[6.2x] (updated) Avatar Hack 1.2

UBB.Dev

Description: Your standard avatar hack ported over to UBB 6.2.x

Requirements: UBB 6.2.x

Download URL: Qasic.NET

qasic

Great, I'll test it soon.

so do i

Excellent!! I've been waiting for this one ever since the 6.2 beta! Thanks Qasic!

Excellent. Installed... but IE keeps giving me(and everyone else on my board) errors that say:

Error: 'document.forms.0.picture[...].value is null or not an object.

I have rehacked and it does the same thing.

I've installed this as well - seems to be working great for the most part (except)... I get this error when you click on the link that is supposed to show you ALL the avatars on a seperate page:

-------error
CGI Error
The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. The headers it did return are:

Can't locate vars_config.cgi in @INC (@INC contains: D:inetpubplanethexwwwcgi-bin D:inetpubplanethexwwwcgi-binModules ./Modules . D:/Perl/lib D:/Perl/site/lib) at D:inetpubplanethexwwwcgi-binavatarlist.cgi line 23.
-------end error

qasic

Check your ZIP copy. Every time I try to download it, it keeps saying it is corrupted or invailed.

This hack is awesome except when i post the avatar doesn't appear at all. I know it has to do with the public forum topic. Because it appears eveywhere else just fine. But the img line you add doesn't seem to work in my post. It's just blank

Nevermind got it on my own

quote:
Originally posted by Cuzz:
I've installed this as well - seems to be working great for the most part (except)... I get this error when you click on the link that is supposed to show you ALL the avatars on a seperate page:

-------error
CGI Error
The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers. The headers it did return are:

Can't locate vars_config.cgi in @INC (@INC contains: D:inetpubplanethexwwwcgi-bin D:inetpubplanethexwwwcgi-binModules ./Modules . D:/Perl/lib D:/Perl/site/lib) at D:inetpubplanethexwwwcgi-binavatarlist.cgi line 23.
-------end error

Hmmm ... are your vars_*.cgi configured in the same directory as ultimatebb.cgi?

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by Terminator_X:
qasic

Check your ZIP copy. Every time I try to download it, it keeps saying it is corrupted or invailed.

Double checked. I have no problems opening it up here.

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by Bookie:
Excellent. Installed... but IE keeps giving me(and everyone else on my board) errors that say:

Error: 'document.forms.0.picture[...].value is null or not an object.

I have rehacked and it does the same thing.

What's the URL for your board? What browser are you using?

qasic

quote:
Hmmm ... are your vars_*.cgi configured in the same directory as ultimatebb.cgi?

qasic

I solved the problem. The hack is working great on 6.2.1 Beta Release 1.0

Only thing i see that is weird is that if a member hasn't selected an avatar, but has a picture in his/her profile, it shows up in the spot where the avatar should be.

Thanks Q

I'm waiting for a addon so users can put their own url in it. Are you going to release it or somebody else?

quote:
Only thing i see that is weird is that if a member hasn't selected an avatar, but has a picture in his/her profile, it shows up in the spot where the avatar should be.

The top of the Avatar Readme states that the Avatar field takes place of the picture field

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by Jbeset:
I'm waiting for a addon so users can put their own url in it. Are you going to release it or somebody else?

Use the externally defined avatars hack. It's available @ http://www.qasic.net .

qasic

I have no idea why I was getting this error, it must have been an error on my part. (I beyond compared 6.1.0.4 to 6.2.0) But I then upgraded to 6.2.1 Beta Release, and it is working fine. Thanks for the help.

quote:
Originally posted by qasic:

quote:
Originally posted by Jbeset:
I'm waiting for a addon so users can put their own url in it. Are you going to release it or somebody else?
Use the externally defined avatars hack. It's available @ http://www.qasic.net .

qasic

This one is for ONLY external, i want both. Like avatar hack 00007 and the addon 2.2 on the 6.0x series.

It's either one or the other unfortunately. I'm unwilling to compromise the security built into this hack with the low-security present in the externally-defined avatar hack.

qasic

quote:
********************************
UBBCGI.pm (Module Directory)
********************************

FIND:

# $TempFile::TMPDIRECTORY = '/usr/tmp';

THEN:

Change this to relfect a path a directory inside your webserver that is CHMOD 777.

Could someone explain this a little, not sure really what to do here.

In short, on UNIX you can ignore this. On Windows, change this to your UBB cache directory.

qasic

nevermind.... you do not see me

Ok, used auto-install, made a few adjustments, worked great.

Whats this auto install.

