Chat Modifications - Flashchat 4 Integration for vBulletin 3.8

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Note: I no longer use Flashchat, and development and support of it at Tufat appears to have died in 2010.

vBulletin 3.8 Version
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Flashchat 4 integration with vBulletin 3.8.

Note: This is compatible with Flashchat 4.7.x only, it will not work with Flashchat 5 or 6.

Note:
Standard Flashchat includes vBulletin integration as part of the Tufat supplied files. However, the standard integration does not include Direct Usergroup Integration or other extra's like the WOL Display & Flashchat on a vBulletin page. This Modification adds those features


Extra's added by this modification

* Direct login to a room.
* The WOL will correctly display Flashchat as the location (not 'Unknown Location')
* Flashchat can be displayed embedded inside a 'standard' vBulletin Page (i.e. not full screen).
* Direct Usergroup Integration - a section is added to each usergroup in the ACP Usergroup Manager to set the Flashchat permissions for that group.
* The plugin will try to automatically add a link to Flashchat in your Navbar Quick Links or Community Links - this feature can be disabled if you wish.
* The automatic link can have a prefix path defined - useful if you use something like CMPS.
* You can define a usergroup to login as Flashchats "Spy" mode.


More notes:

* This integration is for Flashchat version 4 only.
* The automatic link feature may fail if you have customised templates (it uses template hooks).
* For Flashchat inside a vBulletin page you need to link to .../misc.php?do=flashchat
* This modification does not add any links to Flashchat Administration in the ACP.
* You can set all members to login direct to particular room via the ACP.
* You can also add a room parameter to the url - i.e. .../misc.php?do=flashchat&room=3
* Spys can login into the chat but are not listed in the room - they cannot chat, just watch.

The CMS file assumes that you are installing Flashchat in your forum root folder i.e. (/forums/chat/) - this is the same folder as your usercp.php file and includes folder. Installation will fail if you do not do this.

Support: This modification is no longer supported. Please check the instructions, and make sure you have uploaded any files to the correct location - the vast majority of problems reported are due to an error made in editing or uploading files.

Finally, I am not Tufat.com or Flashchat Support - if you have questions about Flashchat, their forums are here.

To use the this integration simply download and unzip the file, then follow the instructions in the text file. Once installed, the Flashchat userlevel options for each usergroup will appear in the ACP usergroup edit screens - editing of the CMS file will no longer be required.


History:

v3.8.001 : First release for vb 3.8.

[wacnstac]

BTW my other problem with not being able to see a Flashchat input section was caused by having multiple masks set for a usergroup. Example Admin user group had both Spy mode and Admin access set. When two or more were selected for a usergroup the input portion of FlashChat went bye bye.

[Paul M]

Indeed - you must only set one, if you set more than one then the highest "ranking" will take effect - and in this case, spy overrides admin, and a spy user has no input section.

[wacnstac]

Paul can you see my question in this other thread:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...61#post1900061

It's the last bug I need to work out in my upgrade.

[infnity8x3]

Thanks for this mod!

I was advised not to use FC5 and to use 4.7.12 instead.

So this mod was great for me. No problems at all so far.

Great work -=[INSTALLED]=-

[TheComputerGuy]

I downgraded back to 4.7.12

I can get automatic login...is that an issue?

[contemptx]

I have recently installed flashchat, integrated with vbulletin 3.8x

However when I go into the chat I cannot switch rooms it also seems that im in room [null] ?

Welcome! You have entered [null] at 1:50 pm
[null]: Admin has entered at 1:50 pm

Any help solviong this issue would be much appreciated.
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[theybannedme]

My database name changed. Easy way to fix this or must I reinstall?

Figured it out: Edit config.svr.php under ./chat/temp

[ahmedipa]

good I am glad to do these stpes

[KURTZ]

hi Paul i just uninstalled your hack (cause i should upgrade to the 4.0.x in the next days), but i saw a strange thing into the 'Version Info and Other Untouchables' menu (check the pic attached) ...

this is the text in that field:

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it's normal? can i remove that field?

[Paul M]

Thats actually 3.7 mod information. I used a custom version variable to store information for all my 3.7 & 3.8 mods - but abandoned the idea in 4.0. You can remove it if you wish - it wont harm anything either way.