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Topic: Different banner for each forum

Posted By: charades
Subject: Different banner for each forum
Date Posted: 02 January 2008 at 1:57pm

Hi,

I am wondering is it possible to have different banner image for different banner if so I appreciate if anyone can help me in directing me how to modify the code.

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Posted By: Scotty32
Date Posted: 03 January 2008 at 12:50pm

theres different ways it can be done.

you could add a field to the database and store the image location.

or you could have a function that does a different link.

at the top of the /forum/includes/header.asp file add

<% Call HeaderImage(intForumID) %>

then add to the functions_common.asp file:


Private Function HeaderImage(intForumID)
    select intForumID
    case 1

        strTitleImage = "location to image"
    case 2
        strTitleImage = "location to image"
    end select
end function

then just add and edit the pages below for each forum.



    case 2

        strTitleImage = "location to image"

the number is the ID of the forum.
you can find this out by looking at the FID= in links, for example:

http://forums.webwiz.net/forum_topics.asp?FID=24

This would be 24.

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Posted By: hotice08
Date Posted: 11 March 2008 at 1:19pm

I tried doing the same. But Didn't had any luck.

I am getting this on top of the page.

.Cookies(strCookiePrefix & "pID").Path = strCookiePath End Sub %>

Here are the changes I did. Please correct me where I went wrong.

In Header.asp File change which I did is in bold letters

I placed the call for HeaderImage in header.asp in between <body> and <table..... as shown here.

<body>
<% Call HeaderImage(intForumID) %>
<table class="basicTable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center">.

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and in functions_common.asp I added

Private Function HeaderImage(intForumID)
Dim strTitleImage
Select Case intForumID
  Case 1
         strTitleImage = "/forum_images/abc.jpg"
  Case Else
   strTitleImage = "/forum_images/123.jpg"
End Select
End Function

I am not a asp Programmer and I have no clue on how these things work, So please don't mistake me and help me in resolving this. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Posted By: hotice08
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 1:31pm

I really need someone's help in directing me how I can achieve this.

I can save it in the database as an image or put them in one folder.

But in either of the scenarios I appreciate if anyone can help me in where to modify the code so that I can can see different banner for different forum.

Please help me

Posted By: billd3
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 2:50pm

I, too, would like to be able to have a different image over each "forum"
For engines, a nice 390 V8 image would be great, for the transmission section, perhaps a T5 transmission image, that sort of thing.
What about somewhere doing a "if xxx then" sort of thing?
If forumid=24 then xxxxxxx
else
if forumid=19 then xxxxx

and so on?

How easy a mod would this be?
I've got someone who could do some VERY nice flash-headers as used in
http://theamcpages.com

This would be for the forum at http://theamcforum.com/forum

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BillD
http://theamcpages.com
http://theamcforum.com

Posted By: Scotty32
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 6:07pm

Sorry, looking at this again, it maybe better to do:

at the top of the /forum/includes/header.asp file add

<% strTitleImage = HeaderImage(intForumID,strTitleImage) %>

then add to the functions_common.asp file:


Private Function HeaderImage(intForumID,strTitleImage)
    Dim strOutput

    select intForumID
    case 1

        strOutput = "location to image"
    case 2
        strOutput = "location to image"
    case else
        strOutput = strTitleImage
    end select

    HeaderImage = strOutput
end function

This would be an easy mod to build, you just do the following

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Posted By: hotice08
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 6:38pm

Thanks Scotty I will try this evening. Many thanks for prompt response

Posted By: billd3
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 1:02pm

This ability would be worth buying someone a 6-pack of a good German beer, or if you are British, tea.
I look forward to seeing what you come up with. You folks are just plain talented.

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BillD
http://theamcpages.com
http://theamcforum.com

Posted By: Scotty32
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 8:54pm

If the above doesnt work, or your unable to add it, let me know and i'll add it to the relevent files and release it for download.

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Posted By: hotice08
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 8:57pm

Thanks Scotty it worked.

Now I have a small issue and that is every time the image is being clicked it is going to the home page probbaly something to do with code in Header.asp

Posted By: billd3
Date Posted: 19 March 2008 at 1:56am

Do you have as many "case" as you have forums you want different images for?
If you don't want to change the header image for a section, you don't include that in the case?

So you could have like 20, like we have 29, but would probably only do 20.
Is that it: case 18 would match forum ID 18?

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BillD
http://theamcpages.com
http://theamcforum.com

Posted By: billd3
Date Posted: 19 March 2008 at 2:24am

Technical Information (for support personnel)

Error Type:
Microsoft VBScript compilation (0x800A03FD)
Expected 'Case'
/forum/functions/functions_common.asp, line 46, column 7

Browser Type:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.12) Gecko/20080201 Firefox/2.0.0.12

Page:
GET /forum/forum_topics.asp

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BillD
http://theamcpages.com
http://theamcforum.com

Posted By: billd3
Date Posted: 19 March 2008 at 2:39am

OK, got it. I took your quote here and found a missing word:
>>

 select case intForumID
    case 1<<

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http://theamcpages.com
http://theamcforum.com

Posted By: Scotty32
Date Posted: 19 March 2008 at 11:08am

billd3 wrote:

Do you have as many "case" as you have forums you want different images for?
If you don't want to change the header image for a section, you don't include that in the case?

So you could have like 20, like we have 29, but would probably only do 20.
Is that it: case 18 would match forum ID 18?

Yes, the case # should match your forum ID #

so if you had 10 forums but wanted images for 3 which was 1, 5 and 7 then you would do:

case 1
 . . .
case 5 
 . . . 
case 7
 . . .

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Posted By: billd3
Date Posted: 19 March 2008 at 12:25pm

Got it. It works, it's slick!
Thanks.

Wow, if we want a change, simply add a bit for that forum number. If not, it will use the else bit.
Perfect.

Now to come up with more header images!

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BillD
http://theamcpages.com
http://theamcforum.com

Posted By: hotice08
Date Posted: 21 March 2008 at 1:14pm

Many Many Thanks Scotty ...It worked

Posted By: Scotty32
Date Posted: 21 March 2008 at 4:14pm

For anyone else who might be getting confused by the change of information in this thread, I've written a tutorial on my site on how to the http://www.s2h.co.uk/wwf/tips/look/change-banner-for-forums.asp - Change Banner for Forums.

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