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Posts : 27

Location : Groningen, The Netherlands

Joined : 03/03/08 10:39 am

Posted on : 18/03/08 08:02 am

PHP:

if( date( 'U' ) > $current_draw_date )
        { // New draw
            $array_picked_balls = $this->lottery( $number_required_balls, $number_total_balls ); // Draw
            $next_draw_date_time = $this->NextDrawDateTime( $drawing_weekday, $drawing_time ); // Calculate next day/time to draw
            
            // This is the trick: the settings are stored in the database, so the draw and the date are safe.
            // It circumvents having to write the database access myself. Great for tiny bits of information.
            $this->Settings->set( 'current_draw', $array_picked_balls );
            $this->Settings->set( 'date_current_draw', $next_draw_date_time );
            $this->Settings->dbupdate();
        }

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Afwas
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Posts : 27

Location : Groningen, The Netherlands

Joined : 03/03/08 10:39 am

Posted on : 18/03/08 08:11 am

PHP:

function GetDefaultSettings()
    {
        return array(
            'current_draw' => array(
                'defaultvalue' => '',
            ),
            'date_current_draw' => array(
                'defaultvalue' => date( 'U', strtotime( 'last week' ) ), // 'U' gives Seconds since the Unix Epoch, 
                // 'last week' is not significant, just somewhere in the past.
            ),
        );
    }

The settings are 'hidden' meaning they don't have a label or note, so they are not visible in the plugin settings. This is what creates the settings for storing the data.

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