</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by guvner:
OK - all works well - BUT - I cannot find a way for the output to conform to the nominated style template settings. It will pick up any changes to font colour – but not face or size??

I can adjust the font face (only) by embedding font info into the receiving page before uploading. When I “view source” on the output page, every UBBnews entry shows <font size="2">

I’ve tried Corona’s (public_ubbnews.pl) variation but no luck - HELP – as it stands it’s about as much use as an ashtray on a harley given that my output page is all size 1 arial</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Cant confirm this anywhere. Let me add some checks to the script...

updated. only update if your having problems.

guvner... THANK YOU!!!... I will be trying this tomorrow... I have Powweb as well and read that also... I can't remember why I didn't try it... I think one of the dogs was making off with my fuzzy slipper and I got sidetracked... I'll let you know if it works... again... thanks BUNCHES!...

Edit:.... now I remember why I didn't do this... I couldn't find the .htaccess file...

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Ellen:
When I tried to generate that cgi code into the php page, I got this error message:

Warning: Bad arguments to implode() in /home/virtual/roxydollboard/home/httpd/html/ubbphptest.php on line 2
?></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Use the url to the script, not the path

http://www.roxydollboard.com/etc etc...

Thanks Greg - but no good news I'm afraid.

Went through the whole routine again - no change - situation as detailed before

In my case I simply cannot get it to pick up font face or size settings/changes from the style template.

I'm running 6.2.1 - anything there?

Any chance you could have a look at my setup??

Thanks for everything so far.

IGNORE - see next post . . .

Hi Greg – ALL is well I found the little “culprit”

Line 91 of public_ubbnews.pl shows:

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> return qq~
<font size="2"><a href="$ULTIMATEBB?ubb=get_topic&f=$name_space->{forum_number}&t=$name_space->{topic_number}"><font color="$vars_style{LinkColor}"><b>$name_space->{forum_title}: $name_space->{topic_subject}</b></font></a> <font color="$vars_style{TextColor}">( $name_space->{topic_date} $name_space->{topic_time} )</font></font>

~;

} </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I amended this as follows:

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> return qq~
<font size="$vars_style{TextSize}"face="$vars_style{FontFace}"><a href="$ULTIMATEBB?ubb=get_topic&f=$name_space->{forum_number}&t=$name_space->{topic_number}"><font color="$vars_style{LinkColor}"><b>$name_space->{forum_title}: $name_space->{topic_subject}</b></font></a> <font color="$vars_style{TextColor}">( $name_space->{topic_date} $name_space->{topic_time} )</font></font>

~;

} </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">and the problem went away!! – yeeeaahh – happy puppy

Thanks for your help . . .

after installing this, I get this error! Help!

Global symbol "$vars_style_" requires explicit package name at /home/scificha/public_html/forum/cgi-bin/ubbnews.cgi line 35. Execution of /home/scificha/public_html/forum/cgi-bin/ubbnews.cgi aborted due to compilation errors

I am using 6.2.1.1. Any ideas?

Yeah, I get that as well (upgraded just to have a look...)

FIND:
Fixed it for me

Fixed it for me [/b]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Brilliant! It works! Thanx!

For Allen Ayers:

Thanks for your help. UBB News works perfectly at
http://www.karass.nu/cgi-bin/ubb/ubbnews.cgi?ns_id=1

I needed to add a .htaccess file to the directory, though to permit me to run ssi from the cgi-bin. My hosting company did not provide that by default. I also had to make a .htaccess file to let me run cgi programs from a non-cgi directory. Those of you having problems might have to look into this. Finally, I could not use the "execute" command, but needed to make it into an "include" like this:

<!--#include virtual="./ubbnews.cgi?ns_id=2"-->

However, when I tried to call it from a php page, this is what I got:

http://www.karass.nu/ubbphptest.php

I'm so close, that it's frustrating, and would appreciate any assistance! Thanks!

You have to put the URI to the file, rather than the path, if that helps... I got it running fine on PHP.

I got it to work, thanks all of you who helped

hello umm not sure if this would be a problem or not but. i hacked the 2 files it says to hack, uploaed them + the other varios files to the directories and such, chmodded them but there is nothing in my cp to set up anything?? so i can't do anything further. i get no errors anywhere but there is nothing there.
also in your instructions u have:
well that is about all there was only the 2 files too hack so not much code to mess up on my part.
i did update the vars wordlet mods files but that did'nt do anything.
i'll wait for a answer or mabye a point in the right direction.

oh 1 more thing.
in your instructions u have this.

- Upload files:
cp_ubbnews.cgi ( cgi-bin ) chmod 0755
ubbnews.cgi ( cgi-bin ) chmod 0755
vars_ubbnews_sessions.cgi ( vars dir ) chmod 0777
cp.cgi ( cgi-bin ) chmod 0755
cp_common.pl ( templates )
cp_ubbnews_sessions.pl ( templates )
cp_ubbnews_add_newssession.pl ( templates )
cp_ubbnews_edit_newssession.pl ( templates )
public_ubbnews.pl ( templates )

but in your zip file there is a extra file
vars_ubb_news.cgi i did upload this and chmodded it to 777 would this be wrong.

I install the last beta script (29.March) on a fresh installed V6.2.1.1

Seems to work but I notice the folling:
One setting made in control panel seems to be ignored. My generated news-config files looks like:

[code][/code]Settings for Charlimit seems to be ignored. I enter for a test '500' but it will not be saved. Know issue ?

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by deathdealer:
hello umm not sure if this would be a problem or not but. i hacked the 2 files it says to hack, uploaed them + the other varios files to the directories and such, chmodded them but there is nothing in my cp to set up anything?? so i can't do anything further. i get no errors anywhere but there is nothing there.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It's at the bottom of the 'Primary Serttings' list box. If you don't have it, make sure you hacked cp_common.pl

Last time i installed this hack with 6.2.1 it worked but with the latest version it looks like this!! http://www.theplace.newriverweb.net/cgi-bin/ubbnews.cgi?ns_id=1 why is that please?

I'm using UBB 6.2.1.1 and i'm having trouble with this hack. I've reinstalled it a few times and i've followed the directions EXACTLY but I keep getting the same error message whenever I try and load ubbnews.cgi. Here it is:

Content-type: text/html
Software error:
Can't obtain exclusive lock: Bad file number at /usr/local/www/virtual/******/***/******/ubb_lib_files.cgi line 566.

Someone please help because I really could use this hack on my website. Thanks.

Hi there. I'm using ubb 6.2.0

when i install this hack My control panel does not work.

in My cp.cgi file;
[code][/code]and i modified other lines to cp.cgi and cp_common.pl files. But cp does not work. Please help me what is wrong

Now I set up a testboard with UBB V6.2.1.2 and modification wordlets. Nothing else. Cache and accelerator is enabled.

I install last beta script and it look like this:
Test Homepage with UBB News

On my production Board with UBB V6.1.0.3 and the script V 2.0.0b1.3 it work perfect and look like:

Production Homepage

I like to switch to V6.2. the V6.1 dosn't work well with ubbnews and cache turned on. Any suggestion how I can fix the display output of the new script ?