COMPATIBILITY
The programs in the WebScripts collection are compatible with Perl version 5. (A few are still compatible with version 4, as well, but that shouldn’t really be an issue, since very few servers still offer only Perl 4.) Perl is a reasonably portable language, and can be utilized on pretty much any server. However, as my scripts are designed for UNIX, they may require slight modification before they’ll work on NT or other non-standard servers. Since I’m not familiar with those other servers, I won’t likely be able to answer questions related specifically to them. But posting queries on the support forums will likely find others who are already using the scripts on the server type you’re working with, and who can answer any questions that may arise.
INSTALLATION AND CUSTOMIZATION
As a general rule, you’re much better off installing any CGI script on your server on your own rather than having someone else do it for you; that way, you’ll know exactly how it works, and know how to modify its configuration if the need arises. Installation of my scripts really isn’t very difficult, and I’ve attempted to provide all the information you need to get the scripts up and running in the documentation and FAQs files. You shouldn’t have any trouble getting any of my scripts running, and of course, the support forums are available if you do run into any problems.
I don’t generally provide “individualized” versions of the scripts, though you are welcome to modify them for your own use in any way you see fit (so long as you don’t redistribute them). If you’re looking for a specific new capability or performance modification, though, by all means, feel free to ask about it. While I probably won’t create a special version of one of the scripts just for you, if the request is likely to be of more general interest, I very well may work it into the next “official” release.
GENERAL SUPPORT QUESTIONS
Many questions are addressed in the program documentation files and in the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) files. Additional questions, comments, requests and bug reports can of course be posted on one of the support forums.
October 19th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
I want to try webcal for my radio clubs month long anniversary event. I see the hours offset variable. If I set this to +4 to sync up my server with UTC time. Will users from other time zones see the calendar date change at the proper time? I think this is right, isn’t the calendar day rollover based on server time plus or minus the offset?
Thank you, Bill..
October 21st, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Hey Bill,
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$HourOffset: If you are in one time zone and your Web host is in another, you can use this variable to make sure that your calendar always shows the correct date for your location. For example, if your server is located in the Eastern time zone, but you’re in the Pacific
time zone, set it to “-3″.
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You can only adjust ONE timezone, that will be yours, the clients (random users) timezone can only be detected per javascript and WebCal can´t do that, sorry - in fact, i dont know any product that can do something like that.
January 2nd, 2008 at 1:56 am
Is there any way to randomize the “showall” tag?
I’m using the IFRAME tag with the “Showall-Home” call with Home being my zone.
I want the banners to appear in a random order and not by the order of the accounts in the index.
February 2nd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Greetings and Compliment of the season.
Dear Friend,
Please use this money for the Churches/and Less Privileged in the world.
Greetings to you and your family in the name of God, in my search for a reliable and God Fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and pains taking efforts
via searching i made on the internet on my bed side. I have decided to seek your help in
carrying out my last wishes. My name is Engineer Brian Shanghai, I’m a 62 years old man and my Country is U.S.A, i was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai, i was also married with two children.
I wait to hear from.
regards.
Pastor Barri Collins Obi(Esq)
March 17th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
”I want the banners to appear in a random order and not by the order of the accounts in the index.”
i think he has right..it would be very useful..thanx again..
March 18th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Thanx
April 30th, 2008 at 4:47 am
What happened to the forum? I keep getting a 404 error.