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#916 2011-09-01 19:33:48
- ploinkr
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Re: glz_custom_fields
Hi, just wondering: I’m using the Date Picker for certain fields; can that be used to sort articles by the date entered (and not just numerically?) Doesn’t seem to work so far… Thanks!
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#917 2011-09-07 18:32:16
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Re: glz_custom_fields
Anyone…? Gerhard? Would me most grateful…
Thanks,
B.
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#918 2011-09-07 18:42:31
- uli
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Re: glz_custom_fields
Try this way:
Plugins > glz_cf > Options <click> Date Picker > Date format > yyyy-mm-dd
That’s the only way I see offhand.
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#919 2011-09-07 19:18:26
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Re: glz_custom_fields
Thanks so much Uli, going to try that (seems obvious now!)
- yep, working – thanks a lot! :-)
Last edited by ploinkr (2011-09-07 22:16:17)
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#920 2011-09-07 19:34:32
Re: glz_custom_fields
I am faced with the same requirement to sort by the glz_cf Date picker date and can use the yyyy-mm-dd format to select the date but I also want to display the date in the article in the dd-mm-yyyy format. The only way I can see of doing that is to have two date fields, one in each format. Is there a better way?
Last edited by joebaich (2011-09-07 19:48:03)
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#921 2011-09-07 21:04:26
- uli
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Re: glz_custom_fields
joebaich wrote:
Is there a better way?
Hmmm …
aam_split_cf and sed_packed_custom_fields come to mind.
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#922 2011-09-07 21:59:51
Re: glz_custom_fields
I am faced with the same requirement to sort by the glz_cf Date picker date and can use the yyyy-mm-dd format to select the date but I also want to display the date in the article in the dd-mm-yyyy format.
Easier still: use the “yyyy-mm-dd” format for sorting and a php snippet to display it in another format. Something like:
<txp:php>
$orig_date = custom_field(array('name'=>'custom-field-name'));
echo date("d-m-Y", strtotime($orig_date));
</txp:php>
Further information about php date formats here.
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#923 2011-09-07 22:10:43
Re: glz_custom_fields
jakob wrote:
Easier still: use the “yyyy-mm-dd” format for sorting and a php snippet to display it in another format.
Ausgezeichnet, Jakob! Works like a charm.
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#924 2011-09-08 10:31:48
Re: glz_custom_fields
Jakob Nice snippet. Filed for future use in my open Textpattern library
Maybe also good to add as example to the custom field documentation. Or another place where we collect txp:php snippets!?
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#925 2011-09-08 16:42:53
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Re: glz_custom_fields
Ok, put it in textpattern.js – seems to be working :-)
Newbie question again… :-/
Where would I put the script to hide the extra Body textarea?
Many thanks,
Ben.
Last edited by ploinkr (2011-09-08 17:05:04)
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#926 2011-09-08 17:21:54
Re: glz_custom_fields
@Ploinkr: I have bot_wtc, and I used that to insert the script.
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#927 2011-09-08 19:38:48
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Re: glz_custom_fields
Thank you John – I didn’t know about that plugin, will check it out :-)
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#928 2011-09-09 04:50:25
Re: glz_custom_fields
I’ve reported a bug:
on multi-select, if last option is checked, then first (empty) option gets checked on reload (and some related thoughts on single selects, multi-selects and having a first empty option)
A quick summary of the bug: if user selects the last option in the multi-select, and saves the article, then, on page reload, this first empty option is also selected. Problem is, if the user saves the article again, without noticing this, both the empty option and the last option get saved into the database.
This affects v1.2.4 and v1.3.0, and find it a bit rare that it went under the radar till now.
Can anyone confirm you can replicate this bug on your installs?
I’ve provided a possible fix.
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#929 2011-09-09 13:47:40
- uli
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Re: glz_custom_fields
maniqui wrote:
Can anyone confirm you can replicate this bug on your installs?
Yup, confirmed (1.3.0). And discovered that a multiselect doesn’t accept 0 as a value ;) (No complaint, Gerhard, happens probably only on a bugchase)
(Edited to add version)
Last edited by uli (2011-09-09 13:52:03)
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#930 2011-09-09 16:08:38
Re: glz_custom_fields
Hi Uli. Thanks for confirming the bug.
And discovered that a multiselect doesn’t accept 0 as a value.
Not sure if I understood. As value for which parameter?
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