Ez is looking for templates called .tpl

Wednesday 10 December 2003 3:48:57 am

Hi,

I'm creating my own register-page for a custom user. I've followed the guide "Tutorial: Using user/register", and after some quirks I got it to work. But the problem I'm experiencing is that it won't show the input-text box. It seems like it don't find the content/datatype/edit/-templates which attribute_edit_gui needs.
The error messages i get are:
Notice: Dec 10 2003 12:36:58

eZTemplate: Loading template "content/datatype/edit/.tpl" with resource "design"

Notice: Dec 10 2003 12:36:58

eZTemplate: Loading template "content/datatype/edit/.tpl" with resource "design"

Warning: eZTemplate:attribute_edit_gui Dec 10 2003 12:36:58

None of the templates design:content/datatype/edit/.tpl, design:content/datatype/edit/.tpl could be found

I haven't done anything extraordinary which should result in this error.
The form itself looks like this:
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action={"/user/register/"|ezurl} method="post" name="Register">

<div class="maincontentheader">
<h1>{"Register user"|i18n("design/standard/user")}</h1>
</div>

{let content_attributes=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 163))}
{$content_attributes.temporary_object_attribute.contentclass_attribute.name} {attribute_edit_gui attribute=$content_attributes}

<div class="buttonblock">
<input type="submit" name="PublishButton" value="{'Register'|i18n('design/standard/user')}" />
<input type="submit" name="CancelButton" value="{'Discard'|i18n('design/standard/user')}" />
</div>
{/let}
</form>

Any help is appreciated :-)

Johan G.

Thursday 11 December 2003 11:05:42 am

Another update,

I thought that perhaps me mocking around with the override.ini.append-file made ez unstable, so I did another install with the corporate-design. I added the same lines of code into the file design/corporate/templates/pagelayout.tpl to check if the error would disappear....

It didn't.

So I suspect that you cannot use attribute_edit_gui freely, but you are only limited to use it within some "special" areas of ez... But this don't quite sound right.

Do anyone have any useful comments or insightful explanations why attribute_edit_gui returns:

None of the templates design:content/datatype/edit/.tpl, design:content/datatype/edit/.tpl could be found

??

Is this supposed to happen or is this a bug ?

Cheers,

Johan

Tuesday 16 December 2003 4:27:26 am

Hi Tore,

Afaik, the user-class and the normal content-classes are almost the same. Creation of users are only a wrapper around creation of other objects, so it should be possible to put the register user on a "custom" page.

To explain it in more details:

Since I have three different user-classes, I need three separate registration pages. In these pages I fetch the content_attributes from the individual user-classes, and by using attribute_edit_gui, it should be able to display a nice input-form.

But the problem is that ez is looking for the templates to display the form, and it is looking for templates named .tpl.

So I have a problem since ez is looking for templates without a name, just the ending .tpl.

I'm really stretched there guys, so ANY tips/hints/ideas are most welcome.

Johan

Tuesday 16 December 2003 9:56:58 am

Hi Paul and thanks for the reply,

I was writing a loooong reply (spent at least 30 minutes on it) but then I read your tutorial "Using user/register" again, and things became clearer. I cannot use attribute_edit_gui since I'm overriding an attributes display. I have to create the <input>-tags by myself.

I will try this approach, and I think with better success.

Thanks alot Paul (big manly hug your way ;) ); I'll keep you updated on how this works!

Johan

Wednesday 17 December 2003 12:36:34 am

Hi again,

I've discovered that I'm not 100% sure what I'm doing here - but I recon ez is giving a lot of people a headache.

Anyways,
I've got the template "design/fairtradenet/templates/full_view_client_register.tpl" which is going to display the registration-form for the "Client" user. What I've done is to fetch each class attribute (from the Client user-class), and display the attribute and the corresponding input-field.
Sample:
[snip]
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 208))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
[/snip]

By doing this for every attribute, I've managed to display the form.

But my next question is where to post the form. I was hoping that I could use the form-bit from the "register.tpl"-template, but no such luck. Do I have to add manually the logic to validate and store the form ? I should think that this is something that ez can do.

Another question is how I'm doing this entire registration-bit. Is this the simplest (best?) way to do it, or is there another - easier - way ?

Johan

Wednesday 17 December 2003 1:33:20 am

Looks good.

You should override the standard user/register.tpl template with your own. As you have several register templates you should perhaps put some template logic into user/register.tpl to show the relevant template. In this way you have control over the presentation while users can still register by going to user/register.

