Web Wiz Support and Community Forums : NEW USER HAS A QUESTION https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:32:10 +0000 Sat, 26 Nov 2005 23:44:25 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=17207 <![CDATA[Web Wiz Support and Community Forums]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ <![CDATA[NEW USER HAS A QUESTION : 1.) This was exactly the kind...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post94395.html#94395 Author: Wrightwood
Subject: 17207
Posted: 26 November 2005 at 11:44pm

1.)  This was exactly the kind of tutorial I needed to make the change.  With your perfect instructions I decided to take the plunge and edit the database.  It seems to be working great....thank you soooo much.
2.)  I am wondering is there a way to write http:// addresses in the description of a forum?  or link the description?  I am just wondering it would be nice if I could do that!  I can't wait for 8 to come out it sounds like the search change is going to make it 10 times better.  Let alone all the other changes.
 
3.)  I have seen a mod somewhere on this forum about changing the actual date to words like TODAY, YESTERDAY etc.  I read it and I think I even tried it but without knowing exactly where to put those changed files I didn't want to take the chance.  Ali, if you wouldn't mind giving it to me in the same ordered format I would appreciate it greatly.  Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving
]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2005 23:44:25 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post94395.html#94395 <![CDATA[NEW USER HAS A QUESTION : here you go 1-backup database 2-open...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post94076.html#94076 Author: Ali Bilgrami
Subject: 17207
Posted: 21 November 2005 at 12:36am

here you go
1-backup database
2-open database table tblAuthor in design view
3-select the field Username
4-in the properties below increase the field size to what ever number u want its 30 by default.
5-exit and save
6- upload yer database
same goes for forum details and forum names but i think they are already pretty large forum name field size is 100 and forum details size is 200 (these can be to the max of 255 due to text data type limitation). Any way same steps for those two.
now after uploading your database you want these changes to take effect.
open the register.asp find this
 
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'If this is a new registration display a filed for the username
 If strMode = "new" Then
        %>
         <input type="text" name="name" size="15" maxlength="15" value="<% = strUsername %>" /><%
it would be line 1454 under the title Registration Details if you are using an UnModed and Fresh copy of the file.
change it to this
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'If this is a new registration display a filed for the username
 If strMode = "new" Then
        %>
         <input type="text" name="name" size="15" maxlength="50" value="<% = strUsername %>" /><%
 
now save the changes and upload the file. u can change the max length to max of 255.
now for the forum name and details.
 
goto admin directory and open forum details.asp. At line 353 edit this code
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<input type="text" name="forumName" maxlength="60" size="30" value="<% = strForumName %>"> </td>
to this
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<input type="text" name="forumName" maxlength="200" size="30" value="<% = strForumName %>"> </td>
then at line 358 change this code
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<input type="text" name="description" maxlength="190" size="30" value="<% = strForumDescription %>"></td>
to this
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<input type="text" name="description" maxlength="255" size="30" value="<% = strForumDescription %>"></td>
 
save the file and upload it. this should pretty much do it. the fields in red are the length of the string you can type in the input text box. where as the size in blue is the actual width of textbox you can increase it if seems fit to you. let us know if it works.
 
Note: Before doing anything please backup the files to be edited and database.
 
Note: These changes are for a fresh copy of those files. If you have moded any of those the line numbers might not be the same but sure will somewhere around those line numbers.
]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:36:42 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post94076.html#94076 <![CDATA[NEW USER HAS A QUESTION : Forget the ads... and the question!...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post94068.html#94068 Author: Wrightwood
Subject: 17207
Posted: 20 November 2005 at 3:28pm

Forget the ads... and the question!  SEE BELOW
 
Originally posted by Wrightwood Wrightwood wrote:

1.)  Well so far the edits are going well.  I still haven't tried to change the database to give me more character spaces for topics.  Sounds kinda scary if you can corrupt your database doing that however, I sure do need more room for both topic descriptions and user names (I have a few with 16 characters instead of the max of 15).  I know it can be done because these forum members belong to others that have no trouble accepting the longer names. 
 
How do I increase the characters in Forum descriptions?
so that I don't get cut off in mid sentence?  I know it has something
to do with the database but as I said before I don't want to go messing with numbers that may affect the program.
 
