Image upload problem
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Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.08 - https://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Image upload problem
Posted By: Neil040
Subject: Image upload problem
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 1:55pm
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I am testing image upload on new forum, just installed premium licence so image uploading is enabled and asp elements required installed.
When I go to upload image I browse to the image, click to upload, I can see the progress bar flash by as it seems to upload but then nothing happens. Its not shown in the public images in the window above the browse dialog and not in the preview window.
I can see the web wiz images and any I have uploaded into the folder by ftp, and any of those can be previewed and inserted into the post.
Any ideas?
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Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 2:09pm
| In case this is relevant, I notice that in an old forum with version 8 there are selections in forum permissions for upload image and files, this is not showing in my version 9 admin, it goes from calendar events to post approval missing those two out. Should there not be the option in ver 9 to allow/disallow for individual forums? |
Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 2:30pm
 In admin panel down left hand side ------------- http://www.123simples.com/" rel="nofollow - Visit 123 Simples Web Design |
Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 2:53pm
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Thanks for that but that is enabled. Its just that everywhere it seems that there is no reference to allowing uploading of files or images. That upload settings was not allowed until I bought the single user licence and then was enabled so it def knows it is now a licenced version but in the forum/member permissions areas those two columns are missing.
I noticed in my older version on another live site the forum_details.asp file has those two fields shown but on my one for this version they are shown = false
Could it be I have to do something else to upgrade the asp files, would have thought that would have been done auto once I entered reg no of licence
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Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 3:02pm
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Just to clarify - are you running 9.53? or the failed 9.52?
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Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 3:04pm
| 9.52 but I only downloaded and installed that yesterday! |
Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 3:07pm
There was a glitch neil - the zip file was corrupted. Sorry but if you go back to the downloads and download the 9.53 version that you require, and remove the 9.52 and then re-upload the 9.53, it should be okay ------------- http://www.123simples.com/" rel="nofollow - Visit 123 Simples Web Design |
Neil040 wrote:Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 3:14pm
| Thanks I will do that, there is no way to retain the work I have done so far setting some forums etc? |
Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 3:19pm
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The forum posts, users, etc will remain there as they are stored in the SQL database (I assume its SQL) and if so, just delete the 9.52 off the server, and as I said, re-upload the 9.53 (not forgetting to edit your database_connection.asp file first) and you should be good to go On a test forum I run, I installed 9.52  and then just deleted it, and uploaded the 9.53There is no need to run the mssql_setup file. You have already setup the database so dont run that again or you will screw it up ------------- http://www.123simples.com/" rel="nofollow - Visit 123 Simples Web Design |
Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 3:26pm
| You are very helpful thanks.. I am doing all that right now so hopefully it will be fine.. |
Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 3:28pm
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Just take your time, and you should be okay - let us know if you run any the same issues though, or if it works out okay too? MrTWS  ------------- http://www.123simples.com/" rel="nofollow - Visit 123 Simples Web Design |
Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 3:47pm
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Hm.. well I have done that exactly as you suggested.. but altho it is enabled and licenced still the image and file upload columns are missing everywhere..
I just reinstalled the keys to be sure and same thing. I opened the admin_forum_details.asp file from the server and it clearly shows that they are not enabled, thus
'Update the recordset
.Fields("Group_ID") = intUserGroupID .Fields("Forum_ID") = intForumID .Fields("View_Forum") = CBool(Request.Form("read" & intUserGroupID)) .Fields("Post") = CBool(Request.Form("topic" & intUserGroupID)) .Fields("Priority_posts") = CBool(Request.Form("sticky" & intUserGroupID)) .Fields("Reply_posts") = CBool(Request.Form("reply" & intUserGroupID)) .Fields("Edit_posts") = CBool(Request.Form("edit" & intUserGroupID)) .Fields("Delete_posts") = CBool(Request.Form("delete" & intUserGroupID)) .Fields("Poll_create") = CBool(Request.Form("polls" & intUserGroupID)) .Fields("Vote") = CBool(Request.Form("vote" & intUserGroupID)) .Fields("Display_post") = CBool(Request.Form("approve" & intUserGroupID)) .Fields("Moderate") = CBool(Request.Form("moderator" & intUserGroupID)) .Fields("Calendar_event") = CBool(Request.Form("calEvent" & intUserGroupID)) .Fields("Attachments") = False .Fields("Image_upload") = False 'Update the database
Surely that is what should be changed when the upload section is enabled?
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Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 3:58pm
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Can you give me a moment on this? I'll have a look at my files
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Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 4:03pm
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Sure thanks. It definitely seems to be that it is just failing to unlock the upload feature within the forum, the upload settings page is active tho as I said..
I suppose the upload settings page is failing to do whatever it does to add those two column choices to all relevant admin pages.
