Flashblocks Flash CMS Component
(Flash Content Management System)

Is there a data limit for Flashblocks 2.5?

I have a full site, using many flashblocks - both mediblocks and smootscrollers.

I have several more blacks to fill, but I've found that any more than 48 characters in one of the unfilled blocks causes:

Error Saving Data! Please make sure that...

data file is 777. all other blocks work fine and save no problems.

Any ideas? Seems very weird to me...

Cheers :)

There are not a data limits with Flashblocks. Although, I suppose it is possible that your hosting provider may have limits in affect. Please send me a url to your site and I will take a look at the data file.

You could separate your data into two or more data files. See the section on the Flashblocks and Editblock component and specifically the flashblocksID property.
http://flashblocks.com/FlashblocksML/ReadMe.php#componentFB

Actually, i don't think it's a data limit thing, as i've taken content out of other blocks, and tried entering into the non-working block, with the same result.

It seems limited to the new blocks i've created.

I've tried everything - dragging a new SmoothScroller component from the library, copying an existing (working) smoothscroller and changing it's instance name, copying component from the Flashblocksdemo.FLA.

All with the same result!

Must be something i'm doing wrong...surely can't be this difficult :)

Please send a link to the site.

No idea what this problem is :)

Some further info:

I've tried removing existing blocks and adding a new one - no luck. So, doesn't seem to be a data allwoance thing - as you said.

I've copied existing (working) blocks, tried launching external swf...

I've tried hardcoding the block content through the datafile XML. This works, but then on editing, block fails to save.

seems a completely illogical problem.
The problem blocks can be found under "transactions" and "news archive".

Thanks for your help.

I did get the save error the first time I logged in. Then I tried logging in again this time with username:designer and password:designer and I could save data. I added strings of space and "." in the first few "transactions" areas.

I tried this same 'designer' login and am still unable to save.

It just wipes my datafile each time i logout.

Getting desperate :)

what would be causing this do you think? it makes no sense to me at all. Surely Flashblocks should be able to handle as many blocks and as much data as is required for this site.

Why do these new blocks not save their data?

We have had data files well over 100K without any trouble at all so that should not be a problem. I see your email so I will examine this further. Most likely it is an issue with your hosting environment.

PHP POST should not have any limits http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_post.asp . But it seems that sometimes server admins impose limits.

Try placing LimitRequestBody = 0 in the php.conf file http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?t=10332364 . Ask you hosting provider about this and how to do this if you need help.