File2Message is a simple Joomla! content plugin, which puts the content of a text file into the Joomla! message queues.

We use the Plugin File2Message to integrate our CGI Perl form processor. The perl script writes it's validation messages to a file and redirects the browser back to the Joomla! form.

Plugin Parameters

In the plugin manager you can define the following parameters:

• Message file: Path to the message file starting from the JOOMLA! root directory.
• Message type: Message, Notice or Error.
• Delete file: Should the message file be deleted after processing?

Embedding the plugin into a page

The plugin may be embedded very simply into the content:

{file2message}

The plugin paramters maybe overwritten in the content (we decided to not allow this for the file parameter due to security reasons):

{file2message type=message delete=0}

• Don't worry, be happy!

{file2message type=notice}

• Please specify all requested information

{file2message type=error}

• Database not available

Attention

Messages seem not to work correctly when the cache is enabled. This is a general Joomla! 1.5 problem and not related to this plugin. You may disable the page cache for single pages by modifying the file plugins/system/cache.php:

 
	if (!$user->get('aid') && $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'GET') {
		$this->_cache->setCaching(true);
	}

        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        //  avoid form caching
        $itemid = JRequest::getInt( 'Itemid' );
        if ($itemid == 66 or $itemid == 84 or $itemid == 95) {
		$this->_cache->setCaching(false);
        }
        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	$data  = $this->_cache->get();