LG Data Matrix - New Multi-Text like custom field extension.

Ok, looks like there are no takers for the file extension…… extension.

Instead:

Is there a way the drop down box could be populated with all the files uploaded in EE?

Is it possible to use global variables like in templates to do this?

I may be way off here, I haven’t been using EE very long!

yes… combine your Moxicode File/Image field into there!

yes please! no resizing, just create a thumb…(imgsizer does a perfect job..) doesn’t even have to be moxicode… this would help me A LOT! marc huots file extension is top, but it’s getting old, and buggy… those two combined would be really perfect.

thanks a lot for all the other useful extensions!

cheers! stefan

true… doesn’t have to be moxiecode. but they have a very full featured product, and he already has an extension working with it, so i figured at least there is knowledge of working with it.

Levi, thanks for this module - it’s working great. I have a question about a possible use… Here’s the current situation… (see screenshot attached) - I’m using Data Matrix along with Mark Huot’s File Extension for a “Photo Sets” weblog - First the user uploads the images using File - all in the same custom field with Multiple Uploads allowed - Then the user uses Data Matrix to order the images and add a title and description Here’s my questions… - Would it be possible to use EE’s native File Upload feature - and insert the image url into one of the Data Matrix cells? Thoughts?

[edit] hi there, I just tried out your solution in combination with the imgsizer plugin. works like a charm! in fact it’s a great method for having a sortable “entries foto gallery”. thanks for sharing your solution! I’ll be using this on almost every site!

p.s. I’ve tried the native file upload routine, but url’s don’t seem to work in datamatrix?!

cheers stefan

I’m having the same problem as Fred is, with 1.1.1 and the ‘Add Row’ functionality disappearing. This is a real issue for me, i’m hoping someone can sort it out!

Had a few issues with this extension today and thought I’d post in case it helps someone:

@iain - I had the same error with an older version of MySQL and fixed it in ext.lg_data_matrix.php:

Around line 418 find this:

$field_query = $DB->query("SHOW COLUMNS FROM `exp_weblog_fields` WHERE Field = 'lg_field_conf'");

… and change to:

$field_query = $DB->query("SHOW COLUMNS FROM `exp_weblog_fields` LIKE 'lg_field_conf'");

@smallbeer - thanks for posting that fix - I’ll be updating the Textile Editor Helper extension to use the CP jQuery plugin (along with a few other bug fixes) very soon.

-mike

Leevi (or anyone else),

Just curious if there is any interest in adding a new parameter to:

a) limit the number of rows that can be added with LG Data Matrix b) specify a set number of rows as a default for a given LG Data Matrix field

Ron

I’m getting strange error with this extension. If I do just

{resume_education}
{rows}
{row_count}        
{/rows}
{/resume_education}

everything works fine.

But if I try to parse cells

{resume_education}
{rows}
{row_count}
{cells}{cell_data}{/cells}          
{/rows}
{/resume_education}

I get empty output. Saying ‘empty’ I mean that I loose even the rest of exp:weblog:entries data

Has anyone experienced anything like this? Maybe any ideas?

Leevi or anyone else -

Is it possible to sort weblog entries by a Data Matrix field?

For example, I’m sorting products by price, but the price field is a Data Matrix field. Once I add more than one price, the sorting gets all whacked.

I was just wondering if anyone could point me to roughly what changed to support revisions in this version. I have a heavily modified version of this script that i’m using for a client’s site and just realized that revisions don’t work. I believe my version was based on 1.0.0. Any information would be much appreciated.

Hi Folks,

I’m going to go ahead and hijack this thread and point you to FF Matrix, part of my new FieldFrame extension.

FF Matrix is a lot like LG Data Matrix, except that it’s more reliable, and you can write custom cell types for it. For example, nGen Works released a frikin’ file uploading fieldtype today (forum thread).

Out of the box it comes with everything LG Data Matrix has (text, textarea, select, checkbox, and date) plus a couple others: a checkbox group, radio group, and multi-select.

Best part? It’s super easy to convert your LG Data Matrix fields over to FF Matrix. See the section “Converting an LG Data Matrix field to FF Matrix” on http://wiki.github.com/brandonkelly/bk.fieldframe.ee_addon/ff-matrix.

Enjoy!

Boooooo!!!!

Hijacked - Kind of cheezy of you Brandon - Me thinks anyway. Maybe if you’d just done a “you might want to check this out too” would have been better.

Hijacked - Kind of cheezy of you Brandon - Me thinks anyway. Maybe if you’d just done a “you might want to check this out too” would have been better.

Haha. Time will tell!