Ok I know I'm behind, but the big hurdles were overcome.
I should have the .30 release out today. Promise!!
I also have a new plan for handling the "modify" of attachments. I'm going to take that "out" of the standard "modify" loop, and have a separate program to do that. I'm also going to set up a separate table to handle it, managed by this extra program.
Hopefully, the same privs you give your users will be able to be used - so you can let users modify their attachments or not.
This will separate out the the "link" data, and standard admin validate from the the "attachments" validate. Except for the first "logo/graphic", which I will _really_ make a very pointed mod, this expanded mod will be part of the 02.01.xx series, and it will allow any sort of attachments.
I really think I overcame the big hurdles recently, and what will happen is on the "add" and "modify" forms you will have the option to attach files. After you enter the "link data" you will submit it, then be taken to a new page that allows you to enter the attachments. This will separate the attachments from the link, and allow separate management features for each.
In the long run, this will be _much_ simpler to administer, since if you have a bad day, you can disable attachments across your system, and your "links" will still function normally.
PLEASE --- any comments???
I think this is finally the best way to handle this, make "attachments" a completely separate set of routines that are accessed by a simple [click] from the add/modify/link screens. You'll be able to yank all the attachments for a link with just the 'ID', and you should be able to search attachments separately from links too (maybe integrated with the "spider").
This new logic should all be in place in a few days with a beta.... but cut me some slack, I still have a major crisis going on here in the real world. I already have all the "parts" I just need to string them to gether like a perl necklace!
Comments!!!
Please!!
PUGDOGŪ Enterprises, Inc.
FAQ:http://LinkSQL.com/FAQ
Forum:http://LinkSQL.com/forum
I should have the .30 release out today. Promise!!
I also have a new plan for handling the "modify" of attachments. I'm going to take that "out" of the standard "modify" loop, and have a separate program to do that. I'm also going to set up a separate table to handle it, managed by this extra program.
Hopefully, the same privs you give your users will be able to be used - so you can let users modify their attachments or not.
This will separate out the the "link" data, and standard admin validate from the the "attachments" validate. Except for the first "logo/graphic", which I will _really_ make a very pointed mod, this expanded mod will be part of the 02.01.xx series, and it will allow any sort of attachments.
I really think I overcame the big hurdles recently, and what will happen is on the "add" and "modify" forms you will have the option to attach files. After you enter the "link data" you will submit it, then be taken to a new page that allows you to enter the attachments. This will separate the attachments from the link, and allow separate management features for each.
In the long run, this will be _much_ simpler to administer, since if you have a bad day, you can disable attachments across your system, and your "links" will still function normally.
PLEASE --- any comments???
I think this is finally the best way to handle this, make "attachments" a completely separate set of routines that are accessed by a simple [click] from the add/modify/link screens. You'll be able to yank all the attachments for a link with just the 'ID', and you should be able to search attachments separately from links too (maybe integrated with the "spider").
This new logic should all be in place in a few days with a beta.... but cut me some slack, I still have a major crisis going on here in the real world. I already have all the "parts" I just need to string them to gether like a perl necklace!
Comments!!!
Please!!
PUGDOGŪ Enterprises, Inc.
FAQ:http://LinkSQL.com/FAQ
Forum:http://LinkSQL.com/forum
[UPDATE] Logo/Graphics plug in