A Random Picture/Banner Script

[RoarinRow]

Thanks Mitch! the code was very easy to use

Very cool, code works good.   

[sdl]

There is another way. Very easy, very cool. I use it for random images for each time a page is loaded. Good for avatars, banners, anything at all.  Look at the following pic. Each time you refresh this page should see a different image.



I found that with a small code modification, it works equally well with flash files.
I learned how to do it here.
(be sure to read all the comments that follow the post in this link)

Enjoy!

Works fine, but is there a way to add a hyperlink to it?

Only if you use it for random flash files instead of images, since each flash file contains active code, and could have its own link associated with it. 

Thanks for the code, works fine on my local version of TP BUT i can't get it to work on my public site (it just displays an empty block, no image)

I think it's related to read rights (i can't change them via chmod on my hosting), any hint ?

thanks

Did you include the modified .htaccess file on the remote host directory? Without that, the images won't serve up at all (and this only works on Apache servers, btw).  Also, make sure that nothing else is in the folder besides the .htaccess file, the main .jpg or .swf file that contains the code, and files you intend to serve up at random. Nothing else. 

[technodragon73]

Only if you use it for random flash files instead of images, since each flash file contains active code, and could have its own link associated with it. 

Darnit...this was almost the perfect script!

[Uthn]

Did you include the modified .htaccess file on the remote host directory? Without that, the images won't serve up at all (and this only works on Apache servers, btw).  Also, make sure that nothing else is in the folder besides the .htaccess file, the main .jpg or .swf file that contains the code, and files you intend to serve up at random. Nothing else.

Thanks for your reply sdl, yes i uploaded the .htaccess file to the remote host, there's nothing else in the remote dir except the '.jpg', script and .htaccess

Also checked but the host runs on Apache, so no worry with that.

i'm linking a few screenshots in case i missed something

(last shot is what i get with a right click -> show image on the web version of the banner)

[sdl]

Has to be the read permissions.  You should be able to see the images at least, but you can't. 

Code Select Expand

http://exdalaran.free.fr/Themes/TP_oxygen11rc2/images/banner/1.jpg

That shows up blank as well. 

When you look at the directory:

http://exdalaran.free.fr/Themes/TP_oxygen11rc2/images/banner

...none of the files are listed.  Resolve that problem, and it will probably work.

[RoarinRow]

Thanks Mitch! the code was very easy to use

Very cool, code works good.   

Mitch or any one who can answer, how do you make it so it opens a new browser window?

[Uthn]

Has to be the read permissions.  You should be able to see the images at least, but you can't. 

Code Select Expand

http://exdalaran.free.fr/Themes/TP_oxygen11rc2/images/banner/1.jpg

That shows up blank as well. 

When you look at the directory:

http://exdalaran.free.fr/Themes/TP_oxygen11rc2/images/banner

...none of the files are listed.  Resolve that problem, and it will probably work.

Strange works fine for me, proof by the picture

getting weird 

EDIT

Fixed, used another script in this thread : http://www.tinyportal.net/smf/index.php?topic=4873.0

Works fine for me, thanks for the help sdl

[Mitchâ„¢]

Thanks Mitch! the code was very easy to use

Very cool, code works good.   

Mitch or any one who can answer, how do you make it so it opens a new browser window?

Where it says this:
<A HREF='http://www.yoursite.com/'>

Try to replace it with:
<A HREF='http://www.yoursite.com/' target="new">

Havent tested it but it should work.

[RoarinRow]

Thanks Mitch! the code was very easy to use

Very cool, code works good.   

Mitch or any one who can answer, how do you make it so it opens a new browser window?

Where it says this:
<A HREF='http://www.yoursite.com/'>

Try to replace it with:
<A HREF='http://www.yoursite.com/' target="new">

Havent tested it but it should work.

Nope didn't work.   

[IchBin]

that would be target="_blank"