ecDownloads Buddy [Archive] - vBulletin.org Forum

CyberRanger

25 Mar 2006, 03:56

July 6: Version 2.3 released. Modified to work with ecDownloadsII (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=120122). Fixed text not showing for "Assign New Uploader".
June 6: Version 2.2 released. No new features. The "rebuild bitfields" was removed from the product because it was looping on some people. You will now need to manually rebuild them after you install: /admincp/index.php?do=buildbitfields.

March 30: Version 2.0 released. If you are upgrading, you can simply import the xml file that is included in the zip AND upload the file bitfield_ecdownloadsbuddy.xml into the includes/xml folder. Otherwise, follow the installation instructions above.
New Features:Settings per usergroup for the maximum amount a user may download per day (in MB) and the total maximum amount the user may upload. Default for each is set to unlimited.

Version 2.1 added author defaults to uploader name if author left blank.
March 29: Version 1.1 released. If you are upgrading, you can simply import the xml file that is included in the zip. Otherwise, follow the installation instructions above.
New feature: When downloading a file, the user is forced to select "save as" or "open" file. This will prevent files from automatically opening.

MissKalunji

25 Mar 2006, 04:04

yaye thanks wespointer!

DementedMindz

25 Mar 2006, 04:05

Thanks :)

Robbed

25 Mar 2006, 05:13

Cool

CyberRanger

25 Mar 2006, 05:52

If you like this concept, do me a favor by rating this thread 5 out of 5! Thanks!

MissKalunji

25 Mar 2006, 05:53

Did you get my pm?

CyberRanger

25 Mar 2006, 05:54

Did you get my pm?

Yes, sorry. If you can pm me more details about what you need, I'll get back with you about the feasibility.

MissKalunji

25 Mar 2006, 05:58

Oki dokie!

projectego

25 Mar 2006, 08:02

Cheers. :)

trackpads

27 Mar 2006, 09:46

CyberRanger

27 Mar 2006, 13:32

Strange, I followed the isntructions to a t but for some reason I dont see the actual box to edit the uploader. I can see the "Assign Uploader" just fine but the next page after I click it only has the nav bar, see the screenshot. Any ideas?

Thanks!

-Jason

That is strange. It appears that for some odd reason the template needed didn't install. Try this for me: from you admincp, uninstall the product then import the product again. Make sure you have said yes for "Allow Overwrite".

If you still don't see the screen for assigning a new uploader, please look in your templates under the Downloads templates. Do you have a template named downloadsbuddy_assign_user? (See the attachment)

trackpads

28 Mar 2006, 01:02

Yup, just checked, its there. Any ideas? It has data in it.

CyberRanger

28 Mar 2006, 14:21

Yup, just checked, its there. Any ideas? It has data in it.
:confused: :confused:

I'm at a loss! If you would be willing to PM me your site url with an admin login (for vbulletin), I'd be happy to look under the hood. Maybe I'll notice something.

CyberRanger

29 Mar 2006, 03:43

Strange, I followed the isntructions to a t but for some reason I dont see the actual box to edit the uploader. I can see the "Assign Uploader" just fine but the next page after I click it only has the nav bar, see the screenshot. Any ideas?

Thanks!

-Jason

Got it! For "Assign Uploader" to work correctly, the usergroup must have permissions in ecDownloads for "Can Edit ALL Files" set to "Yes".

(The link to "Assign Uploader" displays if the usergroup has "Can Edit ALL Files" or "Can Manage Purgatory". I'll clean that up tomorrow ... with perhaps some enhancements!)

CyberRanger

29 Mar 2006, 16:22

March 29: Version 1.1 released. If you are upgrading, you can simply import the xml file that is included in the zip. Otherwise, follow the installation instructions above.
New feature: When downloading a file, the user is forced to select "save as" or "open" file. This will prevent files from automatically opening.

Kirk Y

29 Mar 2006, 22:21

Yay! I <3 you Westpointer! MissKalunji and I were brainstorming over a means to implement the new feature -- but came up blank. Now... if I can just get my ecdownloads to download at all... sigh.

Drakah

30 Mar 2006, 08:44

Now that is a handy mod, thanks for sharing that west :)

CyberRanger

30 Mar 2006, 19:43

Version 2.0 released. If you are upgrading, you can simply import the xml file that is included in the zip AND upload the file bitfield_ecdownloadsbuddy.xml into the includes/xml folder. Otherwise, follow the installation instructions above.

