Random Banner for vB 3.6?

[boogie box high]

Hello,

just curious if this code works on vb3.6?

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=170826

Thank you

[Jake Bunce]

It should work exactly the same in 3.6.

[Goldoff]

It does, but I am trying to make it with three banners simultaneously.

I mean, How to have three rotating, non repeating-at-same-time banners in the same page?

Something like this:

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/944/provaun8.jpg

I've tried putting two more identical plugins (with the same banners) and changing the

 $random_banner[$random_number] 

for

 $random_banner[$random_number2] 

and

 $random_banner[$random_number3] 

But sometimes I get even three identical banners...

Thank you in advance.

[Jake Bunce]

You can modify the code to prevent identical random numbers. For help with this you should post on www.vbulletin.org.

[feldon23]

EDIT: CORRECTED to provide 3 distinct numbers.

$random_number1 = rand(1, 5);

do {
$random_number2 = rand(1, 5);
} while ($random_number2 == $random_number1);

do {
$random_number3 = rand(1, 5);
} while (($random_number3 == $random_number1) or ($random_number3 == $random_number2));

[Goldoff]

Wow

$random_number1 = rand(1, 5);

do {
$random_number2 = rand(1, 5);
} while ($random_number2 != $random_number1);

do {
$random_number3 = rand(1, 5);
} while (($random_number3 != $random_number1) && ($random_number3 != $random_number2));

Hi Feldon,

(oops, and hi Jake too)

Thanks for your help, but...

When I pasted that code replacing the

$random_banner[$random_number] 

and the other two, the board just stopped working and I was unable to access the cp nor the board itself: Lots of "Fatal errors"...

Fortunately, I was working with the test one. Re-installing the whole thing.

What I did wrong?

Again, thank you for your time

[feldon23]

You cannot paste a bunch of PHP code into a template!

My instructions were to add to the Plugin. Then in your template, you can use $random_banner[$random_number1], $random_banner[$random_number2], and $random_banner[$random_number3].

If a Plugin causes problems, you can disable plugins in the /includes/config.php file. No need to reinstall vBulletin.

[Goldoff]

Sorry, it took me forever to make it working because I forgot to enable the plugin system after re-installing...

Well, the fact is that it is working now... but there are three equal banners each time:

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/8241/forocx4.jpg

no matter how many times I refresh...

This time I did what you said: added your whole code to the plugin (just one) and put in the template

$random_banner[$random_number1]
$random_banner[$random_number2]
and
$random_banner[$random_number3]



Don't know what went wrong this time...


I do appreciate your patience.

[feldon23]

Ok, how did I miss that?!

This is the correct code, I promise:

$random_number1 = rand(1, 5);

do {
$random_number2 = rand(1, 5);
} while ($random_number2 == $random_number1);

do {
$random_number3 = rand(1, 5);
} while (($random_number3 == $random_number1) or ($random_number3 == $random_number2));

[Goldoff]

Feldon, you are GREAT!!




It is working per-fect

Thank you SO much for your help

Best regards

[feldon23]

I always get confused by double-negatives.