Dec 13th, 2009, 12:01 PM
Drat - totally forgot about this thread.
Tar file problems
So! First off, regarding the module tar files: they don't work quite as cleanly as the zip versions. This is something I still have to address. Right now when you download a tar file, it will contain a single file: ANOTHER tar file. So you'll need to untar it twice. Second time round you'll see all the files: in this case you'll need to stick them all in a "mass_edit" folder and upload it to your modules folder. That'll ensure that the module is uploaded properly.
plain ain't workin' problems
Hmmmm.... puzzling! There's nothing apparently wrong with the module itself. I did a fresh installation and all looks fine. I also tried testing it on an older version of the Core, and that worked fine too.
All modules (with the exception of the Export Manager, which uses an earlier, crappier design) add their content to Form Tools pages via Hooks. The idea is that modules should always be totally independent of the Form Tools Core - i.e. the Core should be able to work perfectly well without any module being installed and that upgrading the Core templates won't interfere with modules, even those that are embedding their own content into the Form Tools templates, like with the Mass Edit module. That adds a "Mass Edit" button onto the main Submission Listing page. They add it via "template hooks", as described in the documentation page linked above.
My hunch is that maybe there's a problem with the way the hooks are being registered on your installations, but this is really a bit of a doozy to debug remotely...
If anyone would like me to look at their problem directly, email me at ben.keen@gmail.com with their Form Tools login info and (temporary) FTP. I'd be happy to look into it.
- Ben
Tar file problems
So! First off, regarding the module tar files: they don't work quite as cleanly as the zip versions. This is something I still have to address. Right now when you download a tar file, it will contain a single file: ANOTHER tar file. So you'll need to untar it twice. Second time round you'll see all the files: in this case you'll need to stick them all in a "mass_edit" folder and upload it to your modules folder. That'll ensure that the module is uploaded properly.
plain ain't workin' problems
Hmmmm.... puzzling! There's nothing apparently wrong with the module itself. I did a fresh installation and all looks fine. I also tried testing it on an older version of the Core, and that worked fine too.
Quote:What line in the templates drives the Mass Edit button to appear?
All modules (with the exception of the Export Manager, which uses an earlier, crappier design) add their content to Form Tools pages via Hooks. The idea is that modules should always be totally independent of the Form Tools Core - i.e. the Core should be able to work perfectly well without any module being installed and that upgrading the Core templates won't interfere with modules, even those that are embedding their own content into the Form Tools templates, like with the Mass Edit module. That adds a "Mass Edit" button onto the main Submission Listing page. They add it via "template hooks", as described in the documentation page linked above.
My hunch is that maybe there's a problem with the way the hooks are being registered on your installations, but this is really a bit of a doozy to debug remotely...
If anyone would like me to look at their problem directly, email me at ben.keen@gmail.com with their Form Tools login info and (temporary) FTP. I'd be happy to look into it.
- Ben