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OneWayMule
Dev. Team Member & Support Moderator
Austria
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 Posted - 26 July 2003 : 22:37:58
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<b><font color="red">Please note: This is a Beta and therefore not meant to be installed on a live forum!</font id="red"></b>
<b>Title:</b> Links Manager MOD
<b>Version:</b> v3.0 Beta 2 for Snitz Forums v3.4
<b>Author:</b> Michael Reisinger (OneWayMule)
<b>Last Update:</b> August 12, 2003
<b>Description:</b>
Enables you to add a links/downloads/whatever database to your forum.
<b>Features:</b>
- Create/edit/delete Links)
- Add/edit/delete Links Categories and Subcategories
- Links added only when approved by admin
- Links hit counter
- Search
- Links Rating & Commenting
- "New Links" feature
- "Top Rated" feature
- "Popular Links" feature
- "Random Links" feature
- Secure administration area
- Easy installation
- A file for automatic database upgrade included
<b>New in version 3.0:</b>
- Less files (47 asp files in Links Manager 2, 4 in Links Manager 3)
- Links editable from links.asp page
- Quick list of bad links and links to approve in admin area
- Submitters are able to edit their links
- Details (description, keywords,...) optional (configured by admin)
- Sumbit links to categories and subcategories
- Links opened in same or new window
- Date Added + Last Update
- Keep the rating system
- Use forum code in description
- Optional description for categories and subcategoris
- Improved security
- Auto-insert email for members
- Display Max Rating dependend of rating display (5 for stars, 10 for rating)
- Turn Rating System on/off
- Configure image size on link sumbission
- JavaScript counter for Description and Keywords field
- Approve all reported/new links
- Additional field: Language (51 languages to choose from)
- Allow guest submissions
- All code done in response.write for Snitz v3.4 compatability
<b>Possible features (added during Beta stage):</b>
- Allow multiple installations of LM3
- More layers of subcategories
- any additional features requested... 
<b>Installation Instructions:</b>
Included in the .zip file and available here.
<b>Support:</b>
If you have problems installing this MOD, either post your questions in the Help: MOD Implementation forum or here.
<b>Download:</b>
Links Manager v3.0 Beta 2 for Snitz Forums v3.4
<b>Demo:</b>
A testing forum with the MOD installed is available at
http://www.onewaymule.org/onewayscripts/lm3/
I've created several test accounts for you (username/password):
- admin1/admin1
- admin2/admin2
- moderator1/mod1
- moderator2/mod2
- member1/member1
- member2/member2
<b>What needs to be done:</b>
- Testing with MySQL and MS SQL databases
- Testing upgrading from Links Manager 2
- Checking for bugs, security issues, etc.
<b>Feedback:</b>
Suggestions, comments, questions and bug reports are greatly appreciated! 
<b>Updates:</b>
- <b>12 August 2003</b>: Fixed a bug when editing links, and minor HTML bugs.
(<i>admin_links.asp</i>, <i>links.asp</i>)
- <b>11 August 2003</b>: Fixed minor HTML bugs, see this post.
(<i>inc_func_links.asp</i>, <i>links.asp</i>)
- <b>4 August 2003</b>: Bug fixes, new features, see this post.
(<i>inc_func_links.asp</i>, <i>links.asp</i>, <i>pop_links.asp</i>)
- <b>3 August 2003</b>: Several bug fixes, see this post.
(<i>links.asp, pop_links.asp</i>)
- <b>1 August 2003</b>: Several bug fixes and changes, see this post. The version is now <b>v3.0 Beta 2</b>
(<i>all files</i>)
- <b>29 July 2003</b>: Several bug fixes, see this post.
(<i>links.asp, pop_links.asp</i>)
- <b>28 July 2003</b>: Several bug fixes, see this post.
