[SOLVED - but not by forum help..] Uploads module help

[hj]

Hi,

Uploads Module help says:

To use this module, to allow users to upload files to your site, you should install the module, and then create one or more categories (a.k.a) directories for the uploaded files to go into. Then add a tag into a page or template somewhere like {cms_module module="Uploads" category="somecategory" mode="somemode"}. Where mode matches one of the modes listed below. The output will differ depending upon which mode you select.

Do these categories/directories have to be created manually (and chmod-ed?). if so, where in the CMS file/folder structure should they be created? Is there a specific location.

I haven't tried a tag yet, as it says create the directories first!

I want to simply upload some files and zips etc. to a folder, and then have a page which allows people to click to download the file.

Hugh

[hj]

Right, I think I sussed it out....when I accidentally came across the Content - Front End File Management link which had appeared....  Poor help/documentation for this. How a module works should be clearly explained, I feel.

Having sussed the categories/directories (well almost - can you have sub-categories?), I bunged in a tag on a page like so:

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{cms_module module="Uploads" action="categorysummary" template="summarytemplate" sortorder="name_asc" listingtemplate="listtemplate" listingsortorder="listsortorder"} 

Unfortunately, this just spat out the following error:

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string(89) "Smarty error: unable to read resource: "module_db_tpl:Uploads;summaryrpt_summarytemplate""

What does this mean?

I've uploaded files manually (via FTP) directly to the directory I created for holding downloadable files. Category and path is correct.

How do I get my files to list?

HJ

[rab]

I solved the "template" problem by editing the default summary template, saving it as a new template (with a different name), and then making it the default summary template.

And that worked!