New Features: Settings per usergroup for the maximum amount a user may download per day (in MB) and the total maximum amount the user may upload. Default for each is set to unlimited.

DementedMindz

30 Mar 2006, 20:27

westpointer is there a way to have it when we are adding files it will auto add the uploader? like it was before... i hate having to enter my name in every single time...

trackpads

30 Mar 2006, 20:37

CyberRanger

30 Mar 2006, 21:31

westpointer is there a way to have it when we are adding files it will auto add the uploader? like it was before... i hate having to enter my name in every single time...

Version 2.1 added: author defaults to uploader name if author left blank.

:banana:

sandalwood

30 Mar 2006, 21:47

NEW! If the author is left blank when adding a file, the author name defaults to the uploader's name. Added 30-Mar-06.

this is a bad idea, it should default to "unspecified". otherwise you will end up with a lot of files where the uploader just didn't know and left it blank, then it will seem as though they themselves are the author. the general casual user who comes to the site to download will not be able to tell if the uploader sat there and typed in their name, claiming authorship, or if they had simply left the field blank.

maybe have this be an option that can be toggled behavior. like "do nothing", "default to uploader nick", or "default to unspecified" or maybe have an option in the upload form itself for people like DementedMinds the field starts off with "unspecified" but they have a button to the right they can click which autofills their nick in the box.. or maybe even a setting in their profile that sets whether their name should be autoentered for uploads.

CyberRanger

30 Mar 2006, 21:55

this is a bad idea, it should default to "unspecified". ....

maybe have this be an option that can be toggled behavior. like "do nothing", "default to uploader nick"..
Those are good points ... let me see what I can come up with. BTW - the uploader can always go back and change the author to "unspecified".

DementedMindz

30 Mar 2006, 21:58

Version 2.1 added: author defaults to uploader name if author left blank.

:banana:

thank god lol you da man

MissKalunji

31 Mar 2006, 04:19

but westpointer all of this was already added to the one you posted since thats the same one im running i dont need to upgrade right?

CyberRanger

31 Mar 2006, 11:46

but westpointer all of this was already added to the one you posted since thats the same one im running i dont need to upgrade right?

With the custom change I did for you that is correct.

DementedMindz

31 Mar 2006, 11:48

DementedMindz

31 Mar 2006, 11:53

hmm seems likes its also posting there name in there 2 times for the same files even me when i only downloaded the files once to test

MissKalunji

31 Mar 2006, 15:22

With the custom change I did for you that is correct.

thankkkk you

DementedMindz

18 Apr 2006, 17:04

would you be interested in adding a Bytes to Mega Bytes Converter/Bandwidth Calculator??? say as a link like manage files and such? i made a script and its 100% html complaint

DementedMindz

18 Apr 2006, 17:47

ill upload the converter so you can take a look i think it would be nice on another link this way its easier for members who upload large files to convert there files size easier... its 100% html complaint too :banana:.... would even be good for members to run from desktop if they want too since its html right now to show you what it does... i run it from my desktop right now but it would be so much easier if it was on the downloads page....

CyberRanger

18 Apr 2006, 21:25

Thanks, I'll take a look at it (looks nice!) and see if I can figure out how to integrate it.;)

DementedMindz

18 Apr 2006, 22:16

thanks :) i figured it would come in handy if members upload larger files and they had to link to this way they can get the file size easy...

EvilHawk

20 Apr 2006, 11:25

um maybe a feature... would you be able to include something to clear out who downloaded? like if your in admincp and you click on the downloads it shows you everyone who downloaded... im up to page 45 lol and its not lookin to nice it goes all the way across the bottom...

heres a example

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

I have fixed this problem, i also send the code to Ron1n but he refused to change it !

Open your downloadadmin.php (at your admincp dir) find this

Code:
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Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
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and replace the code with this

Code:
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Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
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and your downloads log will look like this :

46101

CyberRanger

20 Apr 2006, 11:28

I have fixed this problem, i also send the code to Ron1n but he refused to change it !
Yeah, he's interesting about that. I wish I could fix that with Downloads Buddy but it's outside the scope of what I can get to without another hook.

EvilHawk

20 Apr 2006, 11:34

Westpointer let's face the truth, without you and the support you gave this hack would have been obsolete a long time ago. The author, from the very first vesion for vb 3.0.x, never supported it ..

