Does anybody know how to add meta box template select to custom post type in WordPress?

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1. here is code I have identified so far, any ideas how to customise?

   Should this go in functions.php?

   // Check if the post has a special template
   $template = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_wp_mf_page_template', true);
   
   if (!$template || $template == 'default') {
   return;
   }
   
   $template = TEMPLATEPATH.'/'.$template;
   
   if ( $template = apply_filters( 'template_include', $template ) ) {
   include($template);
   die();
   }
   return;
   

   Second code:

   // Check if the post_type has page attributes
   // if is the case is necessary need save the page_template
   if ($_POST['post_type'] != 'page' && isset($_POST['page_template'])) {
     add_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_mf_page_template', $_POST['page_template'], true) or update_post_meta($post_id, '_wp_mf_page_template', $_POST['page_template']);
   }
   

   Third code:

   //MF Meta box for select template
   function mf_metabox_template () {
   global $post;
   
   if ( 0 != count( get_page_templates() ) ) {
   
     $template = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_wp_mf_page_template', TRUE);
     $template =  ($template != '') ? $template : false;
   ?>
     <label class="screen-reader-text" for="page_template"><?php _e('Page Template') ?></label><select name="page_template" id="page_template">
     <option value='default'><?php _e('Default Template'); ?></option>
     <?php page_template_dropdown($template); ?>
     </select>
   <?php  
   }
   }
   

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2. You can create meta box using this code. Please paste this code in your function.php.

   /*********************custom meta box********************************/
   add_action( 'add_meta_boxes', 'add_events_metaboxes' );
   function add_events_metaboxes() {
     add_meta_box('wpt_school_location', 'Business Listing Data:','wpt_school_location', 'businesses', 'side', 'default');
   }
   //add_meta_box( $id, $title, $callback, $page, $context, $priority, $callback_args ); 
   
   // Add the Events Meta Boxes
   // The Event Location Metabox
   
   function wpt_school_location() {
     global $post;
   
     // Noncename needed to verify where the data originated
     echo '<input type="hidden" name="eventmeta_noncename" id="eventmeta_noncename" value="' . 
     wp_create_nonce( plugin_basename(__FILE__) ) . '" />';
   
     // Get the location data if its already been entered
     $email = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_location', true);
     $tel = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_location1', true);
     $web = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_location2', true);
     $city = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_location3', true);
   
     // Echo out the field
     echo '<div class="heading">Address</div>';
     echo '<input type="text" name="_location" value="' . $email  . '" class="widefat" />';
     echo '<div class="heading">Telephone</div>';
     echo '<input type="text" name="_location1" value="' . $tel  . '" class="widefat" />';
     echo '<div class="heading">E-mail</div>';
     echo '<input type="text" name="_location2" value="' . $web  . '" class="widefat" />';
     echo '<div class="heading">Web</div>';
     echo '<input type="text" name="_location3" value="' . $city  . '" class="widefat" />';
   }
   
   // Save the Metabox Data
   function wpt_save_events_meta($post_id, $post) {
     // verify this came from the our screen and with proper authorization,
     // because save_post can be triggered at other times
     if ( !wp_verify_nonce( $_POST['eventmeta_noncename'], plugin_basename(__FILE__) )) {
       return $post->ID;
     }
   
     // Is the user allowed to edit the post or page?
     if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post->ID ))
       return $post->ID;
   
     // OK, we're authenticated: we need to find and save the data
     // We'll put it into an array to make it easier to loop though.
   
     $events_meta['_location'] = $_POST['_location'];
     $events_meta['_location1'] = $_POST['_location1'];
     $events_meta['_location2'] = $_POST['_location2'];
     $events_meta['_location3'] = $_POST['_location3'];
   
     // Add values of $events_meta as custom fields
   
     foreach ($events_meta as $key => $value) { // Cycle through the $events_meta array!
       if( $post->post_type == 'revision' ) return; // Don't store custom data twice
       $value = implode(',', (array)$value); // If $value is an array, make it a CSV (unlikely)
       if(get_post_meta($post->ID, $key, FALSE)) { // If the custom field already has a value
           update_post_meta($post->ID, $key, $value);
       } else { // If the custom field doesn't have a value
           add_post_meta($post->ID, $key, $value);
       }
       if(!$value) delete_post_meta($post->ID, $key); // Delete if blank
     }
   }
   add_action('save_post', 'wpt_save_events_meta', 1, 2); // save the custom fields
   // Add the Events Meta Boxes
   

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