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  [15] Posted: Oct 17, 2003 - 10:27 AM

  Hey everyone,
  
  We have an image module on our site: www.stonybrookmsa.com
  
  But I need one that can randlomly choose one from a specific folder...because we have several ads we want to display. Anyone know how to do this?
  
  - Farooq

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• ah^gao [19]
  
  

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  [20] Posted: Dec 23, 2003 - 08:11 PM

  I used the core block "Core/PHP".
  
  My photo album script from smartor [21].
  
  

  Code

  $query = "SELECT * FROM nuke_phpbb_album";
  $result = mysql_query [22]($query);
  $numrows = mysql_num_rows [23]($result);
  
  $start = "1";
  $random = mt_rand [24]($start, $numrows);
  
  echo [25] "<table align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"2\" border=\"0\"/><tr/><td align=\"center\"/>";
  echo [26] "<a href=\"http://www.sgwutan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=album\"/><img src=\"index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=album_thumbnail&pic_id=$random\"/></a/>";
  echo [27] "</table/>";

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• ctimmer [31]
  
  

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  [32] Posted: Dec 24, 2003 - 04:51 AM

  You might want to take a look at the MultiImage module at:
  http://noc.postnuke.com/projects/multiimage/ [33]
  
  Allows you to have a random image block.

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  [37] Posted: Dec 24, 2003 - 10:37 AM

  You could streamline that code a bit as well:
  

  Code

  $query = "SELECT * FROM nuke_phpbb_album ORDER BY RAND(MD5(NOW))) LIMIT 1";
  $result = mysql_query [38]($query);
  $picrow = mysql_fetch_assoc [39]($result);
  $picid = $picrow['id']; //I don't know what the column name is so you would need to insert that here instead of 'id'
  
  echo [40] "<table align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"2\" border=\"0\"/><tr/><td align=\"center\"/>";
  echo [41] "<a href=\"http://www.sgwutan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=album\"/><img src=\"index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=album_thumbnail&pic_id=$picid\"/></a/>";
  echo [42] "</table/>";

  
  
  This allows the mysql server to do the work of finding a random row. Not sure if it is really more or less effecient, just a different way of doing it.

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  [46] Posted: Feb 11, 2004 - 03:44 AM

  Hi,
  
  Is it possible to create a "Recent Picture" block for Smartor's album with something like what you have here for "random block"? Can anyone please post code for it here? Your help will be greatly appreciated.
  
  TIA

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