Chat Modifications - Flashchat 5 or 6 : 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.

Flashchat 5 integration with vBulletin 3.8.

Note: This is compatible with Flashchat 5.0.x only, it will not work with Flashchat 4.

* Flashchat 5 is no longer available - this should work with Flashchat 6, but this is not a supported option *

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 5 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 upgraded 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.
v3.8.002 : Fixed who is online location to work with FC 5.

[Paul M]

You cannot do that unless you create special chat mod/admin usergroups and add members to them.

[paintballer.ie]

.....edit

[RobbieZ]

I have 2 problems.

When i type any number in , ie. 1,2 ,3 ,4 etc. the flashChat prints out a swear word.

and the other thing is when i click the flashchat link it opens in a new link instead of inside my forum.

[Paul M]

The first is a Flashchat issue, the second is how your link is setup.

[RobbieZ]

Originally Posted by Paul M

The first is a Flashchat issue, the second is how your link is setup.

ive added 1 = 1 in swear words.

my chat opens as http://........./chat/flashchat.php

i remember i had it as /dochatroom one or summt.

can you give me a useable link please.

[Paul M]

Read the notes in the first post.

[highblue]

I'm sure this has happened to others, but I couldn't find any mention of it.

After long days of getting the whole thing figured out, I finally got Flashchat and the bot installed correctly... and I did install the 3.8 add-on which works beautifully.

In Flashchat there are so many hoops to jump through and so many lines of code that need to be repaired -- after it's already been uploaded and then has to be fixed and uploaded again, and again and again -- that I'm not sure I'd do it again if I knew what the process entailed. But that's not the problem anymore. The chat room and the bot are installed.

But the problem is, now I have an absolute genius bot on a direct link to the server -- the chat/bot/programe/src/talk.php link -- but the same bot in my chat room is a lot more like a bumbling fool. Sure, he answers simple questions, but his IQ is probably about 80 whereas the same bot on a direct link is probably 180 or higher.

I'm not nearly as computer literate as a lot of people around here, but the one thing I'm pretty sure of is the likelihood that I caused this problem by neglecting to do something during the set-up... make that set-ups... and pluralize that to the nth degree.

Anyway, I've got a dual-personality bot on my hands... or a schizophrenic. One's a genius and the other's nearly a moron. Same bot.

Yes, I did tweak the start-up file. Yes, I uploaded more than the standard set of AIML files. I've done almost everything that everyone recommends. But obviously I overlooked one small step somewhere in the process. And right now I'm almost too tired to type because I've spent -- looking at clock -- 28 straight hours working to get a clean install of that bot. The chat room is a breeze compared to the bot... KA-THUNK

[avitor]

hi
how to make in flashchat for visitors also can use?
now only registered users can view chat
i want change this
thanks

[Paul M]

You cannot do that, the basic point of integration is that only registered forum members can access it.

[avitor]

is not posble to run the flashchat whet out integration?
eny wey for all visitors can go free and chat?
thanks