Wednesday 17 December 2003 3:09:35 am

The multilingual part is causing some problems. I haven't much experience with multilingual sites. Next year i will... I think once you enable languages you need to have the language in the URI and cant go back.

But i tried:

http://fairtradenet2.ragnarok.no/index.php/ftn_en/user/register

and i notice from the page source the form command is:

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="/index.php/ftn_en/ftn_en/user/register/" method="post" name="Register">

which is why the post isn't working.

Take a look at your template code to see why this is occuring. You may need to play with a few settings here, but its fixable :)

btw, are you using an apache virtual host on your site? have a look through the forums to see how to remove the 'index.php' from your URI. Eg

http://ez.no/developer/ez_publish_3/forum/install_configuration/virtual_host_hmmm

paul

Wednesday 17 December 2003 4:27:57 am

The blank white page looks to me to be php failing in some way. eZ should return with the form results but this isn't happening.

Can you check you logs in var/log, specificially your error logs because something odd has occured.

paul

Wednesday 17 December 2003 4:57:36 am

My register_freelancer.tpl that overrides user/register:

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action={"/user/register/"|ezurl} method="post" name="Register">
<div class="maincontentheader">
<h1>{"Register user"|i18n("design/standard/user")}</h1>
</div>

{section show=$validation.processed}

{section name=UnvalidatedAttributes loop=$validation.attributes show=$validation.attributes}
<div class="warning">
<h2>{"Input did not validate"|i18n("design/standard/user")}</h2>
<ul>
<li>{$UnvalidatedAttributes:item.name}: {$UnvalidatedAttributes:item.description}</li>
</ul>
</div>
{section-else}
<div class="feedback">
<h2>{"Input was stored successfully"|i18n("design/standard/user")}</h2>
</div>
{/section}

{/section}

<table border="0">
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 207))}
<td>{$attribute.name|i18n}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 208))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>

<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 209))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 210))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 211))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 212))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 213))}
{*$attribute.content.options|attribute(show)*}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td>
<td>
<select name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]">
{section name=country loop=$attribute.content.options}
<option value="{$country:item.id}">{$country:item.name}</option>
{/section}
</select>
</td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 214))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 215))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 216))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 217))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 218))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
{let attribute=fetch('content', 'class_attribute', hash(attribute_id, 219))}
<td>{$attribute.name}</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" size="20" value="" maxlength="{$attribute.data_int1}" /></td>
{/let}
</tr>
<tr>
<td>User Login</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_data_user_login_{$attribute.id}" size="20" value="" maxlength="20" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Email Address</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_data_user_email_{$attribute.id}" size="20" value="" maxlength="100" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Password</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_data_user_password_{$attribute.id}" size="20" value="" maxlength="20" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Confirm Password</td> <td><input type="text" name="ContentObjectAttribute_data_user_password_confirm_{$attribute.id}" size="20" value="" maxlength="20" /></td>
</tr>

</table>
<div class="buttonblock">
<input type="submit" name="PublishButton" value="{'Register'|i18n('design/standard/user')}" />
<input type="submit" name="CancelButton" value="{'Discard'|i18n('design/standard/user')}" />
</div>

</form>

Wednesday 17 December 2003 6:28:06 am

This kinda brings me back to my initial problem :-(

If I write:
{section name=ContentObjectAttribute loop=$content_attributes sequence=array(bglight,bgdark)}
<tr>
<input type="hidden" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" value="{$ContentObjectAttribute:item.id}" />

<td>{$ContentObjectAttribute:item.contentclass_attribute.name}</td> <td>{attribute_edit_gui attribute=$ContentObjectAttribute:item}</td>
</tr>

{/section}

I get the fields first name, last name, login, email etc.

But I need the rest of the attributes that my custom-user contains. So if I try this:
{let my_content_attributes=fetch('content', 'class_attribute_list', hash(class_id,20))}
{section name=ContentObjectAttribute loop=$my_content_attributes sequence=array(bglight,bgdark)}
<tr>
<input type="hidden" name="ContentObjectAttribute_id[]" value="{$ContentObjectAttribute:item.id}" />

<td>{$ContentObjectAttribute:item.contentclass_attribute.name}</td> <td>{attribute_edit_gui attribute=$ContentObjectAttribute:item}</td>
</tr>

{/section}
{/let}

I don't get anything besides error messages. In the code above I fetch a list of all the attributes to my custom-user class, and I want to display them as input fields..

Did this make any sense ?

Johan