Ok great it works.
On Jul 30, 7:09 pm, mgilbert <[email protected]> wrote:
> I never read the doc because it was created for 5.1 and I am in 4.09.
> Everything is working great which is why I didn't answer earlier - I never
> came back to the post. 3 months later and still working.
>
> Marco van den Oever wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Michelle, did you find the answers in the documentation?
>
> > On May 7, 11:26 pm, Blair McKenzie <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Michelle, it sounds like you're missing a few pieces about how FarCry
> >> works.
> >> Have you gone through the Developer Jump Start
> >> course<http://docs.farcrycms.org/display/FCDEV50/Book+of+FarCry>?
> >> It should cover most of what you need.
>
> >> On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 2:55 AM, Michelle
> >> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> >> > Okay - I have it figured out. I could do it one of 2 ways: 1) Create
> >> > a dmImage.xml file and add it to project\customadmin and add
> >> > dmImage.cfm to project\customadmin\customlists. This will create a
> >> > custom content type. Then add dmImage.cfc to project\packages\types
> >> > along with the _dmImage folder that contains delete.cfm, display.cfm,
> >> > and edit.cfm. 2) This is my preferred method because I do not want to
> >> > create a custom content type, but add to the already existing
> >> > dmImage.cfc: Add all the new columns first to the database (Else as
> >> > you can see above - it will attempt to load the component, fail, and
> >> > load the core component instead - thanks Blair). Go in to Farcry ->
> >> > admin -> coappi mgmt to make sure the table does not have any
> >> > conflicts. Go to Media Library Image and confirm that your fields are
> >> > in there.
>
> >> > Thanks to all for the help. Now I will modify the display page
> >> > Standard file found in the Image gallery folder to add my new fields
> >> > to the site.
>
> >> > btw - I am not adding the reply to this message board multiple times
> >> > (the thread is freaking on me) - don't know if it is because I am in
> >> > FF.
>
> >> > On May 6, 8:14 pm, Blair McKenzie <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > > Just to clarify: how do you know that FarCry is still using the core
> >> > dmImage
> >> > > file? As Tomek says, the definitive check is to check
> >> > > application.stCOAPI.dmImage.packagepath.
>
> >> > > Another possible problem is if your component has a compile time
> >> error,
> >> > e.g.
> >> > > a syntax error. In that case FarCry will attempt to load your
> >> component,
> >> > > fail, and load the core component instead. Are you able to
> >> instantiate
> >> > your
> >> > > component manually?
>
> >> > > 2009/5/7 Michelle <[email protected]>
>
> >> > > > Thanks for the responses.
> >> > > > Marco - I do have dmimage.cfm locally in my project: project/
> >> > > > customadmin/customlists/dmimage.cfm
> >> > > > The code is out of the box: <!--- import tag libraries --->
> >> > > > <cfimport taglib="/farcry/core/tags/admin/" prefix="admin" />
> >> > > > <cfimport taglib="/farcry/core/tags/formtools" prefix="ft" />
> >> > > > <!--- set up page header --->
> >> > > > <admin:header title="Image Admin" />
> >> > > > <ft:objectadmin
> >> > > > typename="dmImage"
> >> > > > permissionset="news"
> >> > > > title="#application.adminBundle
> >> > > > [session.dmProfile.locale].MediaLibraryImageAdministration#"
> >> > > > columnList="title,datetimelastUpdated,status,ThumbnailImage"
> >> > > > sortableColumns="title,datetimelastUpdated,status"
> >> > > > lFilterFields="title"
> >> > > > sqlorderby="datetimelastUpdated asc" />
> >> > > > <admin:footer />
>
> >> > > > And I think the customadmin.xml is pointing correctly:
> >> > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> >> > > > <!-- Sample webtop XML config; remove comments to activate -->
> >> > > > <!--
> >> > > > <webtop>
> >> > > > <section id="mynewtab" permission="MainNavAdminTab"
> >> > label="Tabatha">
> >> > > > <subsection id="mynewtabsection"
> >> > > > permission="MainNavAdminTab"
> >> > > > sidebar="custom/sidebar.cfm" content="inc/content_overview.html"
> >> > > > label="Tab Subsection">
> >> > > > <menu label="Sidebar Menu">
> >> > > > <menuitem label="Menu Item 1"
> >> > > > link="/admin/customadmin.cfm?
