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Links and Downloads Manager · **Released**: 06-25-2005

LDM extends VBulletin to manage a library of documents, files and links to other web sites. Documents can be stored on your own web site, stored on your server separate from the web site, uploaded by your user community, or held somewhere else altogether. So you can use LDM to provide your user community with access to your own files and allow them to share files with each other.

12/08/06 - Versions that work with vb36 are available and supported in the VB36 thread. Version 2.2.1, which works with VB 3.5 but not with VB 3.6, remains available here.

Thanks to everyone who has helped with all the design, testing, etc.
Translations are provided (thanks dLutt and LeeWicked) into German, (thanks to Allan) into French, and (thanks to Hugo) into Spanish. Harry1951 has handled the Dutch translation.

Screenshots, Instructions and How to Install

Full details and instructions are available as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

LDM installs as a VBulletin product. There are no modifications required to standard VB code.

Basically - upload php files and run the installer through VB's Product installer. No changes needed to VB code. Remember to BACKUP YOUR DATABASE. By default, LDM prefixes its database tables 'local_'. Edit the configuration file, local_links_init.php, if you need/wish to change this.

LDM can handle an essentially unlimited number of categories and nested subcategories, and an unlimited number of entries (hyperlinks or downloadable files). Each entry can be placed in one or several categories. Categories can have styles. Descriptions and titles can optionally include BBcodes, smilies, images and html, giving the possibility to add images, colouring, etc. File types can be flagged using icons and individual entries can also have associated thumbnail images.

Standards templates are provided for libraries of links, files, documents, and photographs.

Users can offer comments and rate the links/downloads. Each user is allowed one rating and many comments per entry, and can freely edit these if they change their mind.

Permission to use specific features is established via the product's admin page, where the administrator specifies which usergroups can add and edit entries, comment and rate these entries, moderate, etc.

By default, all entries are visible to all users. You can restrict visibility/access to links and categories by using the permissions masks from your board's forums.

Moderation of new entries is available but turned off by default.

Users can report bad links to the relevant moderators/administrators.

Each user can flag links as his/her "Favourites".

Modules are provided for VBAdvanced.

Hooks are provided in suitable places in LDM and sample plugins are included in the release (see extras directory), for example to integrate with ID3 tags in mp3 files, for slideshows, to autocreate new threads in your forums, etc.

Plus much more.

AndrewD · #**1582** 03-30-2006, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyegurl

hmmmm cuz i can't seem to get it to work as i want lol....if imake it a php file page i am okay. i think i must be stupid lol.... but i wanted to have the side modules on the page....won't work for me that way. not the only thing i have a problem with....maybe its the way i am doing it?

Sorry, I'm not an expert in setting up vbadvanced. Maybe someone else can help?

Tyegurl · #**1583** 03-30-2006, 03:11 AM

lol i am not an expert either....obviously....well thanks for trying.

TundraSoul · #**1584** 03-30-2006, 04:16 AM

2.1.6 RC 1 and 2.

I had several reports that some links to PDF files no longer work correctly. When the user clicks on the link, their PDF reader opens, but the file is never downloaded to them. I verified this, and it has happened to me as well. The PDF files in question can however be downloaded directly.

AndrewD · #**1585** 03-30-2006, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TundraSoul

2.1.6 RC 1 and 2.

I had several reports that some links to PDF files no longer work correctly. When the user clicks on the link, their PDF reader opens, but the file is never downloaded to them. I verified this, and it has happened to me as well. The PDF files in question can however be downloaded directly.

OK, will investigate. Adobe Reader is a bit of a pig and I've had similar problems myself over the years.

AndrewD · #**1586** 03-30-2006, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TundraSoul

2.1.6 RC 1 and 2.

I had several reports that some links to PDF files no longer work correctly. When the user clicks on the link, their PDF reader opens, but the file is never downloaded to them. I verified this, and it has happened to me as well. The PDF files in question can however be downloaded directly.

Lon, I tried to check this on your site, but you seem to have all documents locked down to subscribers only - am not prepared to pay for the privilege of bug fixing so could you help, please - I registered as andrewd

|oR|Greg · #**1587** 03-30-2006, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyegurl

lol i am not an expert either....obviously....well thanks for trying.

What's the problem? What are you trying to do? I code a little with vBA, not much though, maybe I can help.

AndrewD · #**1588** 03-30-2006, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TundraSoul

2.1.6 RC 1 and 2.

I had several reports that some links to PDF files no longer work correctly. When the user clicks on the link, their PDF reader opens, but the file is never downloaded to them. I verified this, and it has happened to me as well. The PDF files in question can however be downloaded directly.

Third reply - I know what the problem is - Adobe is too clever in asking for bits of a file, and its breaking the new 'Partial Response' feature in LDM. I'll have a fix soon. In the meantime, tell your users that they can always do the download correctly with a right click/save as

TundraSoul · #**1589** 03-30-2006, 04:06 PM

I upgraded your account.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Lon, I tried to check this on your site, but you seem to have all documents locked down to subscribers only - am not prepared to pay for the privilege of bug fixing so could you help, please - I registered as andrewd

TundraSoul · #**1590** 03-30-2006, 04:08 PM

Great, thanks, I tested that as well, and it worked for me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Third reply - I know what the problem is - Adobe is too clever in asking for bits of a file, and its breaking the new 'Partial Response' feature in LDM. I'll have a fix soon. In the meantime, tell your users that they can always do the download correctly with a right click/save as

AndrewD · #**1591** 03-30-2006, 05:08 PM

Attached zip should fix the reported bugs with 2.1.6RC2.

Administration
featured_linkbit setting added to enable choice of linkbit used in featured sites
Bugs fixed
category selection menu expand/collapse only shown with menu, not checkboxes
htmlspecialchars to protect quotes in links titles
profile hits list parses bbcodes
autocreate plugin creates thread url which still works ok after category move
autocreate plugin tells user that thread has been created
fix to stop Adobe Acrobat breaking with partial content requests

Those testing the autocreate forum plugin - please note that you will need to remove the existing plugin manually and reinstall it.

Grateful for a quick check on these problems.

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