Module activates Block?

New Member Joined: Dec 11, 2005 Posts: 4

Hello,

What would I need to do to activate a block per a specific module on the left row and at top.
Example:
1) I have a block with html content, the block displays fine and is set with wieght 1, but I have set inactive.
2) I have a module that uses the nuke_blocks table to get its information and output it.
3) The problem: The block does not display in the block row...it displays in the module 'pane', for lack of a better term, at the top left.

So what would you guru's suggest I do? here is the code I used pertaining to the database read and output:

Code:

$row = $db->sql_fetchrow($db->sql_query("select title, content, bposition from ".$prefix."_blocks where blockfile='block-Our_Network.php' $querylang"));


$title = stripslashes(check_html($row['title'], "nohtml"));


$content = stripslashes($row['content']);


$position = $row['bposition'];


$position = substr("$position", 0,1);





  if ($position == "l"){


      themesidebox($title, $content);

}
It displays fine, just not in the right place Sad

TIA,
nicotine

::Edit: Crap! wrong forum Sad

registered · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:08 am

nicotine, the showing of blocks is completely controlled outside of your module code. From your module code, you will only be able to influence whether the right-hand blocks show or not (its ALL or nothing). You have no control of what blocks show vs. not from your module code.

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:52 am

montego wrote:

nicotine, the showing of blocks is completely controlled outside of your module code. From your module code, you will only be able to influence whether the right-hand blocks show or not (its ALL or nothing). You have no control of what blocks show vs. not from your module code.

Ok, well from you advice I decided to call the block file from my theme.php and it works like a charm Smile

I am sure there may be a better way but I am still learning the proper way to do things.

Code:

$row = $db->sql_fetchrow($db->sql_query("select title, content, bposition from ".$prefix."_blocks where blockfile='block-Our_Network.php' $querylang"));


    $title = stripslashes(check_html($row['title'], "nohtml"));


    $content = stripslashes($row['content']);


    $position = $row['bposition'];


    $position = substr("$position", 0,1);

and

Code:

--snip--


    if ($name == 'Forums' || $name=='MS_Analysis' || $name == 'CPanel_User_Guide' || $name == 'Shopping_Cart' || $name == 'News' || $name == 'Image_Hosting') {


    } else if ($name == 'About_Us'){themesidebox($title, $content) & blocks(left);


    } else { 


    blocks(left);


    }


--snip--

again thanks for the advice montego, once again a big help Cheers

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:28 am

nicotine, glad you found a place to put this. I always hate modifying code nuke files to get things done, but, if that is your only choice...