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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Feb 22, 2005 - 11:12 AM

  Well, search for topic is zero. Installed the extended topic and it gives me error with nothing specific. Configure pops up but saving gets me error again [something like error when loading page and goes blank when clicking on add topic or show]. :(
  
  Tried to re-install 7.5 topic but that just doesn't show in admin anymore. Tried everything.. kill and re-up.. upgrade to extended in hopes icon would show but no good. Other ways produce the error when loading etc..
  
  Anyone any idea why I can't get topic back??? Thanks..

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• jmvedrine
  
  

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  Posted: Feb 22, 2005 - 01:08 PM

  Hello,
  I suggest you install my modified version (v 1.5) of extended topics available here because if you used the NOC version it has numerous problems with postnuke .750 and .760.
  The subject of the disapearing admin icon is explained in the included docs with solutions.
  If you want to uninstall extended topics you need to use phpMyAdmin to make some changes to your nuke_modules table (assuming that nuke_ is the common prefix of all your tables) : open your database, search in the "(your prefix)_modules" table (your prefix is the common prefix to all tables, usually nuke_ or pn_)
  You will find a record with pn_name=Topics. Edit it, changing fields so that :
  pn_name=Topics
  pn_type=1
  pn_admin_capable=1
  pn_user_capable=1
  pn_state=3
  (usually, you will only have to change pn_type)
  That's all the problem should be corrected.
  On the contrary if you want to use Extended Topics you should set pn_type=2
  If anything goes wrong or if you are uneasy using phpMyAdmin, I can help you.
  
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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Feb 23, 2005 - 07:32 AM

  THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOU. Realy appreciate the link [already d/l] and help. Will try it out right now and see if it'll work. :)
  
  BTW, you wouldn't know why 2col news doesn't show [template does but no news]? Could it be due to the column1 and 2 that AT .8 can't understand?? Maybe try Pagesetter again?
  
  Anyway, thanks again.

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Feb 23, 2005 - 08:05 AM

  Got it uploaded.. incl. the one in Modules. Page comes up.. config works.. add new pulls up with some graphic missing that's under long text. Clicking on show topics brings up error:
  
  Items load failedUnknown column 'nuke_topics.pn_topictexttag' in 'field list'
  
  Tried adding new topic:
  
  Creation attempt failedUnknown column 'nuke_topics.pn_topictexttag' in 'field list'
  
  Didn't work.. assume I have to go into tables and edit it? Add the above or edit existing??? Thanks.
  
  PS: No funtion.php in .zip but have one from old ext. one. Use it?

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• jmvedrine
  
  

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  Posted: Feb 23, 2005 - 08:36 AM

  Something went wrong during the upgrade because these column should have been created. But I supect that because of your old extended topics installation the upgrade routine didn't get completely executed because it was thinking that these columns already exist. I think we can correct the problem easily fooling the system into thinking that you are upgrading from the original topics module.
  Could you try the following procedure if you are familiar with phpMyAdmin
  Open in your database the "(your prefix)_modules" table and search the record with pn_name=Topics. Edit it, changing the "version" field from whatever it is to 1.0 save your change.
  Look at the "(your prefix)_topics" table structure
  if there is any field with name :
  - topicnametag
  - topicparent
  - topicexttext
  - topictexttag (well obviously this one doesn't exist judging by the errors messages !!)
  SUPPRESS these fields (WARNING be sure not to suppress anything else).
  Close phpMyAdmin
  Go to Administration -> Modules and Regenerate. Topics should be listed as "new version installed" As usual click on upgrade and after that on activate.
  Sorry, I forgot to include a function.php file for the News module in the 1.5 release. I think you can use the one you have if it was made for the PostNuke version that you are using. Alternatively I can mail you one for PostNuke .750 or .760 at your choice.
  
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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Feb 23, 2005 - 12:08 PM

  Ok.. went in.. created new instance of pn_topictexttag and same szetting then imagetag.. vars 32 etc. Went to topics menu. Created new topic.. it's ALIVE. :) No more errors so far. THANK YOU. Now I have to think of topics and how to use them with what. BTW, no prefix anywhere.. only nuke_topics.
  
  One down.. actually 2.. finally got xMenu working too. No idea how but hey.. all good. Say, ever heeard of mcLinksCounter?? Installed andx all fine except include isn't showing the links on splash page. Code is there. Tried various ways to place it and with relative and full URL. Nada. Really want it as all links can have a counter without needing to hack weblinks. ;)
  
  Thanks,

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