flash attachment hack needed

[nickrabbit]

Hi there-

I'm a developer for a major kids' website and we are starting to use vBulletin as a forum in our production process. Problem is, I can't quite figure out how to hack the vbulletin board to allow flash attachments in posts (without having to put the in a zip file or something). Additionally, it'd be nice if those flash attachments could automatically display in the board if possible, but I won't hold my breath. Could be I'm just missing something obvious here, in which case be nice, , but I just don't have time to be searching endlessly for this much needed code bit. HTML will be turned on in the boards-- We don't have to worry so much about ill intentioned flash files making it into this board since a very select group of people will have access, and we'll be monitering everyone... So... any ideas?

I realize I could use a customized VB script to insert a flash file into a post, but I really want to be able to upload as an attachment, not point to the flash file that exists elsewhere on the server.

So far I found a couple vbulletin postings, but they weren't helpful, especially since the first one was from 2001(!!)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ash+attachment

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ash+attachment

Thanks in advance for any ideas!

Cheers-
-e

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by nickrabbit

Hi there-

I'm a developer for a major kids' website and we are starting to use vBulletin as a forum in our production process. Problem is, I can't quite figure out how to hack the vbulletin board to allow flash attachments in posts (without having to put the in a zip file or something). Additionally, it'd be nice if those flash attachments could automatically display in the board if possible, but I won't hold my breath. Could be I'm just missing something obvious here, in which case be nice, , but I just don't have time to be searching endlessly for this much needed code bit. HTML will be turned on in the boards-- We don't have to worry so much about ill intentioned flash files making it into this board since a very select group of people will have access, and we'll be monitering everyone... So... any ideas?

I realize I could use a customized VB script to insert a flash file into a post, but I really want to be able to upload as an attachment, not point to the flash file that exists elsewhere on the server.

So far I found a couple vbulletin postings, but they weren't helpful, especially since the first one was from 2001(!!)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ash+attachment

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ash+attachment

Thanks in advance for any ideas!

Cheers-
-e

AdminCP > Attachments > Extensions and Sizes

If you want them to be "attached"

If you want to display oen you need to create a bbcode for it.

[nickrabbit]

Right-- I did that. I added the attachment type swf as follows:

Extension: swf
Max File size: 10000000
Max width: 800
Max height: 800
Mime type: application/x-shockwave-flash
Enabled: yes

I tried attached an swf to a post, but it doesn't recognize the mime type... And when you click on the attachment, it opens the file as if it were a text file, with all of the gobbledegook. (precise technological term.)

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by nickrabbit

Right-- I did that. I added the attachment type swf as follows:

Extension: swf
Max File size: 10000000
Max width: 800
Max height: 800
Mime type: application/x-shockwave-flash
Enabled: yes

I tried attached an swf to a post, but it doesn't recognize the mime type... And when you click on the attachment, it opens the file as if it were a text file, with all of the gobbledegook. (precise technological term.)

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

Sounds like a server issue,

[nickrabbit]

Ah! Makes sense. Will look into it and hopefully will get it fixed on the server side.

Cheers-- I'm originally from cleveland too, incidentally.

-Elisa

Originally Posted by Zachery

Sounds like a server issue,

[Moya]

Try this https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...653#post626653