Dynamic Drive slideshow script with CMSB

Hi Nigel,

If you look at the page source for http://www.masselsmarine.com/index-slideshow-cms.php you can see that your getting this error:

Notice: Undefined variable: record in /home/masselsm/public_html/index-slideshow-cms.php on line 58

This is because your calling the variable record, which doesn't exist. I think a simpler method for creating the slideshow might be something like this:

<?php
  //get the total number of items in the slideshow
  $numItems = count(@$homepage_slideshow['slideshow']);
  //create variable that can be used as a counter
  $i = 0;
?>

<script type="text/javascript">

var mygallery2=new fadeSlideShow({
  wrapperid: "fadeshow2", //ID of blank DIV on page to house Slideshow
  dimensions: [999, 324], //width/height of gallery in pixels. Should reflect dimensions of largest image
  <?php if(@$homepage_slideshow['slideshow']): ?>
  imagearray: [
    <?php foreach($homepage_slideshow['slideshow'] as $slide): ?>
    ["<?php echo $slide['thumbUrlPath']; ?>", "<?php echo @$slide['info2']; ?>", "_top", "<?php echo $slide['info1']; ?>"]<?php if(++$i != $numItems){ echo ','}; ?>
    <?php endforeach; ?>
 //<--no trailing comma after very last image element!
  ],
  <?php endif; ?>
  displaymode: {type:'auto', pause:2500, cycles:0, wraparound:false},
  persist: false, //remember last viewed slide and recall within same session?
  fadeduration: 500, //transition duration (milliseconds)
  descreveal: "always",
  togglerid: "fadeshow2toggler"
})

</script>


This is just an example, so you might have to change some of the variable names that you're using to get this working.

I wasn't sure were you're storing each images link, so I've used the variable 'info2' in this example. 

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Greg

Hi, Greg. Thanks for having a look at this.

I tried adding your code, but now I'm getting an error message: http://www.masselsmarine.com/index-slideshow-cms.php

Any idea where I've gone wrong, please?

Hi Nigel,

Looks like I missed a closing semicolon on line 58. I've attached the updated code to this post.

Thanks!

Greg

I'm not getting the error message, but the slides aren't appearing, I'm afraid.

http://www.masselsmarine.com/index-slideshow-cms_003.php

I've attached the code generated by CMSB, if that helps.

Hi Nigel,

Attaching the code generator file was a good idea, after looking at it I think I can see the problem. The upload field is called content, but I thought it was called slideshow. I've made the changes on lines 55 and 57 so that the $homepage_slideshow['slideshow'] variable is called $homepage_slideshow['content'] instead. 

Thanks!

Greg

Sorry, this still isn't working for me. I really appreciate you looking into it for me, though.

http://www.masselsmarine.com/index-slideshow-cms_005.php

Hi Nigel, 

Would you mind filling out a second level support request for me? You can find the form here:

https://www.interactivetools.com/support/email_support_form.php

Then I can take a closer look at the issue for you.

Thanks

Greg

Will do. Thanks, Greg.

My 2 cents ... you cannot have a trailing comma after the last image.  I solved it by pre counting the images and conditionally writing the code without the comma on the last image in the array.

See this post http://www.interactivetools.com/forum/forum-posts.php?postNum=2219069#post2219069