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"New" page always comes up empty
The New page does not show the new listings to the database.

Here is what I have on links.db

490|Love|Love Birds|/ecards/images/lovebirds.jpg|0|Yes|No|27-May-2001

Here is my links.def
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ID => [0, 'numer', 5, 8, 1, '', ''],
Category => [1, 'alpha', 0, 150, 1, '', ''],
Title => [2, 'alpha', 40, 75, 1, '', ''],
Card => [3, 'alpha', 40, 100, 0, '/ecards/images/.jpg', ''],
Hits => [4, 'numer', 10, 10, 1, '0', '\d+'],
isNew => [5, 'alpha', 0, 5, 0, 'Yes', ''],
isPopular => [6, 'alpha', 0, 5, 0, 'No', ''],
Date => [7, 'date', 15, 15, 1, \&get_date, '']
);

# Database file to use -- defined in links.cfg.
$db_file_name = $db_links_name;
# Counter file to use -- defined in links.cfg.
$db_id_file_name = $db_links_id_file_name;
# The column name for the database key.
$db_key = 'ID';
# Database delimeter.
$db_delim = '|';
# Title used in admin output.
$html_title = 'Ecard Database';
$html_object = 'Ecard';

# Field Number of some important fields. The number is from %db_def above
# where the first field equals 0.
$db_category = 1;
$db_hits = 4; $db_isnew = 5; $db_ispop = 6;
$db_title = 2;
$db_card = 3; $db_date = 7;

# Field number to sort links by:
$db_sort_links = 1;

# Field names you want to allow visitors to search on:
@search_fields = (1,2,3);

# System defaults. When adding new links or modifying links, these fields
# can not be overwritten by a user.
%add_system_fields = (
isNew => 'Yes',
isPopular => 'No',
Hits => '0',
);

# Hash of column names to possible options. If you want to use a select form
# field, you can use &build_select_field in your HTML page. This routine will
# make a <SELECT> input tag using the following values:
%db_select_fields = (
isNew => 'Yes,No',
isPopular => 'Yes,No',
);
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Can someone please tell me where the problem is.

Thanks.

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Re: "New" page always comes up empty In reply to
Ya...guess what? If you have the $db_new_cutoff at like 14 days or less, then of course the link would not show up.

Adjust the number of days in the above mentioned variable in the links.cfg file.

Also, there is an FAQ in the Resources section that addresses this issue!

Regards,

Eliot Lee