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Sergeant Joined: May 22, 2004 Posts: 111 Location: U.K

Got a problem here Guys, I will do my best to explain.
When I activate the block-forums(the scrolling one with the last 20 posts), all appears to be OK on the homepage.
When I then try to go to Forums, or even Member List for that matter, what I am getting is, all the blocks on the left side of the homepage, in the centre of the screen. The forum, or the Memberlist,(whichever link is clicked), is actually scrolling inside the Latest forum posts block???????
I hope someone understands what I am trying to say.
If not, I can activate the block again so you can see for yourselves....
Please help guys.
Thank you.
Johnny.

Sergeant Joined: May 22, 2004 Posts: 111 Location: U.K

An update:
When I reposition this block to the "right", the problem disappears.
Are there certain blocks whose functionality depends upon positioning on the homepage. Question

Sergeant Joined: May 22, 2004 Posts: 111 Location: U.K

Another update:
Crying or Very sad

The posts placed in the forum are not appearing in the block.
Should I just give up and download a new block, have I got a dodgy download???

Sergeant Joined: Oct 08, 2004 Posts: 90

Johnny_Thunder wrote:

Another update:
Crying or Very sad

The posts placed in the forum are not appearing in the block.
Should I just give up and download a new block, have I got a dodgy download???

Im having problems with my block as well. It displays 20 posts and scrolls, but it doesn't seem to be refreshing the block. New posts are made but it doesn't refresh the block.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Heres the block:

Code:

[root@www blocks]# cat block-Forums.php
<?php

/************************************************************************/
/* Forums Block for phpBB 2.0.0 port to PHP Nuke 6.5b6+ */
/* ==================================================== */
/* */
/* Copyright (c) 2002 by Francisco Burzi (fbc@mandrakesoft.com) */
/* http://phpnuke.org */
/* */
/* Version 1, modified by SÃ©stien Vaast */
/* http://membres.lycos.fr/projectpluto/ */
/* */
/* Updated by Tom Nitzschner 22/06/2002 to add the scrolling text */
/* */
/* Updated by Paul Laudanski 14 Jan 2003 */
/* NukeCops.com | ComputerCops.biz */
/* */
/* Last Edited - 13 Jan 2004 by James A. Decker From www.the-echelon.net*/
/* klar@the-echelon.net */
/* I've added code to remove posts from list that the user should not */
/* have access to read */
/* */
/* This Block shows the last 10 topics where a message was posted, */
/* along with the username of the last poster and the day and time */
/* of the post. */
/* It will also show smileys in the topic titles thanks to the */
/* smileys.php file found in Leo Tan Block Forums version */
/* (http://www.cybercomp.d2g.com). */
/* */
/* This program is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify */
/* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by */
/* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License. */
/************************************************************************/

if (eregi("block-Forums.php", $PHP_SELF)) {
Header("Location: index.php");
die();
}

/* include_once ('blocks/smileys.php'); */

global $prefix, $dbi, $sitename, $user, $cookie, $group_id;
cookiedecode($user);
$uname = $cookie[1];
$result10 = sql_query("SELECT u.user_id FROM ".$prefix."_users u where username = '$uname'", $dbi);
list($user_id)=sql_fetch_row($result10, $dbi);
$userid = $user_id;
$count = 1;

$content = "<A name= \"scrollingCode\"></A>";
$content .="<MARQUEE behavior= \"scroll\" align= \"center\" direction= \"up\" height=\"220\" scrollamount= \"2\" scrolldelay= \"20\" onmouseover='this.stop()' onmouseout='this.start()'>";
$content .="<center> <STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\">Last 20 Forum Messages</center>";

$result1 = sql_query("SELECT DISTINCT t.topic_id, t.topic_last_post_id, t.topic_title, f.forum_name, f.forum_id, f.auth_read
FROM ".$prefix."_bbtopics t, ".$prefix."_bbforums f,".$prefix."_bbuser_group a, ".$prefix."_bbauth_access b
where t.forum_id=f.forum_id and
f.forum_id=b.forum_id and
b.group_id=a.group_id and
(( a.user_id='$userid' and (b.auth_view = 1 or b.auth_mod = 1 )) OR f.auth_read = 0)
ORDER BY t.topic_last_post_id DESC LIMIT 20", $dbi);

$content .= " ";

while(list($topic_id, $topic_last_post_id, $topic_title, $forum_name, $forum_id, $auth_read) = sql_fetch_row($result1, $dbi)) {

$result2 = sql_query("SELECT topic_id, poster_id, FROM_UNIXTIME(post_time,'%b %d, %Y at %T') as post_time FROM ".$prefix."_bbposts where post_id='$topic_last_post_id'", $dbi);
list($topic_id, $poster_id, $post_time)=sql_fetch_row($result2, $dbi);
$result3 = sql_query("SELECT username, user_id FROM ".$prefix."_users where user_id='$poster_id'", $dbi);
list($username, $user_id)=sql_fetch_row($result3, $dbi);

//$topic_title=parseEmoticons($topic_title);
// Remove the comment below to add the counter
//$content .="<STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\">Message: $count ";
$content .= "<img src=\"modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_mini_message.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"><a href=\"modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=$topic_last_post_id#$topic_last_post_id\"STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\"> $topic_title </a> Last post by <A HREF=\"modules.php?name=Forums&file=profile&mode=viewprofile&u=$user_id\"STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\"> $username </a> in <a href=\"modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=$forum_id\">$forum_name</a> on $post_time ";
$count = $count + 1;
}
$content .= " <center>[ <a href=\"modules.php?name=Forums\"STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\">$sitename ]</center>";
?>

Nuke Soldier Joined: Feb 17, 2004 Posts: 18

Johnny_Thunder wrote:

The forum, or the Memberlist,(whichever link is clicked), is actually scrolling inside the Latest forum posts block....

When I reposition this block to the "right", the problem disappears.

I have the same problem.

Anything to do?

Private Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 44

Same problem here, it shows the posts that were there when i first installed it, but does not show the new posts?

Did we find a solution to this?

Nuke Soldier Joined: Feb 17, 2004 Posts: 18

Remove STYLE tags from block file!

Thanks to mikem

Private Joined: Oct 27, 2004 Posts: 44

tyvm, i will look at it, and hope it works

Nuke Soldier Joined: Feb 17, 2004 Posts: 18

Existant wrote:

where do i remove the styles info from, and will that let the new posts show on the scrolling forum block?

Please and thank you

Remove all like this: <STYLE=\"text-decoration: none\">

Nuke Soldier Joined: Sep 07, 2003 Posts: 19

i used that code in a block and positioned the block on the right side, and it works just fine for me. I'm running 7.9 with the patches (not sure which one's though). I just made a post and it refreshes too.