Stopping code executing if NOT in group...

[Austra02]

Hi...

 

I hope someone can help with this one.

 

I have a module that performs a task globally - that is, across all customers and all groups every night with a cron job.

 

Basically, I just want to modify the php for the module (not a paid module), so that the the task does NOT run against a particular group I have created in the BO.

 

So, in essence, to write out the code in plain talk - as I understand it, it would go like this:

 

if in group 'xyz'

terminate task

else

execute task

 

or it may be more correct do go:

 

if NOT in group 'xyz'

execute task

else

terminate task

 

Is this something that is easy to do in php? I've got a very basic understanding of php and do know where it would need to go in my code - just not exactly sure on the correct syntax.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks!

Scott.

[bellini13]

I'd need a little more context as to how the module executes the task against all customers. Are you saying that the same "task" is performed nightly for each customer?

 

So you want to change the process, so as it iterates over each customer, we first need to decide if that customer is NOT in the 'xyz' group before executing the task?

 

If you'd like to share the module here, I can review the code and determine how you could implement the functionality.

[Austra02]

Thanks for the reply.

 

Basically, it is doing a search at each run for customers that have made a purchase within the previous 24 hour period and sends an email (among other things) - similar to the customer follow-up module - option 2 I guess. I just want that to run, save for it sending to members of group 'xyz'.

 

I thought it might have been easy to do in the php (if in group etc) just prior to the execution of the search and send - maybe it's not so easy after all?

 

It's a custom built module; the creator of the module is no longer available, hence this post :-(

Edited February 1, 2013 by Austra02 (see edit history)