By Anonymous (not verified) on

Please tell me how to use views snippets, or direct me to the documentation. I've searched, but to no avail.

Thanks,

Doug Gough

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syawillim commented

In the handbooks at http://drupal.org/node/47412

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Unfortunately, the handbook doesn't seem to tell me what to do with the php code. I know how to import a view, but I have no idea where to paste the php view snippets.

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sepeck commented

in adming >> views click on the import tab.
copy everything between the <?php> ...... ?> tags. Save. Add any associated template.php file to your theme if directed by the instructions.

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Thanks for the quick reply. Somehow it never crossed my mind to simply import the php code. However, when I am at the import interface, the instructions read:

You may import a view by cut-and-pasting the results of an export view. If the import is successful you will be taken to the Add View page with all of the settings of the imported view..

When I attempt to import the following code (found at http://drupal.org/node/42605 ), I dont' get sent to the Add View page. Perhaps it's not a view snippet?

<?php
function phptemplate_views_summary_VIEWNAME($view, $type, $level, $nodes, $args) {
  foreach ($nodes as $node) {
    $list = '<li class="leaf">' . views_get_summary_link($view->argument[$level]['type'], $node, $view->real_url) . "</li>\n";
  }

  if ($list) {
    return "<div class='menu'><ul>$list</ul></div>";
  }
}
?>

If this is not a veiws snippet, what is it? I'm looking for a way to use views to build a menu system with expandable submenues, like the standard drupal menu module does. Perhaps I'm coming at this ALL WRONG :-)

Thanks,

Doug Gough

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Duh...I haven't thought about programming for a while, so I kind of missed the fact that is just a function declaration. So the question is, where do I put this, and how do I call it?

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

Again...Duh...I'm reading the documentation now :-)

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sepeck commented

Recently went through similier curve myself so I'm with you there. :D

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

I just don't really get it. What do I do with this code? (from http://drupal.org/node/42606)

<?php
function phptemplate_views_view_list_VIEWNAME($view, $type, $nodes) {
  foreach ($nodes as $node) {
    $output .= "<li class='leaf'>" . l($node->node_title, "node/$node->nid") . "</li>\n";
  }

  if ($output) {
    return "<div class='menu'>\n<ul>\n" . $output . '</ul></div>';
  }
}
?>

This version is supposed to create a menu from a veiw. I put it in the template.php file, and changed VIEWNAME to menuview (the name of my view) but I get this error:

warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in D:\web\paportal\themes\paportalnew\template.php on line 34.

I've read through the documentation but I just don't get how to make this snippet work. Since I'm generating an error, I guess that means that something is actually calling the function, which I'm thankful for. This snippet is different enough from the stuff in the handbook to confuse an inexperienced coder like myself.

Thanks,

Doug Gough