Before I get into specifics, I should point out that I tested this
problem using the standard html_select_date plugin, and saw the exact
same behavior, so I don't think the problem is my plugin itself. I
believe there is some kind of issue with my environment.

I have a single plugin directory, which is the main
{smarty_dir}/libs/plugins directory.
The name of the plugin file is function.html_select_date2.php, which is
based upon the original html_select_date function. My modded file
allows me to override the names of the fields like this:

{html_select_date2 field_name="FromMonth,FromDay,FromYear"
day_extra="id=FromDay class=dateSelect" month_extra="id=FromMonth
class=dateSelect" year_extra="id=FromYear class=dateSelect" end_year="+2"}

The contents are as follows (this is gonna be long...):

function smarty_function_html_select_date2($params, &$smarty)
{
require_once $smarty->_get_plugin_filepath('shared','make_timestamp') ;
require_once $smarty->_get_plugin_filepath('function','html_options') ;
/* Default values. */
$prefix = "Date_";
$start_year = strftime("%Y");
$end_year = $start_year;
$display_days = true;
$display_months = true;
$display_years = true;
$month_format = "%B";
/* Write months as numbers by default GL */
$month_value_format = "%m";
$day_format = "%02d";
/* Write day values using this format MB */
$day_value_format = "%d";
$year_as_text = false;
/* Display years in reverse order? Ie. 2000,1999,.... */
$reverse_years = false;
/* Should the select boxes be part of an array when returned from PHP?
e.g. setting it to "birthday", would create "birthday[Day]",
"birthday[Month]" & "birthday[Year]". Can be combined with prefix */
$field_array = null;
/* <select size>'s of the different <select> tags.
If not set, uses default dropdown. */
$day_size = null;
$month_size = null;
$year_size = null;
/* Unparsed attributes common to *ALL* the <select>/<input> tags.
An example might be in the template: all_extra ='class ="foo"'. */
$all_extra = null;
/* Separate attributes for the tags. */
$day_extra = null;
$month_extra = null;
$year_extra = null;
/* Field name (if provided, replaces 'Day','Month', or 'Year') */
$field_name = null;
/* Order in which to display the fields.
"D" -> day, "M" -> month, "Y" -> year. */
$field_order = 'MDY';
/* String printed between the different fields. */
$field_separator = "\n";
$time = time();
$all_empty = null;
$day_empty = null;
$month_empty = null;
$year_empty = null;

foreach ($params as $_key=>$_value) {
switch ($_key) {
case 'prefix':
case 'time':
case 'start_year':
case 'end_year':
$$_key = (string)$_value;
break;
case 'month_format':
case 'day_format':
case 'day_value_format':
case 'field_array':
case 'day_size':
case 'month_size':
case 'year_size':
case 'all_extra':
case 'day_extra':
$$_key = (string)$_value;
break;
case 'month_extra':
$$_key = (string)$_value;
break;
case 'year_extra':
$$_key = (string)$_value;
break;
case 'field_name':
$arrFields = explode(',', $_value);

if($strMonthFieldName == '')
{
$strMonthFieldName = $arrFields[0];
}

if($strDayFieldName == '')
{
$strDayFieldName = $arrFields[1];
}

if($strYearFieldName == '')
{
$strYearFieldName = $arrFields[2];
}
break;
case 'field_order':
case 'field_separator':
case 'month_value_format':
case 'month_empty':
case 'day_empty':
case 'year_empty':
$$_key = (string)$_value;
break;

case 'all_empty':
$$_key = (string)$_value;
$day_empty = $month_empty = $year_empty = $all_empty;
break;

case 'display_days':
case 'display_months':
case 'display_years':
case 'year_as_text':
case 'reverse_years':
$$_key = (bool)$_value;
break;

default:
$smarty->trigger_error("[html_select_date] unknown
parameter $_key", E_USER_WARNING);

