How about getting rid of data not used?

[Silver Dragon]

If you look at http://www.alphavideo.com/forum/index.php?board=;action=viewprofile;user=Roger+Grisim  you will notice that this user does not have ICQ, Aim, or much else enabled in their profile.  Would it be possible to simply not show the fields when they don't apply?

The reason I ask is that we will be using the Forum profile information as our bios now.  you can see an example at: http://www.alphavideo.com/5.0/DigitalDisplay/about.php  At the bottom of the screen, Roger has a link to his Forum profile.  This way he can edit his own profile and keep *me* out of it!

Yes/No?

[TheJkWhoSaysNi]

you just need to use

if (isset($memsettings['field'])){

[Silver Dragon]

Uh, help a newbie out

Where would I use that?  

Thank ye

[TheJkWhoSaysNi]

ok

*Disclamer: I have not tested this and cannot guarantee it will work

in profile.php search for:

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       <td><font size=2><b>$txt[513]:</b></font></td>
        <td><font size=2><a href="$cgi;action=icqpager;UIN=$icq" target=_blank>$memsettings[8]</a></font></td>
</tr><tr>

and replace with

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EOT;
if (isset($memsettings['icq'])) {
print <<<EOT
        <td><font size=2><b>$txt[513]:</b></font></td>
        <td><font size=2><a href="$cgi;action=icqpager;UIN=$icq" target=_blank>$memsettings[8]</a></font></td>
</tr><tr>
}
else {
print <<<EOT
<td></td>
</tr><tr>
}

now we need to do the same thing for AIM

search for:

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       <td><font size=2><b>$txt[603]: </b></font></td>
        <td><font size=2><a href="aim:goim?screenname=$memsettings[9]&amp;message=Hi.+Are+you+there?">$memsettings[9]</a></font></td>
      </tr><tr>

and replace with:

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EOT;
if (isset($memsettings['icq'])) {
print <<<EOT
        <td><font size=2><b>$txt[603]: </b></font></td>
        <td><font size=2><a href="aim:goim?screenname=$memsettings[9]&amp;message=Hi.+Are+you+there?">$memsettings[9]</a></font></td>
      </tr><tr>
}
else {
print <<<EOT
<td></td>
}

then for msn...

search for:

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     <td><font size=2><b>MSN: </b></font></td>
        <td><font size=2>$msn</font></td>
      </tr><tr>

and replace with:

Code Select Expand

EOT;
if (isset($memsettings['icq'])) {
print <<<EOT
      <td><font size=2><b>MSN: </b></font></td>
        <td><font size=2>$msn</font></td>
      </tr><tr>
}
else {
print <<<EOT
<td></td>
}

That should work, if it doesnt, get back to me.
(If i dont respond within a day or 2, IM me because i might not remember to look back here)

[Silver Dragon]

Did not work.  

When I try to use this on just the ICQ lines I get the following error:

'Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or `T_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING' in /Users/mickey/Sites/alphavideo/forum/Sources/Profile.php on line 821

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: viewprofile() in /Users/mickey/Sites/alphavideo/forum/index.php on line 272'

[TheJkWhoSaysNi]

hmm, try putting

print <<<EOT

after the last thing i told you to do (at the end of msn)

[Silver Dragon]

Still a no-go.  I am getting the same error message as before.

Here is the modified code:

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EOT;
if (isset($memsettings['icq'])) {
print <<<EOT
        <td><font size=2><b>$txt[513]:</b></font></td>
        <td><font size=2><a href="$cgi;action=icqpager;UIN=$icq" target=_blank>$memsettings[8]</a></font></td>
</tr><tr>
}
else {
print <<<EOT
<td></td>
</tr><tr>
}
<td></td>
</tr><tr>
}        EOT;
if (isset($memsettings['icq'])) {
print <<<EOT
        <td><font size=2><b>$txt[603]: </b></font></td>
        <td><font size=2><a href="aim:goim?screenname=$memsettings[9]&amp;message=Hi.+Are+you+there?">$memsettings[9]</a></font></td>
      </tr><tr>
}
else {
print <<<EOT
<td></td>
}

EOT;
if (isset($memsettings['icq'])) {
print <<<EOT
      <td><font size=2><b>MSN: </b></font></td>
        <td><font size=2>$msn</font></td>
      </tr><tr>
}
else {
print <<<EOT
<td></td>
}
print <<<EOT

[John R]

Actually, if a user enters the info then it is displayed but if no info is entered then no info is displayed, not even the images.

Then another way arounf the congestion on the left side of the page is to use the display mod which moves that info into a line below the user sig.

cheers..........

[Silver Dragon]

That's not what seems to be happening on my board, unless I misunderstand...

If you take a look at http://www.alphavideo.com/forum/index.php?board=;action=viewprofile;user=Roger+Grisim you will see what I am refering to.  This user has no information for AIM, ICQ, MSN, Gender or Location.  Since I would like to use the user profile throughout my site, it would be nice if these elements did not even show up.  Otherwise it just looks wrong.

Thanks