BradleyBrokers

Hi NRG Alpha, Thanks for the feedback... I have used the BradleyBrokers website with success for approx 5 years. The differences in layout style preferences -- "I-like-this-I-don't-like-that" -- for the intro flash, color, and menu placement are, perhaps, correct. Stlye stuff is imporatnt and at the same time can drive anyone crazy if they ponder too long. Yet, as you indicate, I am not a B2C but rather a B2B. I am not a seller of food. The better website comparison might be to others who are also business brokers of food and beverage businesses? I say that in part b/c I think my site (art-style-wise) kicks the competition's butt. While I could template-update or DIY-tweek the art-style-picture stuff, what I am more concerned with is making life easier for my customers and helpers. Am I providing teh best website experience and integrating it well for this business application? I am nearing the point where I want to be able to teach someone quickly who has no programming skills how to update my listings without messing-up the website. I also think I might be missing the boat in CRM by not using auto-responces and automated followups to requests. Could I be databasing with sql to make life easier or would that be just another pain-in-the-neck process and/or annoy my customers with a "spam-like" feel? If sql, databasing, and autoresponders are the answer, should I rely on templates ---if so which ones are good? Should I hire a programmer? If so, how much should I expect to pay? Or, should I try to DIY? Or, perhaps, changing nothing is better than alternatives? Any opinions would be helpful. TJB

Howdy, the site: www.BradleyBrokers.com How would you make the site easier to use for the Administrator and/or Customer? What would you suggest to make the site more profitable? -Currently, nothing is being done in sql. Updates to listings are done in PHP. -No CAPTUCHA. Sometimes I shift/add/change entry fields when email spam gets too annoying. -Email replies for "More Information" are not automated. If you were to change any of those things, or anything else, how would you suggest doing it? Thanks! TJB

OOooops I was wrong.... It was the short hand version problem. The long hand version works. Yes! Yes! Thanks You Thanks YOU Thank YOU!!!!!

There is code above and below this section: </TD></TR><TR><TD> Please enter only one "Listing Code"<br><br> </TD></TR><TR><TD> <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="Listing Code" SIZE="30" CLASS="shadeform" value="<?PHP=$_GET['code']?>"> <B>Listing Code*</B><BR><BR> </TD></TR><TR><TD> The parse error is this: Parse error: parse error in /home/www/bradleybrokers/missing.php on line 121 I gave <?PHP and <? both a try.

Thanks... I'll give it a try now and see what happens. I will report back eitehr way in 10 minutes.

Scott (or anyone) it is not working. I get a Parse error with this script: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="Listing Code" SIZE="30" CLASS="shadeform" value="<?=$_GET['code']?>"> <B>Listing Code*</B><BR><BR> www.BradleyBroekrs.com/clients.php to the form at www.bradleybrokers.com/missing.php Any fixes?

Thanks. I'll give it a try and mark this as solved. THANKS

Hi Scott, So I understand, for each $Status (listings on the first webpage which triggers the form) I would change each $Status to look like this: $Status[1]="<br><br><br>STATUS: Available<br> LISTING CODE: CousLincoln<br><span class='title'> <a href=missing.php?code=Commessary>MORE INFORMATION</a></span><img src='picts/arrow.gif' HEIGHT=15 WIDTH=15 alt='beer drinking'><br></div><div style='padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; float:left; width:250px'></div>"; and then add this to missing.php: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="Listing Code" SIZE="30" CLASS="shadeform" value="<?=$_GET['code']?>"> <B>Listing Code*</B><BR><BR> Do I have it correct? ???

