[johnscanlan2]

Originally Posted by y2ksw

Maybe you are taking it too serious. Could you please just take any existing template and paste the following code, after a clean (re)install:

<!--@vbbanners:0@-->

and save?

The default banners will show. Then, eventually, you could start to make changes and see what happens.

I agree 100%. Seems most folks way over think this great app. I find 99% of the time when it fails to work, it is due to something I goofed up. If you have a moderate familiarity of HTML this this gem becomes a powerhouse.

1.) My most common errors has to do with leaving out something in the code above.

2.) Next biggest error is the start and expire dates. If your dates are outside of the current date or wrong, nothing shows up.

3.) Next, I put the graphic banner in a separate directory and then make darn sure the software knows where to look. Example:

/sponsors/Joesgasstation/banner1.jpg
/sponsors/ajax/banner1.jpg

I find many inexperienced vb folks get confused over where the files are. So if this program can't find them, nothing shows up.

Perhaps when I get a chance I'll do a Dummies Guide RBS. It really is a simple program that even I way over thought in the beginning. Once I figured it out, I was banging my head on the wall over not being able to see the ease of use of this great little program.

I currently have 25 advertising spots, some rotating, some not, on my site.

John Scanlan
Columbus OH