Ads not behaving the way I want them to..

[mkdevo]

Perhaps you can help with this...

I currently have 3 different styles. I have 3 different text-based ad networks similar to adsense (kanoodle, targetpoint, and yahoo). For each of those networks, I have 3 sets of html code (1 for each style).

I have my GAB ads set up like this:

1 - Kanoodle Style 1
2 - Kanoodle Style 2
3 - Kanoodle Style 3
4 - Targetpoint Style 1
5 - Targetpoint Style 2.....

..etc, with the respective ad code in the HTML field of each one.

I originally placed $GAB_ads[1], $GAB_ads[2], and $GAB_ads[3] in the navbar template of their respective styles. That seemed to work fine, and my Kanoodle ads showed up, in their proper colors.

I then replaced those with $GAB_ads[4], $GAB_ads[5], and $GAB_ads[6], respectively, but it's still the Kanoodle ads that are showing up in there, NOT the TargetPoint ads.

Any idea what I could be doing wrong?

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[The Geek]

Hey there, let me see if I have this right:

You have 5 Blocks (billboards) each pulling 1 ad.
In your Master script, you have something like the following:
$GAB_ads[0] = Block 1
$GAB_ads[1] = Block 2
{etc, all the way to 5}

In your templates you have $GAB_ads[0], $GAB_ads[1], $GAB_ads[2], etc... ??

not sure if the above is right. Can you confirm?

Now let me see if I can get what you are trying to do:

You have ads that are style dependant. In other words, you only want that ad to appear if the styleid = a specified number.
Are there more than 1 per page (i.e. your Kanoodle in the header and a TargetPoint in the footer)?

Hold on... I think I see where you are going with this....

Are you trying to set it up so that:
$GAB_ads[0] = Kanoodle ad for style#1
$GAB_ads[1] = Kanoodle ad for style#2
$GAB_ads[2] = Kanoodle ad for style#3
$GAB_ads[3] = Targetpoint ad for style #1
$GAB_ads[4] = Targetpoint ad for style #2
$GAB_ads[5] = Targetpoint ad for style #3
{etc...}

If the above is correct, I think Ill need a better way of accomplishing what you are trying to do. What is different in the HTML code between Kanoodle ad 1-3? Is the html totally different?

Sorry for the babbling... Im just trying to fully understand the problem so I can come up with a good solution for you.

[mkdevo]

I think the whole 'block' thing is throwing me off. I did not have multiple blocks set up, only multiple banners.

The differences in the HTML codes for each ad are minor - they basically just tell the differences in the colors (which correspond to the different styles).

Ultimately, what I would like to have is this (let me know if this is possible):

Have 1 block below my navbar on all pages, which randomly displays either a Kanoodle Ad, a Targetpoint Ad, OR a Yahoo Ad, for that style.

If that isn't possible, then I'd like to just be able to do what you're describing in the last part of your message..

Here is a sample showing the differences between 2 of the Kanoodle Ads, and 2 of the Targetpoint Ads:

Kanoodle1:

<center><SCRIPT language="JavaScript1.1" type="text/javascript" src="http://context5.kanoodle.com/cgi-bin/ctpub_adserv.cgi?id=84900472&site_id=84900479&format=728x90&bdcl=869bbf&bgcl=e1e4f2&tlcl=000000&ttcl=333333&ulcl=666666"></SCRIPT></center>

Kanoodle2:

<center><SCRIPT language="JavaScript1.1" type="text/javascript" src="http://context5.kanoodle.com/cgi-bin/ctpub_adserv.cgi?id=84900472&site_id=84900479&format=728x90&bdcl=006600&bgcl=EEF7EF&tlcl=043105&ttcl=043105&ulcl=043105"></SCRIPT></center>

Targetpoint1:

<center> <script type="text/javascript">
<!--
customer_id = '234378';
cid = 1800;
b_type = 1;
b_adults = 1;
b_skip = "";
b_width = 728;
b_height = 90;
b_links = 3;
b_orientation = 2;
b_preset = "2!1!%23e0e0f6$$2!2!0$$2!3!%233e5c92$$2!4!1$$3!1!10$$3!2!1$$3!4!13$$3!5!1$$4!1!2$$4!2!1$$4!4!13$$5!1!4$$5!2!1$$5!4!10$$6!3!%233e5c92$$6!4!7$$6!5!http%3A//www.thebreakfast.info/forum/images/gradients/gradient_tcat.gif$$6!6!15$$6!7!2$$7!1!8$$7!4!10$$7!5!0$$7!7!Sponsored%26nbsp%3BLinks%26nbsp%3B$$8!1!%233e5c92$$";
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://srs.targetpoint.com/resources/inc/banner.js"></script>
 </center>

Targetpoint2:

<center><script type="text/javascript">
<!--
customer_id = '234378';
cid = 1800;
b_type = 1;
b_adults = 1;
b_skip = "";
b_width = 728;
b_height = 90;
b_links = 3;
b_orientation = 2;
b_preset = "2!1!%23E0EEE1$$2!2!0$$2!3!19$$2!4!1$$3!1!18$$3!2!1$$3!4!13$$3!5!1$$4!1!2$$4!2!1$$4!4!13$$5!1!4$$5!2!1$$5!4!10$$6!3!19$$6!4!19$$6!6!14$$6!7!2$$7!1!8$$7!4!10$$7!5!0$$7!7!Sponsored%26nbsp%3BLinks%26nbsp%3B$$8!1!19$$";
//-->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://srs.targetpoint.com/resources/inc/banner.js"></script></center>

[The Geek]

Ok, I think I know how to achieve this better for what you are after. I think ill add an option for an ad to be able to specify a template to use. Then you can simply put your code per style in a template and depending on the styleid, the right one would be chosen. Ill see if I can roll this into the next update.