Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

Version 2.3.0 of LDM is now the official release. This works with both VB3.7 and VB3.8. You can obtain it here

Version 2.2.8 remains available here, with limited support.

04.02.08: patch-cat.xml 'extra' uploaded - see first post for information

27.10.07: Version 2.2.8-post1 uploaded
French translation of product installer uploaded (other language translations are in the main release zip)

Remember to back up your current database tables before upgrading.

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose link and file manager, which handles user uploads and downloads in a flexible way. A range of media players is integrated into LDM and others are included as plugin extras. LDM is described below in the first post of this thread, which also contains a brief list of the currently-known bugs.

This release of LDM works correctly with all VB versions 3.6.x and recent versions of vbadvanced.

Documentation, screen shots, etc, are provided as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

Thank you to everyone who has tested, given suggestions, helped with the translations, etc.

[digital3]

Duh..Never mind I found it.

[Stop]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I've taken a look at your site - you'll find that I've created a test category and put a couple of entries in it. Everything worked fine for me, once I got past some early problems with VB itself. I found that your board was continuing to give me messages about missing profile fields, even though I had entered them all.

I wonder if you are having problems with caching - messages getting trapped somewhere in the pipeline from your server to the browser.

Let me know if you are still having problems.

It was something in my laptop. I cleared the cache and deleted the cookies and it's all fine now and the hack works like a charm.
Your kind efforts are really appreciated and I thank you Sir. very much for the constant support you offer.
AndrewD Rocks

[digital3]

Any ideas on why this is happening when I try to edit an entry?

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.5:

Invalid SQL:

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MySQL Error  : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 't it?<br><br><img src="images/thumbnails/paris.jpg"><br>";s:7:"wysiwyg";s:1:"1";' at line 9
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Date         : Wednesday, March 28th 2007 @ 04:38:21 PM

[Ophelia]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Noted - all well with you?

Yes thank you My little one is almost 2 months old now! Hope your vacation was relaxing!

[digital3]

The problem is that apostrophes are causing the SQL error. Has a fix been posted for this that I am unaware of?

[itsblack]

Hi Andrew, I wish I can delete the uploaded image when I edit the entry. Now I can only replace it with new one. Can you add this function in the next version? Thank you.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by digital3

The problem is that apostrophes are causing the SQL error. Has a fix been posted for this that I am unaware of?

Sorry, this should not have slipped through. But it's happening because you've enabled either tracing or debugging on the LDM admin page. I recommend you turn these off, not least because you'll fill your database.

I'll post a fix for this and other reported bugs when possible

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by itsblack

Hi Andrew, I wish I can delete the uploaded image when I edit the entry. Now I can only replace it with new one. Can you add this function in the next version? Thank you.

Sure, will put this on the list

[Demon fox]

Hey Andrew im having a little problem. When files are uploaded through LDM there names are changed into numbers making it difficult for us to know what they are on the server. But the main problem is that when they get downloaded the name doesnt change even when its set to be renamed differently when downloaded.

[Demon fox]

It seems you need to have force redirect set to 0 for it to work I have mine set to 1 so users can use download managers. But if I set it to 0 users cant use download managers. Any way to get around this?

Edit: Perhaps the best way to get around it would be making it so that when files get uploaded the name doesnt get changed to straight numbers.