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MikeB.Lynn
Announcement Center
09 March 2009, 22:53


There was a mod called "Announcement Center"
Does anyone know where I can find it? I need to re-install it on my forum

Thanks in advance

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AnonJr
10 March 2009, 04:03


Maybe up on www.snitzbitz.com - or its in a post (possibly an archived post) in the "MOD Add-On Forum (W/Code)" forum
MikeB.Lynn
10 March 2009, 04:55


nope to both
Anyone?
Shaggy
10 March 2009, 05:10


Are you sure that was the name of it? I don't remember it. You may be thinking of the (Forum) Announcements Mod.
Classicmotorcycling
10 March 2009, 06:00


It is the Announcement Mod, just someone refered to it as Announcement Center in this topic: Forum Announcements 3.4.03 MOD Beta on the 27 February 2003.
MikeB.Lynn
10 March 2009, 06:33


OK now where can I download it. The link Classic provided has a dead download link in it
Etymon
10 March 2009, 20:59


Look here for a thread on it. Note that SHN Forums is a modified form of Snitz so the download link that they provide might work for the SHN form and not the current Snitz form.
Source: http://www.shnforums.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=1992

Download: http://www.shnforums.com/forum/mainuploadsfolder/DJBBIZ/2003317132416_mod_forum_announcements_v34_03.zip
MikeB.Lynn
11 March 2009, 05:01


Close. I just found the name of the exact one I'm looking for.
Forum Announcements Mod by: Richard Kinser
Anyone have it or know where I can still download it?
HuwR
11 March 2009, 12:13


a quick search in the archives turns up the original topic http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&whichpage=1&TOPIC_ID=3006

however this was written for a very old version of the forum code so is very unlikely to work without some major modifications


alternatively, this also turns up with a quick search in the mod forum archives
http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=39338&SearchTerms=Forum+Announcements+Mod

and this
http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=27045&SearchTerms=Forum+Announcements+Mod

it's amazing what you can find using the search
MikeB.Lynn
11 March 2009, 12:35


HuwR,
It's amazing that every link to the download of the file is dead. I'm sorry for the sarcasm. I did a search and (when I didn't get a timeout error) came up with the same links as your reply has before I started posting. I'm kind of hoping right now that someone may have downloaded it and still have the opriginal zip file. This was one of the better add-on's published
AnonJr
11 March 2009, 12:43


Try http://www.shnforums.com/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=1992

It may be the same it may not. It may have just disappeared to the sweet digital by and by. You may be able to pull it up in Google's cache...
HuwR
11 March 2009, 13:06


Originally posted by MikeB.Lynn
HuwR,
It's amazing that every link to the download of the file is dead. I'm sorry for the sarcasm. I did a search and (when I didn't get a timeout error) came up with the same links as your reply has before I started posting. I'm kind of hoping right now that someone may have downloaded it and still have the opriginal zip file. This was one of the better add-on's published


so why ask the question if you already know the links are dead ?

if they are dead then it probably isn't available any longer, otherwise the links would still be live.
MikeB.Lynn
11 March 2009, 13:08


Anon thanks but that's not it. OH well I guess it found it's way into cyberspace limbo.
Admins you can lock or delete this thread if you'd like
and thanks to everyone who tried to help me.
HuwR
11 March 2009, 13:08


how do you know it was one of the better add-ons if you don't have it ?
Shaggy
11 March 2009, 13:10


Originally posted by MikeB.Lynn I need to re-install it on my forum
Carefree
11 March 2009, 13:14


Forum Announcements MOD v3.4.03 beta
by Richard Kinser
HuwR
11 March 2009, 13:14


I've looked through all my archived stuff and I have probaly got a copy of every other mod but this one sorry
HuwR
11 March 2009, 13:20


MikeB,

Do you need the database stuff for the mod or just the asp files ?
Carefree
11 March 2009, 13:27


In both "admin_add_announce.asp" and "admin_edit_announce.asp", delete the lines which say
Code:
<!--#INCLUDE FILE="inc_code.asp" -->
.
HuwR
11 March 2009, 13:33


ok, I have extracted a copy of Richards mod from an old backup of my portal mod, it will need some tweaking as some of the include files have changed names, but it is the best I can come up with.
download link
MikeB.Lynn
11 March 2009, 13:58


