Birthday module [SOLVED]

If I set Who can see expired articles to NO in the type settings, people can't prolong expired records by a button in the main record list anymore. So I can't touch that.

I only want to show active/prolonged records in my custom module because it is to promote paid prolongations of records only.

So

Main list: show expired records - YES

List in custom module: show expired records - NO

Jeff List in custom module: show expired records - NO

Have mercy, I could be totally wrong here... cause I have not worked with Cobalt API, just read the docs and followed the news etc.

AFAIK, there is an API parameter for "view_what", right? I think, this has been extended with more options than in the current docs article. See the latest Records module and XML file for "view what" parameter.

               <field name="view_what" type="list" default="" label="What to show">
                    <option value="all">Any article</option>
                    <option value="exclude_featured">Excluding featured</option>
                    <option value="only_featured">Only featured</option>
                    <option value="only_expired">Only expired</option>
                    <option value="only_future">Only future</option>
                </field>

So, you might pass the respective parameter and get the proper results. (If this is all nonsense, don't beat me ;) )

pepperstreet Have mercy, I could be totally wrong here... cause I have not worked with Cobalt API, just read the docs and followed the news etc.

Ha, thanks for the pointer pepperstreet, but I need to exclude expired records from the list.

What about only future? Wouldn't it have the same effect/results?

Or do you show and list birthdays from the past, too?

pepperstreet Or do you show and list birthdays from the past, too?

Yes

Actually it is an anniversary module, so dates from the past must be included.

Jeff but I need to exclude expired records from the list.

Bummer... Than the magnificent @Sergey have to extend the API and Records Module with exclude expired ! ;)

pepperstreet Bummer... Than the magnificent @Sergey have to extend the API and Records Module with exclude expired ! ;)

+1

I can happily confirm that the warnings

Warning: strpos() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /home/mysite/public_html/sandbox/libraries/joomla/language/text.php on line 72

Warning: strtoupper() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in /home/mysite/public_html/sandbox/libraries/joomla/language/language.php on line 328

have disappeared after updating Cobalt to version 8.595

Thanks for addressing this issue!

So I have read this topic and how I guess I can create module like in image using information from this topic. Am I right? I use date and time field for displaying birthdays.

Giorgi625 So I have read this topic and how I guess I can create module like in image using information from this topic. Am I right? I use date and time field for displaying birthdays.

Right.