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Hi,
I've allowed my users to embed video via sites (youtube, etc) embed codes. Unfortunately, one of the most popular sites among my users puts ' in their code instead of "
Is there a way I automatically change ' to a " ?

This is an example of the embed code from http://www.PinkBike.com with the offending '

<object width='500' height='440'><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' /><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always' /><param name='movie' value='http://www.pinkbike.com/v/49357/l/' /><embed src='http://www.pinkbike.com/v/49357/l/' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='500' height='440' allowFullScreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always'></embed></object>

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Nat

January 26, 2009, 10:49am

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Have you tried Martins YouTube mod? works a treat and can be found in the modification section

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January 26, 2009, 12:52pm

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I have the media mod installed also. The problem is that PinkBike have chosen to use apostrophes and not quotation marks. I am sure it can be resolved in Perl, but I have yet to work out how to do it.

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January 26, 2009, 2:17pm

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Download the attached, unzip and upload in ASCII overwriting the current Media.pl
I have modified it to include pinkbike.com

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Quoted from Martin

Download the attached, unzip and upload in ASCII overwriting the current Media.pl
I have modified it to include pinkbike.com

Thanks for your quick help Martin.... Alas, it didn't work

The original url = http://www.pinkbike.com/video/49357/ needs to end-up as http://www.pinkbike.com/v/49357/

Sorry but I've tried to snoop at Perl, but can't quite work out the reg-ex for this one

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January 26, 2009, 3:20pm

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Works on my test site: http://www.opportunitynowhere.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1233000371/

Here's what I put between the media inserts:

[media]http://www.pinkbike.com/v/49357[/media]

even works with:

[media]http://www.pinkbike.com/v/49357/l/[/media]

I would like to point out that this is how you add the media, you don't insert the full embed code.

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Quoted from Martin

Works on my test site: http://www.opportunitynowhere.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1233000371/

Here's what I put between the media inserts:

[media]http://www.pinkbike.com/v/49357[/media]

even works with:

[media]http://www.pinkbike.com/v/49357/l/[/media]

I would like to point out that this is how you add the media, you don't insert the full embed code.

Thanks for helping Martin.... but.... your link above doesn't work..... and the PinkBike original url is http://www.pinkbike.com/video/49357/

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January 27, 2009, 12:31am

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Sorry, still works for me and I just clicked my link to the test post and it's the same video that you say is the original.

And this is from your original post: http://www.pinkbike.com/v/49357/l/
This from mine: http://www.pinkbike.com/v/49357/l/

This won't work by pasting it directly in your browser as the v is transposed to video.

Maybe someone else can click the links and see if it works for them?

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I'm really sorry Martin.... I was being a plonker

and talking cross-purposes.

The original url = http://www.pinkbike.com/video/49357/
The media mod needs to change the url to http://www.pinkbike.com/v/49357/l/

Again, I'm really sorry for being a plonker and I appreciate your time and effort.

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OK, thanks for your help Martin, and again apologies for confusing the issue. But I've worked it out myself.

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I take it that I cannot use the adm. control pannel to use any of this can I? I would need to phisically access the server itself wouldn't I? If so then it befalls on the adm. of the website as a whole itself as I just administer the board itself.

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You would need the webmaster to upload the mod via ftp so it can be installed via the Admin Center

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April 26, 2009, 9:28am

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You can copy and paste the code from the mod into E-Blah's modification Center if you don't have FTP access. But I'm not sure I understand your question?

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April 26, 2009, 4:41pm

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Quoted from iCONICA

You can copy and paste the code from the mod into E-Blah's modification Center if you don't have FTP access. But I'm not sure I understand your question?