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Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 4:09pm
Okay in 9.51 which I have and it works I see this on the file you are quoting from, and its the same I know this may sound a silly question, but have you setup the correct upload settings in your admin area?  Because of these settings are incorrect then it wont work ------------- http://www.123simples.com/" rel="nofollow - Visit 123 Simples Web Design |
Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 4:10pm
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If you click the test tool, it should tell you what is installed on your servers, and therefore, allow this to work
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Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 4:13pm
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Ok so thats not it then. Yep settings as right as they can be and is working on another forum on same server but using the ver 8
I have tried all three installed ones below. I noticed on the ver8 that there was an option to select folder for uploads.. that has been removed on this ver?
File System Object (FSO) - Installed Persits AspUpload - Installed Dundas Upload - Installed SoftArtisans FileUp (SA FileUp) - NOT Installed aspSmartUpload - Installed AspSimpleUpload - NOT Installed |
Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 4:22pm
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okay - as an example my settings are: PersistsAspUpload allocated upload space 10MB image types should be saying jpg;jpeg;gif;png maximum image file size is up to you - i have it set at 500KB By default in your forum directory you should have a folder called uploads, with a folder inside called public As each user uploads a image, a new folder for that user is automatically generated, so they have their own unique folder, and cannot see images that are in your folder for example Does that help or are we nearing a dead end? LOL ------------- http://www.123simples.com/" rel="nofollow - Visit 123 Simples Web Design |
Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 4:27pm
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Well I just joined up and posted an image (uploaded one and posted) and it worked for me. Maybe you need to refresh your browser. I am using Firefox by the way and not Internet Explorer in case you are
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Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 4:48pm
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Well thanks again Mr TWS!
You did and I can now also! I had not bothered to check again as the upload columns were not appearing on the admin pages.. I presume that means that image uploads once successfully enabled now are enabled across all forums for all groups?
That doesn't sound right tho does it? I wanted to be able to restrict some forums or groups, just allowing certain areas to have photos..
At least the uploading element is working but I will have to ask web wiz why I cannot do the above when I could in the earlier version
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Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 5:13pm
You can choose which groups are allowed to upload images in the admin area Neil 
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Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 5:18pm
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But thats what I am saying, no such option is visible on ANY of the admin areas that it should be!
Every single admin page that would do this is as below, the upload options are just missing! I rebooted pc in case something was stuck but this is not right at all. As you established image uploading is now working but no access is there to change permissions so its available to all groups in all forums, which is wrong.
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Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 5:26pm
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You are looking in the wrong place mate - Admin> Upload Settings> that is over to your left under Setup and Configuration (so dont click the big icon) and then see Image Upload - just tick who can do what:  ------------- http://www.123simples.com/" rel="nofollow - Visit 123 Simples Web Design |
Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 5:36pm
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No I got that ages ago. The issue here for me is that previously you could set permissions for individual forums as well, I was thinking that something was still wrong but perhaps this is changed on ver 9 series. As below from a forum using ver 8 I can set some forums to be enabled for upload and some not. I can also there set group permissions for that particular forum. Thats not an improvement if there is just one blanket permissions to be set in the upload settings page and no way to control individual forums upload rights.. or can you on your version?
The example table below is on EVERY groups permissions settings
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 06 October 2008 at 9:53am
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Version 9 uses a different upload system wereby as well as uploading in forums users also have a file manager in their Member Control Panel. Instead of selecting which forums you can upload in, in the Upload Settings page you select which groups are allowed to upload files and/or images as well as setting how much allocated space your users have for uploading. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 06 October 2008 at 10:08pm
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Thanks for the explanation and muchos thanks to Mr TWS who helped me figure this out on Saturday. It was a bit of a mess really since the corrupted zip file that I only downloaded on Friday threw everything off course and then the change to the upload system from ver 8 as you described was not apparent for ages.
I did prefer the old method as limiting which forums users can upload to was better for me, I just thought I still had a problem and did not realise this feature had been changed.
No harm done anyway, just a few more hours of my life lost to endless software problem solving! I am kinda used to that and never give up on a problem!
I do like your forum software anyway and will adapt to the new upload system now I understand it.
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Posted By: Putz22
Date Posted: 06 October 2008 at 11:47pm
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Neil,
Are you saying that you want to Limit which user is able to upload? That feature is still available if you didn't notice.. it is in the Admin Section of the forums.. Under the uploading section.. I might be wrong but that is how I read your comment..
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Posted By: Neil040
Date Posted: 07 October 2008 at 6:53am
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No not saying that, I understand how to limit individual users. As I said before, in ver 8 you could select which individual forums allowed image upload as well.
Or you could allow image upload in a particular forum, but within that forum you could select to allow, say, admin and moderators to upload but deselect other groups. These settings were previouly enabled in each forum admin settings page as I explained earlier.
In fact on the asp pages I refer to above you will notice that the two options to display image and file upload are now =false, in ver 8 they were enabled.
As explained by web wiz its just that they changed their method of allowing uploads. Might be better but I was used to the old way.
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