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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Jul 12, 2005 - 09:24 PM

  I am using PostNuke .760
  
  Background Information: I run (for a year now) a site that offers online role-playing (as I have seen with a few others). I have approximately 60 players and just around 70 character sheets.
  
  What I am looking for: I am looking for a management system for the character sheets. I am not beyond editing PHP, Flash, HTML or much of anything else, but I need a decent base to start with. It would need to have the ability to be secured (perhaps through a login) as it would contain information about the characters that are in my game. It would be even better if I could find something that once we input the sheet, we would be able to edit it. It would be for administrators, which I know I can further secure through permissions. I would prefer to keep it incorporated with PN, but I would be willing to work offsite as needed. As we are a free community, I don't have massive funds to spend on software.
  
  Would my best bet just be programming something in Dreamweaver (of which I am not entirely knowledgable).
  
  Modules I currently run:
  pnphpBB2
  dpStaffStatus
  pncPaypal
  
  
  I am comfortable with PN for the most part. I have looked over OS Commerce and PHPProjekt, but I am not sure I would be capable of editing these to work for me. Thanks for taking the time to read, and hopefully to help point me in the right direction.

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Jul 20, 2005 - 04:32 PM

  Anyone able to give advice?

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Jul 23, 2005 - 03:31 PM

  Hey eo,
  I'd say ask a mod to move this to module development forum. I don't know of any that exists but if I'm understanding your explanation, all you're looking for (in it's barest minimum) is a mod that will carry many many user variables+history throughout the time they're at your site. I'd bet someone could whip this up for a minimal fee. Doesn't sound that hard

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• remmingtonshowdown
  
  

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  Posted: Jul 23, 2005 - 03:57 PM

  DOn't bother creating a new module for a simple task thatn can be handled with anexisting module. Pagesetter will easily take care of your needs. Look into it, invest some time into learning it and you'll be very happy.
  
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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Jan 20, 2006 - 02:23 AM

  I am looking for the same thing as eo...I tried Pagesetter and just reading through it made my head hurt. Oy. Anyone have any advice?

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• ainigma32
  
  

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  Posted: Jan 20, 2006 - 02:47 AM

  Quote

  
  f I'm understanding your explanation, all you're looking for (in it's barest minimum) is a mod that will carry many many user variables+history throughout the time they're at your site.
  

  
  
  Is that correct?
  
  I don't know the first thing about online RPG but I do know Pagesetter and I think I agree with remmingtonshowdown that Pagesetter could help you there. Having said that I also realize that Pagesetter has a bit of a learning curve.
  
  So if you could explain in more detail what you're looking for maybe we can whip up a nice howto?

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Jan 20, 2006 - 02:51 AM

  Thanks!
  
  Basically what I need to do is allow PN users to log in to their PN account, fill out an online form, and when they submit it have it (a) mail a copy to them and (b) log the form in a datbase they can access (with permissions) from their PN account.
  
  So in other words, say I - as the site owner - make changes to that forum, they can log into their PN account, click on that form and see the changes made....
  
  does that make sense :P
  
  I mean I have Pagesetter installed...but I'm trying to read through the documentation in the install file and oy vey ... bear in mind I'm a poor sap who's only been doing this for about 3 months at best.
  
  Thank you v. much again!!!

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• ainigma32
  
  

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  Posted: Jan 20, 2006 - 03:02 AM

  Well, remmingtonshowdown was right you can do this using Pagesetter. The only thing I'm not sure about is sending a mail...
  I'll see if I can find some time this weekend.
  
  In the mean time I suggest you keep reading Pagesetter is a great module and once you have your first publication type working and you start messing with the templates I think you'll like it a lot.
  
  And you're welcome

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Jan 20, 2006 - 03:11 AM

  We the mail issue isn't too big of a deal, if it can do the other stuff then that's what I need
  
  I'm gonna give it another crack ...

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Jan 20, 2006 - 03:27 AM

  Ok, so I gave it another crack and got this error when I clicked on 'new'
  
  /home/tearsand/public_html/modules/pagesetter/common.php(264): Failed to load Topic Access user API
  
  Any idea what that means and how to fix?

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• ainigma32
  
  

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  Posted: Jan 20, 2006 - 03:37 AM

  Yep, go back and edit the pubtype. Uncheck the topic access checkmark. It's a separate module and I've seen people having some problems with it.
  
  So unless you really wanted to be able to restrict access based on topics I would leave that function off.
  
  HTH

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Jan 20, 2006 - 04:21 AM

  Ok so I got that fixed ... I cannot for the life of me figure out how to create a 'form' with Pagesetter. I've created news pages etc. no problem ... but I cannot create a form for users to input data. I've boggled over this instruction manual and it is just not very simple for people new to this sort of thing. Not at all.
  
  If anyone can explain this to me in 'Pagesetter for dummies' speak, I would really, really appreciate it.

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• chance1376
  
  

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  Posted: Jan 20, 2006 - 09:43 AM

  Pagesetter (guppy) takes care of the form try yourdomain.com/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=pubedit&tid=<your publication="publication" number="number">
  you just have to give your users permission publish something for that publication. Don't have the permision infront of me but i believe the manual has the needed info for this part :)</your>

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Jan 20, 2006 - 11:19 AM

  I just can't wrap my mind around how to make Pagesetter work, thus after 4 hours I gave up and moved onto another option unfortunatley :( I'll keep giving it a go when I have free time but it'd be so much more helpful if some of these instruction manuals were written with the idea that some of us are beginners and need exact 'walk through' instructions. You wouldn't believe the number of modules I've found that have no real instructions to speak of.

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• AmmoDump
  
  

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  Posted: Jan 20, 2006 - 11:29 AM

  Bailey

  it'd be so much more helpful if some of these instruction manuals were written with the idea that some of us are beginners and need exact 'walk through' instructions. You wouldn't believe the number of modules I've found that have no real instructions to speak of.

  
  
  Some of us who have been using PN and other CMSs just kind of intuitively figure alot of modules out...
  
  If you don't like the manual, or dont understand the manual, feel free to (re)write the manual. This is a way to contribute, since most of the modules are free. You can say thanks for the software by helping with what you can... like manuals.
  
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