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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-27192

User profile fields drop-down (menu) causes errors on pages with no context using get_complete_user_data() e.g. calendar export

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    • Resolution: Fixed
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    • 2.0.4
    • 2.0.2
    • Calendar
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      If you create a new user profile field that is a menu type (drop-down select menu) then calendar exporting starts throwing an error message.

      This is because calendar/export_execute.php uses the get_complete_user_data function; which is getting the information for any user profile fields configured in the installation.

      Within the 'menu' user profile field there is a call to format_string() - format_string errors when called without a valid page context.

      Error:

      Coding problem: this page does not set $PAGE->context properly.
      line 341 of /lib/pagelib.php: call to debugging()
      line 599 of /lib/pagelib.php: call to moodle_page->magic_get_context()
      line 1236 of /lib/weblib.php: call to moodle_page->__get()
      line 23 of /user/profile/field/menu/field.class.php: call to format_string()
      line 496 of /user/profile/lib.php: call to profile_field_menu->profile_field_menu()
      line 517 of /user/profile/lib.php: call to profile_user_record()
      line 3820 of /lib/moodlelib.php: call to profile_load_custom_fields()
      line 16 of /calendar/export_execute.php: call to get_complete_user_data()

      Does calendar need to use get_complete_user_data function?
      A get_record call to user table might suffice instead and would stop this error.

      I haven't seen any evidence of this issue occurring elsewhere where get_complete_user_data() is called (e.g. rss/file.php); but of course, there may be other areas affected.

            jp76 Jason Platts
            jp76 Jason Platts
            Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) Eloy Lafuente (stronk7)
            Glenn Ansley Glenn Ansley
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