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Jul 18, 2001, 7:03 AM

rtenpin

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Jul 18, 2001, 7:03 AM

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any idea why when trying to create a category I would get an error if I use a space in the category name like "blue cars" I get no error messages if I type it as "bluecars" Oh, and one more question..in which file can i find where the redirect to the home.html page is index.cgi?
the line of code I am almost sure I need to change is:
<html><META HTTP-EQUIV=\"Refresh\" Content= \"0;URL=$db_cgi_url/$url\"></html>";
my site is in a frameset....yuck and I want inbound hits to go to the main landing page rather than the directory's homepage. can I hard coat this line to goto http://www.casinoauthority.com w/o screwing anything up? Thanks

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http://www.realtimegaming.com

Jul 18, 2001, 7:40 AM

Stealth

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Jul 18, 2001, 7:40 AM

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You need to use underscores between multiple category names....

EXAMPLE:

Code:

blue_cars

In the future, please refer to the FAQ section of LINKS in the Resources section of this web site before searching the forum and then posting questions, as there is an FAQ that discusses how to add categories.

ALSO, when you open the admin.cgi script and click on HELP, there is a brief set of instructions for adding categories and sub-categories.

Regards,

Eliot Lee Wink

http://anthrotech.com/

Jul 18, 2001, 7:58 AM

rtenpin

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Jul 18, 2001, 7:58 AM

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thanks, i did a search for categories in the forums, but read nothing that covered this...any help on the redirect issue?

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Jul 18, 2001, 8:25 AM

Stealth

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Jul 18, 2001, 8:25 AM

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Really? I typed in categories and found a few results that answered your question:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/...cgi?query=categories

And if you are templates, you need to simply use <%URL%> or $rec{'URL'} if you are not using templates in the meta refresh codes.

If you want to use jump.cgi script to record hits, then you would use:

<%db_cgi_url%>/jump.cgi?ID=<%ID%> (with templates)
$db_cgi_url/jump.cgi?ID=$rec{'ID'}

However, I don't think this will work since the meta refresh codes would have to go into the category.html and the above codes/variables are not defined in that template file.

Regards,

Eliot Lee Wink

http://anthrotech.com/