HuwR,
Thank you.
That's what I was looking for.
HuwR
11 March 2009, 14:38


you will need to make some changes for the include files most likely, but just ask here and we should be able to point you in the right direction
MikeB.Lynn
24 March 2009, 13:07


If it helps. this is the mod I'm looking for:
http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=63446&SearchTerms=news,scroller
Etymon
24 March 2009, 14:57


Ah, well, Jeff is a regular here. Try emailing him to see if he has it. If he has it, he may have updated it since then and just hasn't offered it again. I think I have it, but it may not be as fresh as what he has in his inventory. Give him a shout. If he doesn't have it, post again or contact me. I'll see what I can come up with then.
Etymon
24 March 2009, 15:28


Hey Mike,

I looked around and couldn't find Jeff's MOD. At the time I needed a scroller I went with a customization I did on Huw's MOD, but that was for a client, so I'm not able to .zip it up for you. From what I remember, Jeff's was useful for those who used it. Sorry man.
MikeB.Lynn
24 March 2009, 22:07


I thank everyone (specially HuwR)
I took the files he put together and re-compiled the mod as best as I remembered it. At least it looks and works like the mod I lost. If anyone is interested it can be downloaded here
Etymon
25 March 2009, 00:38


If I remember right ... when I remodded the MOD there was a problem when the subject line of the topic contained an apostrophe. It broke the scroller. I replaced this code:

rsAnnounce("A_SUBJECT")


with this code:


replace(formatstr(rsAnnounce("A_SUBJECT")),"'","#39;")

MikeB.Lynn
25 March 2009, 05:42


etymon,

was that for me? If so what file was that change in.
Also the original mod had a file in it called:
inc_announce3.asp

anyone have that floating around?
Carefree
25 March 2009, 13:59


inc_announce3.asp
Etymon
25 March 2009, 13:59


That change is in your inc_announce.asp within your .zip file.
Look for the code that has the anchor tag such as <a href=""""> & rsAnnounce("A_SUBJECT") & </a>.
I'm looking at your code and the line I am talking about is commented out. The line you appear to be using for your announcements to display is line 82:

document.write('<Div align="center"><View_announcements.asp><strong><%= rsAnnounce("A_SUBJECT") %></strong></font><br><br><view_announcements.asp><%= rsAnnounce("A_message") %><br></div><br>');

I'm not sure how <View_announcements.asp> works within your code. Did you mean to put an anchor there instead to make it look like this:

document.write('<Div align="center"><a href="view_announcements.asp"><strong><%= rsAnnounce("A_SUBJECT") %></strong></a></font><br><br><view_announcements.asp><%= rsAnnounce("A_message") %><br></div><br>');

The change I offered would make the code look like this:

document.write('<Div align="center"><a href="view_announcements.asp"><strong><%= replace(formatstr(rsAnnounce("A_SUBJECT")),"'","#39;") %></strong></a></font><br><br><view_announcements.asp><%= rsAnnounce("A_message") %><br></div><br>');

I looked in my other files. I found an inc_announce2.asp file but not an inc_announce3.asp file.

MikeB.Lynn
25 March 2009, 15:51


Carefree,
Thanks. That was the file that made it the original...
I re-bundled it and replaced the zip. Etymon- I appreciate all you've done but look at it now. The announce3 file clears all the errors that you mentioned
Etymon
25 March 2009, 16:15


Thanks Mike. I see now.
What I was referring to is the apostrophe breaks the code when using javascript to write to the browswer in your inc_announce.asp file. Since the javascript has a beginning and an ending apostrophe, an additional apostrophe in the subject of the topic or the message would stop the javascript by not allowing the code to finish completely. That's the reason I mentioned it. Look below for the apostrophes in the code (in red) and the beginning and the end of the command in blue:

document.write('<Div align="center"><View_announcements.asp><strong><%= rsAnnounce("A_SUBJECT") %></strong></font><br><br><view_announcements.asp><%= rsAnnounce("A_message") %><br></div><br>'); document.write('</font>');
MikeB.Lynn
25 March 2009, 16:19


Etymon-
Yea I noticed that happened. Lucky for us carefree had the original inc_announce3.asp file hahahaha
That file cleared the apostrophe issue as well as the same issue if you tried to insert a small graphic in the message body. I leave it to you people that know code to look over and improve if possible. Thanks again to everyone that came to my assistance on this.
Etymon
25 March 2009, 16:55


Good deal! I'm glad it worked out! smile
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