Calendar Functions - Using PHP





Categories of events in calendar

To create any type of calendar, you need to specify the category whose events should be shown. Here is a current list of categories available (although not all will have events available yet).

Available Categories:
  • All
  • Academic
  • Athletic
  • Community Events
  • Cont Ed
  • Fine Arts
  • General
  • HR Fac Staff
  • HR Students
  • International Education
  • Scholarship
  • Student Activities


Note: The category can be any one or combination (separated by commas) of the categories listed above. Please make sure the spelling is correct.

Locations of events in calendar

You also have the option of specifying the location whose events should be shown. Here is a current list of locations available

Available Locations:
  • All
  • College-Wide
  • Off-Campus
  • Alpharetta
  • Clarkston
  • Decatur
  • Dunwoody
  • Newton


GPC groups of people interested in events:

You also have the option of specifying the people whose events should be shown. Below is a current list of groups of people available.

Available GPC groups:
  • All
  • Current Student
  • Faculty / Staff
  • Future Student
  • Visitors / Friends


Creating a Large Calendar with Abbreviated Descriptions

Example:

 
< Prev Month October 2012 (7 months ago) Next Month >
Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
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Alpharetta... 		24
Clarkston ...
Newton Cam... 		25
Decatur Ca...
Dunwoody C... 		26



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Early Advi...
Financial ... 		30
Early Advi...
Financial ... 		31
Early Advi...
Financial ... 		     


To create a large calendar with abbreviated descriptions, place these lines of code anywhere on your page between the StartGPC() and EndGPC() lines and between PHP tags (<? and ?>):

$calendar_category="academic";  // view details about this line
$calendar_campus="all";  // view details about this line
$people="all";  // view details about this line
$calendar_width=540;  // optional line - values can be between 1 and 540
include "php_classes/calendar.php3";  // required line
echo $cal->get_calendar_grid();  // required line


Creating a Large Calendar with Full Descriptions

Example:

Printable Version
< Prev Month October 2012 (7 months ago) Next Month >
Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
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Alpharetta Center - Open House

Applicants and prospective applicants can meet GPC faculty, staff, and students, submit admission applications and documents, and tour the campus.

Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Alpharetta Center

Please RSVP:
Sign up now!		 24
Clarkston Campus - Open House

Applicants and prospective applicants can meet GPC faculty, staff, and students, submit admission applications and documents, and tour the campus.

Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Bldg N

Please RSVP:
Sign up now!
Newton Campus - Open House

Applicants and prospective applicants can meet GPC faculty, staff, and students, submit admission applications and documents, and tour the campus.

Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Bldg. 2N

Please RSVP:
Sign up now!		 25
Decatur Campus - Open House

Applicants and prospective applicants can meet GPC faculty, staff, and students, submit admission applications and documents, and tour the campus.

Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Bldg. F

Please RSVP:
Sign up now!
Dunwoody Campus - Open House

Applicants and prospective applicants can meet GPC faculty, staff, and students, submit admission applications and documents, and tour the campus.

Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Bldg. B

Please RSVP:
Sign up now!		 26



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Early Advisement and Web Registration for Spring 2013

Financial Purge Schedule

Classes are purged on a regular basis during the registration period. See the Student Accounts webpage for the
Spring 2013 Purge Plan		 30
Early Advisement and Web Registration for Spring 2013

Financial Purge Schedule

Classes are purged on a regular basis during the registration period. See the Student Accounts webpage for the
Spring 2013 Purge Plan		 31
Early Advisement and Web Registration for Spring 2013

Financial Purge Schedule

Classes are purged on a regular basis during the registration period. See the Student Accounts webpage for the
Spring 2013 Purge Plan		      


To create a large calendar with full descriptions, place these lines of code anywhere on your page between the StartGPC() and EndGPC() lines and between PHP tags (<? and ?>):

$calendar_category="academic";  // view details about this line
$calendar_campus="all";  // view details about this line
$people="all";  // view details about this line
$calendar_width=540;  // optional line - values can be between 1 and 540
$long_descriptions=true;  // required line
include "php_classes/calendar.php3";  // required line
echo $cal->get_calendar_grid();  // required line


Creating a Small Calendar

Example:

<<October 2012>>
S M T W T F S
  1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      


To create a small calendar, place these lines of code anywhere on your page between the StartGPC() and EndGPC() lines and between PHP tags (<? and ?>):

$calendar_category="academic";  // view details about this line
$calendar_campus="all";  // view details about this line
$people="all";  // view details about this line
include "php_classes/calendar.php3";  // required line
echo $cal->get_small_calendar();  // required line


Creating a List of Events

Example:

Please list valid category name(s)

Wed., May. 22 thru
Fri., May. 24
On Campus Advisement and Registration Assistance

Advisement and registration assistance is available on campuses (Weds/Thurs: 9 am-7 pm and Friday 9 am-5 pm). New students must sign up in advance.
Sign up now!

Wed., May. 22 thru
Fri., May. 24
Employee (TAP) Registration

Wed., May. 22 thru
Thu., May. 30
Web Registration open for Summer 2013 Final Registration and Schedule Adjustment

Web registration will end at 7:00 pm EST on Thursday, May 30, 2013.

Sat., May. 25 thru
Fri., May. 31
NJCAA World Series
NJCAA World Series Grand Junction, Colorado May 25 - 31, 2013 TIME - TBA Contact: Dyesha Howard @ 678-891-2361 or dyesha.howard@gpc.edu


To create a list of events, place these lines of code anywhere on your page between the StartGPC() and EndGPC() lines and between PHP tags (<? and ?>):

$calendar_category="40th anniversary";  // view details about this line
$calendar_campus="all";  // view details about this line
$people="all";  // view details about this line
$calendar_list_number=4;  // optional line - specifies number of events shown (will default to 3 if not specified)
$no_description=false;  // optional line - by default, $no_description is false and the event description is shown (if $no_description is set to true, the event description will not be shown)
include "php_classes/calendar.php3";  // required line
echo $cal->get_calendar_list();  // Option 1 (All Events)
Use Option 1 or 2
echo $cal->get_calendar_list_noacad();  // Option 2 (All with No Academic Events)
Use Option 1 or 2


Creating a Scrollbox of Events

Example:



To create a scrollbox of events, place these lines of code anywhere on your page between the StartGPC() and EndGPC() lines and between PHP tags (<? and ?>):

Note: any page that contains a scrollbox of events will NOT display the "GPC Main Menu" dropdown on the top banner of the GPC Look & Feel.

$calendar_category="academic";  // view details about this line
$calendar_campus="all";  // view details about this line
$people="Current Student";  // view details about this line
$calendar_width=150;  // optional line - values can be between 1 and 540
$scrollbox_delay=4000;  // optional line - values are in milliseconds
include "php_classes/calendar.php3";  // required line
echo $cal->get_scrollbox();  // required line