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Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - sibest - 2008-04-12
I need some help: i would like to use zenphoto in conjunction with a flash gallery. The problem is that the flashgallery needs an "xlm" file (one for each gallery/album) which contains the informations about every photo, and have to be so formatted:
`<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<photos>
<photo desc="name1" url="addressphoto1.jpg" />
<photo desc="name2" url="addressphoto2.jpg" />
<photo desc="name3" url="addressphoto3.jpg" />
...
</photos>`
What I need is to include the function for creating the xml in the script that checks for new images/albums.
Please help me building the code
Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - sbillard - 2008-04-12
Take a look at the Effervescence+ theme. It uses Simpleviewer (A flash gallery) and has a similar need. At the bottom of album.php is the code which generates the XML photo list.
Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - sibest - 2008-04-13
thank you, I solved my problem creating my own code. But now i need the name of a variable `$something` that contains the name of the folder with the photos.
eg: suppose my photos are in `http://www.mysite.com/zengallery/albums/foldername_i_need`, I need the name of the folder `foldername_i_need`. How can I get it with php code? (I don't care about further subfolders)
Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - sbillard - 2008-04-13
That is `$something = $album->name` where `$album` is the album object of the album whose folder name you wish.
Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - sibest - 2008-04-13
it was that easy: `$album`! Thank you very much
if you are interested in watching the result go to http://simoxz.altervista.org/sibgallery/ choose a gallery and at the bottom of the page click `Vai alla vista Polaroid`
Thank you again
Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - sbillard - 2008-04-13
Looks nice, good gallery.
Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - sibest - 2008-04-13
Another question, the latest i hope:
to use the function `printAlbumTitle()`, what do I have to include in my php page?
Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - sbillard - 2008-04-13
`<?php printAlbumTitle() ?>`
Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - sibest - 2008-04-13
yes, I know. But I need to use this function in a page outside the zenphoto gallery (and obviously, if I only insert `<?php printAlbumTitle() ?>`, it brings back an error because the function is undeclared.
Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - acrylian - 2008-04-13
In that case you might look here: http://www.zenphoto.org/2008/01/hacks/#zenphoto-as-plugin
Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - sibest - 2008-04-13
thank's a lot.
Automatic creation of xml while creating new album - PierreSnugg - 2008-04-28
Hy sibest,
could you paste your code please ;-)
i also would like to know, how to implement in default template a xml based flash shanizzle!
i mean, would be really nice of you ;-))