DirList Module

[Ralf (Berlin)]

I have wrote a small module. Purpose of DirList is to show automatic all files in the assigned MEDIA folder as downloadable links and additional information about filesize and time last modified.

For Download v0.13 please look at this Post

Thank You!
Ralf

[mhaefliger]

Hi Ralf
I tried it out. Great work. Works nice. One suggest / extension:
on website fronted,  click on row headers (Filename, Modified), so it would change the sort (sortierung). For example "Modified" --> Date, "Filename" --> alphabetical.
best regards
martin

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hi Martin,

thank you for the feedback.

on website fronted,  click on row headers (Filename, Modified), so it would change the sort (sortierung). For example "Modified" --> Date, "Filename" --> alphabetical.

that's a very good idea, I will implement it as soon as possible.

best regards
Ralf

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hello,

I have added some additional functions to DirList v0.11:

• in backend you may preselect the sorting of DirList by filename, filesize or date ascending or descending
• first click on table header in frontend will sort the selected row ascending, next click will sort descending
• DirList uses mimetypes and display a icon for each file

Automated upgrade from v0.10 to v0.11 should work proper, so it is not neccessary to uninstall v0.10.

For Download v0.13 please look at this post

Please try it out and report any problems and suggestions to me, thank you!

Ralf

[doc]

Hello Ralf,

just tested the new version. Works fine if the module is not invoked two times from one single page (sections). I had the same problem with my Zitate module  .
Currently the following error message appears if I add two versions of dirlist to one page via sections:

Code:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cmp() (previously declared in E:\09-Webserver\xampp\htdocs\webserver\wb267_blank\modules\dirlist\class.dirlist.php:476) in E:\09-Webserver\xampp\htdocs\webserver\wb267_blank\modules\dirlist\class.dirlist.php on line 476

Personally I do not like the buttons to switch the sort list in the frontend. I would prefer the column name as link maybe with a up/down icon to indicate that users can click on the column entry.

Very nice that you check the page language setting to display the date/time in a different way e.g. for German / English.

Think if this error is fixed, we could add the module to the Add-ons page.
Again thanks for your contribution.

Regards Christian

[mlohnen]

Hi, very nice module.. thank you!

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hello Christian,

Oooops, this was a minor problem 

I've fixed the problem and added a tag to prevent multiple DirList within a single page to sort synchronous when clicking at the column header - looks nice but isn't useful 

For Download v0.13 please look at this post

Personally I do not like the buttons to switch the sort list in the frontend. I would prefer the column name as link maybe with a up/down icon to indicate that users can click on the column entry.

Perhaps it should be an option for a coming version to choose between buttons or links in the table header. Up/Down buttons seems to be a good idea...

Regards
Ralf

[mlohnen]

And here is a Dutch language file for DirList v0.11 (should also work for v0.12)
Rename txt to php and put in DirList language subdirectory.

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hello Marco,

And here is a Dutch language file for DirList v0.11 (should also work for v0.12)

Great! Thank you!

Best regards
Ralf

[doc]

Hi Ralf,

adding two dir list modules on one page via section works fine now with v0.12. However, if I click on the file size button of one of the lists, the other module output is sorted as well 

Another thing. You are using the $module_directory variable defined in info.php. On some server configuration, those modules will not work. It is recommended to use the hardcoded string of the module directory instead of $module_directory (not nice but this way the module will run independend on the server configuration). See hello world module for details.

Regards Christian

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hello Christian,

adding two dir list modules on one page via section works fine now with v0.12. However, if I click on the file size button of one of the lists, the other module output is sorted as well

Hmmm, I can't reproduce this error, tried installations at different servers. I had added the tag {section} to v0.12  to prevent DirList exactly from this behaviour. Have you upgraded from v0.11 to v0.12? Please check template file frontend.htt in /dirlist/htt :

Code:

          <th class="th_file">
          <form name="btn_file_{section}" action="{form_action}" method="post">
              <input type="hidden" name="sort{section}" value="{file_sort}">
            <input type="submit" value="{file_btn_text}">
          </form>
        </th>

are there also the {section} placeholders in your file?

