Blocks

Hi,

Can you post a down load link.??
Garry 

Index: block_side_bar.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/contrib/block_side_bar/blocks/side_bar/block_side_bar.php,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -r1.5 block_side_bar.php
--- block_side_bar.php  10 Mar 2006 01:23:15 -0000      1.5
+++ block_side_bar.php  13 Sep 2006 03:23:45 -0000
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@
         $section_start = $CFG->block_side_bar_section_start;

     /// Create a new section for this block (if necessary).
-        if (!isset($this->config->section) or empty($this->config->section)) {
-            $sql = "SELECT MAX(section) as sectionid FROM `" . $CFG->prefix .
-                   "course_sections` WHERE course='" . $this->instance->pageid . "'";
+        if (empty($this->config->section)) {
+            $sql = "SELECT MAX(section) as sectionid
+                    FROM `{$CFG->prefix}course_sections`
+                    WHERE course='{$this->instance->pageid}'";
             $rec = get_record_sql($sql);

             $sectionnum = $rec->sectionid;
@@ -82,11 +83,31 @@
                 error('Could not add new section to course.');
             }

-            $this->config->section = $section->section;
+
+
+        /// Store the section number and ID of the DB record for that section.
+            $this->config->section    = $section->section;
+            $this->config->section_id = $section->id;
             parent::instance_config_commit();
         } else {
-            $section = get_record('course_sections', 'course', $this->instance->pageid,
-                                  'section', $this->config->section);
+
+            if (empty($this->config->section_id)) {
+                $section = get_record('course_sections', 'course', $this->instance->pageid,
+                                      'section', $this->config->section);
+
+                $this->config->section_id = $section->id;
+                parent::instance_config_commit();
+            } else {
+                $section = get_record('course_sections', 'id', $this->config->section_id);
+            }
+
+        /// Double check that the section number hasn't been modified by something else.
+        /// Fixes problem found by Charlotte Owen when moving 'center column' course sections.
+            if ($section->section != $this->config->section) {
+                $section->section = $this->config->section;
+
+                update_record('course_sections', $section);
+            }
         }

         if (!empty($section) || $isediting) {

Hi Omer,

I use Side Bar all the time, too, which is one reason why I'm not upgrading my 1.9 site yet.  Side Bar was not available for 2.0 last time I asked.  It was originally contributed by Mike Churchwood (a Moodle Partner).  I asked him about it last summer and he wasn't sure if they would be upgrading it.  You could contact him again.

Alternatively, you could contact a Moodle contributor, Davo Smith.  I have talked to him about upgrading Side Bar for 2.0 so he might be able to do it for you.  His website is: http://davodev.co.uk/ where you can find contact information.

The Side Bar makes it possible to add CMS functionality to any Moodle course, which for my business clients, is a very important feature.  Good luck and let me know what you find out!  Penny

I'm desperate updated my moodle to version 2.4 and SlideBar not work. I need urgent help. May I add the block, but I can not add resources on it, is like assuming no link, and displays only the text.

Tnks.