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Dynamix
Junior Member
Germany
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 Posted - 23 March 2001 : 10:28:06
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Hello,
iīve got a problem, because my bad word filter is full. When i want to put new words in it, there comes up a message like this:
Microsoft JET Database Engine-Error '80040e57'
The field is to small for the datasize,
try to put in smaller data...
/forum/admin_config_badwords.asp, line 31
I need more word in the filter because some users are writing something like this:
f.uck, f.u.c.k., s_u_c_k, s.h.i.t, s h i t, eg.
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Kat
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 23 March 2001 : 10:38:35
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Try increasing the size of it in the database. or asking your host to do it for you?
KatsKorner
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Dynamix
Junior Member
Germany
205 Posts |
Posted - 23 March 2001 : 10:43:46
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Itīs not working, because the size allows only 255 chars.
When i try to increase this, i earn an error from access, because max. 255 chars are allowed for the bad-word-field.
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Kat
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 23 March 2001 : 10:50:56
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Can't you change it to 'integer' in access? it is currently byte and this will only store numbers from 0 to 255 (no fractions). whereas 'integer' stores numbers from 32,768 to 32,767 (no fractions).
KatsKorner
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Dynamix
Junior Member
Germany
205 Posts |
Posted - 23 March 2001 : 10:55:23
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No, because itīs a text-field!
Itīs a field called "C_STRBADWORDS" which stores the bad-word-list in it.
Edited by - Dynamix on 23 March 2001 10:57:13 |
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Kat
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 23 March 2001 : 11:06:31
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Sorry I was looking at the field C_STRBADWORDFILTER but there is no need to get upset. I was only trying to help.
I can't change the text field to greater than 255 either. I hope you sort it out.
KatsKorner
I did find this possibility though - change it to a memo field maybe?:
Memo
Lengthy text or combinations of text and numbers. Up to 65,535 characters. (If the Memo field is manipulated through DAO and only text and numbers [not binary data] will be stored in it, then the size of the Memo field is limited by the size of the database
Edited by - kat on 23 March 2001 11:08:16 |
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Dynamix
Junior Member
Germany
205 Posts |
Posted - 23 March 2001 : 11:16:54
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Is it still working correctly if i change it to an other format?
If this is so easy, why isīnt this done before?
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Kat
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 23 March 2001 : 11:57:22
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I can't try it because I am not using access with my forum. However, it shouldn't affect anything.
There probably wasn't a need to change it so that is why it wouldn't have been done.
If you think it is a bug then you should report it or one of the Dev Team will read this post and decide if it needs to be reported.
I have only been trying to help so being impatient with this isn't going to get you a better or faster response.
We all try to help each other out.
KatsKorner
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Dynamix
Junior Member
Germany
205 Posts |
Posted - 23 March 2001 : 13:04:53
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Thanx, Kat, for your very fast response and help!!
Iīll try it and maybe itīs working for me.
Iīm only wondering that no one else had the same problems before.
Isnīt it possible to make a functions for the bad word filter which finds also words like "s.h.i.t" or "s h i t" and not only the word "shit"?
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
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Posted - 23 March 2001 : 18:48:35
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Changing the field type to Memo should work.
But badword filtering is not exactly a perfect science. I mean, there is probably hundreds of ways someone could manipulate the word symbols or characters im-between, or numbers or spaces. But to check for every possibility of typing a badword, I don't think that's gonna be possible.
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JohnIII
New Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24 March 2001 : 05:42:34
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Some RegExps on the original badwords might help, but that's way over my head.
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