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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
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 Posted - 11 June 2001 : 14:45:44
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I don't have a problem setting a cookie with the last time they visited Dan. Bjlt's problem is that he wants to be able to give users who use the same computer, an option to vote. But since the user that voted before on the same computer, the cookie has been set that they voted, and the second user comes and wants to vote, but it sees the cookie that says they already voted.
Hopefully that make sense. But that can't be done with users that aren't a member.
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Dan Martin
Average Member
USA
528 Posts |
Posted - 11 June 2001 : 15:07:30
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You misunderstood. LastVisit was just an example. The important thing is to pay attention to "Name" as a variable, not a constant(notice no quotes around Name). The variable containing your Login Name (M_NAME, M_USERNAME....whatever).
I'll show you what I mean:
Here's the contents of my cookie, assuming TWO users, named Dan and Davio
Dan=LastVisit=6%2F11%2F2001+11%3A10%3A35+AM; Davio=LastVisit=6%2F11%2F2001+2%3A01%3A01+PM;
When I log on to Snitz as Name = "Dan", this:
session("LastVisit")=Request.Cookies(Name)("LastVisit")
retreives the LastVisit for ME, and only ME.
When you log on, Name=Davio, so it retrieves the LastVisit for YOU and only YOU.
Now, lets adapt that to your Poll mod:
Response.Cookies(Name)("poll") = & pollNumber (sorry, I don't have the poll code in front of me)
If I logged in and voted, and then you logged in and voted, it would produce a cookie like this:
Dan=poll=46; Davio=poll=46
Later, those can be retrieved by:
Request.Cookies(Name)("poll")
Does that make more sense?
Edited by - Dan Martin on 11 June 2001 16:28:33 |
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
12217 Posts |
Posted - 11 June 2001 : 16:40:15
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Ok, I get what you're talking about. But we are talking for non-registered members. So we can't take thier name from the database as they aren't registered.
And the second problem either bjlt or someone else said, was that the user could delete the cookie and vote again. So we would have to keep that info in the database for each member who voted.
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Dan Martin
Average Member
USA
528 Posts |
Posted - 11 June 2001 : 17:36:01
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Ok, I get what you're talking about. But we are talking for non-registered members. So we can't take thier name from the database as they aren't registered.
And the second problem either bjlt or someone else said, was that the user could delete the cookie and vote again. So we would have to keep that info in the database for each member who voted.
Agreed, my code above would allow multi users sharing a computer to vote individually, but no cookie code will stop the fact that right now I can vote once from work and once from home. I think my average user doesn't have the slightest clue that he could re-vote by deleting his cookie. But I know many of them visit from work and home.
Perhaps a database implementation, with an option in the Admin controls to turn on/off anonymous voting.
In the case that you keep anonymous voting, you could change Name to "poll" & Name in my code above, and this would allow both anonymous voting, and one vote per account.
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Markp
New Member
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Posted - 11 June 2001 : 22:40:46
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Sorry about that guys. On line 147 you should see this line of code:
Thanks you very much!
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tomasalsbro
Average Member
Sweden
818 Posts |
Posted - 12 June 2001 : 18:33:57
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tomas, you probably messed up the code in your default.asp file when you added the poll mod code. I'll take a look at it if you email me your default.asp file. .....
Hi Davio,
did you recieved my mail with the file?
Tomas
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
12217 Posts |
Posted - 12 June 2001 : 19:31:53
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Yes I did. And I replied to you.
It has nothing to do with the Poll Mod. You messed up the SQL statement when you added the Forum Sorting mod by Richard.
Let me know if it works for you. If it doesn't, let me know where you downloaded the mod and I'll install the mod for you.
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SalmanKhana
Average Member
USA
961 Posts |
Posted - 12 June 2001 : 22:07:04
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There is one problem in the begining itself.
When I Extract the poll_dbsetup.dbs and the mod_dbsetup.asp files to your forum folder.
And open the mod_dbsetup.asp file from my browser.
It does not show Slemmie's Poll from the list of dropdown mods. How do I fix it ?
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
12217 Posts |
Posted - 13 June 2001 : 08:07:17
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I've never heard of a user having that problem. Make sure the poll_dbsetup.dbs file is in the forum folder and the mod_dbsetup.asp file. Also try refreshing the page just to make sure.
What other mods appear in the drop down list instead?
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@tomic
Senior Member
USA
1790 Posts |
Posted - 22 June 2001 : 14:23:59
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I've had this poll MOD working for a good 2 months now, but members have started pointing out that every day a poll shows a new post(comment on the poll, not a vote)by the last person to vote. This is shows up on forum.asp and active.asp
Oddly enough, if I go in and hit "edit" and post changes even though I change nothing, the problem goes away. The poll no longer shows new activity when there is none.
Has anyone else noticed this activity or have any ideas on how to fix it?
@tomic
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
12217 Posts |
Posted - 22 June 2001 : 23:08:00
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@tomic, whenever someone votes in a poll, it updates the last post date to the time the user voted. That way users can keep up-to-date with the current results of the poll, each time a user votes.
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@tomic
Senior Member
USA
1790 Posts |
Posted - 23 June 2001 : 03:56:31
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OK, thanks a lot. There was just some concern over the person that last posted a comment accumulating post counts every time someone voted, but I guess it doesn't really hurt anything.
@tomic
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Freeman II
Junior Member
232 Posts |
Posted - 23 June 2001 : 19:17:30
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im trying to find the code that updates T_LAST_POST each time someone voted.
it's really annoying when the poll topics are always on top.
can you tell me where the code is?
thanks
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
12217 Posts |
Posted - 23 June 2001 : 22:52:15
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It's in the topic.asp file. You will see this bit of sql code:'## Forum_SQL -
strSql = "UPDATE " & strTablePrefix & "TOPICS "
strSql = strSql & " SET count" & nNumber & " = count" & nNumber & " +1"
strSql = strSql & ", T_LAST_POST = '" & DateToStr(strForumTimeAdjust) & "'"
strSql = strSql & " WHERE TOPIC_ID = " & Request.Form("TOPIC_ID") Comment out the code in red if you don't want it to update the last post date.
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blackinwhite
Average Member
Turkey
657 Posts |
Posted - 25 June 2001 : 06:27:48
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is it possible to use it as an include file, and include other files instead of default.asp?
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