I have added a custom block to my homepage, the custom block is a php file with smarty code in it. I can display the block on the homepage, but when I use a post form to go to a new page, the page is blank.

I have this is my php file, for the display of the new page:

include("./xoops/mainfile.php");
include("/home/animeimm/www/xoops/header.php");

$smarty->display('answer_single.tpl');

include("/home/animeimm/www/xoops/footer.php");

and When this triggers, nothing is displayed? I mean almost nothing, I checked the page source, and it shows the following:

< html >< body >< /body >< /html > - Minus the spaces, I put those in to by-pass the html parsing engine :)

Is there any tips you could suggest on how to get XOOPS and smarty to play nice? when I change the above code to this, it displays the template file like normal:

$smarty->display('answer_single.tpl');

And when I remove the smarty, it displays my header and footer for xoops, no problem?

Need more info, please ask :) Thanks for the help.

Unfortunately you cannot use smarty in custom blocks.

But maybe you could "abuse" a templated block of a module. I mean a block which you are not willing to use in the context of the specific module. If you are knowing smarty and php a bit this should be no problem?!

ok, I figured you couldn't, because of the problems with session management :( well, it can't be perfect, right? :)

Is there any documentation online for creating a new module?

Thanks again :)

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Actually... there might be a way.

Try this.



The fetch works like display but renders the content into the $page variable. You then need to spit this out.

PS. I have not tried this but it should work.

HTH.

Cheers.

McNaz.

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Tried that, no change :(

I can confirm that the following works in a block.



Content Type : PHP Script.

xproject_ticket_view.html is a random template from my module. The template is then rendered in the block (minus the missing un-assigned values).

So it does work.

Cheers.

OK, I see what you are saying now, but that in the custom block... I can't do that, as I need the php in the php file I am including in my block... Let me try and explain this again:

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My custom block looks like this:

include("/home/myuser/www/trivia_engine.php");

type:PHP SCRIPT

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The surprising thing is that this block does work, it displays my php script, but the problem is that this php script is a trivia engine, so I have a
< form > in the php script direct to another portion of the php script, and that is where I am having problems...

The php script looks like this, where I am having problems:



When I try to display this page, its blank, if I comment out the "include("/home/myuser/www/xoops/header.php");" the php shows up... if I comment out "$trivia_engine->display('answer_single.tpl');" my XOOPS page shows up, but no php stuff. I think I am going to go with what FrankBlack said, but if you have another good Idea, please submit it.

Thanks again,