Newest Pilots List

[TAV1702]

Hi guys. I have a slight situation going on here.

On my front page, I got rid of the recent pilots as it was originally and created a table instead. Now instead of it showing only the 5 most recent pilots, it is showing all the pilots. I have accidentally created basically another pilots roster.

How can I create this and keep it looking good in a table and only have it show the 5 most recent pilots like it originally does out of the box?

 <div class="mainblock">
       <h2>Newest Pilots:</h2>
       <div class="block">
	<table>
       <thead>
    <tr>
      <th width="50%" scope="col">Pilot ID#</th>
      <th width="50%" scope="col">Name</th>
    </tr>
   </thead>
 <tbody>
 <?php

foreach($allpilots as $pilot)

{
/* 

     To include a custom field, use the following example:

 <td>

        <?php echo PilotData::GetFieldValue($pilot->pilotid, 'VATSIM ID'); ?>
	 </td>



     For instance, if you added a field called "IVAO Callsign":



        echo PilotData::GetFieldValue($pilot->pilotid, 'IVAO Callsign');

   */

?>
  <tr>
     <td><a href="<?php echo url('/profile/view/'.$pilot->pilotid);?>">
    <?php echo PilotData::GetPilotCode($pilot->code, $pilot->pilotid)?></a>
  </td>
   <td><?php echo $pilot->firstname.' '.$pilot->lastname ?>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <?php

}

?>
 </tbody>
</table>

</div>
</div>

This is what I am using as we speak. Like I said, it will not limit to 5 pilots. I know why, but as it was originally, I could not get it to work in a table.

[Tom]

If you're using frontpage_recentpilots.tpl this should work:

<div class="mainblock">
       <h2>Newest Pilots:</h2>
       <div class="block">
               <table>
       <thead>
    <tr>
      <th width="50%" scope="col">Pilot ID#</th>
      <th width="50%" scope="col">Name</th>
    </tr>
   </thead>
 <tbody>
 <?php

foreach($pilots as $pilot)

{
/* 

     To include a custom field, use the following example:

 <td>

        <?php echo PilotData::GetFieldValue($pilot->pilotid, 'VATSIM ID'); ?>
                </td>



     For instance, if you added a field called "IVAO Callsign":



        echo PilotData::GetFieldValue($pilot->pilotid, 'IVAO Callsign');

   */

?>
  <tr>
     <td><a href="<?php echo url('/profile/view/'.$pilot->pilotid);?>">
    <?php echo PilotData::GetPilotCode($pilot->code, $pilot->pilotid)?></a>
  </td>
   <td><?php echo $pilot->firstname.' '.$pilot->lastname ?>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <?php

}

?>
 </tbody>
</table>

</div>
</div>

[TAV1702]

  On 4/7/2011 at 4:33 PM, Tom said:

If you're using frontpage_recentpilots.tpl this should work:

<div class="mainblock">
       <h2>Newest Pilots:</h2>
       <div class="block">
               <table>
       <thead>
    <tr>
      <th width="50%" scope="col">Pilot ID#</th>
      <th width="50%" scope="col">Name</th>
    </tr>
   </thead>
 <tbody>
 <?php

foreach($pilots as $pilot)

{
/* 

     To include a custom field, use the following example:

 <td>

        <?php echo PilotData::GetFieldValue($pilot->pilotid, 'VATSIM ID'); ?>
                </td>



     For instance, if you added a field called "IVAO Callsign":



        echo PilotData::GetFieldValue($pilot->pilotid, 'IVAO Callsign');

   */

?>
  <tr>
     <td><a href="<?php echo url('/profile/view/'.$pilot->pilotid);?>">
    <?php echo PilotData::GetPilotCode($pilot->code, $pilot->pilotid)?></a>
  </td>
   <td><?php echo $pilot->firstname.' '.$pilot->lastname ?>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <?php

}

?>
 </tbody>
</table>

</div>
</div>

Well, I should clarify what I am referring to.

Originally, we could use a call in the side bar area to show the most recent 5 pilots. In the call it had the (5) in it. That told it to only show us 5 recent pilots.

