(Global) section to show if content inside PHP-help

[Lotus]

Hello, wonder if someone could take a look att this PHP-code. Following code is made by http://www.beesign.com and its used in the template to show a content block only if there are any content in it.

I would very much have the same features but insted output a specific section. That is, it takes a look at the section and write it out if there are content in the section.

Code:

   
<?php ob_start(); 
    page_content(1); 
    $content1=ob_get_contents();  
    ob_end_clean(); 
?>    
<?php if ($content1<>"") { 
        echo "<div id=\"name\">\n";
        echo $content1;
        echo "\n</div><!-- close div#name -->\n";
}?>

I am sure it is trivial to any PHP-coder. The content needs to be stored in an variable but i can not figure out how? Manage to do it with a menu though so I am sharing this below.

Menu shows only if there are content:

Code:

   
<?php ob_start(); 
    show_menu2(1,SM2_ROOT+1); 
    $content1=ob_get_contents();  
    ob_end_clean(); 
?>    
<?php if ($content1<>"") { 
        echo "<div id=\"left1\">\n";
    echo "<div id=\"meny\">\n";
        echo $content1;
    echo "\n</div><!-- close meny-->\n";
        echo "\n</div><!-- close left1-->\n";
}?>

[kweitzel]

The way you put it, the output of the show menu2 function is stored in the variable ... if you want to use section blocks, just change the page_content(1) to whatever other section block of the defined ones you want to use.

If it is about sections assigned to the main block, you need to manually pull the from the DB.

cheers

Klaus

[Lotus]

If it is about sections assigned to the main block, you need to manually pull the from the DB.

cheers

Klaus

Yeah, how do I du that? =), lets say i want the section with ID=666

[Stefek]

Hello Lotus,

you may have a look on the "Andreas06 - Falling Leaves" Templates.
http://addons.websitebaker.org/pages/templates.php

It's using the wanted behaviour and is very well documented.
You will find your Solution inside this template.

Best Regards,
Stefek

[Lotus]

Hello Lotus,

you may have a look on the "Andreas06 - Falling Leaves" Templates.
http://addons.websitebaker.org/pages/templates.php

It's using the wanted behaviour and is very well documented.
You will find your Solution inside this template.

Best Regards,
Stefek

Had a look at it and it seems like his PHP-code also looking if content in a block, i want to check if there are content in a section but maybe you are telling med someting i just dont understand 

Andreas code

Code:

<?php ob_start();     // start output buffer
page_content(2);   // call content
$foo=ob_get_contents();    // put outputbuffer in $foo
ob_end_clean();             // clear outputbuffer
if ($foo<>"") {  // some code to execute cause there is some block
..

it shall be something like this in the template
<?PHP
 Check if section ID 666 has content
 If section has content
 write out the content of theese lines of code
 else
 write out theese lines of code aka. nothing
?>

[Stefek]

All right, I got it.

I didn't understand you before.

Sorry.

This one I unfortunatly can't help you.

Regards,
Stefek

[aldus]

Imho the main problem is, that differ sections belongs to differ modules;
and every modul holds his content in a different way; e.g. the guestbook in
another field-set as the anyNews modul. So you will have to handel many situations of
"got content" - "got no content".

Regards
Aldus

[Ruud]

You could try the section picker module.

It displays a section within a block.
If the section does not exist anymore, it will not do anything. (without errors)
If the section is saved empty it will display an empty section (a.k.a. nothing)

The section will be displayed using the linked module view.php. You can also use it for including forms/calendars/etc..

Ruud

[Lotus]

You could try the section picker module.

It displays a section within a block.
If the section does not exist anymore, it will not do anything. (without errors)
If the section is saved empty it will display an empty section (a.k.a. nothing)

The section will be displayed using the linked module view.php. You can also use it for including forms/calendars/etc..

Ruud

Maybe i could use some of the code in the module to modify my template but its too advanced for me..

..thanx anyway Ruud.

..and thank you Stefek

All right, I got it.

I didn't understand you before.

Sorry.

This one I unfortunatly can't help you.

Regards,
Stefek

..and Aldus ..just interested in a WYSIWYG section..