I'm trying to add the SUBCATEGORIES LIKE YAHOO v2.1on links 2.0 and have performed all the necessary modifications listed on the instructions, read all the threads on the forum and at this point I still cannot get them to work. I believe I inserted all the code snipplets in the right places but when I build the pages all I see is this:
http://dream2reality.com/pages/
I'm sooooooo lost!!! what causes this and what I'm doing wrong here?????
Here are the snipplets I inserted into links 2.0: (please double check for me)
CATEGORIES.DEF
# -------------
# Links
# -------------
# Links Manager
#
# File: category.def
# Description: Contains the database definition for categories.
# Author: Alex Krohn
# Email: alex@gossamer-threads.com
# Web: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/
# Version: 2.01
#
# (c) 1998 Gossamer Threads Inc.
#
# This script is not freeware! Please read the README for full details
# on registration and terms of use.
# =====================================================================
# Database Definition: CATEGORIES
# --------------------------------------------------------
# Definition of your database file.
%db_def = (
ID => [0, 'numer', 5, 8, 1, '', ''],
Name => [1, 'alpha', 40, 75, 1, '', '^[\w\d/_-]+$'],
Description => [2, 'alpha', '40x3', 500, 0, '', ''],
Related => [3, 'alpha', 0, 255, 0, '', ''],
'Meta Description' => [4, 'alpha', 40, 75, 0, '', ''],
'Meta Keywords' => [5, 'alpha', 40, 75, 0, '', ''],
Header => [6, 'alpha', 40, 75, 0, '', ''],
Footer => [7, 'alpha', 40, 75, 0, '', ''],
SubCatStyle => [8, 'alpha' ,40, 100, 0, '(ALL)1', '']
site_html_templates.pl
# Print Header.
$output = qq|<div class="margin"><table width="80%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="catlist" valign="top">\n|;
foreach $subcat (sort @subcat) {
($description) = @{$category{$subcat}}[2];
($subcatstyle) = @{$category{$subcat}}[8];
NEXT CODE SNIPPLET:
# Then we print out the name linked, new if it's new, and popular if its popular.
$output .= qq|<a class="catlist" href="$url">$description</a> <font class="catlist">($numlinks)</font> |;
$output .= qq|<small><sup class="new">new</sup></small>| if (&days_old($mod) < $db_new_cutoff);
$output .= qq|<BR>|;
if ($subcatstyle =~ m,^\(([^\)]+)\)(\d)$, && $#{$subcategories{$subcat}} >= 0) {
($subcatstyle, $style) = ($1, $2);
$s = 0;
@subcatsub = split (/\|/, $subcatstyle);
$output .= qq~ ~ if ($style eq "1");
foreach $category_name (@subcatsub) {
foreach (sort @{$subcategories{$subcat}}) {
($subcatstyle eq "ALL" && $#subcatsub == 0) ?
($_ =~ m,.*/([^/]+)$, and $category_name = &build_clean($1)) :
($_ eq "$subcat/$category_name" or next);
if ($style eq "1") {
$length += length($category_name);
($length > $subcat_length) and last;
}
if ($s > 0) {
$output .= qq~, ~ and $length += 2 if ($style eq "1");
$output .= qq~ ~ if ($style eq "2");
}
$url = "$build_root_url/" . &urlencode($_) . "/";
$output .= qq~<LI>~ if ($style eq "2");
$output .= qq~<a class="subcat" href="$url">$category_name</a>~;
$s++;
last if ($subcatstyle ne "ALL" && $#subcatsub > 0);
}
}
undef $length;
if ($s < $#{$subcategories{$subcat}}) {
$output .= qq~...~ if ($style eq "1");
}
$output .= qq~<BR>~;
}
else { }}
# Don't forget to end the table..
$output .= "</td></tr></table></div>\n";
return $output;
}
1;
links.cfg
# Site Title, the default title to use. You should really spend some time customizing
# the directory though!
$build_site_title = 'Links Portal Proj ';
# Subcategory Length, the maximum length of the subcategories added into Links.
$subcat_length = '30';
categories.db
Added a | to the end of each record in the database.
That's all...Please advise.
Thank you very much! Let me know if you need access the the site.
Re: [nova3470] Anyone, help!!!! YAHOO v2.1
I 'cant believe I spent 4 days fiddling with these scripts and you just came along out of no where and worked out my problem in a flash. How could I ever thank you.