UBB.Developers Forums UBB.classic V6 Mod Questions 3 parts: getting banners to work; changing registration link & passing login cookie

OK 3 part question:

1) How do we get our banners, which are called by a cgi file, to appear in the 6.x series? In the 5.x series, in the CP, there was an option for Header, so we simply inserted this:

2) What files (and where in the files) would need to be changed to change the link to the "Register" page so it goes to our site registration page?

3) On that note, what would it take (specifically) so our users would be logged into the UBB from our sign in page?

1) It also exists in UBB 6

Go to the CP - Style Templates - Choose Template - Header.

2. ubb_lib.cgi, " $RegisterLink = qq($vars_wordlets{register_link} unless $vars_registration{SuspendRegister} eq "true";".

3. "Copy" some parts from "if ($ubb eq 'do_login') {" part of ultimatebb.cgi, and don't forget to require vars_config.cgi, ubb_lib.cgi, ubb_lib_2.cgi, and maybe some others.

for #1, I thought so and it's there but for whatever reason the script is not being executed (but it was on 5.47e and is on our 5.47e live site UBB ). Our 6.05 (dev) version is here .

Something I forgot to mention--in our 5.47e version we have this added on to Ultimate.cgi and other files:


Would that also require a code change to those files, such as ultimatebb.cgi? If so, which ones?

[ August 21, 2001: Message edited by: Kydd ]

Oh..

You can put the CGI code of adlink.cgi (but make the result be in a variable, like $ad, instead of RETURN) in public_common.pl sub set_page_elements, and then in the same file, after put
You can also try your way, but I don't have AdLink.pm so I dunno.

Please elaborate. All adlink.cgi is is this:

So in essence it calls AdLink.pm.

So what precisely is the easiest work-around?

OK...
After addBut I can't be sure...

If I test this what CP updates do I need to run (if any)?

Clear Cache

Over at the UBB support forums, someone suggested that "it would go in the $header section of public_common.pl so it recurs on each page."

Any thoughts on that?

It's what I suggested, just in another way.

Ha. I tried it the way you suggested and check out what happens.

-first UBB page, no banner displaying.
-list of topics, 1 banner displaying.
-actual topic, 2 banners displaying.

It's actually a little more inconsistent than that but generally, that's what happens...

[ August 22, 2001: Message edited by: Kydd ]

It balances

1. No idea

3. For some reason, the whole header appears twice (including the , etc)...

Well obviously I can't go "live" with this, which means we'll be stuck on 5.47e unless someone can come up with another idea...

This worked like a charm but the link for "register" where you see "You are not logged in. Login or register" (towards the top left side) is not changed. Any idea where to change that?