And Im gonna attempt to install this could some one plz plz give me a step by step guide taht would aid me loads

I'm hosted on a Unix server. What I did to get the auto install to work for me is to chmod the files that are to be hacked by auto install to 777. Then the upgraded went fine. After I changed them back to 755.

Here's a good place to get Avatars http://www.freeavatars.net/

Just a note that the auto-install is not supported. I only provide as a convenience

qasic

Everything works fine except the uploading of the avatars. If I browse to a location on my desktop I get the message after I hit upload:

"No file selected to upload."

This indicates that the File Name field is blank. When you click Browse and have selected a file, does the file path and name appear?

qasic

Thanks for your response. Yes, I am able to browse through my computer, and when I do, the file name shows in the taxtblock. But then when I hit upload, I get the blank message.

I am editing this to add that I am able to rename the file names perfectly fine, it's just the upload that gives me an error.

I read the read me and it says that

[code][/code]An where it says

quote:
Find the following line:
< TD >

I dont even have this on its own like that.

Erm help

quote:
Originally posted by Ellen:
Thanks for your response. Yes, I am able to browse through my computer, and when I do, the file name shows in the taxtblock. But then when I hit upload, I get the blank message.

I am editing this to add that I am able to rename the file names perfectly fine, it's just the upload that gives me an error.

Ellen, are you on a UNIX server or a Windows server? If you're on a Windows server, have you modified UBBCGI.pm correctly to reflect a good TEMP path?

qasic

Menace,

Thanks for your post. Yes, those instructions have not been updated for UBB 6.2. Unfortunately, I'm not a layout specialist so I don't know what to change. Perhaps you can ask in the HTML forum? Thanks.

qasic

I am on a Unix server.

Tip on auto installer:

After running auto installer, I had to upload cp_avatar.cgi and ubb_avatar.cgi in order for the hack to work correctly.

I know that feature isn't supported, but a tip for those of you who might have a problem with those files

First of all, thanks for the great hack

. Everything seems to work perfect except one (important) thing: I can't upload

. When I pick the file and press the "update avatars" button I get the next error:

No file selected to upload.

» Use your browser's back button to return.

What's wrong? I now sure the path + url are correct and that I picked a file which excists...

That's exactly what happens with me too!

I'm getting the same thing...

You can also upload via the ftp itself. Then it works perfect. I don't really care that I can't upload trough the cp, but it's a bug, so maybe you can fix it.

Qasic, will this work with 6.2.1???

Never mind, worked just fine for 6.2.1.

Hello Qasic,
Thanks again for the hack -- works great on 6.2.1.

However, a bug exists in install text and should read as follows:

Q) Whenever my users post, the text on the right hand column of the table
is centered (i.e., vertical alignment is center). How can I fix that?
A) This is the default UBB behaviour but if you'll like to fix it, open up
public_topic_page.pl in your Templates directory (fix courtesy of Scats).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Find the following line (around line 136):

Replace it with:

Find the following line:

Replace it with:

Find the following lines (around lines 156-158):
$post_body

After the tag, close the cell and open a new one:
$post_body

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Save and re-upload to Templates directory.

I installed using installer and i am getting
FYI

quote:
You do not have permission to access this area.

When i try to access the avatar CP
Is this because i used the installer, I know you said it's unsupported sorry but has anyone else had this problem.

Hack cp.cgi (manually)

Ok thanx i had a feeling i would have to do that. Oh well never mind Cut & Paste here i come.

Has anyone figured out how to fix it so that we can upload through the control panel? I would appreciate any help possible here. Thanks.

Hi,

Got this in on my 6.2.1 board and seems to work fine. One problem I'm having is that in cp when I'm in Avatar Settings and then select Update Avatar Settings I get an error message:

quote:

You did not complete all required fields.
You did not complete: close_window

» Use your browser's back button to return.

I only have sticky threads installed for hacks.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Rainner

quote:
Originally posted by Jbeset:
I'm waiting for a addon so users can put their own url in it. Are you going to release it or somebody else?

Shouldn't be so hard?
Newayz, good thinking, JB.
Maybe I'll try to, my CGI is developing very good

my_profile, register pages and public topic page should probraly have to be edited

quote:
Originally posted by GotaN:

quote:
Originally posted by Jbeset:
I'm waiting for a addon so users can put their own url in it. Are you going to release it or somebody else?
Shouldn't be so hard?
Newayz, good thinking, JB.
Maybe I'll try to, my CGI is developing very good

my_profile, register pages and public topic page should probraly have to be edited

Think so. Hope someone is going to release it cause i noticed too late on the 6.0x series...i made one by myself on those. But there was one allready

Custom Part of Hack.......