A little help? I would like to make life a little easier for my website users. When a user clicks the "More Information" tab (see www.BradleyBrokers.com/clients.php ), I want the "Listing Code" to be automatically inserted into the form (see www.BradleyBrokers.com/missing.php ) so that a user does not have to remember the "Listing Code". This is a snipit from the submit "More Information" webpage: $Status[1]="<br><br><br>STATUS: Available<br> LISTING CODE: CousLincoln<br><span class='title'><a href=missing.html>MORE INFORMATION</a></span><img src='picts/arrow.gif' HEIGHT=15 WIDTH=15 alt='beer drinking'><br></div><div style='padding: 5px 0px 5px 15px; float:left; width:250px'></div>"; And, for example, I would like the LISTING CODE: CousLincoln to be inserted into the webform here: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="Listing Code" SIZE="30" CLASS="shadeform"> <B>Listing Code*</B><BR><BR> I typically have 20-40 Listing Codes which change postion and get deleted with new ones added. Nothing static. I have put them into arrays for database use, but I cannot figure-out how to pass the info into the form. Any suggestions???

If I have arrays that look like this: <Code> <?PHP $intro[0]="dog has paws"; $intro[1]="cat has tail"; $intro[2]="Fish has fin"; $intro[3]="bird has wing"; $body[0]="red is hot"; $body[1]="black is dark"; $body[2]="green is good"; $body[3]="yellow is mellow"; $final[0]="hand grabs"; $final[1]="foot walks"; $final[2]="arm rests"; $final[3]="knee bends"; ?> </code> 1) How do I express and echo, "Fish has fin, green is good, arm rests" i.e. the [2] of $intro, $body, $final ? 2) How do I display these arrays together in array groupings? i.e. how do I create the correct array of arrays: First array, $intro[0] $body[0] $final[0] second array, $intro[1] $body[1] $final[1] third array, $intro[2] $body[2] $final[2]

For yahoo email only, you will need to download "Ypops" in order to use pop3.

It is difficult to measure my own comfort level with programming. I am not a "youngster" and my college programming days --back in the horse-and-buggy--- were in languages that most here may never have seen. However, I am a quick learn. I did pick-up many PHP skills rather fast. HTML, a little Flash, and a hodge-podge of this-andthat. I have a couple of handy-dandy ref. books at my side which I use as a crutch. I have also read cover-to-cover Michael Schrenk's Webbots, Spiders,..., but found that many of his cURL snipits are too thin to help. So, to answer your question, I am somewhere in zombi-land with skills: Very much among the undead.

Thanks for the reply... here is a quick flow-chart...Tom [attachment deleted by admin]

IMHO the developers of www.Postlets.com have accomplished a very cool and useful php application: In short, a user completes a "universal form" and then the host has been scripted to post the info from the "universal form" to various websites using webforms. In the end, classified ads are posted at multiple websites with just one form being completed. Several months back, I hired a freelancer who said that he could write a this script for me which would be tailored for admin. use on my website, www.BradleyBrokers.com with my target websites being bizbuysell.com, loopnet.com, MBBI.org and a couple of other sites... The freelancer was a waste of time and money. I answered tons of his questions, but did not receive a line of code in return in over three months! Uuhg. Well, I want to get back-up on the horse and start the proccess myself. I know that there are many, many, different methods to frame the scripting-scope of the project. I know I am in for some pulling-out my own hair... But if anyone could advise on a way to start, I would be thankful for the direction. Cheers!

Looks good, but may I suggest: (1) There is not enough contrast between background colors and some of the text on the home page. (2) The images in the gallery should be consistently the same hight x width & without distortion. (3) There is too much text information at the opening of the home page. It should be clear to a guest what the website is about within 2 seconds of the load. You may wish to emphasize a single headline or a headline with a subheadline. (4) The text is too small in portions of the website. ...That is my humble non-tech opinion. Otherwise it looks great! Tom

