Re: [Phpwebsite-developers] Adding content variables

[Steven L. <st...@tu...>]

On Thu, 2004-05-06 at 11:10, Shaun Murray wrote:
> Is there an accepted way in which I can add a content variable on 
> upgrading a module?
> 
> I've split the announce module so that it's got three now instead of 
> two so that the list of current announcements on the home page can be 
> in a different box to the announcement.
> 
> Before it was
> 
> CNT_announce
> CNT_announce_past
> 
> I added
> 
> CNT_announce_current
> 
> 
> But, unless I uninstall/reinstall the module, loosing all content, the 
> variables in conf/layout.php I've added don't get into the mod_layout 
> table. I can see where in Boost it adds the content variables to the 
> layout table but was wondering if there was an easy way of including 
> that mechanisim in the module's update.php

Here is one thing you can try.  In update.php put this:

if($currentVersion < "_version_upgrading_to_") {

   $sql = "DELETE FROM mod_layout_box WHERE mod_title='_your_module_'";
   $GLOBALS['core']->query($sql, true);

   $_SESSION['OBJ_layout']->installModule("_your_module_");
}

That should do it.

-- 
Steven