Sorry......found the answer in FAQ.....

Panda

Hello,

I have a poll posted at: http://www.visive.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=000032

and get the error of:

Error
An error has occured:

Can't find string terminator ")" anywhere before EOF at d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi line 181.

Please inform the board administration of this error so that they may fix the problem. Thank you!

-------------------------------------------------

This only happens once, when you hit refresh it directs you to the poll topic - or at least until the cache is cleared.

Is there a way to fix this?

Thank You

Metamorpheus,

That error usually occurs when one of your members has a funky URL (usually something like .cgi?blahblah&fjdksj or .php?stupid=qasic). If you give me the administrator rights to your board (UBB and FTP), I'll find the cause for you and fix up the problem.

qasic

quote:
You did not complete all required fields.
You did not complete: close_window

That problem occurs when your vars_wordlets_avatar.cgi is not up to date. Upload the one that's inside the ZIP file, modify your Avatar wordlets, save them and then all should be OK.

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by Ellen:
Has anyone figured out how to fix it so that we can upload through the control panel? I would appreciate any help possible here. Thanks.

Hi Ellen,

I've contacted you via e-mail so I can look into the problem. Please e-mail me back!

qasic

Hi Morph,

I just checked your site and I was able to view that URL without any problems? Can you point me to another URL where it occurs? Thx.

qasic

quasic your hack is working perfectly on 6.2.1
only problem ( not that big as FTP is better

)
is unable to upload using CP.
IF you fix that the hack could easily go to final !

Thank you

Inka

Hi Inka,

I've already contacted Ellen to try to get her LOGIN info. If she doesn't respond, I ask another person for server details so I can crush this bug

qasic

Hello Qasic,

I think I'll either have to clear the ubb cache, or you will have to clear your browser cache to be able to see the error again (The page referenced is one of the only pages with that error). I'll clear it now and if you could try it again that would be great.

Thanks,
Meta

Morph, I just tried right now and I don't have any problems.

Secondly, that upload file problem is a confirmed problem for the UBB 6.2.x series on both UNIX and WINX computers. I'll be investigating solutions to this problem as soon as I have time.

qasic

I've sent you the info you requested. Anything for science...

New Version - 1.1

Download: http://www.qasic.net/main.cgi?action=details;file=avatar62

BugFixes:

fixed upload problem from cp (UBBCGI.pm)
optimized upload routine like upload example in CGI.pm documentation
additional security checks in ubb_avatar.cgi due to an inquiry via e-mail

Upgrade Instructions:

Back up UBBCGI.pm (inside your UBB CGI / Modules directory), ubb_avatar.cgi and cp_avatar.cgi
Re-hack UBBCGI.pm according to the instructions in the README.
Replace ubb_avatar.cgi and cp_avatar.cgi with the files in this zip file.
Upgrade complete.

qasic

Thank you quasic CP uploading is now working perfectly !

This hack should go in the finished mod page

Inka

Hello Qasic,

I updated my scripts with your updates, although getting weird errors:

quote:
An error has occured:

d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi: Global symbol "$full" requires explicit package name at d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi line 42.
Global symbol "$customavatarurl" requires explicit package name at d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi line 43.
Missing right curly or square bracket at d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi line 43, at end of line
syntax error at d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi line 43, at EOF

Try it out... Here

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Meta

Inside ubb_avatar.cgi, try changing:

quote:

sub ValidateAvatar {
# $_[0] : URL to verify
unless( ($_[0] =~ m/^$vars_avatar{avurl}/)
||($_[0] =~ m/^$vars_avatar{cavurl}/)
||($_[0] eq '')) {
&PostHackDetails($vars_wordlets_avatar{avatar_hack});
}
} #end sub ValidateAvatar

quote:

sub ValidateAvatar {
# $_[0] : URL to verify
unless (($_[0] =~ m/^$vars_avatar{avurl}/) || ($_[0] =~ m/^$vars_avatar{cavurl}/) || ($_[0] eq '')) {
&PostHackDetails($vars_wordlets_avatar{avatar_hack});
}
} #end sub ValidateAvatar

LMK how that goes.

qasic

Eeek... This is What I get now:

quote:
d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi: Global symbol "$ext" requires explicit package name at d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi line 147.
Global symbol "$customavatarurl" requires explicit package name at d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi line 147.
Global symbol "$customavatarurl" requires explicit package name at d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi line 147.
syntax error at d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi line 149, near "$Custom = qq(

~ Meta

This one appears sometimes too:

quote:
d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi: Missing right curly or square bracket at d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi line 191, at end of line
syntax error at d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/ubb_avatar.cgi line 191, at EOF

Hello Qasic,

Thanks for all your time on this... I think the problems could my version of Perl or Web server screwing things up (not sure though)... I'm noticing all kinds of these random errors with a bunch of the .cgi scripts (not just the avatar mod). Until I get the word from my web host about which version of Perl I have I think I'll have to roll with the punches for now, unless you have some suggestions.

