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Topic: V 9.70 Ad Code error message.

Posted By: mAce
Subject: V 9.70 Ad Code error message.
Date Posted: 25 January 2011 at 8:20pm

We just had the upgrade, very slick.

I'm getting an error when updating the include. Here's what i'm doing and the error from Chrome.

'Enter your ad code below for ads shown in the forum header

strForumHeaderAd = "<script type=""text/javascript"" src=""http://syndication.webwiz.net/pagead/?L=wffh""><script type="text/javascript"><!--

google_ad_client = "ca-pub-0104799003429195";

/* SF HEADER */

google_ad_slot = "3078781356";

google_ad_width = 728;

google_ad_height = 90;

//-->

</script>

src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">

</script></script>"

Error message:

Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a0401'

Expected end of statement

/forum/includes/ads_inc.asp, line 53

strForumHeaderAd = "<script type="text/javascript"><!--
----------------------------------^

Am I doing something wrong?

Any help welcome,

Si

Scarletfever Forum

Replies:

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 26 January 2011 at 10:48am

You need to replace the present code in the variable with your own add code. This also needs to be in a format that ASP can read.

The correct code for what you require is below:-

'Enter your ad code below for ads shown in the forum header
strForumHeaderAd = "google_ad_client = ""ca-pub-0104799003429195"";" & _
vbCrLf & "/* SF HEADER */" & _
vbCrLf & "google_ad_slot = ""3078781356"";" & _
vbCrLf & "google_ad_width = 728;" & _
vbCrLf & "google_ad_height = 90;" & _
vbCrLf & "//-->" & _
vbCrLf & "</script>" & _
vbCrLf & "<script type=""text/javascript""" & _
vbCrLf & "src=""http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"">" & _
vbCrLf & "</script></script>"

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Posted By: mAce
Date Posted: 26 January 2011 at 7:21pm

Thanks Bruce, it's all up and earning. I did have to tweak the code slightly.

Posted By: mAce
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 8:01pm

I'm running google adsense on my forum and the ads that are in the include don't seem to be registering on my account. I also have one ad hard coded into the header.asp, which is registering perfectly. When i view source the ads appear to be identically formatted.

I'd like to try hard coding the ads that are not registering in their current positions, but can't seem to find which file and where they are included. Any pointers welcome.

I would also like to use alternative ads for the mobile version, but I'll walk before i can run.

Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 8:12pm

mAce

An answer will be here tomorrow

I thought however you had to edit includes/google_adsense_inc.asp

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Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 8:14pm

Obviously you also need to be running the http://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-compare-editions.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-compare-editions.htm - Premium edition

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Posted By: mAce
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 8:32pm

Thanks, I'm displaying the ads fine. I have each on a separate custom channel and they are registering zero impressions.

Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 8:36pm

There could be several reasons for this:

Your visitors are using adblock software so the ads are never shown

Adsense can't find any ads that fit your site and is showing public service advertising

Your Adsense code is not being loaded either because it is incorrectly applied to your website or the page stops loading before it gets to that code

Users have JavaScript turned off

You can contact Google in their Adsense support forums. Maybe someone there can help you identify the problem.

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Posted By: mAce
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 9:10pm

I will also check the adsense forum, but thought this may aid development.

Here's some addition info that may narrow down the problem.

MrTWS wrote:

There could be several reasons for this:

Your visitors are using adblock software so the ads are never shown

I have another ad on the same page that is unaffected

Adsense can't find any ads that fit your site and is showing public service advertising

The ads are displaying correctly i.e commercial and relevant

Your Adsense code is not being loaded either because it is incorrectly applied to your website or the page stops loading before it gets to that code

When I view source,working ad and non working ad appear to be the same code

Users have JavaScript turned off

I have another ad on the same page that is unaffected

You can contact Google in their Adsense support forums. Maybe someone there can help you identify the problem.

Posted By: mAce
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 9:23pm

The google support forum suggests that it's could be caused by Google Analytics, I've made the suggested changes and will wait and see.

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 9:41pm

It can sometime take a few hours for Adsense to update as it does not update in real time.

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Posted By: mAce
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 10:42pm

It appears to have done the trick, both 'included' ads are now showing page views. For info, I had attached Analytics tracking to my hard coded ad, this prevented the following ads from reporting to my account.

Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 08 February 2011 at 12:18pm

Glad it's sorted

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