}
}

if(preg_match('!^-\d+$!',$time)) {
// negative timestamp, use date()
$time = date('Y-m-d',$time);
}
// If $time is not in format yyyy-mm-dd
if (!preg_match('/^\d{0,4}-\d{0,2}-\d{0,2}$/', $time)) {
// use smarty_make_timestamp to get an unix timestamp and
// strftime to make yyyy-mm-dd
$time = strftime('%Y-%m-%d', smarty_make_timestamp($time));
}
// Now split this in pieces, which later can be used to set the select
$time = explode("-", $time);

// make syntax "+N" or "-N" work with start_year and end_year
if (preg_match('!^(\+|\-)\s*(\d+)$!', $end_year, $match)) {
if ($match[1] == '+') {
$end_year = strftime('%Y') + $match[2];
} else {
$end_year = strftime('%Y') - $match[2];
}
}
if (preg_match('!^(\+|\-)\s*(\d+)$!', $start_year, $match)) {
if ($match[1] == '+') {
$start_year = strftime('%Y') + $match[2];
} else {
$start_year = strftime('%Y') - $match[2];
}
}
if (strlen($time[0]) > 0) {
if ($start_year > $time[0] && !isset($params['start_year'])) {
// force start year to include given date if not explicitly set
$start_year = $time[0];
}
if($end_year < $time[0] && !isset($params['end_year'])) {
// force end year to include given date if not explicitly set
$end_year = $time[0];
}
}

$field_order = strtoupper($field_order);

$html_result = $month_result = $day_result = $year_result = "";

if ($display_months)
{
$month_names = array();
$month_values = array();

if(isset($month_empty))
{
$month_names[''] = $month_empty;
$month_values[''] = '';
}

for ($i = 1; $i <= 12; $i++)
{
$month_names[$i] = strftime($month_format, mktime(0, 0, 0,
$i, 1, 2000));
$month_values[$i] = strftime($month_value_format, mktime(0,
0, 0, $i, 1, 2000));
}

$month_result .= '<select name=';

if (null !== $field_array)
{
$month_result .= '"' . $field_array . '[';
$month_result .= (null !== $strMonthFieldName) ?
$strMonthFieldName.']"' : $prefix.'Month]"';

$month_result .= ' id="'.$field_array . '[';
$month_result .= (null !== $strMonthFieldName) ?
$strMonthFieldName.']"' : $prefix.'Month]"';
}
else
{
$month_result .= (null !== $strMonthFieldName) ?
'"'.$strMonthFieldName.'"' : '"'.$prefix.'Month"';
//$month_result .= ' id="'.$strMonthFieldName.'"';
}

if (null !== $month_size)
{
$month_result .= ' size="' . $month_size . '"';
}

if (null !== $month_extra)
{
$month_result .= ' ' . $month_extra;
}

if (null !== $all_extra)
{
$month_result .= ' ' . $all_extra;
}
$month_result .= '>'."\n";

$month_result .= smarty_function_html_options(array('output'
=> $month_names,
'values'
=> $month_values,
'selected'
=> $a=$time[1] ? strftime($month_value_format, mktime(0, 0, 0,
(int)$time[1], 1, 2000)) : '',

'print_result' => false),
$smarty);
$month_result .= '</select>';
}

if ($display_days)
{
$days = array();
if (isset($day_empty))
{
$days[''] = $day_empty;
$day_values[''] = '';
}

for ($i = 1; $i <= 31; $i++)
{
$days[] = sprintf($day_format, $i);
$day_values[] = sprintf($day_value_format, $i);
}

$day_result .= '<select name=';

if (null !== $field_array)
{
$day_result .= '"' . $field_array . '[';
$day_result .= (null !== $strDayFieldName) ?
$strDayFieldName.']"' : $prefix.'Day]"';
}
else
{
$day_result .= (null !== $strDayFieldName) ?
'"'.$strDayFieldName.'"' : '"'.$prefix.'Day"';
}

if (null !== $day_size)
{
$day_result .= ' size="' . $day_size . '"';
}

if (null !== $all_extra)
{
$day_result .= ' ' . $all_extra;
}

if (null !== $day_extra)
{
$day_result .= ' ' . $day_extra;
}

$day_result .= '>'."\n";
$day_result .= smarty_function_html_options(array('output'
=> $days,
'values'
=> $day_values,
'selected'
=> $time[2],
'print_result'
=> false),
$smarty);
$day_result .= '</select>';
}

