If anyone is using this module and has it working, how about posting here how you are using it.

I can't seem to get the expiration routine to work, and there's been no help from Thirdeyesoftware. When you post a manual transaction, the user is placed into the proper group, but I can't seem to get the module to remove them from the group after the subscription has expired.

An interesting concept, but it would be a lot more interesting if it worked. Anyone have it working?

The subscription module, kind of like the grail people have been in search of such module for years but have only come close.

Thirdeyes support lacks, however there module worked the last time I tried it, I think it was on XOOPS version 2.0.14 although I could be mistaken, my memory does lack sometimes.

There was then a module from another developer, panther software, however the suitcases have been packed on this one, some people still have the module and also though complex it was certainly one of the better ones about.

If your going to make money then speculate to accumulate and your wallet out, there is a solution which does work but costs some $200 bucks to buy.

This can be purchased from http://www.amember.com/ you will also need their XOOPS plugin:

Amember: Approx. $160
XOOPS Plugin: Approx. $40

Very nice piece of software, worth the money but it's not an XOOPS module, the plugin integrates it nicely although unless you design Amember then it will look like a different website to your members.

Now if you wish to hold your breath a little longer I know Hervé from InstantZero.com was making a subscription module for XOOPS, I got the priviliage of testing it some months ago, and the progress made in so little time was fantastic.

I'm not sure what Instant Zero will be charging for this module, I should imagine it would be in-line with Amember to compete, but hey if your making money, then it don't hurt to spend a little to make it.

Sorry I couldn't assist further.

Thanks, Tom, but I don't need anything that elaborate with billing. I want to do a semi-manual system and run all billing through my web billing system which I like a lot, and It would be a big help to not have to keep up with expiration dates. I just need it, when I add a transaction, to slip 'em in the group and then bump 'em back out upon expiration.

That's what Subscriptions is supposed to do, but, like I said, I can't get it to remove them from the group after expiration has passed. I would pay something just to have it do that, but I don't need the functionality that would justify $200 or so.
I really need to learn PHP. Maybe someday.

Jere

As I mentioned above it's been a while since I used it, but wasn't it this module that required a 'Cron' setting up to check expiries?

Forgive me if I'm sounding patronising, not my intention.

A crontab on linux servers (not sure what equivalent is on windows, perhaps the same) can be set so it can automatically do a certain task at a certain time.

An example of a totally different module but XHelp is a ticket system which can track tickets via E-mail and inputs tickets received, however a certain file must run to check the pop account and thus a crontab is set to run this every X amount of time, checking the server for new mail.

Now I could be wrong but something springs to mind that a subscription module I came across last year also required a file to be used to check for expiries, it may not be the subscriptions module you speak of though but worth checking out to see, sorry my memory isn't much better, lol.

If that fails then perhaps contact Marcan at Inbox Solutions (Smart Factory) and ask for a quote. You could also get a quote from Hervé at InstantZero or try http://www.xoopslance.com/ where you can post your project and people can bid on it.

I'm not sure how complex it would be to fix this issue, but certainly using one of those methods will get you the best price.