I've tried using the modification center using copy/paste for the code here:

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#############################################
# E-Blah Bulliten Board Systems        2007 #
#############################################
# Copyright (c) 2001 - 2007 E-Blah.         #
#############################################
sub embed {
if (!$player_version){$player_version = 6;}

my ($media_url,$play_pars) = @_;
if ($media_url !~ m/^http:\/\//){ $media_url = "media://" + $media_url; } else { $media_url =~s~http:~media:~g; }
## file extensions that open windows media player for video
if ($media_url =~ m/.wmv$/i || $media_url =~ m/.wpl$/i || $media_url =~ m/.asf$/i || $media_url =~ m/.avi$/i || $media_url =~ m/.mpg$/i || $media_url =~ m/.mpeg$/i){
   if ($player_version == 6){
      $video = $embed_wmv6;
   } elsif ($player_version == 10){
      $video = $embed_wmv10;
   } else {
      $video = $embed_wmv6;
   }
   $controlheight = 45;
## file extensions that open windows media player for audio
} elsif ($media_url =~ m/.wma$/i || $media_url =~ m/.wax$/i || $media_url =~ m/.asx$/i || $media_url =~ m/.mp3$/i || $media_url =~ m/.mid$/i || $media_url =~ m/.wav$/i || $media_url =~ m/.kar$/i || $media_url =~ m/.rmi$/i){
   if ($player_version == 6){
      $video = $embed_wma6;
   } elsif ($player_version == 10){
      $video = $embed_wma10;
   } else {
      $video = $embed_wma6;
   }
## file extensions that open flash player
} elsif ($media_url =~ m/.ra$/i || $media_url =~ m/.ram$/i || $media_url =~ m/.rm$/i){
   $video = $embed_ra;
} elsif ($media_url =~ m/.swf$/i){
   $video = $embed_flash;
} elsif ($media_url =~ m/youtube\.com/i){
   $media_url =~ s~watch\?v\=~v\/~g;
   $video = $embed_flash;
   $controlheight = 36;
## file extensions that open pinkbike player
} elsif ($media_url =~ m/pinkbike\.com/i){
   $media_url =~ s~watch\?v\=~v\/~g;
   $video =$embed_flash2;
   $controlheight = 25;
## file extensions that open apple quicktime player player
} elsif ($media_url =~ m/.qt$/ || $media_url =~ m/.qtm$/i || $media_url =~ m/.mov$/i){
   $video = $embed_qt;
   $controlheight = 15;
}
if ($play_pars =~ m/loop/){$pl_loop = "true"; } else {$pl_loop = "false"; }
if ($play_pars =~ m/hide/ || $play_pars =~ m/hidden/){$pl_controls = "false"; $pl_controlheight = 0; $pl_controlwidth = 0;} else {$pl_controls = "true"; $pl_controlheight = 45; $pl_controlwidth = 320;}
if ($play_pars =~ m/autostart/){$pl_start = "true"; } else {$pl_start = "false"; }
if ($play_pars =~ m/width\=(\d{2,3})/i){
   $tempwidth= $1;
   if ($tempwidth >= 180 || $tempwidth <= 800){
      $pl_width = int($tempwidth);
      $pl_height = int(($pl_width*3)/4) + $controlheight;
   } else {
      $pl_width = 320;
      $pl_height = 240 + $controlheight;
   }
} else {
   $pl_width = 320;
   $pl_height = 240 + $controlheight;
}
$video =~ s~[\t\r\n]~~g;
$video =~ s~_width_~$pl_width~ig;
$video =~ s~_controls_~$pl_controls~ig;
$video =~ s~_height_~$pl_height~ig;
$video =~ s~_controlheight_~$pl_controlheight~ig;
$video =~ s~_controlwidth_~$pl_controlwidth~ig;
$video =~ s~_media_~$media_url~ig;
$video =~ s~_loop_~$pl_loop~ig;
$video =~ s~_autostart_~$pl_start~ig;
return $video;
}

sub flashconvert{
my ($fl_url,$fl_size) = @_;
$fl_size =~ s/ //g;
my ($fl_width, undef) = split (/\,/ , $fl_size);
return "\[media width\=$fl_width\]$fl_url\[/media\]";
}

