Showing Airline Logos on Live Map [SOLVED]

[Imanol]

Hello everyone,

I want to show the operator logo on my VA live map but I have this problem: I used the code

<img src="<?php echo SITE_URL; ?>/lib/skins/vairline/img/logos/small/<%=flight.code%>.png">

but it takes the pilot code, not the airline code, so it shows a wrong image. Is there anyway to fix it?

[simpilot]

You are probably looking for

<%=flight.flightnum%>

You can use that and trim all but the digits that you need off of it, or create another variable coming from the controller.

[Imanol]

Hi Simpilot,

I tried it but it takes the whole number (ICAO with flight number), I would like to take just the flight code in corder to show the right operator logo. Thanks.

[simpilot]

Yes, then use php to trim off everything after the first three digits.

[Imanol]

Can you you explain it to me, please? I have a very basic knoeledge of PHP. Thanks.

[simpilot]

Best way to do it is probably to add it to the initial call for data. In /core/modules/ACARS/ACARS.php find

$this->acarsflights[] = $c;

and add

$c['flightcode'] = substr($c['flightnum'], 0, 3);

on the line above it.

Now in your acars map template you should have the js variable

<%=flight.flightcode%>

available that holds only the ABC of the flight number.

NOTE: this is a core file hack so in an update it will be overwritten. Best thing would be to create a new module that holds this code to protect it in an update.

[Imanol]

I edited but it did not work (I attached a image for you to see). Do you mean that $this->acarsflights[]= $c; my be changed by $this->acarsflights[]=$c['flightcode']= substr($c['flightnum'],0,3);?

[simpilot]

No just add the line I show right above the existing line to add it to the array. then in your template you should be able to do something like

<img src="path/to/my/image/<%=flight.flightcode%>.jpg" alt="alt" />

[Imanol]

It works perfectly! Thank so much simpilot!