NSW Corvettes

Technical Tips => Pre 84 => Topic started by: rebel on January 01, 1970, 10:00:00 AM

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on January 01, 1970, 10:00:00 AM

if anyone reads this, I am diagnosing the issue we're having with linking pics to the forum. This should be deleted before you get a chance to reply anyway ....

Pic 1 - Using "Insert Image

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:01:19 PM

That works, try the pics posted by ann or me recently

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:02:40 PM

Geez, you're quick mate ....

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:03:18 PM

And u need a clear cache too, becasue if open the pic on a seperate browser, u will then see the posted pic in the forum- strange

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:07:36 PM

It's not a cache issue .... the location of Pic 1 is on the net globally available to any browser. Once that browser loads the image it'll be placed in cache and subsequent view will be quicker.

Pic 2 - as above

Pic 3 - taken from a directory on my C drive and uploaded to the forum server. Again it's globally available and copied to cache to make subsequent loads faster.

There's no problem for me .... you try ... use the "Insert Image" method and "Insert hyperlink" on the same url.

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:10:31 PM

(http://www.chez.com/gillet/amgb/g5.jpg)

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:12:36 PM

I see ....

just type the url in without using the tools, no brackets or code, just the url

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:12:40 PM

there u go, that link is correct, but the pic doesnt show up. If i load the pic in another browser and refresh the form, it will work, but as soon as i delete my local cache, and refresh its gone again. Basicly If anyone hasnt loaded this pic b4 it wont load

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:13:28 PM

http://www.chez.com/gillet/amgb/g5.jpg

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:15:15 PM

yeh this is weird

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:16:00 PM

http://www.chez.com/gillet/amgb/g5.jpg

Doesn't make sense, no one's loaded my images before I posted 'em and they're visible to all. As are Brutus's and the miriad we've been placing recently .... hmmm

Use the URL function this time .....

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:17:23 PM

Yeh

http://www.chez.com/gillet/amgb/g5.jpg (http://www.chez.com/gillet/amgb/g5.jpg)

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:17:27 PM

Hey Brutus .. you're online .. have a go posting a url and uploading a pic here ...

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:18:19 PM

adam, OK so the URL (or Insert Hyperlik) function worked for you yeah ... ?

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:21:06 PM

I am able to do it, but if i click on it from the forum, i get a forbidden. But if i copy and paste the same addy onto another browser window, i get the pic

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:22:18 PM

Maybe some web sites have it set up that thir files will not work if they r reffered to from another site ie the forum.

is that possible?

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:25:03 PM

yes, I get forbidden too .... that pic is wild by the way, it looks like a tarantula ...

It is possible to set up restriction so that only traffic from certain areas enters your network. Redirected traffic, such as that from a forum could, theoretically be blocked but it's rare and the hosting co would have to be pretty paranoid about hackers .... try another link! again use Img and URL methods ...

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:27:20 PM

yeh, ill try another pic of it

that car can go 0-100 in 3.2 sec btw

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:28:10 PM

mate that's quicker then I can SAY 0-100 in 3.2 seconds

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:29:20 PM

so how did yo uupload your music files recently btw ...

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:30:26 PM

this is a pic insert from the same site
(http://www.chez.com/gillet/img/intro.jpg)

this is a different pic from another site


(http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~turon/maluch/FSM%20NIKI%20650.JPG)

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:31:30 PM

Hmm, this works...

My music files were hosted on my own site and linked.

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:32:30 PM

well there you have it ... firewall rules on chez.com.

how did you load the niki photo ...

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:34:03 PM

Niki is also from your site ... try another site ..

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:34:27 PM

The niki photo is on my site and i inserted it

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:35:55 PM

when you say inserted, u used "insert image" right ?

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:36:55 PM

(http://www.habibamericanbank.com/images/home_top_bar.gif)

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:37:48 PM

thats right

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:39:06 PM

mate .. my work here is done, I'm going to bed ..... I don't know why you have no browse button though .... it should be just under the edit window

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:41:11 PM

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:42:13 PM

looks like you found the browse button ....

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:42:29 PM

aw man, i just found the browse button, it just not there in "edit" mode.

<sigh> sorry

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:45:00 PM

no, it's not there in edit mode, only in reply ..... I reckon you've been havin' a lend of me mate .. another conspiracy prhaps

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:46:17 PM

No, I havent, anyway my main concern was why some pics wernt showing up

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:46:31 PM

also ,you seem to have quite a fixation with habib ..... it's arabic for love you know

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:47:28 PM

I was jus tryin to find somthin in a hurry

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:47:48 PM

well, it seems we've got to the bottom of it .... this post will self destruct in 60 seconds - seems a shame to waste this really doesn't it ....

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:48:56 PM

yeh

Title: habib
Post by: rebel on February 28, 2003, 11:50:37 PM

bugger it, I'm leaving it ... it's vette related and no porn (although I did consider it) .... ;-)

Title: habib
Post by: Adam on February 28, 2003, 11:55:45 PM

Well, I hope this helps anyone else who gets red X's, it's seems not all pics want to load when you insert them. The solution is to upload them, however that wont work if u try to edit the post u just made (with the red X pics), delete it and re post and use the browse function!

Thanks Rebel!

Title: habib
Post by: Brutus on March 01, 2003, 09:43:19 AM

I gave up using the 'insert' links ages ago. I just put [img] or [url] in myself depending on what I want to show.

Title: habib
Post by: 77CVT on March 03, 2003, 10:33:18 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Brutus
I gave up using the 'insert' links ages ago. I just put [img] or [url] in myself depending on what I want to show.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS DOING!!!!!!!

Suddenly I don't feel so bad reading these threads.  ;--

Title: habib
Post by: Brutus on March 03, 2003, 12:30:08 PM

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THAT'S WHAT I WAS DOING!!!!!!!

Suddenly I don't feel so bad reading these threads.  ;--

You must tell us which site you get all those red Xs from too.;laugh

Title: habib
Post by: 77CVT on March 03, 2003, 01:59:49 PM

www.red-x.com

They have lots to choose from.  ;--

Disclaimer:  I do not know if that is a website or not so any naughty things that may appear after trying that url is not my fault!  ;laugh