</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Quackie:
Never mind, I got the Control Panel working. Ok, so everything works ok. Then, how do I use the SSI call? What's SSI and how do I use it?

Thanks</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It's explained in the readme. One line where you want the news table. <!--#exec cgi="/cgi/ubbnews.cgi" -->

etc.

Hi Greg,
I know we have to call that <-#exec --> command but I don't know where to put it. I know that these SSI call only works in .shtml file. We don't have any .shtml file in the UBB at all. Should we create one and put this command inside? I mean how does it all work together? Can you explain alittle more.
Sorry, I am new to this SSI, please patient with me.

Thanks Greg

This is to include news into your webpage. Put the code on your web page.

"You do not have permission to access this area."

I am still getting this error, even after making your correction.

Should there be a file included named "vars_ubbnews?

And is this what gets added into the template: "...cp.cgi?ubb=view_newssessions&r=$ran"

wtf. Let me go over the zip..

ZIP file updated with bug fixes and error checks.

Nice! I guess your hard work , if it was hard work, paid off.

did it? Is that an experience remark? Cause it was interesting setting up this crap. its not caching it!!!! UGH! Charles?!

"You do not have permission to access this area."

I am still getting this error, even after making your new correction and after putting in the new vars_ubb_news.cgi file.

Redo the cp.cgi file hacks, making sure it requires at least one file.

First set of problems fixed. Reupload ubbnews.cgi, cp_ubbnews and redo cp_common.pl and cp.cgi carefully.

i tried the code in instal.txt but could not make it work by the code given there...instead i used this and zap! the page was there[code][/code]

Hello Greg, thanks for this hack, ive used it on 4 ubb versions now.

I am posting for a request. The date format on a standard install displays the date in a number only format (ie: 02-10-2002). I wanted to request a date which displays the month in its full-name form. (ie: February 10th, 2002).

Ive done this hack on all the prior ubbnews releases. And, its getting old

Here is an example of a hacked ubbnews hack, displaying a full-name date (as well as a divider): http://www.altereddestiny.net

Also, if possible, the addition of an option to add a page divider would be fantastic.

Thank you again,
--Corona

That's slated for UBBNews 2.3.0 Beta.

Thanks for your kind words, if you wanna send me your code for it go ahead.

Bug found:

Install text doesn't mention what to do with the included vars_wordlets_mods.cgi file included. Theres also a field inside the included vars_wordlets_mod.cgi which doesn't need to exist -- key is named: mod_wordlets.

Also, minor spelling error exist in cp_ubbnews_add_newssession.pl and cp_ubbnews_edit_newssession.pl. Status is misspelled as Satus.

I'll ship ya my ubbnews files after i hack the full-name date into them.

Heres my quick and dirty way to get the month to display with a full-name.

in ubbnews.cgi:
## find:
# strip off images - DONT.
# $name_space{topic_body} =~ s/<img[^>]+?>//ig;

##Add below:

($name_space{GetMonth}, $name_space{GetDate}, $name_space{GetYear}) = split(/-/, $name_space{topic_date});

my @UbbnewsMonths = ("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");

$name_space{topic_date} = $UbbnewsMonths[($name_space{GetMonth} -1)] . " " . $name_space{GetDate} . ", " . $name_space{GetYear};

"You do not have permission to access this area."

Can someone please tell me how they got into the control panel? There are so few things to modify here, and I can't get in.

I cant see reason for that... ugh..

In: "use vars qw(%vars_ubbnews %vars_ubbnews_sessions);"

should this be:
"use vars qw(%vars_ubb_news %vars_ubbnews_sessions);"

When I made that change, I got in the control panel! Yeay!