In reply to Robert Allerstorfer
Re: Menu type field offering names of registered users
by Jose' Coelho -
I don't think that is possible. That information is stored in the database in mdl_data_fields.param1 that is a text field and the several lines are stored like that, in a big text (each option in a different line).
But, if you know SQL, you can make a select command to return all users, and copy/paste the names to the menu field.
Test it first. If you have many users, that solution can eventually not be very good.
In reply to Jose' Coelho
Re: Menu type field offering names of registered users
by Robert Allerstorfer -
Thank you Jose for your suggestion.
After intensively dealing with the database activity for the last days and nights I had to realize that I have been asking for too much. There are so many bugs in this module (still in 1.9+) so that I am currently happy if most things work as they are supposed to.
I would not recommend anybody to use it with an 1.8 Moodle because too many things do not even work there.
After intensively dealing with the database activity for the last days and nights I had to realize that I have been asking for too much. There are so many bugs in this module (still in 1.9+) so that I am currently happy if most things work as they are supposed to.
I would not recommend anybody to use it with an 1.8 Moodle because too many things do not even work there.
In reply to Robert Allerstorfer
Re: Menu type field offering names of registered users
by Robert Allerstorfer -
Now, in the latest 1.9+, there is something possible using the special tags ##firstname##, ##lastname## and ##user## if MDL-14396 would have been implemented. Since I really use this ability, I will try to solve it. If somebody else wants it, vote for it in the tracker.
In reply to Robert Allerstorfer
Re: Menu type field offering names of registered users
by Jose' Coelho -
It is not the same, one thing is filling the options of a menu type field with the users, another is showing the last user to edit a record (that is of course useful). You get my vote .
In reply to Jose' Coelho
Re: Menu type field offering names of registered users
by Robert Allerstorfer -
Thanks for your vote on MDL-14396, Jose. As you can see there, I have already written and submitted a patch that can be used to solve that problem. Yes, that one only shows who did when the last edit.
Regarding my original wish, having a menu where all users can be selected that own records within the database ID in question, please see my last 2 comments at MDL-9907, where I am suggesting the selection menu tags ##usersmenu## and ##usersmultimenu##. The text boxes ##firstname## and ##lastname## have recently been added.
Regarding my original wish, having a menu where all users can be selected that own records within the database ID in question, please see my last 2 comments at MDL-9907, where I am suggesting the selection menu tags ##usersmenu## and ##usersmultimenu##. The text boxes ##firstname## and ##lastname## have recently been added.