Thanks,
~Meta

I just checked with another user who installed the avatar hack and he did not have the problem you are having.

I seriously suspect it's a problem with your host which probably has a faulty Perl installation. Sorry that I can't be of any help further

qasic

Hi folks,

Security Alert

There's an update for Avatar Hack that fixes a user being able to select any graphic on your website by using relative URLs. To fix this security problem, just replace your ubb_avatar.cgi with the one from this ZIP file.

Thanks for reading this.

qasic

I am not very good with Perl. Can someone tell me if this hack limits the size of the avatar - both in pixels and in physical (kb) size? I saw something about 35x80, but am totally unsure.

Thank you.

Qasic,

I am attempting to install this hack on my test board, and I have what appears to be an avatar_wordlets file in French (or German -- not sure the language!

)*.

This is the name of the file I downloaded from --> Download Avatar Hack (UBB 6.2) 1.1 ...

Would I be able to use the avatar_wordlets from an earlier UBB (6.1.0.3) to replace the one I uploaded?

*OOOOOOOH! Is this new? I just added a graemlin, and instead of pasting it to the end of my message (like before), it went to where the cursor was. (Little things like this excite me!)

quote:
Originally posted by little_joe:
I am not very good with Perl. Can someone tell me if this hack limits the size of the avatar - both in pixels and in physical (kb) size? I saw something about 35x80, but am totally unsure.

Thank you.

Upload of a graphic via cp.cgi is limited to 100,000kb. The pixel limit may be set in the Avatar Settings in the Control Panel.

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by ADWOFF:
Qasic,

I am attempting to install this hack on my test board, and I have what appears to be an avatar_wordlets file in French (or German -- not sure the language! )*.

C'est francais. You may safetly use wordlets from the previous version with no problems.

qasic

Hey there! I really need some help here!
I'm using "external_avatar_0.1" hack and it works great but please look at this:

http://www.die-happy.net/Bild1.jpg

Umm...I want to rezise all pictures to 64x64
How can I make this?

Thanks,
Ed

I tried to install avatar several time on my ubb version 6.2.0
It worked great, but...

When ppl edit their profiles, things like location, signature, occupation wont be saved ..

Anyone know why this happens?

quote:
Originally posted by Ed:
Hey there! I really need some help here!
I'm using "external_avatar_0.1" hack and it works great but please look at this:

http://www.die-happy.net/Bild1.jpg

Umm...I want to rezise all pictures to 64x64
How can I make this?

Thanks,
Ed

Wrong thread. Please ask in the correct one. Thanks.

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by VVouter:
I tried to install avatar several time on my ubb version 6.2.0
It worked great, but...

When ppl edit their profiles, things like location, signature, occupation wont be saved ..

Anyone know why this happens?

It's most likely that ubb_profile.cgi was not hacked correctly or public_register_form.pl wasn't either.

qasic

Sorry qasic

But where is the thread? Please help

Qasic -

I just wanted to let you know that I switched versions of PERL (from ISAPI to .exe) and everything is working smoothly now. In fact I haven't seen an error since!

Thanks again for everything! I really appreciate it.

~ Meta
Visive Parliament

hello when i installed this i got no error [but] in cp manage and for the upload part both screens are compleatly empty nothing no errors just a blank screen, and in member profiles a big chunk is gone.
any ideas as where i can look to solve this riddle.

quote:
Originally posted by Metamorpheus:
Qasic -

I just wanted to let you know that I switched versions of PERL (from ISAPI to .exe) and everything is working smoothly now. In fact I haven't seen an error since!

Thanks again for everything! I really appreciate it.

~ Meta
Visive Parliament

Yeah, ISAPI still has freaky bugs

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by Ed:
Sorry qasic

But where is the thread? Please help

Ed

This one .

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by deathdealer:
hello when i installed this i got no error [but] in cp manage and for the upload part both screens are compleatly empty nothing no errors just a blank screen, and in member profiles a big chunk is gone.
any ideas as where i can look to solve this riddle.

For the first one, you did not upload cp*.pl into the Templates directory.

