Topic: Quotes

[felix]

Me again

Mike in your quotes script, right on the first page you have two links:
Add a new quote and Search for a quote.

I wanted to replace thos links with a button, button shows fine, link looks fine ..but is not , is not taking me anywhere, it is a dead link. help please?

your code:

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   print <<HTML;
[ <a href="$::prog?function=add">Add a quote</a> ]
HTML
}
mine:

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   print <<HTML;
<a href="$::prog?function=add"><input type="submit" value="add quote"></a>
HTML
}
what am I doing wrong?

also on the same page how do I add a block title, like on the others?

Thanks Mike.

BTW. Love that small feature!

[Mike Bobbitt]

Hi Felix,

I'd try something like this:

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  print <<HTML;
<a href="$::prog?function=add"><img src="button.png" border="0"></a>
HTML
}
As for the block title, do you mean a title for the quotes box? You should be able to just insert that as HTML early on in the script...

[felix]

Hi Mike.

That code is no good. the script is looking for a button in the CGI directories. It will schow a button if I make one and save it in , but this is not the case, I have buttons flying left and right all over the board LOL. I was trying to do just a "form" button just like you have in the Quotes script:

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<input type="text" name="string">
<input type="hidden" name="function" value="searchQuote">
&nbsp;;
<input type="submit" value="Search">
</form>
Do you know what I mean?

The code I came with for that button is not bad, but it has a broken link. Can you fix?

Thanks Mike.

[felix]

As far as the title is concerned, where exactly "earlier" in the page should I insert the HTML  routine?
I tried every place possible, they all give me errors or didnd show anything.
I just want to add

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<div class="blocktitle">Todays Quote</div>somewhere IN TOP of the random quote (# Print a random quote
print getQuote(); )

so easy this script though so dificult do edit!

help me out Mike, you made it, there is nobody better outthere!

[Mike Bobbitt]

I think something like this should work:

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# Print a random quote

print "<div class=\"blocktitle\">Todays Quote</div>";
print getQuote();

[felix]

YESSS! that did it
Thanks Mike.

Can you help with these form buttons? a post up above?

Thank you Mike.

[Mike Bobbitt]

Do you mean use a button graphic instead of the "Add Quote" submit button? Try this:

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<input type="image" src="http://server.com/img/search.jpg" border="0" name="submit" value="search" alt="Search Quotes">

[felix]

Mike, maybe I dont explain good, let me try again:

when I click on http://romanianational.com/cgi-bin/quotes.pl i get an window opening with a random quote and two links bellow:

[ Add a Quote ] [ Search a Quote]

I want to change those with a button but NOT a image button, just a code generated button like this:

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<input type="submit" value="Upload">
or

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<input type="submit" value="Search">
What I did is:
In your code:

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  print <<HTML;
[ <a href="$::prog?function=add">Add a quote</a> ]
HTML
}
I tried:

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 print <<HTML;
<a href="$::prog?function=add"><input type="submit" value="add quote"></a>
HTML
}
but wont work, it shows the button but I cant get the link to work.

understand what I mean?

thanks for your pacience.

[Mike Bobbitt]

Ahhh, I finally get it, but that's a whole other kettle of fish... You could try something like this:

http://romanianational.com/cgi-bin/quotes.pl?function=add

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 print <<HTML;
<form>
<input type="hidden" name="function" value="add">
<input type="submit" value="add quote">
</form>
</a>
HTML
}
Haven't tested it, but it *should* work...

[felix]

of course it works you're the best!

Mike I cant get the buttons to line up! they are one on top the other.

this is whay I used:

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# Show "add" link
if ($::allowadds)
{
    print <<HTML;
<form>
<input type="hidden" name="function" value="add">
<input type="submit" value="Adauga">
</form>
</a>
HTML
}
# Show "search" link
if ($::allowsearch)
{
        print <<HTML;
<form>
<input type="hidden" name="function" value="search">
<input type="submit" value="Cauta">
</form>
</a>
HTML
}
thanks Mike

[felix]

I tried everything! how do you make those buttons stay in line> Damn!

i tried this as well:

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# Show "add" link
if ($::allowadds)
{

# Show "search" link
if ($::allowsearch)
{
   print <<HTML;
<form>
<input type="hidden" name="function" value="add">
<input type="submit" value="ADAUGA">&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="function" value="search">
<input type="submit" value=" CAUTA ">&nbsp;
</form>
HTML
}

doesnt work

what about these Mike? I need the same thing for them, and then I am finished, I promise!

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<div class="footer">
[ <a href="$::prog">View Random Quote</a> ]
[ <a href="$::prog?function=search">Search Again</a> ]
</div>
HTML
thank you

[Mike Bobbitt]

The last 2 would be:

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  print <<HTML;
<form>
<input type="submit" value="Random Quote">&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="function" value="search">
<input type="submit" value=" Search ">&nbsp;
</form>
HTML
As for stacking the buttons, they should already be on the same line. If not, use a "display: inline;" tag in their style class, by adding this to your style sheet:

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input  { display: inline; }
Might work...

[felix]

Mike, I answered to you a couple of days ago but I dont know what happened with my post !?

the last 2 buttons ...code didnt work, they both have a 'search' function. thia is what works:

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<form>
<input type="hidden" name="function" value="getQuote">
<input type="submit" value="Random Quote">&nbsp;
<input type="hidden" name="function" value="search">
<input type="submit" value=" New Search ">&nbsp;
</form>
as far as lining uo those two other buttons....no luck. I have 'inline' code in there but doesnt work. any other suggetsions that you might have?

this is the whole routine:

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# Show "add" link
if ($::allowadds)
{
   print <<HTML;
[ <a href="$::prog?function=add">Add a Quote</a> ]
HTML
}

# Show "search" link
if ($::allowsearch)
{
   print <<HTML;
[ <a href="$::prog?function=search">Search Quotes</a> ]
HTML
}I just want these two to be on line...

Thank you

[Mike Bobbitt]

For #1, try this code instead:

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<form>
<input type="hidden" name="function" value="getQuote">
<input type="submit" value="Random Quote">&nbsp;
<form>
</form>
<input type="hidden" name="function" value="search">
<input type="submit" value=" New Search ">&nbsp;
</form>
It should be 2 forms, not just one...

Not sure why the buttons won't exist on the same line... maybe there's some sort of style override...?

[felix]

You have
<form>
</form>

reversed but yes, this is it.

Guess what though! these two new buttons are the same, lining on the vertical! LOL

thanks Mike