> >> > > > module=farcryblog/listblogpost.cfm" />
> >> > > > <menuitem label="Menu Item 2"
> >> > > > link="/admin/customadmin.cfm?
> >> > > > module=farcryblog/listblogcomment.cfm" />
> >> > > > </menu>
> >> > > > </subsection>
> >> > > > </section>
> >> > > > </webtop>
> >> > > > -->
>
> >> > > > Tomek: I added the dmImage on the end and did an update app ans
> >> still
> >> > > > no change.<cfcomponent extends="farcry.core.packages.types.dmImage"
> >> > > > displayname="Image" hint="Image Media" bUseInTree="1">
> >> > > > You are right - I am only trying to extend the base components to
> >> > > > include more fields to describe the image. I realize that I will
> >> have
> >> > > > to add columns to SQL once it points correctly.
>
> >> > > > This should be very simple to add a custom field to dmImage. Any
> >> > > > other thoughts?
>
> >> > > > On May 6, 12:18 pm, Tomek Kott <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> > > > > wait a minute, I thought if you were trying to replace the base
> >> > > > > definition of a type with your own, but you weren't changing
> >> > > > > everything (i.e., still use some functions in base type), then
> >> you
> >> > > > > need:
>
> >> > > > > <cfcomponent extends="farcry.core.packages.types.dmImage"
> >> > > > > displayname="Image" hint="Image Media" bUseInTree="1">
>
> >> > > > > i.e., you extend the base component, not the generalized
> >> component.
>
> >> > > > > If you're completely rewriting dmImage, then this doesn't apply,
> >> and
> >> > > > > your solution instead might be to go look for any static calls of
> >> the
> >> > > > > media library to dmImage (it might just be hardcoded to look for
> >> the
> >> > > > > core version).
>
> >> > > > > Good luck,
>
> >> > > > > Tomek
>
> >> > > > > On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Marco van den Oever
>
> >> > > > > <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> > > > > > And your customadmin.xml is also present and referring
> >> correctly?
>
> >> > > > > > On May 6, 6:51 pm, Marco van den Oever
> >> <[email protected]
>
> >> > > > > > wrote:
> >> > > > > >> Don't know for sure but is it possible that it works when you
> >> also
> >> > > > > >> insert:
>
> >> > > > > >> project/customadmin/customlists/dmimage.cfm
>
> >> > > > > >> On May 6, 6:39 pm, Michelle <[email protected]>
> >> > wrote:
>
> >> > > > > >> > Yes and Yes. I changed the default dmImage.cfc (located in
> >> my
> >> > > > > >> > projects \packages\types) from this <cfcomponent
> >> extends="types"
> >> > > > > >> > displayname="Image" hint="Image Media" bUseInTree="1"> to
> >> this:
> >> > > > > >> > <cfcomponent extends="farcry.core.packages.types.types"
> >> > > > > >> > displayname="Image" hint="Image Media" bUseInTree="1">. I
> >> > update
> >> > > > the
> >> > > > > >> > app with every change. And the Medial Library is still
> >> looking
> >> > in
> >> > > > > >> > \farcry\core\packages\types. Any other ideas, please?
>
> >> > > > > >> > On May 5, 6:49 pm, Blair McKenzie <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >> > > > > >> > > Did you remember to do an updateapp after the changes?
>
> >> > > > > >> > > Blair
>
> >> > > > > >> > > On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 6:17 AM, Michelle <
> >> > > > [email protected]>wrote:
>
> >> > > > > >> > > > Hi - I am trying to extend the Media Library images to
> >> > include
> >> > > > more
> >> > > > > >> > > > fields such as image license, purchase date, etc to make
> >> the
> >> > > > Image
> >> > > > > >> > > > Gallery more robust.
> >> > > > > >> > > > I have done this by copying dmImage.cfc and the _dmImage
> >> > folder
> >> > > > to
> >> > > > > >> > > > packages/types . I have made my additions and changes to
> >> > > > dmImage.cfc,
> >> > > > > >> > > > but the Media Library is still calling the core dmImage
> >> > file.
> >> > > > What
> >> > > > > >> > > > can I do to call my modified file? And do I need to do
> >> > anything
> >> > > > or
> >> > > > > >> > > > copy any other files? Note I do not want to do this
> >> in
> >> > the
> >> > > > FarCry
> >> > > > > >> > > > folder because it will affect the other projects.
> >> Thanks.
>
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