DementedMindz

20 Apr 2006, 13:34

EvilHawk thanks for that fix lol cause the way it was looked terrible... thanks again

Crazy Serb

22 Apr 2006, 20:47

what's weird is that when I installed this plugin, added that line of code to downloads.php, and went to my usergroup manager to edit one of the usergroups, here is what I keep getting (once I choose "edit usergroup" for any of my usergroups):

"Rebuilt Bitfields Successfully"

and that page keeps on refreshing over and over... and I can't get into the usergroup options whatsoever...

so I was forced to disable this plugin for now.

CyberRanger

23 Apr 2006, 00:33

That's very weird. The "rebuild bitfield" command is the same one that I added to the main ecDownloads product and the command is at the product install level, not at the plugin level. I'll see if I can figure out anything that could make that happen.

d8tabyte

26 Apr 2006, 04:17

Im getting this too - I jsut disabled the product and it works fine.

CyberRanger

26 Apr 2006, 04:46

Im getting this too - I jsut disabled the product and it works fine.
What version of vbulletin are you running? Would you mind PM'ing me a login to your site where I could poke around the admincp?

efil

30 Apr 2006, 23:04

When downloading a file, the user is forced to select "save as" or "open" file. This will prevent files from automatically opening. Added 29-Mar-06

it's not working for me.

efi.

CyberRanger

30 Apr 2006, 23:12

it's not working for me.

efi.
Can you provide more details? PM me your site info, with an admin user login, and I'll check it out.

RustedBucket

01 May 2006, 15:29

Any way to mod this to prevent downloads per usergroups per number of posts?

efil

02 May 2006, 15:00

Can you provide more details? PM me your site info, with an admin user login, and I'll check it out.

i use ecdownloads 4.1.1 , is it OK?

CyberRanger

02 May 2006, 15:04

i use ecdownloads 4.1.1 , is it OK?
Yes, that should work fine.

efil

02 May 2006, 15:27

CyberRanger

02 May 2006, 15:34

When downloading a file, with explorer i don't get "save as" or "open" file
i'm getting this: downloads.php?do=file&id=56&act=down
in new windows and after that nothing.

in firefox i get the video and not save as.
Okay, let's make sure you have did the file hacks correctly. When you are viewing the detail page for a file, assuming you have permissions to "edit all" files, do you see an option called "Assign Uploader"?

efil

02 May 2006, 15:53

CyberRanger

02 May 2006, 16:07

here is the Assign Uploader (pic 1)
and here is the screen after i push the Assign Uploader.(pic 2)

i think there is a strange button but it's working.

that is not my problem.

the problem is that i can not have the option to "save as"

Right, I understand you are not having a problem with the "assign uploader." By verifying that you have that link, I know the hook is working correctly.

Let me research it some more. Can you point me to your site so I can do some testing?

efil

02 May 2006, 16:12

http://www.televizia.net

the site is in hebrew.

CyberRanger

02 May 2006, 16:34

http://www.televizia.net

the site is in hebrew.
Oh ... that sort of hurt my head!:knockedout:

Okay, I'd like you to try modifying the plugin to see if this helps.

In the admincp, go to Plugin System -> Plugin Manager. Edit the plugin "ecDownloads Buddy Routines".

Look for the following lines:

Code:
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Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
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add two lines between the two above so you have:

Code:
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Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------

CyberRanger

02 May 2006, 16:54

When downloading a file, with explorer i don't get "save as" or "open" file
i'm getting this: downloads.php?do=file&id=56&act=down
in new windows and after that nothing.

in firefox i get the video and not save as.

Hmm ... even without the above modification, I'm prompted to open or "save as" when I try a wmv file on my test site. I wonder if it is a server side issue. What type of server are you running?

efil

02 May 2006, 17:10

it's not working.

efil

02 May 2006, 17:25

it's seems the problem is just with the explorer.
i tried with firefox and with opera and it's working.

CyberRanger

02 May 2006, 17:57

it's seems the problem is just with the explorer.
i tried with firefox and with opera and it's working.

I really don't know what else to try. What is your server OS and what is the web server?

efil

08 May 2006, 19:19

What is your server OS and what is the web server?

http://www.onsmart.com/windows.htm

efil

29 May 2006, 05:30

Hi westpointer,
can you help?

i still have the problem when i'm using explorer.

thank you,
efi.

Zowners

04 Jun 2006, 00:35

Ive installed the plugin but it wont let me edit usergroup permisions it keeps refreshing saying rebuild bitfields successful.

Anyway to get past this?

CyberRanger

05 Jun 2006, 14:28

Ive installed the plugin but it wont let me edit usergroup permisions it keeps refreshing saying rebuild bitfields successful.

Anyway to get past this?

