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MikeBernardo
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Canada
33 Posts
Posted - 26 July 2001 :  22:54:38  Show Profile  Visit MikeBernardo's Homepage
I need help in adding a new field in the FORUM_CONFIG table. I thought I had done it right but the variable won't show up!

1. I manually added a new text field in the table using Access. I called it C_MICHAEL.
2. I filled the new text field with the word "red" without quotes and closed the database.
3. From FrontPage, I opened the /forum/config.asp file in my favorite text editor (EditPad) and added the following lines at the end of where they belong:

---< snip >---

   dim strMichael ' ########## My Mod ##########

---< snip >---

' ########## My Mod ##########
	strSql = strSql & ", C_MICHAEL"
' ############################

---< snip >---

' ########## My Mod ##########
	Application(strCookieURL & "strMichael") = rsConfig("C_MICHAEL")
' ############################

---< snip >---

' ########## My Mod ##########
        strMichael = Application(strCookieURL & "strMichael")
' ############################


4. I saved the file, put FrontPage in the foreground so it could update the file.
5. I modified another file with an <!--#INCLUDE FILE="../forum/config.asp" --> and <!--#INCLUDE FILE="../forum/inc_functions.asp" --> in them. I also added my new field in the following format:

<%=strMichael%>

but it will not show up! The field <%=strDefaultFont%> works (it returns the value "Verdana") eventhough I can find the field where my new field was added. Did I miss a step here? Please advise.

MikeBernardo
Starting Member

Canada
33 Posts
Posted - 26 July 2001 :  23:28:28  Show Profile  Visit MikeBernardo's Homepage
I tried adding the fields using the mod_dbsetup.asp way. Still the same thing.
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HuwR
Forum Admin

United Kingdom
20584 Posts
Posted - 27 July 2001 :  06:06:14  Show Profile  Visit HuwR's Homepage
In order to use your new config variable, you will need to reload the application variables.

Just go to admin_home, select main forum config, then just hit the submit button. This should force the app variables to load again.
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MikeBernardo
Starting Member

Canada
33 Posts
Posted - 27 July 2001 :  12:47:43  Show Profile  Visit MikeBernardo's Homepage
Weird! I moved the file to the same folder as the forum and changed the include file to this:

<!--#INCLUDE FILE="config.asp" -->

...and it worked!

I just noticed something... is it my INCLUDE line? Does the INCLUDE line allow for relative paths like this:

<!--#INCLUDE FILE="../forum/config.asp" -->

No wonder a lot of the site-wide vars don't work outside of the forum!
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MikeBernardo
Starting Member

Canada
33 Posts
Posted - 27 July 2001 :  13:06:52  Show Profile  Visit MikeBernardo's Homepage
Okay, I just found a good site for the INCLUDE FILE syntax. I have been using the wrong slash (/) instead of (\).

But still... some vars are still not working! I don't really have to copy the config.asp and inc_functions.asp to all my directories.... right?
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GauravBhabu
Advanced Member

4288 Posts
Posted - 30 July 2001 :  10:51:39  Show Profile
Yeah. You just need one copy of these files in your forum directory.

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