Drop Down Filter Question

[Bigguy]

Brian I am wondering is there a way to limit to what list as well as calendars that the drop down filter will effect. We have a list in a section of our site that is updating by the next 7 events. It is that way on all of our pages. I notice that when you are on the calendar page and select a category in the filter that it will also change the list that we have preset to show the next 7 events. Can we tell it somehow not to effect (filter) our preset list but just the calendar or the monthly event list at the bottom of our calendar?

[Brian]

Before the "require" code for the List Mode, insert:

PHP Code:

 <?php unset($showCat); ?>

[Bigguy]

Brian I tried to insert the code as you gave, but I could not put the php tags in the code for it to work so this is what I did insted. It did not work. It will still let the filter change this list.

<?php $LIST=1; $listWeeks=52; $listEvents=7; $DF = "n/d/Y - l"; $template="sidelist.php"; unset($showCat); require ("calendar/calendar.php"); ?>

[Brian]

Can you post a link to your page?

[Bigguy]

This is the test page that I have the filter on:
http://www.thesanctuaryofaugusta.org/calendar2.php

The Current Event list on the left side is what I do not want the filter to change.

Thanks

[ve9gra]

Since the list is parsed before the TOC, you'll have to make some adjustments. Replace the code for the list with the following:

PHP Code:

<?php
if(isset($_REQUEST['showCat'])) {
    $epc_tempCat = $_REQUEST['showCat'];
    unset($_REQUEST['showCat']);
}
$LIST=1;
$listWeeks=52;
$listEvents=7;
$DF = "n/d/Y - l";
$template="sidelist.php";
require ("calendar/calendar.php");
if(isset($epc_tempCat)) $_REQUEST['showCat'] = $epc_tempCat;
?>

[Bigguy]

ve9gra I tried the code that you gave. It still will parse the sidebar list by the filter settings. Anything else to try?

[Brian]

Can you zip and attached your page? (Or, do so in a support ticket if you don't want to post it publicly.)

[Bigguy]

Brian just sent it via support tickect.

[ve9gra]

I tested this on a server that has globals disabled... You might have to add unset($showCat); just after the other unset in my previous code...

[Bigguy]

Got it working (Thanks Brian) and was wanting to know with this new code how to tell it to remove one of the categories from showing up. I did the advanced filter setting and it gave me the code: 5|3|4|1|

In this script where would I need to add this in as well as the other changes that you told me I needed to do.

I could not find anything showing how to just tell the list not to show a certain event. I had to ckick the ones I wanted to "show only" in the list and get this code. Looks as if I add a category later I will have to go back and redo my filter setting. Is this true also? If there is a way to tell the list not to show a certain category that would be better for me and would prefer that method.

PHP Code:

<?php 
$showCatTMP = $_REQUEST['showCat'];
unset ($showCat, $_REQUEST[showCat], $_GET[showCat]);
$LIST=1; $listWeeks=52; $listEvents=7; $DF = "n/d/Y - l"; $template="sidelist.php"; require ("calendar/calendar.php"); $_REQUEST['showCat'] = $showCatTMP; ?>

[Brian]

PHP Code:

 <?php 
$showCatTMP = $_REQUEST['showCat'];
unset ($showCat, $_REQUEST[showCat], $_GET[showCat]);
$showCat = "5|3|4|1|";
$LIST=1; $listWeeks=52; $listEvents=7; $DF = "n/d/Y - l"; $template="sidelist.php"; require ("calendar/calendar.php");
unset ($showCat, $_REQUEST[showCat], $_GET[showCat]); $_REQUEST['showCat'] = $showCatTMP; ?>

[Bigguy]

Thanks Brian that worked great.

I also want to tell you that the support on this issue has been outstanding. Looking forward to all the new things that are to come.