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  1. cmendla

    Using a list to show a db view. Modified the view. How can I update the list?

    I am using a list to display information from a view. I added, deleted and renamed some columns in the view. I now get a 404 when I try to access that list. I don't see any 'update database' options. Is there any way to get the list to 'refresh' it's list of columns? The other choice would...
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    Link Element not working

    I must be missing a step or something. I have a view set up where I'm trying to create a google maps link (I don't want to use the API right now unless I have to ) Also, I will have the same problem when I work with links other than this google maps example. IOW 1. I have a view with a link...
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    Connected to existing joomla tables. Can't see id in form

    I need to connect to existing Jbusinessdirectory tables via fabrik. There is a company-categories table that isn't getting updated when we add a company. My solution for now is to create the company and then add the entries to the table manually. I created a list called company maintenance...
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    Experience with reading a db with many to many relationships

    I have a situation where a previous developer left a mess with custom coding a j-business directory plugin. Right now, we are trying to launch the site but are running into a mess of problems. I wanted to ask a very general question. I have some decent experience with Fabrik. I'm thinking...
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    Feasibility - Count Checkmarks on a form

    I'm sure this can be done but I'd like to have a form with about 20 items with checkboxes.. When the user clicks 'submit' they get a result depending on how many boxes they checked... somthing like You checked 18 of 20 items, you really need our help now - or- You checked 3 of...
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    Trouble getting a connection on a moved site

    I had the same problem with two sites on the same host. Sites were joomla 2.5 / fabrik 3.0 Migrated sites to joomla 3.x / fabrik 3.3 Database connection info changed because of new hosting. Went into connections to set up a new connection localhost (same as joomla connection) same user as...
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    How do I convert a linux date to a y m d fabrik date.

    I am using nbill light which generates tables in the site database. One of those tables has invoice info. I can easily make a copy of that table and link a fabrik list to it. The problem I am running into is that the date of the invoice is stored in a linux format which is the number of...
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    FYI - Form not submitting on mobiles b/c layout=default

    I noticed that some forms were not submitting from mobile devices. The solution turned out to simply be to change the form layout to 'bootstrap' instead of default. I'm not sure if this is particular to the template I'm using or not but it worked for me. edit --- apparently the template...
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    Checkbox "options per row" not working when set to '1'

    Hi - I have a page at http://www.bcsbc.edu/student-services/ferpa-authorization-form.html Under "Grants" I wanted each option to be on one line. I set "Options per Row" to '1' and it shows all three options on the same line. However, if I set "Options per Row" to '2' then it shows 2...
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    I finally understand field widths in bootstrap

    I can just picture Homer Simpson sitting there with his doughnut saying Du 'OH. I could not figure out how to change the field widths with the new bootstrap templates.. I looked at solutions where the template css was modified but that seemed cumbersome and difficult to maintain. All I...
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    Akeeba backups failing when trying to back up Fabrik Tables.

    I just migrated a site from Joomla 2.5 to Joomla 3.3.6 that uses Fabrik 3.2. The migration was a bit bumpy. However, it seems to be working ok now. I use Akeeba Backup Pro and the backups were failing. When I set Akeeba to 'exclude non core database tables' it ran as normal. Looking at the...
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    layout=default was causing problems with joomla 3/fabrik 3.2

    I had a bunch of forms on my site where I had called them from an article with I was getting a 500 error about the default layout when I tried to access that article. It dawned on me that all I had to do was remove layout=default and the page worked. I hope this can help someone
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    Can't access old lists after upgrade to j3.3.6

    I have a site I was trying to upgrade from Joomla 2.5.28 to J 3.3.6. I had updated Fabrik to 3.2 Every time I tried to update Joomla, the site crashed (I have had successful updates with other sites) I decided to put a copy of the site in a folder called j3g. The site is starting to come...
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    Embedded forms - Won't submit if enclosed in P tags

    I'm trying to update a joomla 2.5 installation to the latest fabrik,. (3.2) While working on this, a couple of forms broke. The common denominator was that they were forms embedded in an article. Other embedded forms worked. I use JCE as my editor. I had to go into the article calling...
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    Confusion after j25 fabrik 3.0 to 3.2 update

    I updated the fabrik install from 3.0 to 3.2 on a Joomla 2.5 site. I'm getting a bit confused by the joomla update component and the joomla manager. Here is what I see in the extension manager (I've removed some of the lines below because the forum said that the post was too long. I tried...
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    One J2.5 fabrik 3 to 3.2 update experience.

    PLEASE - note your mileage will probably vary greatly. I manage a site that is currently on Joomla 2.5.28. I'm a bit fuzzy on exactly which version of fabrik was running but I believe it was 3.1. I ran an akeeba backup. I installed the 3.2 package from the Joomla installer. After...
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    Embedded forms not submitting in some browsers

    I have recently migrated a site from j 2.5 to j 3.x along with updating fabrik to 3.1 I had a form embedded in an article. It was submitting under chrome on my machine but not ie or firefox. I would hit the submit button and nothing would happen. I checked another machine and it would not...
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    Want to double check j 2.5 to j 3 /fabrik update procedures

    I am a bit fuzzy on the procedures for updating a j 2.5 site to j.3.x when Fabrik is installed. Most of my sites are running j 2.5 / fabrik 3.o updated from github. I had some issues where I was locked out of the front and back ends because of issues with the Fabrik extension after a J 2.5 -...
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    Need to modify field widths.

    I have Fabrik 3.2 running on a newly migrated Joomla 3.x site. I can't seem to get the field widths to change on the contact form. http://www.hillmanbrass.com/contact-us.html If I examine the elements and look at the name field, I see <input type="text" id="contact___name"...
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    Spammers posting URLS with the IP plugin

    Over the last couple of days i've noticed that the IP plugin occasionally shows something other than an IP. Namely, it is a random six character word and a url. The url is www QS3PE5Z GdxC9Io VKTAPT2 DBYpP kMKqfz . com <<< DANGER WILL ROBINSON.. I would NOT visit this URL.. NOTE - i added...
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