For the second one, you're probably missing ubb_avatar.cgi in the cgi directory.

qasic

sry i might have explained that bit a little wrong, everything was uploaded fine, but in the cp the avatar manage and the one for uploading the avatars are there just the screens for them are empty. and in the my profiles section when i added it everything from: Your Picture:
Enter a link to a picture of yourself. This must be a complete URL. down was gone. i used backups and just took everything back out but i would really like this one.
just not sure what might be causeing the empty pages and that chunk of missing stuff in the my profiles.
hope this helps explain it a little better.

Immediately after upgrading from 6.0.5 to 6.2.1 18,000 members began asking "when will the avatars be back".

By far the most popular hack on my site. Good Job

Simple, effortless. I like it

Nuts!

I thought I had installed this w/out problems, but when I decided to register a new name on my test board to determine if a new hack had worked or not, I came across a pop-up error for a script.

This was in the profile area where I was to choose my avatar.

When I made my choice, this is what popped-up:

quote:
Script Error
Line 262
Char 2
Error 'document.forms.0.picture[...].value' is null or not an object
Code 0
url http://adwoff.com/ubb-test/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi

If you can just point me to the file with the error, I'll try to debug it.

Thanks!

rekack your public_register* pages

* never mind *

Thanks for the patch, Qasic. It worked real great!

When I try to upload avatars via the CP i get this error:

Software error:
CGI open of tmpfile: No such file or directory
For help, please send mail to this site's webmaster, giving this error message and the time and date of the error.

Any ideas what could cause this?

Bhavin,

rehack UBBCGI.pm paying attention to the instruction that tells you to check the 'tmp' path.

qasic

Ok, I'm not sure what path to put in for the line:

$TempFile::TMPDIRECTORY = '/usr/tmp';

I installed avatar_hack_v1_1_62 and I love it dearly. There's just one niggling little problem. On the avatarlist page it gives an error message when anybody clicks on one of the avatars. They can still remember the name of the one they chose and get it from the menu in their profile but the error message bothers me...

Nevermind! I see what happened. I linked to the avatars display page directly rather than through the Profile. That caused the error. If you arrive through the Profile, it works perfectly. Now I love this hack without reservation. Thank you!

The hack works great on my board exept for one thing. After I installed it. The wordlets on th emain forum page for the chat room don't show up anymore. Can you possibly tell me what file I need to rehack. I'm sure it is operator error.

quote:
Originally posted by Eliza:
The hack works great on my board exept for one thing. After I installed it. The wordlets on th emain forum page for the chat room don't show up anymore. Can you possibly tell me what file I need to rehack. I'm sure it is operator error.

You probably forget to load vars_avatar_wordlets.cgi in ultimatebb.cgi so rehack ultimatebb.cgi using a backup.

quote:
Originally posted by Bhavin:
Ok, I'm not sure what path to put in for the line:

$TempFile::TMPDIRECTORY = '/usr/tmp';

Are you on a Windows or Linux server?

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by qasic:
You probably forget to load vars_avatar_wordlets.cgi in ultimatebb.cgi so rehack ultimatebb.cgi using a backup.

And how do I do that exactly. I tried adding

use vars qw(%vars_avatar_wordlets);

To my ultimatebb.cgi under where the use vars qw(%vars_chat %vars_wordlets_mods); is. it didn't do anything different.

I'd like to try the Avatar hack , but I can't download it from qasic.net because my HTTP_REFERRER is blank and it won't download. Is there anywhere else I can get this file to apply it to my UBB ?

quote:
Originally posted by qasic:

quote:
Originally posted by Bhavin:
Ok, I'm not sure what path to put in for the line:

$TempFile::TMPDIRECTORY = '/usr/tmp';
Are you on a Windows or Linux server?

qasic

I'm on a Windows server..

quote:
Originally posted by Warren:
I'd like to try the Avatar hack , but I can't download it from qasic.net because my HTTP_REFERRER is blank and it won't download. Is there anywhere else I can get this file to apply it to my UBB ?

How did you download UBB then? Infopop performs the same referrer checking.

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by Bhavin:

quote:
Originally posted by qasic:

quote:
Originally posted by Bhavin:
[b]Ok, I'm not sure what path to put in for the line:

$TempFile::TMPDIRECTORY = '/usr/tmp';
Are you on a Windows or Linux server?

qasic
I'm on a Windows server..[/b]

Ok .. put your path like c:/winnt/temp or c:/temp were everyone can write to that temporary directory.

