UBB.Developers Forums UBB.classic V6.4 - 6.7 Modifications [6.4 - 6.6] [beta] Shoutbox

My second standalone "addon"

Name: UBB Shoutbox

Originally by: JustDave (for UBB.threads)

Description: This addon lets your users chat with each other, or leave a comment about your site, in a Shoutbox. It can be used in 3 different ways: iframe, ssi and javascript. Please refer to the script file for more information. NO FILES MODIFIED

Demo: https://ubbdev.com

Link: CGI File

Requirements: UBB™ 6.4.0 Beta Release 1.0

Number of Downloads: [img]https://www.ubbdev.com/lk/num.php?s=ubb_shoutbox64.txt[/img]

Thanks to the alpha testers - Allen, Chris, Dave2 and Chuck!

Shoutbox works good except that mine is complaining about /noncgi/delshout.gif missing on IE and Opera. I'm snagging a graphic to stick in there, but you should probably put a note in there that this file is required.

Yes, noncgi/delshout.gif is a required graphic for the delete button of admins/mods.

Ok...I admit I am confused...

I am unclear as to how I am adding this hack...

Is it all just one file called ubbshoutbox.cgi?

I'm pretty sure you upload ubbshoutbox.cgi in the appropiate folder and then call it onto your web page via SSI etc. whatever method you must use.

*Disappears*

Yes, what LD said, except that it's "ubb_shoutbox.cgi" ... and that you should upload it to cgi-bin folder of your UBB.

DO I upload the entire text or after the explanation...

It's not making any sense to me

You rename "ubb_shoutbox64.txt" to "ubb_shoutbox.cgi", and upload it to your cgi-bin directory

I dide what was instructed, placed the javascript version in my footer and still do not see a thing...

Am I missing something?

1. "http://www.sourceonline.com/cgi-bin/ubb_shoutbox.cgi?s=javascript" - don't you mean djsourceonline?

2. When I try to access your shoutbox manually, I get a permission error... CHMOD it to 755 if it's UNIX, if not tell your server admin to change its mode to make it executeable.

I got it LK thank you for your patience with me!

Very nice Gizzy... works perfectly. Thanks to you and the others who worked on this.

A question... it allows unregistered or unlogged in members to post... how can I prevent this or is it possible?

Also, is there a way to refresh it automatically?

Thanks again...

WL, in ubb_shoutbox.cgi file there is [code][/code]Change "1" to "0".

to refresh it automatically - it's possible, but then it will also refresh the line where you type the text and it might be really annoying . The best thing to do is to use jgeoff's modification to this mod - http://www.thegodfathertrilogy.net/chatbox_howto.txt

LK, thanks... after I actually read thru the code I saw that... I have removed my head from my tail now. Thanks for the reply and your patience for dumb questions

What happened to the posts about Chatbox?

Were they deleted?

They're in the topic in 6.3 forum

Hi,

I've tried to use it, but it doesn't work the same way as it does on his site.

Appereantly some perl code was changed as well.

Could i get this extra mod?

There are some small differences in ubb_shoutbox.cgi such as removing the textbox...

I can see that this part was removed:
[code][/code]But what more???
After a refress the shoutbox2 does get messed up.

No workie on IIS boxes:

http://hack.turboford.org

edit: Works great! Thanks

Its name should be "ubb_shoutbox.cgi", not "ubb_shoutbox64.cgi"

Great mod!

I installed this on my site yesterday, and it seems to have been taken quite well by my members. Thanks for the mod!

LK, where can I get the graphic called "delshout.gif"? Thanks.

or for dark bgs

Thanks, guys!

hmmm what would i need to do to have more than one lets say i wanted... ubb_shoutbox1.cgi ubb_shoutbox2.cgi and so on... what code would i need to edit thanks

Copy "ubb_shoutbox.cgi" to "ubb_shoutbox2.cgi". Open ubb_shoutbox2.cgi.
Find:
(MANY times)
...

Hi - I just installed it and it works fine for "unregistered" users but gives an error for registered users (if logged into the UBB forums).
Here's the error Msg when trying to post as a registered user:
"Software error:
Undefined subroutine &main::md5_hex called at /home/cust1/usr1153/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ubb_lib.cgi line 376.
For help, please send mail to the webmaster..."


Here\'s the link to Shoutbox on The Other Side BBS

It looks like a great MOD. Just need a little tweaking to include registered users. I have tried both setting by setting the 0 and 1's in the config in the code.

I am calling it from
http://www.theothersidebbs.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi directory

And have tried moving it to:
http://www.theothersidebbs.com/cgi-bin
directory

Any help from the UBB dev gurus would be more than appreciated !
Thanks in advance...
- Keyz

Ask your host about it, it has to work... (as you can see in ubb_shoutbox.cgi it does require MD5.pm)

How come I can't see the graphic called "delshout.gif"?

hmm - well take care if you use the .js script in a table/cell.
If someone post a picture as big as people have done in this thread it will stretch the cell as wide as the picture :rolleyes:

I decided to use a inline frame instead ...


NilsG

Hi I recently added a ShoutBox to my forums and I have a question. When someone posts a shout it adds the delete icon next to their last shout. I assumed this was to allow them to delete their last shout. However when they click on it to delete they get a No permission message. ??

Loving this shoutbox though. Members where looking for a way to say howdy to people they saw on the forums and I didn't want to add a full chatroom to the site.

Berlie
http://www.poetrypages.com

moved my site to a server with apache and get a 500 ISE with it now... any ideas why it's giving me a hassle now when it worked fine on iis? I've set permissions on it to 644, 666, 755, and 777 without any improvement. I've re-upped it a few times too

http://www.stand318.com/ubbcgi/ubb_shoutbox.cgi?s=iframe

Berlie, you're right... To fix it, in ubb_shoutbox.cgi, find:
Allen, what does it say in the error log?

Okay, that doesn't help a lot it means that it didn't print content-type... Can you try to add content-type: text/htmlnn everywhere you think it fits in ubb_shoutbox, and in each instance put different text afterwards, then tell me in which line it stops printing it?

Does anyone have the Shoutbox.cgi and shoutbox2.cgi available for download?

Or, Can someone explain a little more how to edit these to not put the text area and submit box in the bottom frame?

Thanks

I'll give it a shot