Hi, Good thought. I looked at the IMAP thread as you suggested... This post (copied and pasted) from "Ananymous" might be of interest: <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>imap_check</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <? //check for new messages $mailbox = imap_open("{localhost/pop3:110}INBOX", "#username#","#password#"); // Check messages $check = imap_check($mailbox); print("<PRE>"); print("Date most recent message : " . $check->Date); print("<BR>"); print("Connection type : " . $check->Driver); print("<BR>"); print("Name of the mailbox : " . $check->Mailbox); print("<BR>"); print("Number of messages : " . $check->Nmsgs); print("<BR>"); print("Number of recent messages : " . $check->Recent); print("<BR>"); print("</PRE>"); // show headers for messages $index=1; $header = imap_header($mailbox, $index); print("<PRE>"); print("Header Date : " . $header->Date . "<BR>"); print("Header To : " . $header->to) . "<BR>"; print("Header From : " . $header->From . "<BR>"); print("Header cc : " . $header->cc . "<BR>"); print("Header ReplyTo : " . $header->ReplyTo . "<BR>"); print("Header Subject : " . $header->Subject . "<BR></PRE>"); print("<PRE>"); print(imap_body($mailbox,$index)); print("</PRE><HR>"); imap_close($mailbox); ?> </BODY></HTML> (edited by kenrbnsn to add tags)

Hi Dragen, Good idea. What you are attempting is feasable. I am attempting it too. I hope the code I have enclosed will be helpful. I am working on this same possibillity with a few extra bells-and-whistles. I would like my website, www.BradleyBrokers.com , to read my yahoo email, sort it (by keywords in the Subject line), and reply with various replys depending upon the keyword.... Perhaps we can help eachother? Cheers, Tom Try this to read the email: <? PHP // The ultimate goal is to read, sort, file certain information into a mysql database, and selectively reply. // This is the first part. I am sharing it with you Dragen and anyone else.... Feel the love. // For all others, if it doesn't work, please don't be a snot. Either help-out or go somewhere else. define("SERVER", "YourServerName.com"); define("USER", "YourEmailAddress@yahoo.com"); define("PASS", "YourPassWord"); // The below should connect to yahoo $connection_array = POP3_connect(SERVER, USER, PASS); $POP3_connection = $connection_array['handle']; if($POP3_connection) { $list_array = POP3_list($POP3_connection); // The next portion of the script creates requests for each email message. // Then the script displays the messages in the $list_array. for($xx=0; $xx<count($list_array); $xx++) { // Parsing the mail ID from the message size. list($mail_id, $size) = explode(" ", $list_array[$xx]); // Requesting message for the mail ID. $message = POP3_retr($POP3_connection, $mail_id); // Desplaying it in an array echo "mail_id, $size\n"; $mail_array[$xx]['ID'] = $mail_id; $mail_array[$xx]['SIZE'] = $size; $mail_array[$xx]['MESSAGE']; = $message; $mail_array[$xx]['SUBJECT']; = $subject; $mail_array[$xx]['SENDER']; = $sender; // Disabling HTML tags in order to display message in <xmp></xmp> tags. // This will permit the script to be run in a browser. // Then the session ends. echo "<xmp>$message</xmp>"; echo "<xmp>$subject</xmp>"; echo "<xmp>$sender</xmp>"; echo POP3_quit($POP3_connection); } else { echo "Sorry, you made a login mistake or another error exists."; } ?>

Is the following within the realm of reason to attempt to code for a beginner: If a database in sql is developed, could it be programmed to automatically open several membership websites and automatically fill-in the website forms at each website form location? Specifically, could one "universial" database be used and sent automatically to the form fields of the bizbuysell.com, loopnet.com, etc... forms whenever an update occurs on the "universal database?" I know that there are black-box programs like creygo and adbomber that do this for craigslist and backpage so I was wondering if it could be done at multiple websites whenever the universal mysql database is updated. If it is within the realm of reason to script, how would the coding proccess steps be organized? Thank you in advance for suggestions and/or thoughts.

Does this help?: $StartDate = "4 April 2004"; $PeriodHours = 24; $PerCount = (int) ((time() - strtotime ($StartDate)) / ($PeriodHours*60*60)) ;

Could it look like this and work? <?php $http://BradleyBrokers.com/hamburger.php = "hamburger/"; //Placed in the set-up $http://BradleyBrokers.com/tavern.php = "tavern/"; $http://BradleyBrokers.com/bennigans.php = "bennigans/"; ?> <img src=echo rand($http://BradleyBrokers.com/hamburger.php) ?> alt=""> //Placed at the display place.

