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[MichaelK]

Hi there,


I just installed News 2.6, great module
But how can I call the extra fields that I can add in this module?
If I make a field called image with a browse option, I upload this image with the article but how can I show it on the site?

Thanks already

[calguy1000]

{$entry|print_r}

also...... the help has the information.

[Roberto]

Hello calguy1000

I've upgraded the news module at v2.6 and I've been searching something about {$entry|print_r} in the news module help but I don't find it. Where do you say is that help?

I want to use a image inside a news (only one), but without including this image in the summary or content new. I'm interesting to know if I can use one field definitions to make this.

Thanks for your time.

[MichaelK]

Hi there,

How can I add an field in News 2.0.6?
I add this line to <img src="{$entry->file_location}" alt="" width="73" height="68" border="0" align="left" />

The only thing it shows is the correct URL to this images but no text.jpg. Onlu http://myurl.com/uploads/news/id381.

I add a extra field called foto but how can I add this code?
There's no info in the Help of this module!

[hexdj]

Try this

<img src="{$entry->file_location}/{$entry->yourFieldName}" alt="" width="73" height="68" border="0" align="left" />

[calguy1000]

As CMS developers you should look under Extensions >> Tags, you'll see 'get_template_vars'

if you put {get_template_vars} into any template you'll see what is currently available to smarty
if you put that inside of a foreach statement you'll see that some things are 'objects''
to see what is inside of an object use {$objectname|print_r}

[MichaelK]

Come 'on.

That's not the way to do it right? 

I add an extra field called Foto, I added this in the News Module 2.0.6.
How can i call this this field that the jpg is in my site?

{$entry->foto} won't work. And with the {$objectname|print_r}. I get nothing 

Is it something like {$entry|foto} ?

[hexdj]

Did you read my previous reply?

[MichaelK]

Yeah, sure!

I try this: {$entry->file_location}/{$entry->foto}.
The File_Location works fine but my uploaded image don't. 

This can't be done real easy, to add a field en get it in your summarytemplate.
Almost mission impossible haha

EDIT:
I read this topic: http://forum.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php/topic,16966.0.html

and everything works fine now!!!! thanks for the help!

[calguy1000]

MichaelK you really need to brush up on your smarty..... all of the variables that you need are there, all you need to is some smarty debugging to find them, as I've said dozens of times already in various posts.  {get_template_vars} will tell you what smarty variables are available.  if the variable is an array or an object, you can use {$variablename|print_r} to see what's inside it. 

[aozuas]

Sorry, but...
I still didn't get the difference between the "Extra:" field below "*Content:" field and a extra field that I included using the "Field Definitions".
The first seams to loose its functionality when you have the possibility to add many more fields using the new "Field Definitions". Am I right? Or have the "Extra:" field another special function?

[calguy1000]

well, the primary differences are:

1) *Extra field is a simple line of text.... though you can use it for whatever you want, including embedding other smarty tags, etc.
2) You can sort on the value of the *Extra field if you want to.

3) The custom fields can be a text area, a line of text, or a file.
4) you can have more than one 'custom field'.

[streever]

HEy,

I am pretty sure there is a bug.

I am using a database without cms_ as the prefix, and my extra fields don't show up. I've used them on 3 other sites, and even copied those sites templates--so I am pretty sure I'm doing it right!

I have a text area! It is named, "spotlightImage"

I call it like so:

{$entry->spotlightImage}

this in the foreach statement, of course.

Nothing is ever displayed.

But, it's filled BOTH in my database, AND in the article itself.

I found the bug patch and used it--but it's still happening

PLEASE HELP CALGUY!! SAVE ME!!!