KarenArt — Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:50:54 +0000

I'm certainly not expert at php code... that's why I asked about the date bit.
There's so much about it I don't know.

I don't know the company you bought the script from, but I have say... It seems very unprofessional to refuse to answer questions. Do they sell a plan where they will install the script for you?

I guess I'm enough of a newbie to this... I certainly hope my questions aren't so stupid that someone would stop answering me.

I'm sure some of the experts here will be able to help you.
Why don't you post what you have right now and see if someone can help you sort it out.

Thanks Karen

mclassified — Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:27:55 +0000

Thanks,
I'm sorry to say I do not know how to write code yet,

I actually bought this code from belcombailey .com for $30.00.
I asked such a stupid question the first time they won't reply a second time. In a way I do not blame them for $30.00, but you would think that if all I have left is getting the classifieds home pg to show they would answer the 2nd time. I did not know to put values between the quotation marks they provided and looked pretty stupid.
I feel introduced to the code and very comfortable with it now. I know it is a simple fact I do not know keeping me hostage. Basically what they did not explain how easy it really was to set up. The code came with instructions and blank quotation marks for values.
The date sequence is simply giving choices of format with the chosen one at the top in the active quotations.
The second I can not answer because a good understanding of reading the scripts is lacking, I have set up the catagories ext and all is fine in Admin, but the home page (line #3), I cannot get it to show, I keep getting the directories instead of the program.
Wordy I know but wanted to ask for help because I am time short but very facinated by code, will be takin classes soon

KarenArt — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:02:16 +0000

I was just wondering if you got this sorted out.

Since I'm still learning php I had a question after looking at your code.
What is going on with the date_format part of the code?

var $date_format = "%b %D, %Y"; // May 2nd, 2002
 //var $date_format = "%e/%c/%Y"; // 2/5/2002 
 //var $date_format = "%d/%m/%Y"; // 02/05/2002 

I don't reconize the e or b as part of a php date. I'm used to seeing...

M jS, Y
j/g/Y 
d/m/Y

'
Is there something (else) I don't know.
Also I'm used to seeing % in ASP but not php.

I'm just asking because I haven't seen it before and that intreages me.

Abhishek Reddy — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 22:05:56 +0000

What's your code look like now?

mclassified — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:51:31 +0000

yes...that was a mistake i accidently left in. . Really I'm serious...Is there something else That could affect that section of code. I am going crazzzzzy!

Busy — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 04:57:26 +0000

did you fix the other line,
var $notify_hrs_ahead = \48\;

should be
var $notify_hrs_ahead = 48;

(or quotes around the value) the '\' will be trying to escape the ';'

mclassified — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:12:18 +0000

Thanks that didn't work....I just put the code back the way I got it after I try something so it doesn't get to far out of line. That part of the code came that way. Thanks for the array info. I remove the array " when I try something. Your code makes sense to me, but I still get the exact same Error?

Abhishek Reddy — Sat, 24 Jul 2004 23:44:11 +0000

You've not removed the quote -- you've added one in the wrong place instead.

Try this:

<?php
// ad listing durations:

var $ad_durations = array( \"1day\" =>false,
\"3days\" => false,
\"1week\" => true,
\"2weeks\" => true,
\"1month\" => true,
\"3months\" => false
);
?>

array() is a function, and thus should not be in quotes. Only 'literals' -- strings of text which aren't to be parsed, go in quotes. Also, as Busy says, the last item in the list of array contents doesn't need a trailing comma.

Edit: Busy got there first.

Busy — Sat, 24 Jul 2004 23:33:07 +0000

var $ad_durations = array( "1day" =>false,
"3days" => false,
"1week" => true,
"2weeks" => true,
"1month" => true,
"3months" => false
);

mclassified — Sat, 24 Jul 2004 14:14:09 +0000

Thanks....I am still getting the same error. Any other ideas? Regarding the quotation before the aray....It seems to me that the way the quotations line up that it should stay and there needs to be one after false?

// ad listing durations:

var $ad_durations = "array( "1day" =>false,
"3days" => false,
"1week" => true,
"2weeks" => true,
"1month" => true,
"3months" => false,"
);

I have tried alot of combinations, Let me know if I am correct and would appreciate any help....It says expected ";" or "," I kept thinking there was a colin missing somewhere?