Pie in my face! You are right. Nevertheless, I am seeking help with an array question relating to rotating certain text and images within listing groups in php script --call me a "freak" if you desire. In HTML the page looks like this: http://www.BradleyBrokers.com/clients.htm In PHP I hope to make the page more dynamic by rotating data text. Further, within the listings I hope to rotate the images. Either way, I will need to enter new listing data as it is needed and delete the old lsiting data as it is no longer needed. I am in complete agreement that the entering, updating, and deleing of listing data will be just as difficult with php as it is in the current html. You are correct. Please be gracious if I have misunderstood your assistance. For now, I am only focusing on the correct set-up script for the suggested multi-dimentional associative-array.

Thanks. You are largely correct. However, there are several advantages of PHP over HTML that I want to use on the existing website discussed in this querry. For example, "random-rotating" is a manual proccess in html and can be automated in php. A further example is the use of the arrays in other webpages and webforms within the website. In other words, for my use php will permit a flexibillity that is not avaible in html. Yet, the entering of new data remains largely the same in either php or html as far as I am concerned and your point is well understood.

Thanks --much easier to view and understand! Now, how would the suggested two-dimentional-associative-array look if images were added: I want to add a path to images for each listing so that a rondom-image will display. I am not sure how to express this within the array. In other words, the url subdirectory path called, "hamburger," contains several images which will also be randomly-rotated. So, the entire listing will be randomly-rotated and the images within the listing will also be randomly-rotated: A-rotation-within-a-rotation is needed. <? php $data = array ( array ( 'ListingCode' => "LincolnParkPPA", 'FirstLine' => "Chicago Tavern: $ 1,800,000 / Lincoln Park including real estate.", 'Text' => "Two story. Bars located on each floor. Very rare Chicago PPA license included. Top-notch tavern near DePaul University. Bars for sale in this area are a rare find. 5,300 SF building on a standard 25x125 Chicago lot. Decked-out for high-volume.", 'Status' => "Available", 'Photo' => "http://BradleyBrokers.com/hamburger.php", ), array ( 'ListingCode' => "Rockfordbar", 'FirstLine' => "Sports Bar: $ 2,400,000 / Rockford, IL -- hotel district. Biz includes real estate.", 'Text' => "Look at these gross sales: $ 2,347,978, $ 2,739,545, $ 3,350,200. Food costs are 30%. Liquor license. Demographics include 1,500 hotel rooms in 2 block radius. Absent owner. Aprox. 9,000 SF free standing building with 90+ parking spaces! Sports bar with many plasma/projection tvs.", 'Status' => "Available", 'Photo' => "http://BradleyBrokers.com/tavern.php", ), array ( 'ListingCode' => "Bennigans", 'FirstLine' => "Bennigan's (Existing): $ 850,000 / Outskirts of area / biz. only.", 'Text' => "Bennigan's Grill & Tavern is the market leading franchise often imitated, but never duplicated. The financials are great. This is a VERY rare opportunity. The owner never steps foot in the store. A new Bennigan's franchise cost between $ 1,555,075 - $ 3,559,675 (plus real estate). Prospects are required to demonstrate $ 3,000,000 net worth prior to disclosures.", 'Status' => "Available", 'Photo' => "http://BradleyBrokers.com/bennigans.php", ), // etc... ); ?>

Each of the 15 listings has three matching arrays: ListingCode, FirstLine, Text I want to: (1) Make sure the content order does not get fouled-up in the Funtion; (2) Make sure the correct ListingCode is going to be automatically sent and filled into the (BradleyBrokersMissing.php) form. (3) I also want to randomize the Display_Bradley_Listings() on the webpage once per day without messing-up the matching order of the three arrays. Thks

If you need to see how it looks without php, Sometimes the site needs to be accessed as follows: http://www.bradleybrokers.com/clients.htm or www.BradleyBrokers.com <Listings> Thanks folks!