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void
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Nov 13, 2006, 6:25 AM
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Hi,
Does AM2 have a protocol that describes how programmatically to push articles into AM2 for later approval and publishing?
Let me explain what I need it for.
Our sites are heavily focused around the VB forum system. This is where people feel comfortable writing stuff. So on each post I would like to put a "Publish" icon, that once pressed, will push the post into a category in AM2 where an editor can choose to publish it. On the front page the article would then be indistinguishable from articles manually entered into the AM system, with the exceptions that this category has a template that implements "X comments" for each post/comment that once clicked, leads back into the VB system.
I suppose I could just research how to put it directly into the mysql db of AM2, but I would still feel better if there were some "authorized" Interactive Tools protocol to do this. Some way of doing it that is endorsed by the AM2 developers so that it is less likely to break in subsequent AM updates, or, so that AM2 developers can issue warnings when that protocol IS compromised - and supply a new protocol.
Cheers,
Tim
(This post was edited by void on Nov 13, 2006, 6:26 AM)
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ChetW
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Nov 15, 2006, 10:08 AM
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Hi Tim,
Thanks for the post!
I am not familar with the "VB forum system", however we do have an option in Article Manager that will allow you to set an article to "pending". When an article is set to pending it will not be visible on the main website but will be viewable from inside the Article Manager admin section. :)
Would you mind providing a few more details on the "VB forum system" and how you are planning to use it with Article Manager. Once I understand a little better how it all works I will be happy to see if we can help guide you towards getting this all set-up. :)
Cheers,
Chet Woodside - Product Specialist
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void
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Nov 17, 2006, 3:40 AM
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I am not familar with the "VB forum system",
The vbulletin forum system? No?
however we do have an option in Article Manager that will allow you to set an article to "pending". When an article is set to pending it will not be visible on the main website but will be viewable from inside the Article Manager admin section. :)
Yes, I know ;)
Would you mind providing a few more details on the "VB forum system" and how you are planning to use it with Article Manager. Once I understand a little better how it all works I will be happy to see if we can help guide you towards getting this all set-u
Well. It really boils down to a way to insert an article into AM2 via mysql using php. How do I do it? Are there something I should be aware of? Are there any best practices? Stuff like that.
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Dave
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Nov 18, 2006, 6:22 PM
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There's no feature that let's insert data into Article Manager from another program. But if you are familiar and comfortable with mySQL and PHP you could experiment inserting rows with various data and testings things out.
I can't think of anything that would break by having invalid article data, and if you did get an error you could just use phpMyAdmin or a mysql admin program to erase the record you added. Just be careful not to erase any extra records! :)
If we change fields around on upgrades you may need to tweak your program, but that doesn't happen very often (it will for the new multicategory feature though).
I'd recommend having a look at the data, writing a test script to insert a record and just testing it out from there. (Note: You don't need to specify a 'num' field when inserting a record, mySQL will automatically assign one).
The fields have pretty descriptive names, but if you want more details on them, feel free to ask and I'll fill you in.
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
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void
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Nov 19, 2006, 3:51 AM
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Ok then. I'll do some basic research into this. Thanks.
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