multiple entries in one field?

[amseek]

hey

I'm trying to set up a post where my users would be entering in track titles for demo tapes of theirs. The final output to html for this would be in an ordered list <ol>, <li>, <li>, etc.

Is there a way to enter multiple data into one field and seperate that data with pipes ( | ) so that each individual data entry can be configured to plug into an ordered list

ie:

<ol>
<li><Field: CustomField_trackTitle></li>

</ol>


--so that is a user plugs in title01 | title02 | title03
it would output as:

1) title01
2) title02
3) title03


--I hope this makes sense...


the only other way I can think of is to set up the default text in the entry field with the html on it and tell my users to just replace the title fields with their titles like this:

<ol>
<li>track one title</li>
<li>track two title</li>
<li>track three title</li>
<li>track four title</li>
<li>track five title</li>
</ol>

--this would be doable but would be a big mess, so if there's another way, that would be way cool

thanks for all the help
-art

[ginakra]

Well, you could put custom fields into your submit page. Try going into Administration->Edit News Fields. Go down the page to "Create New News Field ".

In the box, for example, put Track1, make display "Track 1", Field Type "Single Line Textbox".

Repeat this with "Track2", "Track3", etc. Until you get all the tracks you need.

Then, in your template, put:
<ol>
<li><Field: CustomField_Track1></li>
<li><Field: CustomField_Track2></li>
<li><Field: CustomField_Track3></li>
<li><Field: CustomField_Track4></li>
</ol>

That's the only way I know how, otherwise one of the programmers or someone who has more experience than me with Coranto will need to help

[amseek]

yeah..

I know that would work too... just wanted to avoid having a huge input screen

I'm going to keep looking for something that might work....I havent' tried out multisubmit yet, I have no idea yet what it does, but no worries...eventually everything has a way of getting worked out

[ginakra]

I *think* the only other way to do what you're trying to do is hard-code it into Coranto.

Multisubmit will allow you to have multiple submit pages Which is good if you have a couple different categories (another add-on) which does not need the same custom fields to fill in.

[plushpuffin]

let them enter it with semicolons instead of pipes (easier to read) and then put this Perl code into your style:

<PerlCode>
$CustomField_MonkeyButtocks =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_MonkeyButtocks =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_MonkeyButtocks =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
my @somethings = split( /\;/, $CustomField_MonkeyButtocks );
foreach $_ (@somethings) {
$newshtml .= qq~<li>$_</li>~;
}
</PerlCode>

that should work, although I haven't tested it.

[ginakra]

Heh. I must say I would have never come up with that. :dizzy:

[l0rdphi1]

Just FYI - there's no point in placing her first two lines of regex if your staff know what they're doing.

No hard feelings plush, please ^_^

[plushpuffin]

I prefer to play it safe and assume ( $end_user == STUPID )

[l0rdphi1]

heh.. i'd also write it:

Code: Select all

<PerlCode>$newshtml .= join '', map { "<li>$_</li>" } split /\;/, $CustomField_MonkeyButtocks;</PerlCode>

:p

[amseek]

hey Plushpuffin

it works wonderfully

okay, so now the cruncher:

within these lists, there are four seperate input fields to be put into each <li> </li>
1) Track authors
2)Track titles
3)Track subtitles
4)track record label

formatted as such:

1) Track Author 1 'Track title 1' Track subtitle 1 (Track record label 1)
1) Track Author 2 'Track title 2' Track subtitle 2 (Track record label 2)
1) Track Author 3 'Track title 3' Track subtitle 3 (Track record label 3)
1) Track Author 4 'Track title 4' Track subtitle 4 (Track record label 4)


the actual finished page should look like this:

1) PROTOTYPE 'La Caldera' Thomas Penton Remix (Tune Inn)
2) LAYO & BUSHWACKA! 'Shining Through' Album Sampler Part 1 (XL Recordings)
3) ROUTE 66 'Disco Thump' Broke Down EP (Nightshift)
4) DIZZY & JADO 'Shake It Fast' Original Mix (Doubledown)
5) MACELO CASTELLI 'Jungle Man' (Low Pressings)
6) ONIONZ & MASTER D 'Can't Turn to Momma' The Fading Memories EP (Doubledown)
7) HIPP-E 'Foolish Ways' Original (Doubledown)
AUGUST 'Tongue Tied (In the Congo)' Dark Tongues (Thunk)
9)SNEAKER PIMPS 'Bloodsport' Dylan Ryhmes Remix (10 Kilo)

so far with the code you gave me, I was able to out put this:

