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category index.html is blank
Could some kind person help me please? I trashed my first attempt at installing the links 2 script and installed it again. Every thing works fine, as I follow the instructions on trying out the script, but when I go to check the category page it shows up blank.
check it out. http://www.artworks-music.com/pages
Please some one help! I have been looking for an answer throughout the forums and resources, to no avail.
Thanx
Guy

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Hi,

Make sure that the permissions are set correctly.

Regards,

Joe

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I have made sure that my permissions are set correctly.
Thanx

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Try to upload a new copy of the category.html file because your existing one is most probably corrupted. However, back-up your existing copy of the category.html just in case.

All the best……..


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Have you checked the content of category.html? Does it have all the necessary code:

<%if category%>
<H1>Categories:</H1>
<%category%>
<%endif%>

etc...

If not, upload a new copy. Otherwise, come back to the forum.

Martin Webster
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Cebidae's UK Internet Resource
http://www.cebidae.co.uk/
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i am not sure what the exact code is? Is this correct?
Thanx
Guy

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd">
<html>

<head>
<title><%site_title%>: <%category_name%></title>

<%if meta_name%>
<meta name="description" content="<%meta_name%>">
<%endif%>
<if meta_keywords%>
<meta name="keywords" content="<%meta_keywords%>">
<%endif%>

<link rel=stylesheet href="<%build_root_url%>/links.css" type="text/css" title="<%site_title%> style sheet">
</head>
<body>

<p><strong class="title"> <%title_linked%> </strong></p>

<h1><%site_title%>: <%category_clean%></h1>

<p><small class="menu">|
<a class="menulink" href="<%build_root_url%>">Home</a> |
<a class="menulink" href="<%db_cgi_url%>/add.cgi">Add a Site</a> |
<a class="menulink" href="<%db_cgi_url%>/modify.cgi">Modify a Site</a> |
<a class="menulink" href="<%build_root_url%>/New">What's New</a> |
<a class="menulink" href="<%build_root_url%>/Cool">What's Cool</a> |
<a class="menulink" href="<%build_root_url%>/Ratings">Top Rated</a> |
<a class="menulink" href="<%db_cgi_url%>/jump.cgi?ID=random">Random Link</a> |
<a class="menulink" href="<%db_cgi_url%>/search.cgi">Search</a> |
</small></p>


<form action="<%db_cgi_url%>/search.cgi" method="GET">
<h2>Search</h2>
<div class="margin">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr><td><strong class="search">Looking for something in particular?</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" size=15 name="query"> <input type=submit value="Search!"></td></tr>
<tr><td><small class="more"><a href="<%db_cgi_url%>/search.cgi">More search options</a></small></td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</form>

<p><small class="update">Pages Updated On: <%date%> - <%time%>

Links Engine 2.0 By: <a href="http://www.gossamer-threads.com/">Gossamer Threads Inc.</a></small></p>

</body>
</html>

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The page content looks fine. Upload the file again using ASCII mode and then rebuild. Make sure that admin.cgi doesn't report any errors.

Martin Webster
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Cebidae's UK Internet Resource
http://www.cebidae.co.uk/
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Still no joy!!
It is not putting any html in the index.html inside the category folders? i.e Web design...
I can't figure it out, every thing seems to be set up right , I have checked enough times! I have re-uploaded in ASCII. Re-built the pages and still nothing!
I get a cgi-error message on the admin page but it says done.
Thanx
Guy

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Hi thanx for all your help. I have figured it out with the help of Virginia from Gossamer support.

"It seems like there is something wrong with the templates. There is a
mod that you should use, this mod will probably fix everything."
http://gossamer-threads.com/scripts/resources/Detailed/877.html
"Take a look at this mod and follow the instruction, and it should be
working after this modification."

Yep it works!!!!

Once again thanx for your help
Guy