Umm Chrimera is a HE and my issues were easy enough to overcome for someone that DOES NOT know perl. I know being here is attempting suicide with my board in that case. But working with Beta software is about the best way I can think of to accelerate my learning perl. I am beginning to understand what a particular code string is trying to do, and make some comparisons between what this code is saying, and JCTemplates needs it to say for instance. (though it would not break my heart to see some accomidations made for JCTemplates when a mod goes Gold) I make mistakes, but if I were THAT good I would be producing here and not copy and pasting from here

BTW Corona - sorry for not including the syntax errors, I’ll get to the server and see if I can find the instances. I have some notes on what I was taking about and where I stuck the code to get it to work. I’m new here and would like to fit in and do my share

And anon09, I have heard it mentioned here a lot - "relax, we'll get you there". These guys/gals are not here to screw up your boards and have patiently walked me through some pretty elementary stuff

Check out what I have been able to do in 2 weeks, knowing NO perl when I began the board over a year ago.

Hello,

I know that code in this forum is beta. I have been installing the hacks from the beta forums since the 5.x days. My problem, as with many of the people visiting these boards is time. I normally wait untill a number of people have installed a hack and any initial problems have been repaired before I install. As a number of people had said that they had installed the hack, successfully, I thought before I posted that I had problems with it, that I would re-download the zip file from infopop and do a search for the meantioned code in the unmodified original code. When after doing a find for the code and finding nothing even remotely resembleing the line to add it after I searched through the code to find nothing. As I had just finished a long day working, to be over half way through doing a hack to find inconsistancies in the instructions I got upset. I will also need to check one other piece of code from ultimatebb.cgi as it too was not like the instructions, but I guessed at it and made the appropriate change. Though I will not know if I am correct untill I re-open the board after the hack has installed. I appreciate that a number of people here know perl very well. What I would also appreciate is that if they have had to modify something to make it work, rather than just saying it installed with no problems, that they post what they changed to make it work. That helps everyone includeing the hack developer to eliminate any errors.

Hello,

Maybe I am missing something here, but the instructions in the file that I downloaded are exactly the same as they were before. I still see that code that I can not locate to place the required addition below for this hack. Has the zip file been updated?

Corona,

Check your email. I could post what I did in here, HTML code restrictions in posting.

But you'll see they were minor, and quite possible incorrect as I have only the vaguest knowledge of cgi. But it works

Anon90,

Instructions have been updated to match v6.3.1 boards with the inconsistency you have detailed above. I extracted the zip to make sure the change was there, and it was.

Tonight, Chrimera was also kind enough to ship me the second variation he found -- and as of the time of this posting i updated the install text with this syntax variation as well. Redownload the mod to grab the new install instructions with both of the syntax variations repaired. You will only need to examine the code hack to public_forum_page.pl and ubb_forum.cgi.

here are the exact changes to the installation text:
## IN PUBLIC_FORUM_PAGE.PL FIND:
$TBB

<table border="0" width="$vars_style{TableWidth}">
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="middle">
$new_topic_button $poll_link
</td>

## ADD ABOVE:
$view_applicants

## IN UBB_FORUM.CGI FIND:
$subject = $this_topic_data[3];
## if the above code can not be found, search for the following instead: $subject = &PipeFixer($this_topic_data[3]);

## ADD BELOW (refer to instructions for the addition -- its the same as it was before, but just a little too lengthy to post here):

This should take care of the syntax variations between UBB versions 6.3.0 and 6.3.1+. As UBB versions change, i do my best to stay on top of all the versions, but quite simply, i haven't had time to test the install to v6.3.1 and v6.3.1.1 personally. I know 2 individuals successfully have this mod installed on v6.3.1+, and they have reported that the hack is operating properly -- you should have the same results (after you get past the install instructions that is). But if you do experience additional troubles, please post them, and i'll help you out as soon as possible.

Chrimera,
Thank you for submitting the syntax variations -- i've updated the install instructions with the appropriate changes.

Hello,

Thank you for that the changes are reflected in this download of the zip file and it appears to be working fine.

Now I do have some other questions. Firstly is there automatically a link placed for the registration form, or do you have to place the correct link on a forum/s?

Secondly when createing a custom template ie not the one that you have supplied, I get the error message can not post the form as it does not contain a valid subject. I created a blank form without any tables. Are the tables required?

Hello Anon90,

A link is not automatically created by the hack. Individuals place a link to the form in various locations - either in a post on the forum, in an html homepage, or somewhere hardcoded into UBB itself.

A single table is required. As well as one field within the table which will be used as the subject line of the form post. Together, the table and fields combine to create the custom form which will be displayed on your website. Without a form, the hack is pretty useless

anon90,

check out what I did uf you like.

http://www.thedarkwatch.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

In the Applications forum, feel free to knock about and look at the shortcuts. I created a forum in the Private section so Applicants could feel special, but it is the only thing in the private section they can read

Voting (poll) is done 1st in the Officers scetion to accept/decline, then moved to the general discussion forum in the private section if they are accepted.

Chrimera, your board seem extremely slow. Is it your bandwidth,or is something bogging down your server?

It has been kinda laggie lately. Im 850 by 350 ( a little present from SBC for bringing my account down for 2 months) but I havent tested speed in awhile. Ill do that tonight thanks

Heya Chrimera,

I see you upgraded to v3.1.2 -- One thing though. Enter the control panel -- applicant form settings and click submit. Your boards current settings are from version 3.1.1, and they were changed in 3.1.2. Submitting new settings will update the version and correct a few minor bugs.

Another thing i notice -- When registering a new account and upon recieving the account password, the email style colors are black text on a black background. Might want to take a look at it, might be a bug. As it stands now, users must highlight the text in the email to read the email.

Your board also looks very nice. Great work!

Thanks

I am sorry, I am running 3.1.1

At least thats what is says at the bottom of applicant form settings. And by Submit, I guess you mean the Update Aplication form settings button?

Ill need to look into the email. I am using HTML mail and it shouldnt be a black background

But thanks for the positive feedback !

Please let me know if this is a problem with the app form hack or if changing the email style color settings fix the email text colors.

hmmm.. can you set more than one forum to be used to post applications?

No, not at the present time. Currently, the mod can create and display a single form, and the data entered into that form is posted into only one (selectable) forum.

nt

hmmm how difficult would it be to create a checkbox that would activate/deactivate certian questions?

Example: I would like to use the App for both a Guild application and an Alliance one. I place BOTH sets of questions in the form but a checkbox grays-out selected questions. Probably a whole lot of work huh?

Otherwise I would just have a Part One and a Part Two. Cumbersome but do-able, and having this already puts us head and shoulders above 90% of the guilds out there

(edited by chrim)

Also odd thing. shouldnt the table with all the user info appear in the thread for accept/decline, to be seen by all members? I was under the impression it was in my past tests, but it wont now. . .

Accept/decline/refuse/vote/edit options are only accessable by administrators and moderators of the forum. Registered members or unregistered users will not see these options.

The view option is available to all members, but its not on the thread view page. The view option is found on the topics page (the page that lists all the posts in the forum).

Hmm odd, on my test board, in the thread that the application creates, a tabele appeared that you get when hitting VIEW.

http://www.thedarkwatch.com/ubb_test/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=000145

Log in and pwd sent in PM

Heya Chimera,

I took a look at your board. Viewing the thread created by a submitted form, its normal to see the data from the form for that specific user.

I believe i read your prior post wrong. I thought you were asking where the 'view' button is.

If your old forum wasn't showing this info, then recheck your modifications. Most likely in public_topic_page.pl