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burthold
Junior Member
USA
426 Posts |
 Posted - 27 August 2002 : 20:01:06
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New Files up!
Mod Name: Front page news Mod
Version: v1.50/v1.60
Tested on: 3.3.05 3.4.02
Databases: Tested on MySQL v3.23.40NT and MS Access 2000
Creator Name: Wesley Brown
Creator Email: Burthold@yahoo.com
Download at: www.wesworld.net/mods/default.asp
View at: www.wesworld.net/texastgc/default.asp
changes from v1.20
Admin option to turn the news on and off display so it will not show up on the front page
Cleaned up the dates on the front so it should conform to your date display in snitz better
Added time stamps to the messages
Changes from V1.00
Converted everything to response.writes for 3.4.
Now displays the correct forum name.
Changes from v.01
Admin now can delete old news
News raps around on front page inside the alloted space for news
added dbs file for easier setup
Notes:
I wrote this to just display simple news on the front page.
Run the DBS setup file from the admin mod setup.
It works with MS-SQL,Access, and MySQL.
I use it to display messages to my board memebers so they don't have to check deep into the forums, or check their private messages. It is meant for small messages. It displays 4 messages and any of them can be added/deleted from the admin module. It isn't tied to any forums it has its own table. Easy to use easy to instal easy to get rid of :)
Enjoy.
Wes |
Edited by - burthold on 26 September 2002 11:06:15 |
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Etymon
Advanced Member
United States
2385 Posts |
Posted - 27 August 2002 : 21:28:41
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Thanks for the MOD, burthold. Can't wait to d/load it tonight! 
Thanks again,
Etymon |
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djoosten
Starting Member
Canada
15 Posts |
Posted - 05 September 2002 : 09:42:52
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Downloads down??? Says 404 file not found, hope you get it back up soon .. looks like a great feature.
Cheers,
Dave |
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burthold
Junior Member
USA
426 Posts |
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djoosten
Starting Member
Canada
15 Posts |
Posted - 05 September 2002 : 11:07:26
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| Thanks for the link Wes. |
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Steve D.
Average Member
USA
640 Posts |
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djoosten
Starting Member
Canada
15 Posts |
Posted - 05 September 2002 : 12:01:48
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I found a problem when installing your mod.
As instructed in your TXT file i installed the correct files and added the correct lines. Then i went to run the MOD in the admin section. As soon as i click the admin_mod_dbsetup.asp, it sits there for a while, then crashes .. Then it takes about 15-20 before i can access the forum!
Any idea why this is? I do see it doesnt wanna update the database either when its finished. C
Can you tell me what needs to be added/changed in the DB (Access2000) so i can otherwise do it manually ? Because the pages seems to work but can't find the tables in DB.
Thanks a lot,
Dave |
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burthold
Junior Member
USA
426 Posts |
Posted - 05 September 2002 : 12:14:44
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I don't know. What version of the forums are you using? I have never recived any real errors using the DBS file. I tested it on 3.4 and on 3.3.x I run it on my own site with no problems. More information would be a great help.
Wes |
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alex042
Average Member
USA
631 Posts |
Posted - 05 September 2002 : 13:05:52
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quote:
Can you tell me what needs to be added/changed in the DB (Access2000) so i can otherwise do it manually ?
The dbs file itself will tell you what it is supposed to do. In this case, it looks like its adding a table called FORUM_NEWS with the following fields: MEMBER_ID (number), N_DATE (text), N_TEXT (text) .
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djoosten
Starting Member
Canada
15 Posts |
Posted - 05 September 2002 : 13:18:22
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burthhold,
I'm using 3.3.05, i don't get an error message, just crashed at the end and i can't access the forum for a few minutes.
Alex,
With your information i manually did it, works now.
Tx,
Dave
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burthold
Junior Member
USA
426 Posts |
Posted - 05 September 2002 : 20:16:39
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I don't know what to tell you its a pretty simple DBS file. I'll take a closer look at it and see if there is something wrong with the archive. You are the only person having a problem with the DBS file that I have talked to. I will be releasing a new version of the Front Page News mod in a couple of weeks adding some new admin funtions for more control. I will also be using my own setup files and not DBS so there should be no problems.
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djoosten
Starting Member
Canada
15 Posts |
Posted - 10 September 2002 : 11:07:54
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Wes,
I find it kinda weird to, be it seems to work fine now, just had to go the manual way. Looking forward to your next upgrade!
Thanks,
Dave |
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burthold
Junior Member
USA
426 Posts |
Posted - 11 September 2002 : 12:45:04
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Updates comming:
Now handles URL's and email addresses.
You can turn it on or off so it won't display at all. Just like it wasn't installed.
has the time stamp on the news so if there are more than one news post per day you know which one is newer
corrected datetime formatting should now follow your forum settings for datetime
increased news text to 255 charaters 55 more for those who like to have longer messages
GetCurrentIcons used in the 3.4 version to make it compliant 
Files will be up later today maybe tomorrow if I feel like it is stable for release.
Wes |
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burthold
Junior Member
USA
426 Posts |
Posted - 18 September 2002 : 18:16:20
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New Files up.
Handles URL's and Email addresses
Can turn it on or off
Time Stamp
Correct Datetime formatting for snitz
Increased the text size to 255
Did not do the GetCurrentIcons yet. I will add this code to all my 3.4 mods asap.
Sorry it came late I had a nasty computer crash last week.
Wes |
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gbdg
New Member
73 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2002 : 13:04:46
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Tried to download - file not found...
Thanks,
Greg |
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MichaelA
Junior Member
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - 25 September 2002 : 22:07:52
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I am having three problems with Front Page News v1.50 on Snitz v3.4.03.
First, th news when posted only shows the time, not the date and time. So if someone looks at the news six weeks after it was posted they would never know it was posted six weeks ago.
Second, the admin option gives me a weird display screen. When I go to add news, I see a display that has neither the on or off buttons checked. When I click on on and submit the change, I get that the news has been deleted. In the database, in the table FORUM_NEWS_CONFIG, the only entry is SHOW_NEWS has a 1 in it and NUM_ITEMS is blank.
Third, in the add news display, there is no entry for the one news item that I have. The entry does display, as mentioned above, and it is in the table. I show a blank field in the display and an unchecked radio button.
I even redid the DBS file to "reinitialize" the database.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Mike
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