What i would like to do is click on a link (folder) which then lists the asset's, which in my case are pdf's, on the page in a list format for the user to then choose which one they want to view.
Also being able to see the date the doc was last updated would be nice.
I have tried using the nest_content design area with no luck.
I added the following into the parse file: -
<MySource_AREA id_name="current_news_panel" design_area="nest_content">
<MySource_SET name="type_codes" value="page file" />
</MySource_AREA>
I then customised the design and selected the location for it to look at for the content. In this folder i have a pdf asset and a standard asset, both live and when i click the link on the page it doesn't display any assets… Any idea's??
You cant use folders for this - they are only for organising assets. You need to use the Asset Listing for this.
Make sure you have installed the Asset Listing patch first. Then you can create an Asset Listing page to list all the assets under your folder (or anywhere in the system). You can also list their last updated date using the asset listing.
How do i know if i have the patch installed??
If i haven't were do i download it from??
I have installed the patch and i now have the asset_listing page. Can you point me at a document that describes how i use this or perhaps give me a quick asset_listing 101.
Cheers
Carl
You can find documentation for the asset listing (and get a taste of some of the other assets within the CMS package) by downloading the MySource Matrix documentation from http://matrix.squiz.net/download/documentation.
I'm struggling to get it to display a list of documents.
I folders like this.
Press Releases/Current
I have a pdf file under the Current folder and this is were i have created the asset listing page, called pr_curr_index.
In the default format i have chosen the asset name and asset modify date.
I have chosen the Current folder as the root node and pdf as the current asset type.
The pdf file in the folder is live.
I then goto preview the pr_curr_index page but the document is listed.
What am i doing wrong??
Ok i figured it out. I didn't add the %asset_listing% to the BodyCopy part of the asset listing page.
Now is it possible for me to use the simple edit interface to add files to this list??
Will i need to do something with layouts??
You can't manually add items to an asset listing. The only way to add items is to create assets that would appear in the listing. The only way to create new assets is to either use the Administration Interface, or to use the Asset Builder, which is part of the commercial CMS package.