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CalloftheHauntedMaster
Junior Member
289 Posts |
 Posted - 15 May 2007 : 14:48:04
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Ok, this one is real.
I have a code snippet in post_info.asp to prevent double posting:
If Not (mLev = 4) or (mLev = 3) Then
strSql = "SELECT T_LAST_POST_AUTHOR "
strSql = strSql & " FROM " & strActivePrefix & "TOPICS "
strSql = strSql & " WHERE TOPIC_ID = " & Topic_ID
set rs = my_Conn.Execute (strSql)
If MemberID = rs("T_LAST_POST_AUTHOR") Then
Go_Result "You have attempted to double post. Please edit your previous post instead.", 0
end if
However, if a member has edited a previous post, the code reads them as the last poster and they now cannot make a new post in the thread until someone else has posted.
How can I adjust this code to only prevent double posting if the last post was by the person, not the last edit? |
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Edited by - CalloftheHauntedMaster on 15 May 2007 14:48:39 |
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MaD2ko0l
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1053 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2007 : 16:16:03
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i dont know the answer but y do u need this code to stop double posting? because when u press the submit message/reply that button is then disabled so that u cannot press it again, therefore you wont get a double post andway
also turn the flood filter on, that will do the same thing as to what you are asking for |
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Jezmeister
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1141 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2007 : 16:40:45
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| you'd have to remove the update to t_last_post_author when case is edit reply, but as above, I think it would be easier just to set a low time flood control |
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CalloftheHauntedMaster
Junior Member
289 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2007 : 16:56:17
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Well, my members tend to post and add something immediately after that post instead of editing the preceding one.
I've already been through the discussions of flood control and stuff, but I am interested in an anti-double posting feature.
What other ways are there of preventing automatically prohibiting two sequential posts by the same member? |
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Jezmeister
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1141 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2007 : 17:14:11
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none that I know of, like I said if you went to the update for T_LAST_POST_AUTHOR and put something like this around it:
if MethodType <> "Edit" then
update t last post author code
end if
then it wouldn't update t_last_post_author on an edit |
Edited by - Jezmeister on 15 May 2007 17:14:45 |
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Shaggy
Support Moderator
Ireland
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Posted - 21 May 2007 : 08:02:07
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I'd have to double check but I'm pretty sure that if you turn off the display of the last edit time for posts, T_LAST_POST_AUTHOR won't be updated when editing a post.
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texanman
Junior Member
United States
410 Posts |
Posted - 21 April 2008 : 15:38:56
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quote:
Originally posted by MaD2ko0l
i dont know the answer but y do u need this code to stop double posting? because when u press the submit message/reply that button is then disabled so that u cannot press it again, therefore you wont get a double post andway
also turn the flood filter on, that will do the same thing as to what you are asking for
In my forum when the server is slow, both post new topic and post new reply buttons do NOT get disables. So, I get several double replies and double posts every day. |
Edited by - texanman on 21 April 2008 15:44:08 |
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MaD2ko0l
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1053 Posts |
Posted - 21 April 2008 : 16:48:16
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altho this is an old topic being reserected ;-)
anyway...but woudlnt the flood control pick up that that button has been submitted more than once in the specifyed time that the flood control is set to?
so even if the buttons dont get disabled once it has been pressed and it has been processed and then the button is pressed again and again then the flood control will throw an error at you when you press it the 2nd time.
unless you are the admin/mod then the flood control dont apply and you could doube post |
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texanman
Junior Member
United States
410 Posts |
Posted - 21 April 2008 : 16:58:15
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| It doesn't look like the flood control is stopping normal users from double posting. Today I found 8 consecutive replies. I mean same duplicate reply. |
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AnonJr
Moderator
United States
5768 Posts |
Posted - 21 April 2008 : 18:14:22
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| It may be from some poor soul with ADD clicking on the button 8 times before it has a chance to submit... its not caused any problems in the forum at work, but its been an issue in other applications. There's some JavaScript floating around the web that can help with that sort of problem. |
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texanman
Junior Member
United States
410 Posts |
Posted - 21 April 2008 : 21:09:18
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| Interesting! The only JS codes I have are the ones that came with base snitz and another one for imbedding |
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AnonJr
Moderator
United States
5768 Posts |
Posted - 21 April 2008 : 21:33:39
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Its not a part of Snitz, nor have I seen the code here. Like I mentioned earlier, its not been a problem in any of my forums, but it has been an issue in some other applications. Just a thought.  |
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