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plugin to create basic review

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	dtsig
	Just asking questions man

Registered: August 17, 2009

Posts: 352

Posted:

Is there a plugin that is used to create the 'basics' of a review like found in this thread? I don't see one in the plugin section

Thanks
DSig

	Addicted2DVD

Registered: March 13, 2007

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Posts: 17,334

Posted:

It isn't a plugin... it is an html window....

Just go to View-->html window-->edit then click the paper icon to create a new html window... and put the following in

Quote:

</HTML>
<BODY>
<SCRIPT language=javascript>
var a = '<DP NAME="UPC" Formatted="NO">';
document.write('[ img src="http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/' + a.substring(0,2) + '/' + a + 'f.jpg" /]' );
</SCRIPT>
<br>
[b ]Title:[/b] [b ][ Font Color="Red"]<DP NAME="TITLE">[/b]<br/>
[b ]UPC:[/b] <DP NAME="UPC" Formatted="No"><br/>
[b ]Year:[/b] <DP NAME="PRODYEAR"><br/>
[b ]Director:[/b] <DP NAME="CREW_DIRECTION"><br/>
[b ]Writer:[/b] <DP NAME="CREW_WRITING" Suffix=")" Divider="), " RoleDivider=" (" ShowRoles="YES"><br/>
[b ]Rating:[/b] <DP NAME="RATING" ShowDetails="TRUE"><br/>
[b ]Length:[/b] <DP NAME="RUNTIME" TotalInMins="TRUE"> Min. <br/>
[b ]Video:[/b] <DP NAME="VIDFORMATS" Ratios="YES"><br/>
[b ]Audio:[/b] <DP NAME="AUDIOTRACKS"> <br/>
[b ]Subtitles:[/b] <DP NAME="SUBTITLES"><br/>
<br/>
[b ]Stars:[/b]<br/>
<DP NAME="CAST" ShowRoles="YES" MaxList="6" Divider="BREAK">
<br/><br/>
[b ]Plot:[/b]<br/>
<DP NAME="OVERVIEW">
<br/><br/>
[b ]Extras:[/b]<br/>
<DP NAME="FEATURES" Divider="BREAK">
<br/><br/>
[b ]My Thoughts:[/b]
<br><br><br>
[b ]My Rating:[/b]

</BODY>
</HTML>

I put extra spaces in the bbc codes so it would show up here... be sure to remove all the extra spaces and click ok.

Then in profiler go to View-->HTML Windows and check the one you just made. You can then place it in your layout or just bring it up each time you want to use it.

Pete

Last edited: by Addicted2DVD

	dtsig
	Just asking questions man

Registered: August 17, 2009

Posts: 352

Posted:

WOW .. thanks for that. Easy Peasy

DSig

	dtsig
	Just asking questions man

Registered: August 17, 2009

Posts: 352

Posted:

Do you know if it is possible to get Personalize, Notes into the 'My Thoughts' section and Rating into 'My Rating'.

Thanks
DSig

	Addicted2DVD

Registered: March 13, 2007

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Posts: 17,334

Posted:

Not that I have found. Maybe someone else here knows a way?

Pete

	StaNDarD

Registered: March 31, 2007

Posts: 662

Posted:

Personalize->Notes:
<DP NAME="NOTES">

Your Review (Rating):
<DP NAME="REVIEW">

This should do it.

	dtsig
	Just asking questions man

Registered: August 17, 2009

Posts: 352

Posted:

Thanks greatly .. will try when i get back into town

This forum rocks

DSig

	Addicted2DVD

Registered: March 13, 2007

Reputation: Highest Rating

Posts: 17,334

Posted:

While the notes may work without much of a problem (I use my notes for other things so won't try it)... but the review one will not work... at least not easily. It puts an image in the html window... won't show up (at least not easily) on the forum.

Pete

	StaNDarD

Registered: March 31, 2007

Posts: 662

Posted:

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

Quote:
While the notes may work without much of a problem (I use my notes for other things so won't try it)... but the review one will not work... at least not easily. It puts an image in the html window... won't show up (at least not easily) on the forum.

Ah, OK. I didn't tried this for forums, just tried it local.