It is recommended to use the hardcoded string of the module directory instead of $module_directory (not nice but this way the module will run independend on the server configuration). See hello world module for details.

  ... not nice, but okay, I will change it.

Regards
Ralf

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hello Christian,

I think I have detected the problem. Sometimes it's the first click at row header which will start a sorting of all DirLists at the page.

Have to sleep about it, at the moment there is no solution...

Regards
Ralf

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hello Christian,

there is no error rsp. bug in DirList, while sorting the lists in frontend.

Please check the following example to understand the behaviour of DirList:

• Load a page with two or more DirLists inside (please flush browser cache before)
• In the Second DirList try to change sorting in any way you want. You will see that the First DirList will not change sorting in any way.
• At last change the sorting of the Second DirList in a manner which is not the default sorting for this DirList.
• I you now click at any Column Header of the First DirList the Second DirList will change too.
• any further change in the First DirList will not cause any change in the Second DirList

What happens? At the moment you change the focus from the Second DirList to the First DirList the Second DirList will fall back to the default sorting order. This behaviour is absolutly correct because all changes in the frontend are temporary and not saved in any way.

Regards
Ralf

[doc]

Hello Ralf,

thanks for the information. Just looks funny if you change the sort order (date/time) of the first list and afterwards for the second list (date/time) the first list will change too 

Best regards
Christian

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hello Christian,

yes, it looks funny 

Changing this behaviour will be very elaborate and therefore I think at the time it's ok for this small modul.

I have attached dirlist_0.13.zip with changed $module_directory to hardcoded module path and NL.php inside for Add-on page.

Regards
Ralf

Please download the latest version from the Addons Repository

[doc]

Hi Ralf,

just tested it, works as expected. Think we should wait for another few days so forum members can provide some feedback before publishing it on the Add-ons repository. Can you please remove the old Zipfiles in this thread to prevent a mix-up of different versions?

Thanks for this nice module.
Regards Christian

[Ralf (Berlin)]

DirList v0.14 - 18.10.2007

• fixed: HTML/XML - some markup language errors prevented DirList from passing W3C Markup Language Validation
• note: Bug in WB 2.6.7 impede modules from passing W3C Validation, please check Ticket #521 for further informations and fix-up

Please download the latest version from the Addons Repository

Thank you!
Ralf

[doc]

Hello Ralf,

added your latest DirList version to the section Page Type modules on the Add-ons repository. Please delete the version attached here in the forum to avoid a mixup of files.

Thanks for the nice contribution.
Regards Christian

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hello Christian,

thank you for your service.

Regards
Ralf

[pkoskela]

Dirlist shows .htaccess file in list. How can I hide it?

Danke schön, Module für WebsiteBaker CMS ist gut!

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hello,

thank you for this hint - I haven't considered .htaccess files. I will fix this problem with the next release of DirList.

For a fixup please open the file class.dirlist.php and jump to line 389:

Code:

  function getMediaFiles($path) {
    $result = array();
    $fl = $this->searchdir($path, 0, "FILES");
    for ($i = 0; $i < count($fl); $i++) {
      $fname = basename($fl[$i]);
      if ($fname != 'index.php') $result[] = $fname;
    }
    return $result;
  }

and replace the line:

Code:

if ($fname != 'index.php') $result[] = $fname;

with the line:

Code:

if (($fname != 'index.php') && ($fname != '.htaccess')) $result[] = $fname;

and .htaccess will no longer appear in DirList.

Thank you for your help!

Regards
Ralf

[BerndJM]

Hi Ralf,

may be I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be better to hide all hidden files (files starting with a dot)?

Regards Bernd

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hello Bernd,

you're right, it's better to hide all the hidden files, so the replacement should be:

Code:

if (($fname != 'index.php') && ($fname[0] != '.')) $result[] = $fname;

Thank you!

Regards
Ralf

[Ralf (Berlin)]

Hello,

I've released DirList v0.15, the main differents to v0.14 are:

• DirList no longer shows hidden files
• Filter to include or exclude files by extension

You may download DirList v0.15 from the Addons Repository

Thank you!

Regards
Ralf

[doc]

Hello Ralf,

thanks for the improved version.

Regards Christian