UBB.Developers Forums UBB.classic V5 Mod Questions Adding Fields to the CP

Im creating a hack that will allow me to limit the number of lines in a persons sig.
Now in cpanel2.cgi Ive added the line

&InputTextRow("#dedfdf", "

Maximum Lines in Sig", " This will limit the number of lines allowed in a persons sig.
(This does not apply to Administrators or Moderators)", "MaxSig", "5", "250");

Which works just fine, then if I check the UltBB.setup file my variable is listed in there
$MaxSig = qq(10);

But the one problem is once I submit the changes and this new variable gets added to the .setup file my thread listings disappear. So when I go into a forum I see no threads.

So Id like to know if there is something else I may need to change when elsewhere that Ive missed.
Any ideas?

Cheers

Maybe you need to add the variable somewhere else too by the sounds if it. I'm not sure though.

Hi Bassteq isnt' there a hack that limits the CHARS in a sig?

I don't think there is, Just one to limit a image in a sig but not a limit.

Yeah there is one around somewhere to limit the chars, ive seen it but I cant find it now. Anyhow my hack just limits the number of actual lines in the sig, not the chars.

Bass...keep working on this my friend!!!!

Cheers Viper, Thats very similar to my hack, except that I spilt up the sig into an array via n (new line character), then if it exceeds the limit it displays a message. Im also adding a sig check when a user posts, so that users with current sigs are forced to change their sig to comply with the new rules before they can post again

Thanks for that Viper.

Viper mate you owe me a beer
Its all working fine now!!
Want me to doco it ?

Why....that would be just ducky!!

I anxiously await this hack!

I tried to post it here, but the darn UBB doesnt allow my code (even between the [code] tags)
Where can I post the .txt file for this hack? Can someone host it for me please?

Bass...send me the darn .txt file and I'll put it in http://www.red-viper-gts.net/hacks for you!!

Cheers Viper, Ill drop you an email now!

BassTeQ,
Here is the link:

http://www.red-viper-gts.net/hacks/Sig_Lines_Hack.txt

I'll let you start your own thread with that, so we can keep it all together (if you wish). My plan is to try this...and also wait for feedback from others....then I'll add it to the database. Sound good!?!?!

Sounds good to me mate!

But the one problem is once I submit the changes and this new variable gets added to the .setup file my thread listings disappear. So when I go into a forum I see no threads.

So Id like to know if there is something else I may need to change when elsewhere that Ive missed.
Any ideas?

Might you need to also add the new variable to forumdisplay.cgi?

Dave

No you dont need to do that because in forumdisplay.cgi it says
require "UltBB.setup";
what that means is the script can read variables from that file as if they were local variables.