Re: [Slashcode-general] Fortune/MOTD Slash 2.0.0 (fwd)

[Nathan V. <na...@th...>]

Changes in the vars don't show up until you stop/restart apache.  You'll
have much better luck using a block or a template.  Probably a template,
then you include it like

[% INCLUDE motd %]

-n


On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 tra...@hu... wrote:

> So, can anyone provide any insight on this?
>
> Thanks!
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 13:47:31 -0500 (EDT)
> Subject: Fortune/MOTD Slash 2.0.0
> From: tra...@hu...
> Reply-to: tra...@hu...
> To: sla...@li...
>
> As everyone probably knows, Slash 2.0.0 just has "Bite my shiny metal ass!
> -- Bender" hardcoded for the MOTD template.  After seeing this and reading
> the comments in that particular template, I'm assuming that for whatever
> reason, the Fortune/MOTD function is not operational upon the initial install.
>
> Question is, what is the proper way to get this function working?
>
> I've messed around with setting it up as a Block as the comments hint at,
>  but can't figure out how to get that displayed in the index page when not
> logged in as an Admin.
>
> So, I tried setting it up as a variable (motd) and had Slashd update that
> field in the 'vars' table with the following code:
>
>         sub newmotd {
>                 return unless -x '/usr/games/fortune';
>                 chomp(my $t = `/usr/games/fortune -s`);
>                 $slashdb->setVar('motd', $t);
>         }
>
> I've edited the footer templates to:
>
>         [% constants.motd %]
>
> instead of
>
>         [% INCLUDE motd %]
>
> since it should be getting the text from the var motd instead of the template.
>
> The field in the 'vars' table gets updated just fine when Slashd runs the
> code, but the index page doesn't get updated unless I stop and restart Slash
> AND Apache.
>
> Another question I suppose is is this a good way of doing it?  Or is there
> a better way?
>
> Any words of wisdom will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
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