Someone else had that problem too. That's really odd. I may just remove the rebuild bitfield from the plugin.

CyberRanger

06 Jun 2006, 14:00

Okay, I removed the "rebuild bitfields" from the product. If you had trouble with that before, download the updated product (ver 2.2). Note step #4 of the instructions. You will now need to manually rebuild the bitfields.

DaPro

07 Jun 2006, 15:45

west, do you have any plans on working on a vBux integration script? Or do you need the permission of the author of both ecdownloads and vB before doing something like that? Because if no one is going to work on it, I might have a friend of mine work on it with me. Let me know.

CyberRanger

07 Jun 2006, 16:05

west, do you have any plans on working on a vBux integration script?
Yes, I do. I'm waiting to get some updated files from RS_Jelle and then I'm going to start working on some issues, like vBux integration.

kamaldarwish

15 Jun 2006, 01:21

Thanks for your effort.
I am sorry to inform you that your steps and guides are not clear. Makes the installer lost. Could you please revise your steps for using this program.

by the way downloads.php line 190 is somethig else in 3.5.4

Wish you all the best.

CyberRanger

15 Jun 2006, 13:30

by the way downloads.php line 190 is somethig else in 3.5.4
grrrr .... Ronin going and moving things around on me! Okay, try place the hook after line 148 so that you have this:

http://www.brentandmary.net/images/dl-buddy/buddy-hook.gif

For text based folks:

On or about line 145, FIND

Code:
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Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
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BELOW that ADD:

Code:
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Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------

So you know have:

Code:
---------------
Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
---------------

BTW - 3.5.4 is the vb version. It has nothing to do with ecDownloads.

wichall

24 Jun 2006, 01:32

Does this hack fix the bit in ecdownloads where it shows the member viewing the profile's files rather than the person's files?

If not, any idea how to fix it?

GrCh_Jeff

05 Jul 2006, 01:01

I love the hack but is there any way to make a button that says "assign" instead of this: See image

CyberRanger

05 Jul 2006, 01:13

I love the hack but is there any way to make a button that says "assign" instead of this: See image

That's weird. You seem to be missing a phrase. Add a phrase with the info below and you should be set.

Standard Phrase: downloads_buddy_assign_uploader
Product: ecDownloads Buddy
Text: Assign New Uploader

GrCh_Jeff

05 Jul 2006, 04:01

That's weird. You seem to be missing a phrase. Add a phrase with the info below and you should be set.

Standard Phrase: downloads_buddy_assign_uploader
Product: ecDownloads Buddy
Text: Assign New Uploader

It is already present downloads_buddy_assign_uploader

CyberRanger

06 Jul 2006, 15:42

July 6: Version 2.3 released. Modified to work with ecDownloadsII (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=120122). Fixed text not showing for "Assign New Uploader".

I HIGHLY recommend you update ecDownloads to ecDownloadsII and install the new ecDownloads Buddy. Both contain fixes for security issues. I plan to integrate ecDownloads Buddy back into ecDownloadsII but it will take me a few weeks.

HappyPike

07 Jul 2006, 19:54

When I click the ecDownloadsII link, I get a no permission message. Any idea why?

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=120122

DementedMindz

07 Jul 2006, 23:04

the staff needs to get together and talk about things... it seems like they removed it.. which is crazy cause paul knew about it being released again and westpointer was given permission plenty of times... westpointer whats going on now with ecDownloadsII

Robbed

07 Jul 2006, 23:52

ya this sucks, i was just about to upgrade to fix the security update.

The staff here is hurting us by not letting us get ecdownloads fixed.

Robbed

08 Jul 2006, 00:39

Update from the staff

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?p=1024620#post1024620

GrCh_Jeff

22 Jul 2006, 00:32

Just to let you know that I have extensively tested ecdownloadsII and ecdownloadsbuddy add-on and both worked perfect with 3.6 RC2 on my forum.

CyberRanger

27 Jul 2006, 20:10

If you are using ecDownloads Buddy, you should UNINSTALL it and install ecDownloadsII ver 5.0.1. (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=120122)

Rexster

11 Nov 2006, 20:51

How can i limit the amount of charactors a file name can be? It seems someone can upload a large named file and it stretches the box so big that it makes my news section very skinny .

CyberRanger

12 Nov 2006, 18:20

How can i limit the amount of charactors a file name can be? It seems someone can upload a large named file and it stretches the box so big that it makes my news section very skinny .
You should no longer be using this product. If you are, please uninstall ecDownloads Buddy and upgrade ecDownloads to DownloadsII.