Just realized I'd buried this in a message in a thread about something else. I'm pulling it out and reposting it in the hope that someone can help:

I would like to turn my directory into a sort of open directory project, so am looking for a bookmarklet-like script that allows my editors to add sites to add.cgi. All the "editor" mods I've seen use admin.cgi, which seems daring to me. I'm just not comfortable with the idea of letting people have access to admin. By having editors submit to add.cgi, the submissions will still have to go through validation and editors won't have access to any modify or delete functions or to other records.

Has anyone else built anything like this? Or can you point me in the right direction to find one? I'm not looking for a whole editors program mod, just a bookmark-like method/script I can give to my editor/contributors to help them add sites via add.cgi.

Thanks in advance,
Kathy

No doubt you read this thread:

http://gossamer-threads.com/..._flat&post=92658

And looked at this mod:

http://www.gotzespace.dk/books/bookmarklet.html

MAYBE you could just change the javascript from the admin-based bookmarklet, and have it bring up the add.cgi instead of the admin.cgi:

From:

<INPUT NAME="jscode" VALUE="http://.../admin.cgi" SIZE="50" MAXLENGTH="255" ><br><br>

To:

<INPUT NAME="jscode" VALUE="http://.../add.cgi" SIZE="50" MAXLENGTH="255" ><br><br>


I have not tried this, but it seems like it might work...

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Two more threads of interest...

http://gossamer-threads.com/...20add.cgi%20;#184031

http://gossamer-threads.com/...t_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;


Leonard
aka PerlFlunkie

Yes, I've pretty much tried all that. I have both of Gotze's bookmarklets--he built them for admin.cgi and add.cgi. The one for admin works like a dream for me, but I can't get add.cgi to work. I don't know javascript, but I simply can't figure out why the add.cgi one doesn't work--spent many long hours on that one.

If anyone else uses it and it's working for them, could you let me know? Also if you had to make any changes to Links or the bookmarklet to get it working. Or if you have a new script/bookmark that works with add.cgi and wouldn't mind sharing, please post.

Thanks for the help,
Kathy

Figured out my problem finally. I'd modified my add.cgi when adding the confirm add mod. You have to have a completely pristine add.cgi. But then the editor bookmarklet works terrific. It's a great little script to help your editors easily add sites to your directory. Thank you (bow, curtsy and nod) to John Gotze.

Kathy