	TomGaines
	Registered Sept. 24, 2001

Registered: March 13, 2007

Reputation: High Rating

Posts: 2,005

Posted:

The review is available as an integer from 0-9 in the header variables.
For this you have to put the following in the <head> section of the html:
<SCRIPT language=javascript>
<DP NAME="HEADER_VARS">
</SCRIPT>
And then in the body you have the javascript integer variable DP_ReviewFilm to use.
e.g.
<script language="javascript">
document.write("Review: " + DP_ReviewFilm);
</script>
will print this integer value out.

If you want to have it from a scale from 0-5, you can do the following:
document.write("Rating: " + (DP_ReviewFilm + 1) / 2 + "/5");

This will print for example:
Rating: 3.5/5

Last edited: by TomGaines

	TomGaines
	Registered Sept. 24, 2001

Registered: March 13, 2007

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Posts: 2,005

Posted:

Here the above excerpt from Pete extended with Notes as My Thoughts and the rating info:

Quote:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT language=javascript>
<DP NAME="HEADER_VARS">
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<SCRIPT language=javascript>
var a = '<DP NAME="UPC" Formatted="NO">';
document.write('[ img src="http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/' + a.substring(0,2) + '/' + a + 'f.jpg" /]' );
</SCRIPT>
<br>
[b ]Title:[/b] [b ][ Font Color="Red"]<DP NAME="TITLE">[/b]<br/>
[b ]UPC:[/b] <DP NAME="UPC" Formatted="No"><br/>
[b ]Year:[/b] <DP NAME="PRODYEAR"><br/>
[b ]Director:[/b] <DP NAME="CREW_DIRECTION"><br/>
[b ]Writer:[/b] <DP NAME="CREW_WRITING" Suffix=")" Divider="), " RoleDivider=" (" ShowRoles="YES"><br/>
[b ]Rating:[/b] <DP NAME="RATING" ShowDetails="TRUE"><br/>
[b ]Length:[/b] <DP NAME="RUNTIME" TotalInMins="TRUE"> Min. <br/>
[b ]Video:[/b] <DP NAME="VIDFORMATS" Ratios="YES"><br/>
[b ]Audio:[/b] <DP NAME="AUDIOTRACKS"> <br/>
[b ]Subtitles:[/b] <DP NAME="SUBTITLES"><br/>
<br/>
[b ]Stars:[/b]<br/>
<DP NAME="CAST" ShowRoles="YES" MaxList="6" Divider="BREAK">
<br/><br/>
[b ]Plot:[/b]<br/>
<DP NAME="OVERVIEW">
<br/><br/>
[b ]Extras:[/b]<br/>
<DP NAME="FEATURES" Divider="BREAK">
<br/><br/>
[b ]My Thoughts:[/b]
<br>
<DP NAME="NOTES">
<br><br>
[b ]My Rating:[/b]
<script language="javascript">
document.write((DP_ReviewFilm + 1) / 2 + "/5");
</script>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Last edited: by TomGaines

	Addicted2DVD

Registered: March 13, 2007

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Posts: 17,334

Posted:

Thanks Tom... but don't know why... can't seem to get it to work.

Edit...
Thanks for the edit... see what I did wrong now.

Pete

Last edited: by Addicted2DVD

	LJG

Registered: March 14, 2007

Reputation: High Rating

Posts: 950

Posted:

I haven't done this before either and wanted to try since I really like your review format, Pete, but I can't get it to show up correctly. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I've deleted the spaces from the
[ b], yet I still see them in the window afterwards. Plus, I don't get the image, just the instructions for it.

It looks like it is pulling the right info out-the summary, characters/actors, rating, etc are there, but the bold isn't working and color changing isn't working. Do I need to have something enabled? I do have the html in the notes section enabled.

Help!

Lori

	Addicted2DVD

Registered: March 13, 2007

Reputation: Highest Rating

Posts: 17,334

Posted:

In the program itself all you will see is the code. You copy all that code in the program and past it in a forum post and click preview. there you should see everything right.

Pete

	Addicted2DVD

Registered: March 13, 2007

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Posts: 17,334

Posted:

Also don't miss the space in the image code.

Pete

	LJG

Registered: March 14, 2007

Reputation: High Rating

Posts: 950

Posted:

Ah! That's where I was going wrong. I thought you could see it in the program as well and never tried to post it here. Works great now! Thanks again!

Lori

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