13 09:36:45
- Qwest
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Re: Adding Files to the txp database manually?
Colak,
I added that standard txp file tag, and downloaded the file using that link – and the file download still reads ‘none’
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colak wrote:
Stef, I think that Quest has two txp installs, one in the root and another in the
/dj/directory.
D’oh! of course, forget I spoke.
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