Is there a way to use a template other than the default template, in certain instances?  I would like to use the base forum data that I have, but display part of it with a different template for a different audience.  One way seems to be a parallel forum with a different template library (assuming that I can path over to the original forum files).    I bet that there is an easier way.  

The Goal (aka Why do you want to do this?):  My goal is to display the calendar without the login buttons and whatnot separate from the forum.  I already use the RSS feed for upcoming events on other pages.  I really like that capability.  

Any thoughts and suggestions appreciated.

All the best,

Jimbo

You can do it with the perl templates, but that'd be a little too complicated and complex.

Edit this in Routines.pl:

Code fopen(TEMP,"$templates/$dtheme/template.html") or $ebout .= '<strong>Theme not found!</strong><br /><br />';

And change it to like:

Code if($URL{'v'} eq 'cal') { fopen(TEMP,"$templates/$dtheme/cal.html"); } else { fopen(TEMP,"$templates/$dtheme/template.html"); }

There are other ways too.  I've posted them years ago.

Justin,

Thanks!  However, will the following code also affect the calendar as it's used in the main forum?  I want to keep that calendar like it is with the default template (not to be difficult     ).

Thanks again and all the best,

Jimbo

Quoted from Justin

You can do it with the perl templates, but that'd be a little too complicated and complex.

Edit this in Routines.pl:

Code fopen(TEMP,"$templates/$dtheme/template.html") or $ebout .= '<strong>Theme not found!</strong><br /><br />';

And change it to like:

Code if($URL{'v'} eq 'cal') { fopen(TEMP,"$templates/$dtheme/cal.html"); } else { fopen(TEMP,"$templates/$dtheme/template.html"); }

There are other ways too.  I've posted them years ago.

Umm?  I'm not sure if I know what you mean ...

Here's what I'm tryin' to do.  I made some progress, but I wonder if I did it the hard way.  The difference is the lack of "Login buttons" and whatnot and personalization in example 2:

Example 1 - Traditional for Members and Guests

Example 2 - For the General Public

Thoughts?

All the best,

Jimbo

Quoted from Justin

Umm?  I'm not sure if I know what you mean ...

Justin,

Thanks for the code.  I did need to use it in the "secondary" forum that I set up for the unique calendar.  The code is used to go to a redirect page, in case someone tries to access something other than the calendar from this forum.  This forum currently contains code and prefs files only.  All other data is pathed to the main forum.

I also removed birthdays from this version of the Calendar.

Thanks again and all the best,

Jimbo

I changed the new forum name so the link above to the version of our Calendar for use by the general public without E-Blah navigation and birthdays is at:

www.cutnshoothog.org/Events/calendar.php

Yeah, the page format needs some work, but you get the idea.

All the best,

Jimbo  

Well, I subsequently modified the ProfileEdit.pl, QuickCore.pl, and Themes.pl for the reference to the ThemesList.txt file, but now I'm driving totally off of the data from the "base" forum other than the codes directory and the ThemesList.txt file in the Prefs directory of the alternate forum.  

All the best,

Jimbo