When editing/validating/updating a story - change 'Add Story' to 'Update Story'

well it is possible to edit it via the en.php file but then that will mess up the add story button for when users wish to add the story as well im thinking as theres only 1 add story variable defined though so it may be hardcoded... (so i wouldnt do it the way ive just said)

there may be another way to do it  that someone else here may be able to advise you of

You'll need to edit stories.php

Find:

$output .= "<p><input type="hidden" name="sid" value="$sid"><input type="hidden" name="inorder" value="$inorder"><input type="submit" class="button" value="$submit" name="submit">&nbsp; <input type="submit" class="button" value=""._EDITSTORY."" name="submit"></p></form></div>";
return $output;

}
// end editchapter function

Replace with:

$output .= "<p><input type="hidden" name="sid" value="$sid"><input type="hidden" name="inorder" value="$inorder"><input type="submit" class="button" value="$submit" name="submit">&nbsp; <input type="submit" class="button" value=""._EDITSTORY."" name="submit"></p></form></div>";
return $output;

}
// end editchapter function

Find:

$chapters = dbnumrows($chapquery);
$output .= "<p><input type="submit" class="button" value="$submit" name="submit">&nbsp; <input type="submit" class="button" value=""._ADDSTORY."" name="submit"></p></form></div>";

Replace with:

$chapters = dbnumrows($chapquery);
$output .= "<p><input type="submit" class="button" value="$submit" name="submit">&nbsp; <input type="submit" class="button" value=""._EDITSTORY."" name="submit"></p></form></div>";

Thank you muchly!

You'll break it doing that.  It checks for the _ADDSTORY value when the story is submitted.

Here's the fix.

You'll edit stories.php again. I've included the approximate lines for clarity:

AROUND LINE 438 FIND:

	if(isset($_POST['submit']) && $_POST['submit'] == _ADDSTORY) {
if(!$chaptertitle || !$storytext ) $submit == _PREVIEW;
else {

REPLACE WITH:

	if(isset($_POST['submit']) && $_POST['submit'] == _EDITSTORY) {
if(!$chaptertitle || !$storytext ) $submit == _PREVIEW;
else {

AROUND LINE 575 FIND:

	if(isset($_POST['submit']) && $_POST['submit'] == _ADDSTORY) {
$oldcats = isset($_POST['oldcats']) ? array_filter(explode(",", $_POST['oldcats']), "isNumber") : array( );
if (!$rid || !$title || !$summary || !$catid) {
$output .= write_error(_MISSINGFIELDS);
$submit = _PREVIEW;
}

REPLACE WITH:

	if(isset($_POST['submit']) && $_POST['submit'] == _EDITSTORY) {
$oldcats = isset($_POST['oldcats']) ? array_filter(explode(",", $_POST['oldcats']), "isNumber") : array( );
if (!$rid || !$title || !$summary || !$catid) {
$output .= write_error(_MISSINGFIELDS);
$submit = _PREVIEW;
}

That should work for you. I've already testing adding a new story/chapter and editing them as well.

Are those changes on the 'default' stories.php or the one that I changed before?

The one you changed before. You will need to make the changes in my first reply and also my second.

Got it - thanks. 🙂