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[tactic]

Its very hard to find why this is happening because it works fine on our computers.. AND it is the same page (view.php) that grabs the info for the other subjects and they work for u guys..

 

[Lazarus]

Can one of you please post a screenshot of these missing links?

And if you're a bit tech-savvy too, could you <a href=mailto:james.king@boredofstudies.org>email me</a> a copy of the source code you're getting? (right-click -> view source)

 

[freaking_out]

this is one of the screenshots

 

[freaking_out]

this is another screenshot of the same page which has been scrolled down to show the three links that r working

 

[freaking_out]

hey laz, i have e-mailed to u the source code for that page. i hope its easy to fix this problem up.

 

[Lazarus]

I don't understand - I truly can't see from the code I've written how this could possibly be occurring.

Are you certain it's not a problem on your end? What browser are you using? Have you tried a later version, or a different one completely? Have you tried a complete refresh (CTRL-F5)? Are you able to access the English (Advanced) resources listed on the 'most recent additions' page? Are you certain the same problem doesn't occur with the resources for ANY other course?

Somehow, a perfectly normal link -

<code>&lt;a href=/courses/english/adv/2002_English_Advanced_T_Trial_Smiths_Hill.pdf&gt;PDF&lt;/a&gt; (238 KB)</code>

is ending up as an HTML comment -

<code>&lt;!--ref=/courses/english/adv/2002_English_Advanced_T_Trial_Smiths_Hill.pdf PDF --&gt; (238 KB)</code>

I really don't think it's our doing...

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by Lazarus
I don't understand - I truly can't see from the code I've written how this could possibly be occurring.

Are you certain it's not a problem on your end? What browser are you using? Have you tried a later version, or a different one completely? Have you tried a complete refresh (CTRL-F5)? Are you able to access the English (Advanced) resources listed on ...

yeah, i think the problems with our end (esp. people who have xp) coz all the others who have this problem, have xp on them....

anyway yeah, i tried all your suggestions, i had ie version6...i even dowloaded netscape but it didn't work... also in the "recently added list" as well, the advanced english link does not show up but every thing else does...

i have attached the screenshot of a 4u page (for example) which works fine... hey, can u also explain to me the code thing:

did u mean that at your end, u submited it as links but at my end, the computer somehow takes it as a comment?

 

[freaking_out]

here i attach the screenshot of "recently added items" page.

btw...i looked through the souce code of english advanced and i found the urls linking to the files...but when i tried it, it doesn't download (or work) either.

 

[Lazarus]

I'm using Win XP and IE 6, and it works fine here...

Regarding the code, we have scripts on our server to automatically produce the resource pages you see. For example, the English (Advanced) page pulls the relevant modules out of our database, then retrieves any resources that match those modules, and prints out pretty tables listing those resources. I can give you the actual line of code that prints the link (though it wouldn't mean much unless you've done some programming), and there is no way for it to somehow morph into an HTML comment (HTML comments are ignored by web browsers and are denoted by enclosing text between <code>&lt;!--</code> and <code>--&gt;</code>).

Except that there must be a way, because that's what's happening... the error lies in the source code of the page that it's producing. I haven't the faintest clue how, but that's what's occurring. I'm very surprised it's also happening with the 'recent additions' page, because that one retrieves resources in a different way to the course pages.

And I'm even more surprised that the links don't work by themselves! Try these for me -
http://www.boredofstudies.org/cours...d_A_AITW-BraveNewWorld-BladeRunner_Joseph.pdf
http://www.boredofstudies.org/courses/english/adv/2002_EngAdv_A_BNWBR_Radio_McTaggart.pdf
http://www.boredofstudies.org/courses/english/adv/2001_EngAdv_T_Edmund_q.zip

 

[freaking_out]

Try these for me -

try what??

 

[Lazarus]

Erhm... try downloading the files I linked to... You CAN see those links... right?

There should be three links below where I said "Try these for me"? If you don't believe me... quote my post and you should see them!

 

[freaking_out]

There should be three links below where I said "Try these for me"?

thats the point... i don't see any- i swear. look at this screen shot. man, my computer must be stuffed hard...

 

[freaking_out]

hey i found the links u wanted me to try by looking at the source and heck it doesn't work either...u know what i am gonna format my computer then i'll c. (this comp. i have is not even a month old). i think that i have been affected by the "advanced English" virus...the guy who made it must have hated english.

these were your links right?:

ww.boredofstudies.org/courses/english/adv/2002_English_Advanced_A_AITW-BraveNewWorld-BladeRunner_Joseph.pdf

ww.boredofstudies.org/courses/english/adv/2002_EngAdv_A_BNWBR_Radio_McTaggart.pdf

ww.boredofstudies.org/courses/english/adv/2001_EngAdv_T_Edmund_q.zip


note: i had to make it ww, instead of www, coz doing so will not make it go under the "url" tag-> which makes it dissapear in my comp. again

 

[Lazarus]

Those were the links, yes... hmmmmmm... I'm extraordinarily intrigued now. Well, at least the problem isn't being caused by my code.

I have no idea what would make links 'disappear' like that for you... I'll try and look into it.

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by Lazarus
I have no idea what would make links 'disappear' like that for you... I'll try and look into it.

hey remember, its not ONLY me who has the problem..

 

[iambored]

Originally posted by freaking_out
hey remember, its not ONLY me who has the problem..

yeah, the screen shots u took, r exactly the same for me
and i couldn't see the links to try either (obviously, since they were a screen shot)
weird i say

 

[freaking_out]

hey, can someone be kind enough zip up the all the advanced english resources and post them here as an attachment for those who have the "invisible link" problem?? .... i'm (or we )are specifically looking 4 the following texts:

BNW/BR
King Lear
Frontline

 

[tactic]

quick question for the people who cant see the notes what ISP are you using..

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by tactic
quick question for the people who cant see the notes what ISP are you using..

TPG adsl.

 

[tactic]

same as imbored it looks like...
hmm very interesting