if ($display_years)
{
if (null !== $field_array)
{
$year_name = $field_array . '[';
$year_name .= (null !== $strYearFieldName) ?
$strYearFieldName.']' : $prefix.'Year]';
}
else
{
$year_name .= (null !== $strYearFieldName) ?
$strYearFieldName : $prefix.'Year';
}

if ($year_as_text)
{
$year_result .= '<input type="text" name="' . $year_name .
'" value="' . $time[0] . '" size="4" maxlength="4"';
if (null !== $all_extra){
$year_result .= ' ' . $all_extra;
}
if (null !== $year_extra){
$year_result .= ' ' . $year_extra;
}
$year_result .= '>';
} else {
$years = range((int)$start_year, (int)$end_year);
if ($reverse_years) {
rsort($years, SORT_NUMERIC);
} else {
sort($years, SORT_NUMERIC);
}
$yearvals = $years;
if(isset($year_empty)) {
array_unshift($years, $year_empty);
array_unshift($yearvals, '');
}
$year_result .= '<select name="' . $year_name . '"';
if (null !== $year_size){
$year_result .= ' size="' . $year_size . '"';
}
if (null !== $all_extra){
$year_result .= ' ' . $all_extra;
}
if (null !== $year_extra){
$year_result .= ' ' . $year_extra;
}
$year_result .= '>'."\n";
$year_result .= smarty_function_html_options(array('output'
=> $years,
'values'
=> $yearvals,

'selected' => $time[0],

'print_result' => false),
$smarty);
$year_result .= '</select>';
}
}

// Loop thru the field_order field
for ($i = 0; $i <= 2; $i++){
$c = substr($field_order, $i, 1);
switch ($c){
case 'D':
$html_result .= $day_result;
break;

case 'M':
$html_result .= $month_result;
break;

case 'Y':
$html_result .= $year_result;
break;
}
// Add the field seperator
if($i != 2) {
$html_result .= $field_separator;
}
}

return $html_result;
}

/* vim: set expandtab: */

?>



Monte Ohrt wrote:
> What is the name of the plugin file, and what is the content? Do you
> have one plugin directory, or multiple?
>
> Erich C. Beyrent wrote:
>> That's how it appears to me, but I'm not sure why that is happening,
>> or how to fix it.
>>
>> -Erich-
>>
>> Dean Ariel wrote:
>>> Maybe it's not including the plugins when it's compiled ??
>>>
>>> Dean
>>>
>>> On 11/3/06, Erich C. Beyrent <erich.beyrent@beyrent.net> wrote:
>>>> Jochem Maas wrote:
>>>> > Erich C. Beyrent wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> I have written a plugin called html_select_date2, and it is
>>>> giving me
>>>> >> some trouble. The first time the page loads, the function is
>>>> called and
>>>> >> everything works smashingly. However, if I refresh the page, I
>>>> get this:
>>>> >> *
>>>> >> Fatal error*: Call to undefined function:
>>>> >> smarty_function_html_select_date2() in
>>>> >>
>>>> */public_html/php/templates_c/%%24^24D^24D5865F%%default.form.tpl.php*
>>>> >> on line *97
>>>> >>
>>>> >> *Is this a permissions problem, or is something else going on here?
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> > the function is not being loaded. what I do is stick all my custom
>>>> > smarty plugins in a directory and then add that directory to the
>>>> list of
>>>> > plugin dirs - that way Smarty will always be able to find/load
>>>> your plugins
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> LOL
>>>>
>>>> In the Why Use Smarty page, it says:
>>>>
>>>> "Adding custom features to Smarty is as easy as dropping them in the
>>>> plugin directory and mentioning them in the template."
>>>>
>>>> So that's exactly what I did. What I don't understand is why the
>>>> plugin
>>>> works fine the first time the page loads, but fails when you
>>>> refresh the
>>>> browser. Why does it get loaded the first time, but not from the
>>>> compiled template?
>>>>
>>>> -Erich-
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>