I have a street address attribute called Ticket Location which I would like to hyperlink to google maps so I can see a map representation of the actual value. For example, the value "654 Pembina" on the List page shoud be inserted into the url such that it  displays http://maps.google.com/?q=654 Pembina, winnipeg when the browser window opens. This url works fine when I manually type it directly into the address bar, however I cannot get it to work properly as a link originating from Elog.

This is what I have done so far: I added the following to my cfg file: Change Ticket Location = <a href="http://maps.google.com/?q=$Ticket Location,%20winnipeg">$Ticket Location</a> ... but the resulting link does not end up contiguous on the single entry page, ie: <a href="http://maps.google.com/?q=72217864 Location,%20winnipeg">72217864 Location</a>  .I also tried several variations in the cfg file without any better success (ie: double quotes; resorting to 1 word variable name; concatenating with +; etc).

Having this map link would be a tremendous help to our operation. Does anyone know of any way to make this work?

There's also two spin-off issues I'm having with the above approach that you may have noticed: 1) I also have another separate variable called Ticket (rep the actual ticket #) which Elog assumes I want in the url, hence the reason 72217864 shows up on the single entry opage; 2) Secondly, I prefer the single entry to retain the original value as the link (in this case, 654 Pembina), as opposed to <a href="http://maps.google.com/?q=72217864 Location,%20winnipeg">72217864 Location</a>.

Any suggestions on resolving these issues is greatly appreciated.

Alan

 Update: I checked through the forum some more (keying on "link" instead of "hyperlink") and found the answer to my main problem - I needed Allow HTML = 1.

So the only issue remaining is that so far I can only get it to work when I use a one word variable (please ref my point #1 in last paragraph above). When I use $Ticket Location vs just $Location, the HTML href sees it as two separate variables. Is there any way to ref $Ticket Location as a single variable in the href statement?

After setting up email addresses for notifications I noticed that the "Full Name" has part of an email address in it. I've tried several ways to correct this however it keeps sending me to a page that says "Password may not contain blanks" and I've not done anything with the password.

Can you tell me how to correct this issue?

I certainly appreciate your help!!

Terry

OK, so no-one has ideas as per my question in elog:67088.

Looking at the issue from another angle.

If you attach a pdf file (for example), two files are added to the logbook:

../logbooks/hidden/110705_235520_whatthis-0.png
../logbooks/hidden/110705_235520_whatthis.pdf

Is there any way that you can select an attachent, but only the thumbnail (.png in this case) is stored (and
subsequently viewed)?  Options for ability to select an attachment, or how the thumbnail is manipulated/viewed
exist, but nothing about the storage or otherwise of the original document that I can find.

I've tried manually deleting the .pdf file (after going through the automatic routine to make an attachment),
and elog doesn't seem upset at the lack of the .pdf file at all.  The only time anything happens is if one
clicks on the image - and then you get a 'file not found' message from the browser - I could live with that.

In my case the original .pdf file is elsewhere, I've no need to have duplicates scatted in various logbooks, and
while ideally that would also be true of the thumbnail, it is fair enough for this to be stored in each logbook
where it is required.  This removes the issue of how to have an attachment in a different logbook (other than by
links, which would get rather tiresome to have to keep making).

Anyone any ideas?

 Thanks for your rapid response Stefan!  This is affecting two accounts, "admin" and "prescon". I can delete/create a new prescon but the admin accout concerns me that deleting it may lock me out of admin functions.  What I originally wanted to do was send an email when a new entry or updates were saved. I put five email addresses in the email field rather than in the Configuration file.  I've attached a screen shot, with notes, (you may have to scroll down to see it all) of what I am seeing.

Can you tell me how to stop elogd? I've edited that file several times however when I open ELOG in my browser the elogd is back like it was before the edits.

Thanks again for your help Stefan!     - Terry

I have a logbook with data in it that I need  to  rename  and preserve the the existing data (old book) in the newly named book (i.e. can I move all of the data from one book to a new book and than delete the data from the original book)?

As always thank you for your time.

We have about 10 logbooks running on the same Elog that all get fair use. Many people have turned off new entry emails because they were filling up inboxes, but are still interested in what's new. I saw the option to add "?last=1" to the start page, although I'm afraid using it might cause confusion over how to get to the older posts.

I was trying to figure out a way of creating a "digest" of sorts, a list of entry subjects posted in the past day or week, something similar to what's generated by "?last=1?mode=threaded", but for every logbook (similar layout to the selection page with nested logbooks). This could either be a page, or a regular email.

Is there way to generate such a cross-logbook page? What about a scheduled email formatted based on a given filter?

PS: The elog has been invaluable to us, a big thanks to all involved!

After registering, elog displays a page with the message:

     Error: Command "Config" is not allowed for user ""

However, the registration is successful. This causes confusion, and results in users registering multiple times.

In the elogd.conf file, I have the directive:

     Allow Config = bergman

Any suggestions?