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  • **unknown user**

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    Link to this post Posted: Oct 07, 2005 - 07:41 PM
    I recently upgraded from .760 to .761 and am having problems with the RSS module from http://www.mtrad.com. I now get the following error displayed where my block should be:

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    Unknown blocktype: rssblock! This block doesn't seem to exist. Please check corresponding blocks directory.


    I've tracked the problem down to the file \includes\pnBlocks.php, but am unable to modify the file, due to lack of PHP knowledge, to allow RSS to function properly.

    Has anyone here upgraded to .761 and been able to successfully use this third-party RSS module? Or does anyone know how to modify pnBlocks.php to accomodate this module? It used to work perfectly with .760 and prior versions.

    Thanks for your help.
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    Link to this post Posted: Oct 10, 2005 - 11:36 AM
    Anybody have any thoughts on this? Despite the upgrades to .760, the RSS still isn't up to speed. So I know other people out there are using this mtrad module and must have encountered this same problem.

    Speak up, people, so we can get someone with PHP to take a look at the pnBlocks.php file and how the alteration has rendered the third-party block useless.
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    Link to this post Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 03:03 AM
    Bump. Something tells me I'm going to be annoying until we get an answer for this.
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    Link to this post Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 03:18 AM
    As near as I can tell there are only three lines difference between the old pnblocks.php file in .760 and the new one in .761.

    Line 37, 38, & 251

    They read as follows:

    Old 137-138:

    if (isset($blocks_modules[$block]['func_display'])) {
    return $blocks_modules[$block]['func_display']($blockinfo);

    New 137-138:

    if (isset($blocks_modules[0][$block]['func_display'])) {
    return $blocks_modules[0][$block]['func_display']($blockinfo);

    Old 251:

    $GLOBALS['blocks_modules'][$block] = $blocks_modules[$block];

    New 251:

    $GLOBALS['blocks_modules'][$blocks_modules[$block]['mid']][$block] = $blocks_modules[$block];


    Now, can someone who knows PHP well or the authors of this file please tell me the nature of these changes and why they render the mtrad module inoperable? Are these updated lines absolutely necessary, or can I just not upgrade this file?
  • markwest
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    Link to this post Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 03:45 AM

    halfachicken

    Bump. Something tells me I'm going to be annoying until we get an answer for this.


    Do not underestimate the power of the forum search.... I put in '.761 blocks' and within a few threads had found this one. CVS has been restructured a little then so you'll need the file from this link instead of one referenced in this thread.

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    Link to this post Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 03:55 AM
    Well, I did search, but apparently not with the right parameters. Okay, I've looked at the two links you've provided, but am not sure what to do to solve this problem. Should I just paste the contents of the top entry at this link into a file, name it pnblocks.php, and overwrite the one that comes with .761?

    Thanks for your response.
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    Link to this post Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 04:12 AM
    Download the file (via the download link) and replace the one on your site.

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    Link to this post Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 04:15 AM

    markwest

    Download the file (via the download link) and replace the one on your site.

    -Mark


    Weird. My IE was blocking the download, so I was getting a Blank Page, but when I switched to Firefox, it just gave me a window full of code--hence my comment about copying and pasting it into a new file. Oh well, problem solved. Thanks for your help.
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    Link to this post Posted: Oct 20, 2005 - 04:21 AM
    Best way is right click -> save as.

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