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by qasic:

quote:
Originally posted by Warren:
I'd like to try the Avatar hack , but I can't download it from qasic.net because my HTTP_REFERRER is blank and it won't download. Is there anywhere else I can get this file to apply it to my UBB ?
How did you download UBB then? Infopop performs the same referrer checking.

qasic

I downloaded it with the old computer on my little network. I was able to download fine when I went back to the old computer. I've since downloaded the hack from the old computer too. Not sure why it doesn't work on my new one.

Does this avatar hack have the same vulnerability that the version for 6.1.x has? Here is what I'm talking about.

When you view your profile you can change your avatar to one of the defaults, so all you
have to do is save the page to your computer and change to code to..:

and submit it!

This will give anybody one of the reserved custom avatars. Obviously it could be anything.

It might be possible to insert JS in there as well.

This is not a good thing, so how would you update the hack to make sure that the referrer is the UBB itself and not a remote machine?

Edit: If you can view the code as I posted it it uses & to replace certain characters.

Hi Xpert,

Thank you for alterting me to this vulnerability. Indeed, I should fix this bugger.

qasic

Avatar Hack 1.2 Released

Download: http://www.qasic.net/main.cgi?action=details;file=avatar62

New Updates:

security update to prevent users from selecting another's custom avatar (thx to XPert for reporting this problem)

Update Instructions: Read the ReadMe.txt from the ZIP file.
qasic

Hello Qasic,

I get this error when I run avatar_clean.cgi:

Avatar Clean for UBB 6.2.x - error
.
unable to open d:/web/w126190/docs/ubbcgi/Members/.cgi at
d:webw126190docsubbcgiavatar_clean.cgi line 348.

(Caller: avatar_clean.cgi:483 -> sub main::Tracer)
(Caller: Carp.pm:139 -> sub main::error_output)
(Caller: Carp.pm:82 -> sub UBBCGI::Carp::fatalsToBrowser)
(Caller: avatar_clean.cgi:348 -> sub UBBCGI::Carp::die)
(Caller: avatar_clean.cgi:245 -> sub main::OpenFileAsArrayRef)
(Caller: avatar_clean.cgi:236 -> sub main::switch)
(Caller: avatar_clean.cgi:169 -> sub main::process)
(Caller: avatar_clean.cgi:39 -> sub main::step1)

I get this error;

exists operator argument is not a HASH element at /home/sites/site12/web/cgi-bin/avatar_clean.cgi line 398.

Metamorpheus,

I'm going to try someing. Open up avatar_clean.cgi.

Find:

&switch("$vars_config{MembersPath}/$id.cgi");

And replace with:

&switch("$vars_config{MembersPath}/$id.cgi") if ($id ne '');

Re-run the program and LMK if there are any problems.

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by XPerT:
I get this error;

exists operator argument is not a HASH element at /home/sites/site12/web/cgi-bin/avatar_clean.cgi line 398.

Is there a backtrace available for this error like there was Metamorpheus' error? LMK.

qasic

*has no idea what batch size means, but left it as 100 anyway..*

Did i do good..?

Batch size indicates the number of files that would be 'fixed' at once. Did the clean perform successsfully?

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by qasic:

quote:
Originally posted by XPerT:
I get this error;

exists operator argument is not a HASH element at /home/sites/site12/web/cgi-bin/avatar_clean.cgi line 398.
Is there a backtrace available for this error like there was Metamorpheus' error? LMK.

qasic

No, it's just a software error, no backtrace.

Edit: Qasic, I down-graded my board to 6.1.0.4 so I assume that's the problem...is there a fix for me too. I forgot all about the downgrade (I had a server meltdown and corrupted backups).

quote:
Originally posted by qasic:
Did the clean perform successsfully?

Sure did, no errors for me whatsoever

*feels lucky*

XPert:

In theory, this should also work on UBB 6.1 but that shouldn't be a cause for avatar_clean.cgi (just disable the check for UBB 6.2 but putting # in front of the relevant statements that check for UBB 6.2 near the top).

Secondly, try switching the following code in avatar_clean.cgi:

find:

$_[3] =~ s/;/&/g if (exists $_[2]);

and replace with:

$_[3] =~ s/;/&/g if (defined $_[2]);

LMK how this fix goes.

qasic

I changed the next line to "defined" as well and it ran but gave me this error;

Please log into cp.cgi before you load this program.
(Caller: avatar_clean.cgi:483 -> sub main::Tracer)
(Caller: avatar_clean.cgi:307 -> sub main::error_output)
(Caller: avatar_clean.cgi:37 -> sub main::VerifyCookie)

I was logged into the cp at the time.