## Windows Media Player 6.4 Video
$embed_wmv6 = qq~
      <object id='mediaPlayera' width="_width_" height="_height_"
      classid='CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95'
      codebase='http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701'
      standby='Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4 components...' type='application/x-oleobject'>
      <param name='fileName' value="_media_"></param>
      <param name='autoStart' value="_autostart_"></param>
      <param name='showControls' value="_controls_"></param>
      <param name='loop' value="_loop_"></param>
      </object>
~;

## Windows Media Player 6.4 Audio
$embed_wma6 = qq~
      <object id='mediaPlayerb' width="_controlwidth_" height="_controlheight_"
      classid='CLSID:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95'
      codebase='http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701'
      standby='Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4 components...' type='application/x-oleobject'>
      <param name='fileName' value="_media_"></param>
      <param name='autoStart' value="_autostart_"></param>
      <param name='showControls' value="_controls_"></param>
      <param name='loop' value="_loop_"></param>
      </object>
~;

## Windows Media Player 7,9 or 10 Video
$embed_wmv10 = qq~
      <object id='mediaPlayerc' width="_width_" height="_height_"
      classid='CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6'
      codebase='http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,4,7,1112'
      standby='Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player 7, 9 or 10 components...' type='application/x-oleobject'>
      <param name='fileName' value="_media_"></param>
      <param name='autoStart' value="_autostart_"></param>
      <param name='showControls' value="_controls_"></param>
      <param name='loop' value="_loop_"></param>
      </object>
~;

## Windows Media Player 7,9 or 10 Audio
$embed_wma10 = qq~
      <object id='mediaPlayerd' width="_controlwidth_" height="_controlheight_"
      classid='CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6'
      codebase='http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,4,7,1112'
      standby='Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components...' type='application/x-oleobject'>
      <param name='fileName' value="_media_"></param>
      <param name='autoStart' value="_autostart_"></param>
      <param name='showControls' value="_controls_"></param>
      <param name='loop' value="_loop_"></param>
      </object>
~;

$embed_ra = qq~
        <object id='rvocx' classid='clsid:CFCDAA03-8BE4-11cf-B84B-0020AFBBCCFA'
        width="320" height="_height_">
        <param name='src' value="_media_"></param>
        <param name='autostart' value="_autostart_"></param>
        <param name='controls' value='imagewindow'></param>
        <param name='console' value='video'></param>
        <param name='loop' value="_loop_"></param>
          </object>
~;

$embed_qt = qq~
        <object classid='clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B' width="_width_"
        height="_height_" codebase='http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab'>
        <param name='src' value="_media_"></param>
        <param name='autoplay' value="_autostart_"></param>
        <param name='controller' value="_controls_"></param>
        <param name='loop' value="_loop_"></param>
        </object>
~;

$embed_flash = qq~
<object classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"
width="_width_" height="_height_" id="myMovieName">
<param name='movie' value="_media_"></param>
<param name='quality' value="high"></param>
<param name='bgcolor' value="#fff"></param>
<embed src="_media_" quality="high" bgcolor="#fff"
width="_width_" height="_height_"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shoc.....t;></embed>
</object>
~;

$embed_flash2 = qq~
<object classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"
width="_width_" height="_height_" id="myMovieName">
<param name='movie' value="_media_"></param>
<param name='quality' value="high"></param>
<param name='bgcolor' value="#fff"></param>
<param name='allowFullScreen' value="false">
<param name='allowScriptAccess' value="never">

<embed src="_media_" quality="high" bgcolor="#fff"
width="_width_" height="_height_"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shoc.....t;></embed>
</object>
~;
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And I get in return this error message:

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The modification you entered is not valid. A valid modification must have a modname tag.

The version of E-Blah we got is E-Blah 10.3.6

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No, you can't simply paste a block of perl code into there.
If you have a valid modification, written by someone here, it'll have .v2m (I think) as the file extension. You can paste the contents of that into the modification Center. Saves having to use the FTP method.

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