Just thought I would post this, cause I just got this little part done, and it was alot easier than I would have even expected:

Now when you install File Attachment mod and first visit your Admin Center, YaBB will attempt to find a directory named "attachments" in your webspace and will automatically fill out the upload directory field. If you have a folder you want to use that is NOT named "attachments", you can change this in the AdminEdit.pl file (line to enter the name of the directory you want is commented so you can find it easily). If you just opt not to create a directory before installing the mod, YaBB will create a folder name "yabbattach" in your main directory the first time you load up the Forum Preferences and Settings section after installing the mod. If your directory is already filled out (such as from a previous install and you didnt wipe out your Settings.pl file), or if you change it from what it attempts to automatically configure, your changes will override YaBB trying to figure it out for you. To get it to try and find the directory automatically again, just leave the directory field blank, click save, and then go back to your admin center, and it will attempt to find the directory again (or create the yabbattach directory if it doesnt exist already).

Just an update on what I'm doing, if you're interested. Hopefully this will cut down on my support woes.

- Dave

I am hoving problems, using a windows 2000 server. I am able to upload files if they are less than 150kb, but when it gets over that it shows a page saying "The page cannot be displayed" I am i missing a setting that is making it time out???

Thanks for a great mod!

Chris

Help! I can't seem to get it to work.. Everytime I try to attach a file and preview a message, I get an 'Internal Server Error"

I suspect its the directory & url for my attachments folder..how do I specify it under the admin settings if my  folder tree is:

cgi-bin/yabb/attachments

ls. help. thanks

Is this newest version of file_attach the one that is downloadable on the mods page?  I've got everything working execpt that when the p[ost appears the attachment is listed as (attachment deleted)

Would the new version fix this problem?

hmmm ae youre permissons set ok??

Hello all -

Been a while.

Lot of people on my board want to upload photos so I came over here and found the attach mod 2.3. Pulled a late night doing all the changes, but it bombs out still.

Odd because the rest of the boards functions work. But when I try to preview a post with a file attachment, I get the lame 'malformed header' 500 error. (I hate that error, reminds me of these conjoined twins I saw on TV the other night.)

ANYWAY,

I did the 'perl -wc file.ext' thing and everything seemed to check out except Post.pl. It didn't like the @ext on line 116 in the Postpage function. It wanted me to escape it out, but when I do that @ext shows up in 'Allowed file types:' under the attachment form box and it still didn't fix the problem.

I am pretty sure I have the absolute path for my uploads folder right and the permissions on it at 666.

Sorry for the long post, is this enough to narrow down the problem?

Thanks in advance,

caliman

  It wont, work.. i dont know why.. it sais something that the cgi yabb.pl doesnt exist.. i dont know why... i need help to set it up... I uploaded attachments.pl and at the other stuff, like th chnges made to yabb.pl, english.lng etc... it still wont work... HELP!

File Attachment Stats Total   
   
Total Attachments: 6   
Total Size of Attachment Directory: 129 KB   
Total Space Available in Attachments Directory: 871 KB   
 
But...  in Attachment directory (666) all files with zero length size (0 Kb) . 
 
Heeelp!