Calendar Functions - Using PHP

• Large Calendar with Abbreviated Descriptions
• Large Calendar with Full Descriptions
• Small Calendar
• List of Events
• Scrollbox of Events

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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

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Creating a Large Calendar with Abbreviated Descriptions

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Example:

Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December Year: 2012 2013 2014

< Prev Month March 2013 (3 months ago) Next Month >
Sun.	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.
					1 2013/2014 ... Graduation... Withdraw (...	2 Withdraw (...
3 Withdraw (...	4 Spring Bre... Withdraw (...	5 Spring Bre... Withdraw (...	6 Spring Bre... Withdraw (...	7 Spring Bre... Withdraw (...	8 Spring Bre... Withdraw (...	9 Spring Bre... Withdraw (...
10 Spring Bre... Withdraw (...	11 Withdraw (...	12 Withdraw (...	13 No Show At... Second Hal... Withdraw (...	14 No Show At... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	15 2013/2014 ... No Show At... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	16 No Show At... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...
17 No Show At... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	18 No Show At... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	19 No Show At... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	20 Faculty Re... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	21 Faculty Re... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	22 Faculty Re... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	23 Faculty Re... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...
24 Faculty Re... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	25 Faculty Re... Early Advi... Financial ... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	26 Faculty Re... Early Advi... Financial ... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	27 Early Advi... Financial ... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	28 Early Advi... Financial ... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	29 Early Advi... Financial ... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...	30 Early Advi... Financial ... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...
31 Early Advi... Financial ... Refund Sch... Withdraw (... Withdraw (...

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

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Creating a Large Calendar with Full Descriptions

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Example:

Printable Version

Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December Year: 2012 2013 2014

< Prev Month March 2013 (3 months ago) Next Month >
Sun.	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.
					1 2013/2014 FAFSA and 2012 Tax Preparation Seminar (Dunwoody Campus) Students can receive FREE assistance with completing their 2013/2014 FAFSA and 2012 Tax Return. Dunwoody Campus - NE0150 Friday, March 1, 2013 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Contact Carole Jones @ 678-891-3103 or carole.Jones@gp c.edu Graduation Application Deadline for Summer 2013 A non-refundable application fee is required. Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	2 Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes
3 Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	4 Spring Break The college is open. No classes held. Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	5 Spring Break The college is open. No classes held. Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	6 Spring Break The college is open. No classes held. Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	7 Spring Break The college is open. No classes held. Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	8 Spring Break The college is open. No classes held. Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	9 Spring Break The college is open. No classes held. Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes
10 Spring Break The college is open. No classes held. Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	11 Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	12 Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	13 No Show Attendance Period for Second Half Term Classes Second Half Term Classes Begin Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	14 No Show Attendance Period for Second Half Term Classes Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	15 2013/2014 FAFSA and 2012 Tax Preparation Seminar (Decatur Campus) Students can receive FREE assistance with completing their 2013/2014 FAFSA and 2012 Tax Return. Decatur - SB 2250 Friday, March 15, 2013 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Contact Carole Jones @ 678-891-3103 or carole.Jones@gp c.edu No Show Attendance Period for Second Half Term Classes Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	16 No Show Attendance Period for Second Half Term Classes Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes
17 No Show Attendance Period for Second Half Term Classes Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	18 No Show Attendance Period for Second Half Term Classes Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	19 No Show Attendance Period for Second Half Term Classes Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	20 Faculty Report No Shows The SIS will be available for reporting no shows from March 20 to March 26 at 8:00 pm EST. Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	21 Faculty Report No Shows The SIS will be available for reporting no shows from March 20 to March 26 at 8:00 pm EST. Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	22 Faculty Report No Shows The SIS will be available for reporting no shows from March 20 to March 26 at 8:00 pm EST. Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	23 Faculty Report No Shows The SIS will be available for reporting no shows from March 20 to March 26 at 8:00 pm EST. Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes
24 Faculty Report No Shows The SIS will be available for reporting no shows from March 20 to March 26 at 8:00 pm EST. Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	25 Faculty Report No Shows The SIS will be available for reporting no shows from March 20 to March 26 at 8:00 pm EST. Early Advisement and Web Registration for Summer 2013 Financial Purge Schedule Classes are purged on a regular basis during the registration period. See the Student Accounts webpage for the Summer 2013 Purge Plan Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	26 Faculty Report No Shows The SIS will be available for reporting no shows from March 20 to March 26 at 8:00 pm EST. Early Advisement and Web Registration for Summer 2013 Financial Purge Schedule Classes are purged on a regular basis during the registration period. See the Student Accounts webpage for the Summer 2013 Purge Plan Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	27 Early Advisement and Web Registration for Summer 2013 Financial Purge Schedule Classes are purged on a regular basis during the registration period. See the Student Accounts webpage for the Summer 2013 Purge Plan Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	28 Early Advisement and Web Registration for Summer 2013 Financial Purge Schedule Classes are purged on a regular basis during the registration period. See the Student Accounts webpage for the Summer 2013 Purge Plan Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	29 Early Advisement and Web Registration for Summer 2013 Financial Purge Schedule Classes are purged on a regular basis during the registration period. See the Student Accounts webpage for the Summer 2013 Purge Plan Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes	30 Early Advisement and Web Registration for Summer 2013 Financial Purge Schedule Classes are purged on a regular basis during the registration period. See the Student Accounts webpage for the Summer 2013 Purge Plan Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes
31 Early Advisement and Web Registration for Summer 2013 Financial Purge Schedule Classes are purged on a regular basis during the registration period. See the Student Accounts webpage for the Summer 2013 Purge Plan Refund Schedule - Second Half Classes Only Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund. Withdraw (W) - Second Half Classes Students must withdraw between March 14 and April 8 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy Withdraw (WF) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between March 1 and April 19 to receive a 'WF' for the class. Withdrawal Policy April 19 is the last day to withdraw from Full Term Classes

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

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Creating a Small Calendar

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Example:

<< March 2013 >>
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
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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

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Creating a List of Events

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Example:

Please list valid category name(s)

Fri., May. 31 thru Fri., Jun. 21	Refund Schedule - Full Term Classes or any Combination Thereof Refer to the Refund Schedule Students must withdraw from all classes to receive a refund.
Fri., May. 31 thru Tue., Jun. 25	Withdraw (W) - Full Term Classes Students must withdraw between May 31 and June 25 to receive a 'W' for the class. Withdrawal Policy
Wed., Jun. 5 thru Tue., Jun. 25	Web Registration for Second Half Classes Web registration is available for Second Half term classes only.
Wed., Jun. 12 thru Sun., Jun. 30	ART SHOW: GPC Visual Arts Student Juried Exhibition Learning Resource Center Gallery Continuing thru June 30 Dunwoody Campus This is an encore exhibition of the April show at Clarkston Fine Arts

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

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Creating a Scrollbox of Events

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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