Try logging out of cp.cgi and then re-loading cp.cgi from the same browser window.

qasic

Okay, I did that, and added the fix that you pointed someone else to prior and after stting the batch amount to more than my member total I was able to get it to run successfully.

Thanks for taking the time to fix this for us, I for one really appreciate it.

Hi XPert,

Thanks for notifying me that the above fixes work. I've incorporated both fixes (the one I suggested to Morph as well as the one I suggested for you) so people who are now running avatar_clean.cgi won't exprience the same troubles you two did

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by qasic:
Metamorpheus,

I'm going to try someing. Open up avatar_clean.cgi.

Find:

&switch("$vars_config{MembersPath}/$id.cgi");

And replace with:

&switch("$vars_config{MembersPath}/$id.cgi") if ($id ne '');

Re-run the program and LMK if there are any problems.

qasic

This worked perfectly!... Thank You!

~ Meta

I recently upgraded ubb I admin to the newest version and so had to rehack and such .. I installed this hack .. seems to be working great but theres just one problem.

With the old version (we were on 6.02 a long time o.O; ) we had the avatar hack installed along with a addon I once found on here that allowed for a link to a picture on their own web space to be there too.

I still have the instructions for it, but since the avatar hack and ubb has changed so much I don't think it'll work.

Yeah I know there is the custom thing now with this version .. but .. with over gosh 5000 user names last I checked ... that would be a lotta images and a lotta work for the admin and mods.

Anyone out there who can help?

I seem to have broken something, when I try to use the avatar upload function I get this error;

Sorry, UBBCGI.pm has uploads disabled.

Any idea what I could have done to cause this?

does this help although i have tried to get this to work i cannot but hope this helps u xpert.
[code][/code]

hi qasic. i tried before to install this mod and had problems.

quote:
sry i might have explained that bit a little wrong, everything was uploaded fine, but in the cp the avatar manage and the one for uploading the avatars are there just the screens for them are empty. and in the my profiles section when i added it everything from: Your Picture:
Enter a link to a picture of yourself. This must be a complete URL. down was gone. i used backups and just took everything back out but i would really like this one.
just not sure what might be causeing the empty pages and that chunk of missing stuff in the my profiles.
hope this helps explain it a little better.

well after taking everything out and not doing anything for a bit i figured it was installer error so i tried to rehack this again fresh from the start.
i even found 1 or 2 things i missed the first time i hacked the files but to no avail.
i had the exact same problem again.
i get no errors anywhere but in the cp as before both places avatar manage and uploads avatar screens are blank no errors just a blank screen.
and when u go into my profile there is a whole chunk of code missing. but again still no errors it's just missing?
well i took everything out again wish i could have this but i take it that mabye my board won't have avatars this time around.

That fixed it, but why is it off in UBB 6.2.1.1? It wasn't off in other versions.

Charles Capps implemented that change for UBB 6.2.x to increase security

I've had to reverse back the change to allow the upgrades to go through. Hope that helps.

qasic

quote:
Originally posted by Nalina:
I recently upgraded ubb I admin to the newest version and so had to rehack and such .. I installed this hack .. seems to be working great but theres just one problem.

With the old version (we were on 6.02 a long time o.O; ) we had the avatar hack installed along with a addon I once found on here that allowed for a link to a picture on their own web space to be there too.

I still have the instructions for it, but since the avatar hack and ubb has changed so much I don't think it'll work.

Yeah I know there is the custom thing now with this version .. but .. with over gosh 5000 user names last I checked ... that would be a lotta images and a lotta work for the admin and mods.

Anyone out there who can help?

Hi Nalina,

Unfortunately, with that functionality (having external urls), people can steal your UBB login cookies simply by entering a URL that is a PHP/CGI script with an appended javascript command. This is partly the reason why I've decided not to allow external URLs in my version of the avatar hack.

However, you will be glad to know that UBB 6.3.x will not have such limitation

qasic

deathdealer,

The case of missing parts in the Control Panel and the ultimatebb.cgi are often the as a result of ubb_avatar.cgi, cp_avatar.cgi, and cp_vars_avatar.pl not being uploaded. Were these uploaded in their correct places?

qasic

i'll check that again just to be sure and repost back with the results.

double double post post

I doubt anyone on the forum would realize that ^.^ I'm counting on it ... LOL ... But merf... what a pain. URL avatars is heavily relied on. The populas is itching to get them back.

When is 6.3 to be realeased?

(Figures I'll have to go through the whole upgrade process again ...)

