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savsi
Starting Member
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 Posted - 25 November 2002 : 07:14:39
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Hi all, can someone tell me if there is a mod that helps in setting up a portal without too much of coding experience.
I have setup snitz with some of the mods such as email all, admintools,event,poll newsletter and few others but now i want to make it more looking like a portal. i know i can download alwready made jobs like crush or serverhacker but i realy want to playabit myself that way i can pick and choose what i want. |
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
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Posted - 25 November 2002 : 08:23:36
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| If you want to do a good job of creating a portal you really will need to have some code (ASP/vbScript) experieince or at least be prepared to learn a lot on the way :) If your willing to take your time and learn as you go, you'll probably have lots of fun doing it. |
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David K
Junior Member
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Posted - 25 November 2002 : 08:24:29
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savsi
Starting Member
20 Posts |
Posted - 25 November 2002 : 08:51:34
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Ok where and how do i start?
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Originally posted by David K
good point
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David K
Junior Member
494 Posts |
Posted - 25 November 2002 : 09:17:39
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start by learning ASP, either by reading a lot of snitz pages, or by looking in http://msdn.microsoft.com
and then you'll make a portal by yourself.
if you need specific help, post it in the MOD or general dev section |
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 25 November 2002 : 11:36:55
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quote:
Originally posted by David K
start by learning ASP, either by reading a lot of snitz pages, or by looking in http://msdn.microsoft.com
and then you'll make a portal by yourself.
if you need specific help, post it in the MOD or general dev section
I'd start by looking at what you expect from your portal. What functionality do you want it to have, and what should it not do? Then collect the necessary MODs and/or other codes while you make a design for the look. After that, it's "just" putting it all together. |
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Doug G
Support Moderator
USA
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Posted - 25 November 2002 : 13:53:38
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You might look on www.aspin.com or do a google search for asp portal, there are some premades out there.
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
7528 Posts |
Posted - 26 November 2002 : 00:51:46
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Heres one resource I couldn't live without - www.google.com 
I'd reccomend www.4guysfromrolla.com as pretty helpfull for learning ASP as well. |
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savsi
Starting Member
20 Posts |
Posted - 26 November 2002 : 08:28:40
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So I guess there's no Mod or something that would make the whole process a bit easier.
ok. ive got the site integration mod installed, that gives me an easy way to start, now say you want to have the poll for instance on the left page and the calendar as a small display under it, what would the code be. This will give me a start and hopefully help me work out the rest.
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
7528 Posts |
Posted - 26 November 2002 : 08:51:59
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| No real MOD's to make it easier that I can think of, Crash and Serverhackers and Huwr's portal's could be considered MOD's I guess, why not start with one of them ? |
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
7528 Posts |
Posted - 26 November 2002 : 08:56:39
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Ameriscot
Starting Member
21 Posts |
Posted - 26 November 2002 : 14:42:57
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| I downloaded the Serverhacker portal and deleted (or rather, bypassed) the bits I didn't want right now. I think it is easier to do it by deleting rather than trying to add mods to the base code. Anyways, it's a good way to gain confidence in using ASP code and a great sense of achievement when something actually works. And it's low risk: if you modify the code too much and get a bit lost, you can always revert to the original files or your backups. |
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Kent
Junior Member
United States
193 Posts |
Posted - 26 November 2002 : 14:53:16
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I agree that a "pre-packaged" one is the way to start, if you're not a programmer. I'm "living-proof" that a non-programmer can implement one of these Snitz-based portals, with the outstanding support and patience provided by these folks. I've learned a bit of basic ASP and SQL syntax along the way, also -- which is one of my primary reasons for doing it. I looked at Huwr's, Crash's and MaxPortal (NOT recommended) at the time I did it, and selected Huwr's (Serverhacker's wasn't available at that time, so it wasn't an issue). I converted an Access database from an older forum and I've since updated to Huwr's v3.4 version.
It's been quite successful with my users, and Huw still answers my posts calling for help, so I guess I'm doing OK!
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savsi
Starting Member
20 Posts |
Posted - 27 November 2002 : 09:20:42
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Does anyone have How's 3.4 portal code? ive check on his site but its not there.
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