1) TEST ONE
2) TEST TWO
3) TEST THREE
4) TEST FOUR
5) TEST FIVE
--etc.--

This is utilizing only the first input field (<Field: CustomField_trackauthor>)

your code:

<ol>
<PerlCode>
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
my @somethings = split( /\;/, $CustomField_trackauthor );
foreach $_ (@somethings) {
$newshtml .= qq~<li>$_</li>~;
}
</PerlCode>
</ol>

so basically I can see that the $_ stands for the input variable which equals @somethings, but I'm wondering if it's possible to add in the other three input fields withing that configuration

something like this?:

<ol>
<PerlCode>
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
my @somethings = split( /\;/, $CustomField_trackauthor );

$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;

$CustomField_tracksubtitle =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_tracksubtitle =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_tracksubtitle =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;

$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
foreach $_ (@somethings) {
$newshtml .= qq~<li>$_</li>~;
}
</PerlCode>
</ol>

see, I'm thinking I need to define each of the different fields but I get stuck on how to combine each of these CustomFields into the equation:

foreach $_ (@somethings) {
$newshtml .= qq~<li>$_</li>~;
}

where the
$newshtml .= qq~<li>$_</li>~;
would look more like this:

$newshtml .= qq~<li>$_ &'<CustomField_tracktitle>' &<CustomField_tracksubtitle> &(<CustomField_tracklabel>)</li>~;


??????????

[amseek]

okay,

so.. I'm sooooo guessing on this, but I'm feebly attempting to get this by looking at examples of perl code from some of the addons

new coding (to get the other three input fields to plug in within the <li> </li> fields):

<ol>
<PerlCode>
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
$CustomField_trackmix =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_trackmix =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_trackmix =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
my @somethings = split( /\;/, [$CustomField_trackauthor, $CustomField_tracktitle, $CustomField_trackmix, $CustomField_tracklabel] );
foreach $_ (@somethings) {
$newshtml .= qq~<li>$_</li>~;
}
</PerlCode>
</ol>


big fat mess and yeah, I know it don't work, but maybe you can see where I'm trying to get to?


the output is giving me:

1) ARRAY(0x1022d784)

[amseek]

now trying:

<ol>
<PerlCode>
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
$CustomField_trackmix =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_trackmix =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_trackmix =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
my @somethings = split( /\;/, $CustomField_trackauthor );
my @somethings2 = split( /\;/, $CustomField_tracktitle );
my @somethings3 = split( /\;/, $CustomField_trackmix );
my @somethings4 = split( /\;/, $CustomField_tracklabel );
foreach $_ (@somethings, @somethings2, @somethings3, @somethings4) {
$newshtml .= qq~<li>$_</li>~;
}
</PerlCode>
</ol>


--am I sort of going in the right direction?

[amseek]

okay, one more....

trying:

<ol>
<PerlCode>
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_trackauthor =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_tracktitle =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
$CustomField_trackmix =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_trackmix =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_trackmix =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~\A[\;\s]*~~;
$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~[\;\s]*\Z~~;
$CustomField_tracklabel =~ s~[;\s]*;~\;~g;
my @combine = (split( /\;/, $CustomField_trackauthor )).(split( /\;/, $CustomField_tracktitle )).(split( /\;/, $CustomField_trackmix )).(split( /\;/, $CustomField_tracklabel ));
foreach $_ (@combine) {
$newshtml .= qq~<li>$_</li>~;
}
</PerlCode>
</ol>


--- I don't know...I think I might be on the right track, but I've never touched perl before and so I'm looking at some addon code for reference to try to see what would combine the fields

-thanks for the help
-art

p.s. with this configuration, it's adding up my number of entries and outputting like this:

1) 5555

??