(<i>admin_links.asp, inc_func_links.asp, links.asp, readme.html</i>) |
My MODs:
Birthdays - Custom Policy - F.A.Q. Administration - Forum Rules - Guestbook
Links Manager - MyOwnGoogle - Profile Views - Search Log - WebSearch
Useful stuff:
Forum and MOD Installation - MOD Installation Guide - Snitz v3.4.05 Readme - Free ASP Hosts - Support Snitz
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Edited by - OneWayMule on 11 January 2004 19:29:27 |
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borge
Junior Member
Norway
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Posted - 27 July 2003 : 05:38:58
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Originally posted by OneWayMule
[brDemo:
A testing forum with the MOD installed is available at
http://www.onewaymule.org/onewayscripts/lm3/
It is great to see the beta released, thanks for your hard work! Just wondering - are all of the features added to the live demo, I could not find the language thing there...< |
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OneWayMule
Dev. Team Member & Support Moderator
Austria
4969 Posts |
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imotep
Starting Member
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Posted - 27 July 2003 : 11:51:51
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In the config.asp, you have strLMRequiredBanner dimmed twice and in inc_func_links.asp there should a closing %> on line 45.
Thanks for all of the hard work on this great mod!< |
Edited by - imotep on 27 July 2003 11:57:53 |
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OneWayMule
Dev. Team Member & Support Moderator
Austria
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OneWayMule
Dev. Team Member & Support Moderator
Austria
4969 Posts |
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borge
Junior Member
Norway
185 Posts |
Posted - 27 July 2003 : 12:49:31
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You have:
Response.Write " |" & vbNewline & _
" <a href=""rules.asp""" & dWStatus("Links to other sites and resources...") & " tabindex=""-1""><acronym title=""Links to other sites and resources..."">Links</acronym></a>" & vbNewline
in the inc_header.asp
Should that be links.asp ?
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OneWayMule
Dev. Team Member & Support Moderator
Austria
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borge
Junior Member
Norway
185 Posts |
Posted - 27 July 2003 : 15:30:42
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It seams to work well, but when I am logged in as admin and go to "Links Administration" - "Categories & Subcategories" and click the folder icon to "Create New Link" for a subcategory, it jumps to "Latest Links" - "No links found": /links.asp?action=new&id=3. I do not get the "add new link" there either. I don't know if that should be considdered an error or not, thought I would mention anyway.
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OneWayMule
Dev. Team Member & Support Moderator
Austria
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borge
Junior Member
Norway
185 Posts |
Posted - 28 July 2003 : 03:04:53
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There seams to be a problem when editing links, this is what I get when I submit edited link as admin:
Microsoft JET Database Engine error '80040e14'
Syntax error in UPDATE statement.
/forum/links.asp, line 1127
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Neil Washbrook
New Member
57 Posts |
Posted - 28 July 2003 : 08:39:10
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| I am getting an error when inserting - the SQL does not have a value for the language - I have Language turned off so it is not asked on the form so I guess a default is not being set< |
Edited by - Neil Washbrook on 28 July 2003 08:44:30 |
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DavidRhodes
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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DavidRhodes
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United Kingdom
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AWD_ENVY
Junior Member
103 Posts |
Posted - 28 July 2003 : 12:36:38
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Just a Heads-Up for MySQL users....
In the links table, there is a field called "SHOW".... this is reserved in MySQL. I renamed it as well as all references to "SHOWLINK", and it works fine.
I also had a problem with the Language variable... Not sure where this was sappose to come from, but I didn't have it. This was how if Fixed it.
In 2 places in "Links.asp"
ORIGINAL:
If trim(strFormLanguage) = "Select Language" Then
strFormLanguage = 14
End If
Edited:
If trim(strFormLanguage) = "Select Language" OR Len(strFormLanguage) < 1 Then
strFormLanguage = 14
End If
Here's the My Edited version for MySQL users.
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Edited by - AWD_ENVY on 28 July 2003 13:23:11 |
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Neil Washbrook
New Member
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Posted - 28 July 2003 : 12:37:09
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Originally posted by DavidRhodes
Anyone tested with Sql Server yet?
I am running it with MSDE - desktop edition of SQL Server< |
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MOD: Links Manager v3.0 Beta (Snitz v3.4)