Now with my table, that option is gone and it is pulling all 5 pilots. Please keep in mind that I have never edited the frontpage recent pilots tpl file.

That code I gave is what I put in my layout.tpl file for my side bar area statistics.

I would give the original code Nabeel used to use but I can no longer find it.

[Tom]

Why don't you just use the original frontpage recent pilots and edit frontpage_recentpilots.tpl to suit? Makes life easier.

[TAV1702]

Ahhh I found it.

<h3>Newest Pilots</h3>

<?php MainController::Run('Pilots', 'RecentFrontPage', 5); ?>

That is the code Nabeel used to call the 5 most recent pilots in the frontpagemain.tpl file.

Notice with my code, I did not tell it to only show me 5 pilots. That is where I am in trouble at. In my side bar area, ALL the pilots are now being listed instead of 5.

[TAV1702]

  On 4/7/2011 at 5:38 PM, Tom said:

Why don't you just use the original frontpage recent pilots and edit frontpage_recentpilots.tpl to suit? Makes life easier.

Well, I like my table how it is now, I simly need it to only call 5 pilots. I am not sure how I would do that to be honest.

Here is my frontpage_recentpilots.tpl

<?php

foreach($pilots as $pilot)
{
if($pilot->confirmed != 1)
   continue;
?>
<p><a href="<?php echo url('/profile/view/'.$pilot->pilotid);?>"><?php echo PilotData::GetPilotCode($pilot->code, $pilot->pilotid). ' ' .$pilot->firstname . ' ' . $pilot->lastname?></a></p>
<?php
}
?>

[Tom]

Are you using the current frontpage_recentpilots.tpl?

If not, you do exactly what you want by pasting the code for your table into frontpage_recentpilots.tpl and making sure the variables are correct (i.e. as I posted before)

[TAV1702]

DOH!!!!!!!

Now I got ya. Lordy lordy. I look way to far in to things don't I tom? I totally got you now.

Thanks. I really appreciate it.

[TAV1702]

Well that actually narrowed down the pilots to 5. BUT it got rid of the table in the process.

[Tom]

Did you put your table into frontpage_recentpilots.tpl? You have to do that too.

[TAV1702]

Well, I made a mistake on the last try. I edited the wrong frontpage_recentpilots.tpl. I edited the one in core, not in my skin folder.

I now went back and edited the one in my skin folder and the table is there, but once again it is showing every pilot.

Should I have delted the orginal code from that file, or left it there?

[Tom]

Uh...

<div class="mainblock">
       <h2>Newest Pilots:</h2>
       <div class="block">
               <table>
       <thead>
    <tr>
      <th width="50%" scope="col">Pilot ID#</th>
      <th width="50%" scope="col">Name</th>
    </tr>
   </thead>
 <tbody>
 <?php

foreach($pilots as $pilot)

{
/* 

     To include a custom field, use the following example:

 <td>

        <?php echo PilotData::GetFieldValue($pilot->pilotid, 'VATSIM ID'); ?>
                </td>



     For instance, if you added a field called "IVAO Callsign":



        echo PilotData::GetFieldValue($pilot->pilotid, 'IVAO Callsign');

   */

?>
  <tr>
     <td><a href="<?php echo url('/profile/view/'.$pilot->pilotid);?>">
    <?php echo PilotData::GetPilotCode($pilot->code, $pilot->pilotid)?></a>
  </td>
   <td><?php echo $pilot->firstname.' '.$pilot->lastname ?>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <?php

}

?>
 </tbody>
</table>

</div>
</div>

exactly like that, into frontpage_recentpilots.tpl

Then

 <?php MainController::Run('Pilots', 'RecentFrontPage', 5); ?>

wherever you want it...

Should only show 5... if not you did it wrong :S

[TAV1702]

Yep. That worked. Like I said, I edited the wrong files. I had so many different things going on in here I confused my self somehow.

Got it all squared away and was getting ready to post I got it fixed. You beat me to it.

Thanks for the help today Tom. I appreciate it. Works a treat now.