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wii
Free ASP Hosts Moderator
Denmark
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 Posted - 08 June 2001 : 19:31:27
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I sent you a mail.
btw: You know, it would be really cool if you could make the feature poll as dropdown choices (with polls over 10 answers), that would make it look cool, and not mess up the design of the forum.
(in any case, let´s get this working first)
Edited by - wii on 08 June 2001 19:39:02 |
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
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Posted - 09 June 2001 : 02:20:52
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In a dropdown box wii?? Uhgg!!
Radio buttons are the way to go when dealing with polls. 
I've finished doing all the updates and bug-fixes for the mod, added some new features (including the active_polls.asp from Dayve) and I'm going to work on including the more than 8 replies.
I'm gonna take a different approach from what you did Dayve. I'm thinking of letting the admin select the amount of answers they want. Between 8 and 20. And I have some ideas of re-doing the default.asp page and the topic.asp page to show the 20 answers, as it looks messy with all those.
But we will see.
Dayve, I couldn't install and test your mod as I am going to test out the more than 8 answers to the poll option after I have coded it in. So I would have to un-install your mod and delete your code from my files so I can implement mine and test it.
Sorry about that.
But great work on the mod. I'm impressed.
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wii
Free ASP Hosts Moderator
Denmark
2632 Posts |
Posted - 09 June 2001 : 07:11:14
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ok, so what should I do ? wait for Davio´s new version or go ahead with Dayve version ? hmmmm, i´m confused...but I think I´ll wait to see what happens here.
thanks guys
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
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Posted - 09 June 2001 : 09:37:24
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Well, I think you should go with Dayve's.
Dayve, what do you think? You want me to add this functionality to the mod now or add it later? Don't really want to release it after you worked so hard on getting it done for wii. I could delay adding it to the mod for a little while.
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wii
Free ASP Hosts Moderator
Denmark
2632 Posts |
Posted - 09 June 2001 : 12:51:38
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You´re right Davio, I´m gonna go with Dayves version.
Dayve, did you receive my mail with the default.asp? As you can see I changed the fontsize to footersize, so it doesn´t look bad at all, and with 100% width to the featured poll, I think it will look ok, even with lots of answers. I can have it online tonight, if you are ready...!
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
5820 Posts |
Posted - 09 June 2001 : 13:49:42
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I'm gonna take a different approach from what you did Dayve. I'm thinking of letting the admin select the amount of answers they want. Between 8 and 20. And I have some ideas of re-doing the default.asp page and the topic.asp page to show the 20 answers, as it looks messy with all those.
I was thinking the same myself but not sure how you would configure the database. just make 20 available fields in the database and let the code allow for the amount of choices?? I also considered having the poll mod in it's own database completely because it seems like such a waste of space to be including with the FORUM_TOPICS.
anyway, I am quite new at this so I would go by your recommendations DAVIO. in the interim I have the ability to do 20 poll choices and I coded my script to allow members 10 and admins 20 but I really like the idea of forum settings, seems like it wouldn't be that hard to do so by all means please do continue...
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Dayve, did you receive my mail with the default.asp? As you can see I changed the fontsize to footersize, so it doesn´t look bad at all, and with 100% width to the featured poll, I think it will look ok, even with lots of answers. I can have it online tonight, if you are ready...!
wii: I would not tackle the default.asp until you have the regular ADD-ON working first. my weekend is a bust so I don't know when I can get back to you on this. I've reviewed my instructions and I think you may be just missing something. all I did was edit the POLL MOD areas so search those portions of the script and you will see arrays with the number 8, change it to 20, you will see sql commands for reading and writing for 8, make it for 20. I don't mean to downplay the level of ease on this but if you go slowly and actually read the code it will be somewhat simple to figure out.
I am not abandoning you though, just need time to do your code edits.
TO all other developers here at the forum.. I really have a sense of appreciation to the work you have done. It is one thing to create a mod, it's an entirely different beast to SUPPORT IT!!
Dayve
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wii
Free ASP Hosts Moderator
Denmark
2632 Posts |
Posted - 09 June 2001 : 19:20:56
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Ok, I edited the default.asp with only 12 answers viewable (it still looks good though). I did enough testing to go live with it, despite the little bug (read above). The funny thing (and this is for Richard Kinser - since it´s his forumcode I´m using) is that since I ran the mod_dbsetup.asp, now all topic starters show the registration date, instead of only the registration month below their username ?! not that it´s a problem, but something did happen that changed this.
Please note that my forum is for members only!
http://www.alphaville.dk/forum
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
12217 Posts |
Posted - 09 June 2001 : 21:04:26
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I was wondering, that if the featured poll has 8 answers or more, then when previewing the results, give them a link to the topic where the poll is so they can view the poll rssults. Because it takes up a lot of space to show the results with just 8 answers much less to show 20. That would take up the entire page.
You know, I'm wondering if I should actually implement this. If only I had the poll mod on this forum then i could do a vote of how many people want more than 8 answers. lol So far, it's just wii that asked for it.
Probably just make it an option.
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wii
Free ASP Hosts Moderator
Denmark
2632 Posts |
Posted - 09 June 2001 : 21:17:47
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Well, I can only speak for myself of course, but I really need it, and I´m happy as it is now (except the little bug when posting the poll).
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
12217 Posts |
Posted - 09 June 2001 : 21:26:29
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wii, post a txt version of your topic.asp file let me take a look at it.
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wii
Free ASP Hosts Moderator
Denmark
2632 Posts |
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
5820 Posts |
Posted - 10 June 2001 : 00:07:57
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I don't think it is a topic.asp error. I think you fowled something up in post_info.asp
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
5820 Posts |
Posted - 10 June 2001 : 00:10:47
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yup, shared variables in your post_info.asp
txtSub1 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer1"),"title")
txtSub2 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer2"),"title")
txtSub3 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer3"),"title")
txtSub4 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer4"),"title")
txtSub5 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer5"),"title")
txtSub6 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer6"),"title")
txtSub7 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer7"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer8"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer9"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer10"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer11"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer12"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer13"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer14"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer15"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer16"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer17"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer18"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer19"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer20"),"title")
should be:
txtSub1 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer1"),"title")
txtSub2 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer2"),"title")
txtSub3 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer3"),"title")
txtSub4 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer4"),"title")
txtSub5 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer5"),"title")
txtSub6 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer6"),"title")
txtSub7 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer7"),"title")
txtSub8 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer8"),"title")
txtSub9 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer9"),"title")
txtSub10 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer10"),"title")
txtSub11 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer11"),"title")
txtSub12 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer12"),"title")
txtSub13 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer13"),"title")
txtSub14 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer14"),"title")
txtSub15 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer15"),"title")
txtSub16 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer16"),"title")
txtSub17 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer17"),"title")
txtSub18 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer18"),"title")
txtSub19 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer19"),"title")
txtSub20 = ChkString(Request.Form("answer20"),"title")
told ya
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wii
Free ASP Hosts Moderator
Denmark
2632 Posts |
Posted - 10 June 2001 : 08:56:26
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dayve, in my post_info.asp it does look like what you have below, so it must be something else...?!
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dayve
Forum Moderator
USA
5820 Posts |
Posted - 10 June 2001 : 10:46:46
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when did you edit the files I sent you??? I found this blunder in the code I edited and sent to you so you would have had to find this problem and change it... is that what you did..........
I've had 4 people do this mod now with 100% success. please rezip these files and send them to me. the problem you are having above is a shared variable. I speculate this because the choices stop showing after a certain number...
Dayve
Edited by - dayve on 10 June 2001 10:47:55 |
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