If security is not an issue, than I recommend you remove my avatar hack and install "External Avatar Hack" instead available from my site. Hope this helps.

qasic

On clicking the avatar list page, I am getting th efollowing error message:

quote:
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Apache/1.3.19 Server at www.myhotboard.com Port 80

What could possibly be causing it?

v 6.2
Lots of hacks added and all working well.

iv'e tried everything took out all the avatar files them re added them chmoded them and still nothing.
so ill just go with your external avatar listing mabye that will work.

quote:
Originally posted by yors:
On clicking the avatar list page, I am getting th efollowing error message:

quote:
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Apache/1.3.19 Server at www.myhotboard.com Port 80
What could possibly be causing it?

v 6.2
Lots of hacks added and all working well.

Most likely incorrect path to Perl at the top of avatarlist.cgi

qasic

I get this Java Script Err when Anybody wants to Choose a Avatars From the Drop Down Menu

(Error: 'document.forms.0.picture value is null or not an object) Anybody know what might Cause this???

Thanks For UR Time

Incorrect hacking in public_edit_profile.pl

qasic

Oh yeah i forgot to mention That this hack has was working for weeks and i started to get this err about 3days ago ......... and ive hacked the file about 20times these past 3days .......is there a option in the CP that it might Mess up the hack??? if so i might have Turned it on/off???

Turning pictures in profile off may be a problem.

qasic

qasic..
I can't get an avatar list to show when clicking on the ' Click here to see all available avatars' in My Profile..Drop down box just shows a straight line below 'None' All paths are correct when I configured it in the cpanel..All files were upped and CHMOD'ed correctly..No errors showing, just no avatar listings..And yes, I upped some avatars to may avatar folder..I have many mods added to my board..Might this be the problem?? I'm using 6.2.1.2 on a UNIX server...Any assistance here would be great..

Hi,
I'm very new with hacks... but i managed to install the hack without any problems, i thought...

I can't get the avatar show up with each post... All the settings are set correctly but that doesn't change anything. Can somebody help me?

(Sorry for my bad english, im dutch)

Qasic,

I tried to install Avatars, but when I update the control panel-avatars settings , it just show the following and no update action done, what's the problem ? I tried to upload the vars_avatars.cgi & vars_wordlet_avatars.cgi as you said, but still no work.. please suggest the solution of it , thank you very much

!!!
========================================
You did not complete all required fields.
You did not complete: avatar_field
You did not complete: avatar_explain
You did not complete: custom_avatar
You did not complete: avatar_list_tab
You did not complete: avatar_num
You did not complete: list_explain
You did not complete: pages
You did not complete: list_text
You did not complete: select_none
You did not complete: select_custom
You did not complete: close_window
You did not complete: img_types
=========================================

I use avatar_hack_v1_2_62.zip on Ultimate Bulletin BoardTM 6.2.1.2. It works well but my Mod's are not able to access the avatar maintance panel to upload new avatars. I set this function to on in the avatar control panel but access to the maintance of avatars is restrictet.

I read the thread but found nothing about this. Can you give me a clue ? Thanks.

double-check your work in cp.cgi to make sure you've done that correctly.

my fault

but not in cp.cgi

I miss this:

quote:

cp_common.pl (template)
FIND (this occurs TWICE; do this hack TWICE)

now it work

now, I can access the controlpanel and go to the upload requester as mod. But if I try to send something the controlpanel return to main windows and tell me:

You do not have permission to access this area.
» Use your browser's back button to return.

chmod seems to be right and I cant find any mistake in my hacks. but I will continue to check it. Any idea where I can search ? Upload as Admin works well.

Edit:

this section of hacking can't be done:
[code][/code]If I try this I will get an error from my server so I leave this line as is.

You do not have permission to access this area.
that is what i am told when i go into my controll panel/primary settings/avatar
using ubb6.2.1
whats wrong?

Did you set all your file permissions correctly?

Did you hack cp.cgi correctly?

quote:
Originally posted by Lord Dexter:
Did you set all your file permissions correctly?

Did you hack cp.cgi correctly?

ahhhhhgh, cp.cgi not hacked properly, thanks.

any Idea for my problem ? (points 4 posts up). Mod's can access the control panel of avatars but are not able to upload new avatars. Permissions double checked, seems to be ok

I seem to be having a huge problem with this on a 6.2.1.0 The hack uploads fine, everything is set properly, permissions are set great. But whenever someone goes to select an avatar, it lets them chose it and preview it, but when they click submit it says that a hack attempt has been logged.

I've rehacked EVERY file at least 6-7 times over now, and also used the autoinstall and it doesnt work either...

Help?