DigiChat Integration V2.0

DigiChat Integration Version 2.0

This hack is no longer supported. I have released DigiChat Integration 3.0.3.

The new hack can be found HERE

This is my update for VBulletin 3.0.x. Sorry for the delay but it took me some time to upgrade to vb3.0.0 and integrate all other hacks + develop my new upgrade hack. :nervous:

What is this hack ?
This hack is a complete integration of the Chatsoftware DigiChat ( which is NOT freeware ) into the latest version of VBulletin 3.0.x. :devious:

What does this hack do ?
This hack provides the ability to offer a complete front-end to the DigiChat software. So if you are running your own DigiChat server or your chat is hosted somewhere else, this hack will provide you for each member a specific profile, settings and whos in chat functionality.

For Admins and Chatmasters i am providing an extra Admin/Chatmaster login depending on their userstatus in your forum and they will get the extra tool to trace IPs from chatusers. Normal users will just see the names of the users in chat and a link to their forum profile. :devious:

Are there many changes to be done ?
No, i try to keep my changes to a minimum and if it is possible not to touch any databases for obvious reasons. So this hack exists of:

- 8 new templates
- 2 template modifications
- 6 file uploads
- 1 php file modification

Do i need version 1.0 or version 1.1 for this hack ?
No. I am providing both. An upgrade path from previous versions and also a new install path for complete new installations.

How long does it take to install this hack ?
If you are familiar with VBulletin and DigiChat it will take about 10 minutes to upgrade and 15 minutes for a new install.

Is there any support for this hack ?
Yes, from me but i will change the way of giving support now. I my previous version i posted my email address and the amount of emails was amazing. The bad thing was that no one shared this information in the thread. Due to this i will ONLY give support to people in THIS thread and ONLY if they clicked on the "INSTALL" button. I am sorry, but my time is limited and answering the same question 5 times via email is not very efficient. I hope you understand this.

Are there screenshots available for this hack ?
Yes. I have included them into the zip file and i will add them in this thread.

How to manage this Chat environment ?
This version 2.0 has one config file which you have to edit before you go live. In the future updates i will add one table to the database which can be edited through the admin panel. This is not really important because the security will not change so often for chats but just in case someone wants to edit this configfile via the Admin CP i will offer this in the next version.

Whos in Chat function does not work ?
Please make sure that you have the appropriate rights and the commander function enabled which produces the output file every x minutes who is in chat. You have to have a license from DigiChat to be able to do that. :tired:

Some words are in german ?
This should not be the case. I developed this on my domain and in german. I translated all the frontend but you never know. If there are parts still in german please tell me so i can translate them.

So enjoy this hack and happy chatting. After installing please click on this install link or on the install button at the top.

UPDATE 2.0.1
I am very sorry, but i forgot to put one file into the zip file. The missing file is the chatlauncer.php for the javascript pop-up to log into the chats. So if you realized that you can only log into the chat with the extra option, then you know why. Again apologize for this. I have uploaded the new zip file and updated the install.html.

For those of you who installed it already just download the zip file and copy the chatlauncher.php into your forum root directory.

UPDATE 2.0.2
I added some bugfixing for the guest template and the chatlauncher.php. Thanks to Randomlove for pointing that out.

For those of you who installed it already just download the zip file and copy the chatlauncher.php into your forum root directory. After this open the template chat_start_guest and copy the text from the install.html file into your template.

Cheers,

[Pseudomizer]

Originally Posted by OrangeFlea

Yes!

I called twice (left 2 messages) and I've sent an email. No response.

I would LOVE to get this program by tonight or tomorrow, so if you can get a hold of him, please tell him to contact me at maddux@realmofinfamy.com.

Thanks Pseudomizer!

I just spoke with Norman and he told that you already purchased DigiChat. So this problem should be solved then. ;-)

Cheers,

[OrangeFlea]

Yup, I got it and it's hosted.

I was wondering if it was possible to show a "Who's Chatting" indicator on the FORUM HOME (not through a series of clicks). Can you give me the steps?

[OrangeFlea]

Nevermind the previous request. I need to get commander from Digi-net first before I get into that.

I have a technical question, however. When users sign on the regular way (digital sign in), a small "ChatLauncher" window appears along with the chat room. It's rather annoying. Is there a way to have that removed so that the only thing that pops up is the chat?

Second question, can you tell me how to keep the chat window up regardless of what the user does with the browser (browser window which they used to sign on with)?

Thank you.

[OrangeFlea]

Great. I called Digi-net. Seems that hosted accounts can't get the commander function. What the hell am I supposed to do now?

[Pseudomizer]

Originally Posted by OrangeFlea

Great. I called Digi-net. Seems that hosted accounts can't get the commander function. What the hell am I supposed to do now?

Hi,

the only way to get a user list, is to use a BOT then. The BOT logs into the chat and writes a file in the time period you define on the host you started the BOT. I had this on DC4 but the DC5 BOT Api changed. So my old BOT will not work any more.

So my suggestion: Ask Digi-Net to provide you the latest DC5 API and then find someone with Java knowledge to create this for you.

Cheers,

[OrangeFlea]

Thank you, Pseudomizer.

By the way, do you know of a method to prevent the chat from shutting down whenever my users fiddle with the browser? I know that an HTML command is supposed to be implanted somewhere, but I have no clue where to put it exactly. Help?

[pagekeeper]

i found a few things that might need a mod...

Bitte die Art ausw?hlen: - chat_start_member

was the follow by accident or on purpose, haha

document.write(" <PARAM NAME=MenuLocation1 VALUE=http://www.lovetalks.de/emoticons.html>");

document.write(" <PARAM NAME=MenuItem2 VALUE='Chat-Abk?rzungen'>");

document.write(" <PARAM NAME=MenuLocation2 VALUE='http://www.lovetalks.de/chatabkuerzungen.html'>");

it appears in quite a few of the scripts.

just thought i'd help out.

[pagekeeper]

i was going to ask wether it was possible, to add a modertor login page ?
and maybe remove guest access ?

basically you have to be a member to access chat ... haha im soo evil

[Pseudomizer]

Originally Posted by OrangeFlea

Thank you, Pseudomizer.

By the way, do you know of a method to prevent the chat from shutting down whenever my users fiddle with the browser? I know that an HTML command is supposed to be implanted somewhere, but I have no clue where to put it exactly. Help?

Yes, there is a parameter for the applet in the documentation to start the chat and stay in chat even if the browser is closed. But this parameter does not work for all browsers and due to this i have implemented 3 ways of logging into the chat:

- the chatlauncher ( small window ) which has to stay open to stay in chat
- the firewall login ( only if you have tomcat for HTTP Tunneling enabled )
- emergency/standard login ( for users who have pop-up blockers but when they reload the page the chat is gone )

Cheers,

[Pseudomizer]

Originally Posted by pagekeeper

i found a few things that might need a mod...

Bitte die Art ausw?hlen: - chat_start_member

was the follow by accident or on purpose, haha

document.write(" <PARAM NAME=MenuLocation1 VALUE=http://www.lovetalks.de/emoticons.html>");

document.write(" <PARAM NAME=MenuItem2 VALUE='Chat-Abk?rzungen'>");

document.write(" <PARAM NAME=MenuLocation2 VALUE='http://www.lovetalks.de/chatabkuerzungen.html'>");

it appears in quite a few of the scripts.

just thought i'd help out.

Nobody is peferct. Thanks for this. ;-)

Cheers,