where views argument option "User: UID is Author" gone in drupal 6

Thinks both filter and argument can be used for this.

In argument you just paste default value and then put UID from logged in user.

I'm having the same problem, trying to fix it using User: UID argument, but not having much luck. I can use PHP code to return the UID for the logged in user, and I figured once I get to that point, I could somehow override the argument to show all values in the node_reference field if the logged in user is admin. But that "somehow" is stumping me.

I was trying something like this (but I don't think 'all' is an acceptable value to return on the last line -- that would just override the argument before processing):

global $user;
$uid = $user->uid;

$admin = false;

$allowed = array('Administrator','Editor');

foreach($user->roles as $role){
  if(in_array($role, $allowed)) {
      $admin = true;
  }
}

if(!$admin){
  return $uid;
}else{
  return 'all';
}

I have solved the very specific problem of admins (ironically) not being able to save changes to nodes with CCK node reference fields that use Views to display only nodes of a certain type that were created by the logged in user. I would prefer to have the admin be able to see all nodes of the type being referenced, but I can't figure that out.

Instead, I am checking to see if this is an admin user editing a node, and if so use the UID of the node's creator in the argument (as opposed to the logged in user). In the User: UID argument, select "Provide default argument" and then "PHP Code" under Default argument type.

Use this code:

global $user;

$admin = false;

$allowed = array('administrator','editor');

foreach($user->roles as $role){
  if(in_array($role, $allowed)) {
      $admin = true;
  }
}

if($admin == true && arg(0) == 'node' && is_numeric(arg(1)) && arg(2) == 'edit'){
  $nid = arg(1);
  $node = node_load($nid);
  return $node->uid;
}else{
  return $user->uid;
}

This checks to see if the currently logged in user is an admin or an editor, and if so it checks to see if that user is editing a node. If all of these conditions are true, then it uses the UID of the creator of the node as the argument, instead of the logged in user. Otherwise, it uses the logged in user. This way, if the administrator is editing someone else's node, they will get the same choices in that node reference field as if they were the original creator of the node.

Better solution:

Arguments -- User: Uid
Action to take if argument is not present:
Provide default argument
User ID from URL
Validator options
Validator:
User
Allow both numeric UIDs and string username
Restrict user based on role
'customer'
Action to take if argument does not validate:
Display all values