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[SOLVED] Hyperlink to profile using query select.

6 years 2 weeks ago - 5 years 11 months ago #307827 by RebeccaWool
Hello,

I am very new to query select and this question maybe very basic but, I have spent a day searching for answers and am now stuck.

Using CB query field, I want to show a user's name and have it link to their profile page.

So far I have:
Code:
SELECT CONCAT_WS(" ", firstname, lastname) AS whole_name FROM traincomprofiler where cb_role = "team_leader_adult"

Now, how do I make that a hyperlink to the resulting user's profile please?
Also, if there are more than one user's to be listed, how to make each name on a new line?

Please note: I am blind, no useful sight and rely totally on Voiceover (screen reader) to access my computer. This makes it really difficult to understand some coding text and images such as screen shots don't convey any information. So if I ask you to clarify something, it is not because I'm being a pain, it's because my computer hasn't made it clear! Thanks for your understanding.

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6 years 2 weeks ago #307838 by krileon
Replied by krileon on topic Hyperlink to profile using query select.
Should be doable as long as you also grab their user id in your query. The following should work for your required SQL and the display code.


Query:
Code:
SELECT `id`, CONCAT_WS( " ", `firstname`, `lastname` ) AS whole_name FROM `#__comprofiler` WHERE `cb_role` = "team_leader_adult"
Output: Multiple Rows
Row:
Code:
<div><a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&view=userprofile&user=[column_id]">[whole_name]</a></div>


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5 years 11 months ago #308334 by RebeccaWool
Replied by RebeccaWool on topic Hyperlink to profile using query select.
Hello Kyle,

Thanks for the above, it "sort" of works.

It returns:

whole_name

Which links to the user's profile but obviously isn't displaying the actual name of the person.

I have adapted the query to:
Code:
select t2.id, CONCAT( " ", t2.firstname, t2.lastname) as whole_name FROM #__comprofiler as t1, #__comprofiler as t2 where t1.cb_service_name = t2.cb_service_name and t2.cb_role = "team_leader" and t1.user_id = [user_id]

This query returns the correct user(s) profile when used in conjunction with the:
Code:
<div><a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&view=userprofile&user=[column_id]">whole_name</a></div>

But still displays "whole_name".
Having researched on various sites and resources, I thought the query might need a variable in order to pass the result to the hyperlink and came up with:
Code:
declare name varchar (25) set name = t2.id, CONCAT( " ", t2.firstname, t2.lastname) FROM #__comprofiler as t1, #__comprofiler as t2 where t1.cb_service_name = t2.cb_service_name and t2.cb_role = "team_leader" and t1.user_id = [user_id]

But that returns an error.
Then I tried placing the name of the field in the hyperlink row as follows:
Code:
<div><a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&view=userprofile&user=[column_id]">[cb_team_leader]</a></div>

But this crashed the server big style! Please don't tell my hosting provider it was me!!!!

How do I fix the issue and have it display the user's name correctly please?

Many thanks.

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5 years 11 months ago #308338 by krileon
Replied by krileon on topic Hyperlink to profile using query select.
You need to use [column_whole_name]. Anytime you're substituting in columns from your query be sure to use the [column_COLUMN_NAME] structure.


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5 years 11 months ago #308345 by RebeccaWool
Replied by RebeccaWool on topic SOLVED: Hyperlink to profile using query select.
Kyle,

You are a genius!

It's perfect, thank you for all your help.

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