Re: BannerAds example

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 19542
interpreted = N
texte = On 8/21/98 4:20 AM, Kevin Mueller wrote:>I've been trying to modify the BannerAds example to use a MaxViews >field in the ads.db to stop displaying an ad when it has been viewed a >pre-set number of times. > >The example currently uses the [DATE] tag to compare with the endDate >field in the database and stops displaying the ad at the date specified. >The only problem with this is that most advertisers are used to paying >for a blocks of say, 5000 ad impressions rather than placing an ad for a >time period like 30 days. > >The only thing that has come close to working is a [HIDEIF] that looks >in the MaxViews field. But when it finds an ad that has reached its >maximum number of impressions, it displays nothing rather than another >ad that is still valid. One quick thought is to put a flag in the database that is a 0 until the max times is reached then it is clocked to a 1. Something in the clocking routine that does this:[showif [maxviews]=[math][views]+1[/math]] [replace db=bannerads.db&eqskudata=[sku]]flag=1[/replace] [/showif] This could actually be in your replace function instead.In the search for the ad make one of the search criteria eqflagdatarq=0 then any ads that aren't a 0 are not shown.That's one way. Robert Minor__________________________________________________________ CyberMill Website Designers & Publishers 8616 Joseph Ave St. Louis, MO 63144 voice 314-962-4024 email: webmaster@cybermill.com http://www.cybermill.com/ __________________________________________________________ We are not responsible for any misspelling or misinformation please check with your internet provider for defects. Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. BannerAds example (Kevin Mueller 1998)
  2. Re: BannerAds example (Bob Minor 1998)
  3. Re: bannerads example idiot (Marty Schmid 1997)
  4. Re: bannerads example idiot (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  5. bannerads example idiot (grichter@panavise.com (Gary Richter) 1997)
On 8/21/98 4:20 AM, Kevin Mueller wrote:>I've been trying to modify the BannerAds example to use a MaxViews >field in the ads.db to stop displaying an ad when it has been viewed a >pre-set number of times. > >The example currently uses the [date] tag to compare with the endDate >field in the database and stops displaying the ad at the date specified. >The only problem with this is that most advertisers are used to paying >for a blocks of say, 5000 ad impressions rather than placing an ad for a >time period like 30 days. > >The only thing that has come close to working is a [hideif] that looks >in the MaxViews field. But when it finds an ad that has reached its >maximum number of impressions, it displays nothing rather than another >ad that is still valid. One quick thought is to put a flag in the database that is a 0 until the max times is reached then it is clocked to a 1. Something in the clocking routine that does this:[showif [maxviews]=[math][views]+1[/math]] [replace db=bannerads.db&eqskudata=[sku]]flag=1[/replace] [/showif] This could actually be in your replace function instead.In the search for the ad make one of the search criteria eqflagdatarq=0 then any ads that aren't a 0 are not shown.That's one way. Robert Minor__________________________________________________________ CyberMill Website Designers & Publishers 8616 Joseph Ave St. Louis, MO 63144 voice 314-962-4024 email: webmaster@cybermill.com http://www.cybermill.com/ __________________________________________________________ We are not responsible for any misspelling or misinformation please check with your internet provider for defects. Bob Minor

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