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Support => cpg1.4.x Support => Older/other versions => cpg1.4 upload => Topic started by: jenaimepaslesspam on May 17, 2008, 02:04:06 pm

Title: How to put one photo on several albums ?
Post by: jenaimepaslesspam on May 17, 2008, 02:04:06 pm: Hello !

I'm using Coppermine for a few month, and I find it really great and easy to use, thanks a lot !

Today I faced a new problem and couldn't find a proper solution after reading help and several ressources like this forum, so I hope somebody can help me.

My question is very simple, is it possible to insert the same photo in several album ? When I try to do that through the "FTP" function, I have a "DP" error that says my photo already exists in DB.

As far as I could understand, pictures are not moved when we create album, they are just "linked" via an entry in the database in order to be displayed in the album. Though, I don't see why I wouldn't be able to have the same photo in several albums (whitout needing to upload it several times, that would be rather space consuming and unnecessary) ? I guess I'm just doing wrong...

(Please excuse my english I'm not native speaker)
Title: Re: How to put one photo on several albums ?
Post by: just_some_guy on May 17, 2008, 02:07:54 pm: This could be achieved by manually editing the pictures table in the database, if you duplicated the row for one file; changing the album id etc. but preserving the file path, name, title ,caption etc. This would tell CPG to create an image in another album but it would reference a file that has only been uploaded once.
Title: Re: How to put one photo on several albums ?
Post by: Hein Traag on May 17, 2008, 02:10:18 pm: Snippet from the documentation:
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In 1.4.x the Album Keyword is no longer being used for searching purposes, but, rather, to link images from other album into another. Using this method, files/images can be displayed in various albums while the file itself need only exists in one album on your webserver. You simply upload a file to one album as you would normally do, then assign one or more keywords to the file.

Hein
Title: Re: How to put one photo on several albums ?
Post by: jenaimepaslesspam on May 17, 2008, 05:11:16 pm: Thank you very much for your answer. This "keyword" way of doing is not very intuitive to me, and I couldn't have find by myself, but at least it's working fine...

Still can't understand why is there a "Duplicate" restriction, and what it is for, however.

Anyway, CPG is great stuff and really easy to use except this small problem. Thanks !
Title: Re: How to put one photo on several albums ?
Post by: shaidar on October 27, 2008, 02:38:36 pm: Dear Sir,

I read the posts repeatedly but could not get the point, I just want images shared between albums. Can anyone please explain?
Title: Re: How to put one photo on several albums ?
Post by: Fabricio Ferrero on October 27, 2008, 04:28:52 pm: Read the whole point quoted and you will understand: http://coppermine-gallery.net/demo/cpg14x/docs/index.htm#album_prop (http://coppermine-gallery.net/demo/cpg14x/docs/index.htm#album_prop)