 
]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2005 15:28:26 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post94068.html#94068 <![CDATA[NEW USER HAS A QUESTION : Ads cannot bemessed with Id say...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post94008.html#94008 Author: Ali Bilgrami
Subject: 17207
Posted: 17 November 2005 at 8:16pm

Ads cannot be messed with Id say leave them as they are if you havent purchased the license key.

]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:16:47 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post94008.html#94008 <![CDATA[NEW USER HAS A QUESTION : Wrightwood wrote:1.) 2.)...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post93997.html#93997 Author: Wrightwood
Subject: 17207
Posted: 17 November 2005 at 2:38pm

Originally posted by Wrightwood Wrightwood wrote:

1.) 
 
2.)  Last but not least, I have seen several examples of webwiz forums with the advertisements stacked on the bottom instead of both the top and bottom.  I was wondering if there is a trick to setting them at the bottom.  I have no problem with the ads but I would like to have a bigger area for my header without corrupting the operation of the board.  Anyway those are the latest questions I have.  Keep up the good work. 
 
Thanks to all the team at Webwizforums.
 
Maybe the above question was overlooked?
]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:38:09 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post93997.html#93997 <![CDATA[NEW USER HAS A QUESTION : 1.) Well so far the edits are...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post93878.html#93878 Author: Wrightwood
Subject: 17207
Posted: 15 November 2005 at 4:37am

1.)  Well so far the edits are going well.  I still haven't tried to change the database to give me more character spaces for topics.  Sounds kinda scary if you can corrupt your database doing that however, I sure do need more room for both topic descriptions and user names (I have a few with 16 characters instead of the max of 15).  I know it can be done because these forum members belong to others that have no trouble accepting the longer names. 
 
2.)  Last but not least, I have seen several examples of webwiz forums with the advertisements stacked on the bottom instead of both the top and bottom.  I was wondering if there is a trick to setting them at the bottom.  I have no problem with the ads but I would like to have a bigger area for my header without corrupting the operation of the board.  Anyway those are the latest questions I have.  Keep up the good work. 
 
Thanks to all the team at Webwizforums.
]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2005 04:37:54 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post93878.html#93878 <![CDATA[NEW USER HAS A QUESTION : you can turn off the edit by system...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post93762.html#93762 Author: dj air
Subject: 17207
Posted: 13 November 2005 at 11:17am

you can turn off the edit by system all together yes from tha admin menu my method is on a per edit status.

so you can choose everytime you edit a post if to or not.
]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2005 11:17:36 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post93762.html#93762 <![CDATA[NEW USER HAS A QUESTION : i think there is an option in...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post93754.html#93754 Author: Ali Bilgrami
Subject: 17207
Posted: 13 November 2005 at 8:15am

i think there is an option in forum configuration tab in admin pannel for this...]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:15:17 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post93754.html#93754 <![CDATA[NEW USER HAS A QUESTION : this is not an option in the...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post93749.html#93749 Author: dj air
Subject: 17207
Posted: 13 November 2005 at 6:16am

this is not an option in the standard install,

but not hard to eccomplish

in the message form (RTE and stanfdard message include files in the includes file)

when its not pm or new post, (strMode = "edit")

then add a checkbox, and call it /add mesasge saying dont display edit by

then on post_message.asp find the section that handles the edited by part mid way i think.

and add if CBool(request.form("EditBy")) = True then

add ' AND CBool(request.form("EditBy")) = True' to the if statement for it.


i have used this method on my support forum.


makee sure its for blnAdmin or blnModerator can only see it


Edited by dj air - 13 November 2005 at 6:17am]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2005 06:16:44 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post93749.html#93749 <![CDATA[NEW USER HAS A QUESTION : I hope you don&#039;t get tired...]]> https://forums.webwiz.net/new-user-has-a-question_topic17207_post93743.html#93743 Author: Wrightwood
Subject: 17207
Posted: 13 November 2005 at 12:01am

I hope you don't get tired of hearing from me but here goes:  Recently my wife found the need to edit or add to several hundred posts on our forum.  She was really mad when it said this post was edited by and gave the time, date and who by.  Is there anyway that I can turn that off while editing as an administrator?
 
Thanks in advance
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