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Aug 11, 2006, 7:44 AM
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How to insert random numbers in Filename?
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Hello,
How do I insert random numbers or even date (20060811) in filename when article filename is being specified by the author?
I know about the Article Pages option in server option but this one is related to allow users to specify filename.
this_is_an_article_filename.php to
this_is_an_article_filename4565459.php
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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MikeB
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Aug 12, 2006, 12:53 PM
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Re: [DefenceTalk.com] How to insert random numbers in Filename?
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Hi,
Thanks for the post! 
While adding a number (or a date stamp) to the "Filename" field isn't something I've seen before I do have an idea of how something like this might work with a bit of JavaScript in Article Manager's interface templates.
I'd like to take a bit of time to play around with this but I just wanted to reply to your post to let you know that this is something I'm going to look into.
I should have an update in a few days to let you know if there is a way of setting up something like this.
In the meantime if you have any other questions, just let me know!
Cheers,
Mike Briggs - Product Specialist
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MikeB
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Aug 15, 2006, 10:00 AM
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Hi DefenceTalk,
I just wanted to follow-up to let you know that by using some JavaScript I've managed to put together a script that will automatically output a datestamp for you in the "Filename" field in Article Manager.
Here's how it works:
When you create a new article in Article Manager you'll type in your Title, choose your category and status and the next step is to type in the filename. When you click the textbox for Filename this JavaScript will automatically output a datestamp in this field and you can then type your filename.
For example, when you click the text box you would first see something like this:
_20060815
You can then just click before the underscore and type in your actual filename so it will then look like this:
this_is_an_article_filename_20060815
Once you click "Save" this value is saved as the filename and your static file (PHP in your case) will be created. Also, if you click "modify" on this article within Article Manager you can click on the "Filename" field without having to worry about losing any content as I've set the JavaScript up to recognize that there is already a value in this field.
As the JavaScript is a bit lengthy I've attached a copy of the _art_menus.html and _writer_menus.html that you can use rather than outlining all of the code. You can upload these to your /artman/templates/interface/ directory and you'll want to be sure to make backups of the existing files. If you've already made changes to these templates, just let me know and I'll put up a post to outline the changes you can make to get this up and running with your existing templates.
I hope this helps and if you have any questions about this, just let me know!
Cheers,
Mike Briggs - Product Specialist
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_writer_menus.html
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_art_menus.html
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DefenceTalk.com
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Aug 15, 2006, 10:18 AM
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Re: [MikeB] How to insert random numbers in Filename?
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Mike, Thank you. I will test it out soon (weekend perhaps) and see how it goes.
Appreciate the hard work. 
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DefenceTalk.com
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Aug 22, 2006, 7:59 PM
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Re: [DefenceTalk.com] How to insert random numbers in Filename?
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Thanks Mike! This works without any problem so far. :D
Demo: http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/
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DefenceTalk.com
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Oct 20, 2006, 8:50 PM
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Re: [DefenceTalk.com] How to insert random numbers in Filename?
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Is this possible with AM 2.0? How about Random number instead of date? 
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