How to run StatPlanet inside of Drupal?
Mon, 10/10/2011 - 22:42 — brohlin
I want to run StatPlanet inside of a Drupal implementation. I read the FAQs and can see that it is possible to do this when you can set the base to "/files/statplanet". However, our Drupal implementation does not allow us to view or place files in a directory structure. All of the files that I upload to Drupal get a node assigned to them. So, I can browse the nodes individually (i.e., https://localhost/file/12345). I don´t get see or use a file directory structure.
It appears that I can call a single flash file with parameters. Is there a way that I can pass the data.csv and settings.csv and swfobject.js at parameters to the StatPlanet.swf flash?
I hope this request makes sense.
Hi, I think you will need
Hi,
I think you will need access to the file system somehow in order to upload the StatPlanet files to a specified location which can be referred to. You don't need to have access via FTP for example but could do so inside Drupal itself, if you install the http://drupal.org/project/webfm module. Just add the files through this system. I hope this is a possibility for you. The key is having the StatPlanet files in one directory, I'm afraid I don't have a solution for referring to files as individual nodes.
If you are using Drupal 7 the following steps are recommended:
- Download and install the modules and CKEditor and CKEditor SWF
- Add a basic page or other kind of content, and in the CKEditor click on the red 'Flash' icon
- Below 'URL', insert the location where you placed the StatPlanet files, followed by 'StatPlanet.swf'. For example: files/statplanet/StatPlanet.swf
- Insert the Width and Height according to preference (e.g. width 765 / height 567).
- Select the Properties tab, and below 'Base' insert the location where you placed the files. For example: files/statplanet
- Click on OK and save the page.
Best,
Frank