By host on Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:28 AM

Self promotion can be difficult especially if it's not in your nature.  In my case, I find it difficult.  However, I received a forum post from a new subscriber to my site that indicated that he had been looking of a SQL Grid display module for some time and just discovered my module.  So I guess it is time to do some self-promotion.

So what is SQLGridSelectedView?  First let's take a look a the name:

  SQL - indicates the use of SQL to query a database
  Grid - indicates the typical display format although templating is available
  Selected - indicates the ability to filter the selection of data 
  View - the primary focus is to view data, but creating and updating data is possible. 

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By host on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 11:50 AM

I have been fighting a problem with user subscriptions on my site for some time.  It would take some time for a user to obtain access to the subscriber viewable items on my site.  I am using the Subscription Tools from Ventrian ( highly recommended by the way) and works as expected except for this one issue. 

I originally blamed everyone else (a good trait of a developer) - first PayPal, then subscription module, then server performance, then caching ...  Yesterday, I happened to be on the site and trying once more to figure this out when a user subscribed to the site.  Perfect, I immediate validated all the appropriate table at ensure all was correct.  I contacted the user and asked to see if he did have access. 

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