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Create category problems
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I have tried to create a new category, but when running (http://cgi.algonet.se/htbin/cgiwrap/northen/links/admin/admin.cgi?db=links&add_form=1)i got the message:

CGI ERROR==========================================
Error Message : error in validate_records. unable to open db file: .
Reason: No such file or directory
Script Location : /home/user10/northen/public_html/cgi-bin/links/admin/admin.cgi
Perl Version : 5.00401Form Variables
-------------------------------------------add_record : Add
db : linksEnvironment Variables
-------------------------------------------CONTENT_LENGTH : 24
CONTENT_TYPE : application/x-www-form-urlencoded
DOCUMENT_ROOT : /www/public_server/GATEWAY_INTERFACE : CGI/1.1
HTTP_ACCEPT : application/vnd.ms-excel, application/msword, application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, image/gif, image/x-xbitmap, image/jpeg, image/pjpeg, */*
HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING: gzip, deflateHTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE: en-us
HTTP_CONNECTION : Keep-AliveHTTP_HOST : cgi.algonet.se
HTTP_REFERER : http://cgi.algonet.se/htbin/cgiwrap/northen/links/admin/admin.cgi?db=links&add_form=1
HTTP_USER_AGENT : Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows NT)
PATH : /usr/sbin:/usr/binPATH_INFO :
PATH_TRANSLATED : /www/public_server/QUERY_STRING :
REMOTE_ADDR : 192.121.16.34REMOTE_PORT : 56796
REQUEST_METHOD : POST
REQUEST_URI : /htbin/cgiwrap/northen/links/admin/admin.cgi
SCRIPT_FILENAME : /www/apache/cgi-bin/cgiwrap
SCRIPT_NAME : /htbin/cgiwrap/northen/links/admin/admin.cgi
SERVER_ADMIN : webmaster@algonet.seSERVER_NAME : cgi.algonet.se
SERVER_PORT : 80SERVER_PROTOCOL : HTTP/1.1SERVER_SIGNATURE :
SERVER_SOFTWARE : Apache/Unix (Unix)TZ : MET

Thanks for any help
Mikael
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Re: Create category problems In reply to
Hello,

Make sure your data base files are set to permissions 666

AND while your at it make the folder 777

Let me know

Mic