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Many thanks for the help. That script worked wonders. Plus it's also much more simple now than the way I had it before, which is always a good thing (and I might be able to use that method for something else that I've been doing where as before it wouldn't work).

Thanks again.

Yea, I do need to check more than one row as its for a 'top 10 topics' sort of thing I have on the main index. I'll scour through viewtopic then until I see something to what I need in that case. Thanks.

"$db->sql_numrows($result)" no longer works. It did in a previous beta (3 and before, since I think I haven't tried 4). When I try and use this for something I'm doing it chucks out an error; "Fatal error: Call to undefined function: sql_numrows() blah blah"

I take it from that error that this ...

So, I inlcude the language file using $user->add_lang(), anywhere in the php file, I leave the assign template array as it is, but I make sure all language variables in the template are prefixed with L_, then it loads everything automatically?

Hmm, let's see then... *done*

I'll be god damned. How ...

Use it where though?

I think i posted this in the wrong forum actually... Anyway, excellent, thanks for the help, since I've now got It all sorted.

Just in case anyone like me happens along; In the main php file one includes the lang file (after session management) as follows:

include($phpbb_root_path . 'language ...

Say I have file.php which displays something or other to the user. The template file is template_file.html, and uses language variables. All the language variables are stored in language/XX/lang_file.php (where XX is the language pack). But how exactly do I make the language file load with file.php ...

If so, will it envolve just one or two lines of code being added to a file so the module is loaded, or won't you need to alter any code at all (I presume the former, unless there's some sort of module loader going to be implimented)?

You have to add the module (either for ucp, mcp or acp) in ...

Hmm, about the modules, mod authors be able to write a module for the ACP and just sort of 'drop' it into the modules folder right?

If so, will it envolve just one or two lines of code being added to a file so the module is loaded, or won't you need to alter any code at all (I presume the former ...

Good god, it's so simple it's unbelievable. 8O I must be at the hieght of newbieness.

Still at least I'm learning. Thanks very much i appreciate the help, as always.