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JGonier
Starting Member
USA
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 Posted - 08 May 2001 : 15:36:14
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I have the database and everything else working just fine. I can view everything and edit the config.asp file through the admin section. I can even post a new topic.
But Then It Happens......
When I go to view the new topic, all I get is a white page with nothing on it. Then none of the other pages display anything then too, then when I try to run the setup.asp file it now says it cant open the database.
What the <bleep> is up?
The database permissions are set to read-write-execute-delete. So is the folder that it is in.
Anyone got any idea's?
Here is the link to it. Maybe it's just acting up on my computer. Login as ID=guest PW=guest.
http://www.taloninvestigation.com/employees/forum/default.asp
Thank you.
Edited by - JGonier on 09 May 2001 14:16:20
Edited by - JGonier on 09 May 2001 14:18:07 |
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JGonier
Starting Member
USA
44 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2001 : 15:16:28
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I have notice (or should I say narrowed it down to this) as the problem, but I can't for the life of me figure it out.
When trying to view a new topic that was posted in one of the cat.'s that was created by me, the whole page goes blank. Then the rest of the forum pages are all blank when you try to view them.
To get the forum back on line again I found that changing the following code from this...
'strDBType = "sqlserver"
strDBType = "access"
'strDBType = "mysql"
'## Make sure to uncomment one of the strConnString lines!
strConnString = "DSN=TForums"
'strConnString = "DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}; DBQ=f:\talon\_Databases\forums.mdb" '## MS Access 97
To this....
'strDBType = "sqlserver"
strDBType = "access"
'strDBType = "mysql"
'## Make sure to uncomment one of the strConnString lines!
'strConnString = "DSN=TForums"
strConnString = "DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)}; DBQ=f:\talon\_Databases\forums.mdb" '## MS Access 97
And then back again.
Why would I have to keep changing connection types and why would trying to view a post would it corrupt the connection in the first place.
No modes have been installed, it's just the program right out of the box, so to speak.
Any suggestions on this one....Anyone???
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wii
Free ASP Hosts Moderator
Denmark
2632 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2001 : 16:02:50
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Make sure all the files are uploaded...!
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JGonier
Starting Member
USA
44 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2001 : 02:49:13
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Everything that came in the zip file has been uploaded to the folder in my web site.
I then unzipped the tools zip to the tools folder inside the forum folder.
If you look at my last post, it has somthing to do with it losing the database connection when clicking on the topic to view it. I then have to open the config.asp file and change connection modes. Then everything works again until I try and view a topic again. Then I have to open the config.asp again and switch the connection mode to something else again. Then it all works again, until...... What a vicious cycle!!!
Any other idea's out there?
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HuwR
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
20601 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2001 : 11:31:45
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from the behaviour I would say there is something wrong with the drivers on your server.
try using the jet 4 connection string
strConnString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=f:\talon\_Databases\forums.mdb;" '## MS Access 2000
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JGonier
Starting Member
USA
44 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2001 : 13:32:09
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I reinstalled MDAC 2.5 SP1 as well as JET 4.0 and that still didn't fix it.
I found out something else though while trying to figure it all out. This I believe could be the problem, unless you were seeing the same thing when you looked at the site.
I found that somehow my Administrator ID profile on my server has somehow combined itself with my login ID, or vise versa. When I view websites, half of the temporary internet files (and cookies) or being stored under my login ID's profile, but half are being stored under the Administrator ID profiles temporary internet files.
What would cause this issue and what can I do to unassociate the two profiles from each other. Hopefully this is just a registry hack & not a deletion of my ID and recreating it again. This would be major pain as my ID is associated to tons of files and folders on my server.
In the mean time, I will be looking around Microsofts web site for this answer as well.
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT
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JGonier
Starting Member
USA
44 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2001 : 15:24:04
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I have an loder version at http://www.webplaza2000.com/New_Web_Design/forum/default.asp and this one runs just fine. I think it's something to do with the version 3.0 SP4 Final release that I am trying to use that just don't work on my NT4.0 server.
I wish I could get this <bleeping> thing working, I really like the new feature of granting different access levels to Categories.
Oh well. If anyone wants to check out both sites and let me know of something I might be missing, feel free to do so. Until then, I think I am just going to give up for now. B r A i N i S a L i T t L e F r I e D !!
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DarlingBri
Junior Member
United Kingdom
378 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2001 : 15:32:55
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That's weird. How odd.
You know, you've not installed any mods or changed anything you can't do quickly again in the Admin panel, so why not nuke the directory and do a fresh install from scratch?
I'd re-dowload it, as well, but then, I believe in magic, too.
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JGonier
Starting Member
USA
44 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2001 : 01:25:25
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I just had a brain storm of sorts. When I created the forum directory I just opened my computer and browsed to the directory I wanted to put it in and did the old right click>create new folder step.
However, I think that because I am using NT4.0 with IIS4.0 and FrontPage server extensions, by not creating the folder through FrontPage Explorer I am thinking that the Extensions did not get assigned to it right.
I will try what you suggested by deleting everything and starting over from scratch. This time creating the folders through FrontPage Explorer. We'll see if that does it.
The profiles issue is still bugging me though, more than the forum issue is at this point.
Thanks again for your help though. Anymore idea's are always welcome.
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DarlingBri
Junior Member
United Kingdom
378 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2001 : 10:13:13
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Aha!
You didn't say you were a FP user!
OK, yes; in that case, you have to open your web in FP, create the /forum folder with the FP explorer, and then drag the whole lot from WinZip to that folder.
Along the way it will ask you if you want to put the databse in a folder called FBDB. Say yes. Edit your config file accordingly.
As to the confused accounts, what do you have your cookies in Admin set to? forum, or site? Try the other one, whichever that is :o) I know *zip* about Snitz, really, but that's what I would try. Sounds like a cookie-type problem, and that's the cookie-type setting, so...
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JGonier
Starting Member
USA
44 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2001 : 12:57:45
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DarlingBri,
Well it worked, so far. Recreated everything through FP Explorer and imported all files that way too. Everything seems to be working so far <crossing fingers>.
As far as the cookie issue goes, this is happening no matter what web sites I view, snits or otherwise. Some time ago I was having a problem with my Profile, Microsoft had me log in as admin and open the properties tab of my computer (icon) and go to the user profiles tab. He then had me copy the administrators profile to my login ID profile.
However, when I did this it somehow combined the two profiles as one. I can still loging as each, but if you browse to the C:\winnt\profiles folders and view both my ID and the admin ID profiles, there almost the same. It's like when I view web pages that store cookies or even the web pages in the temp. internet folder under each ID, the same things get saved to both profiles.
Nothing should be in the admin profile folders but the default stuff, I never login as the admin because my ID has admin rights.
I don't think I will find many answers to this problem in this forum. I think this is another question for Microsoft to help sort out. However, if anyone in here has had this problem and found a way to fix it, PLEASE feel free to tell me about it. Searching through Microsofts endless database to find the answer is a pain in the arss. I'd rather pluck my finger nails off with a pliers one-by-one instead sometimes.
Thank you though for helping me get in the right direction with the forum problem though. Like always, two heads are better than one.
Thank you.
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