Blank (new) block not found in home page?

[BobW55]

I copied the folder "BLANK" to a new folder called "myGauges"

Folder tree looks like this:
public_html/template/homepage/blocks/myGauges

When I go into the block setup page, I see the block listed there.

When I go to add it to my desktop home page, it shows up in the list

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When I try to run the actual page I get a message "Block not found"
Block myGauges not found. Check that you uploaded the block to the correct folder and also make sure you do not have a typo in the homepage setup.

The block is clearly spelled correctly and on the list?

[Fraggboy]

Bob..

I think I know what's going on here..

I take it that in the myGauges folder, you have another folder called blank? If so, move the contents from the blank folder and move them to the myGauges folder.

Once they have been moved, you can delete the folder named blank.

[BobW55]

I have a folder named "myGauges"
with in that folder are the files: "myGauges.txt" and "myGauges.php"
the myGauges.txt reads
{"version":1.0,"name":"myGauges block","namespace":"myGauges"}

It shows up in the block list, and on the setup page.
I have made a few other blocks and they work
Very strange.

[Fraggboy]

Gotcha.. I have to agree. It is very strange indeed.

[BobW55]

Looks like it will not allow any block that was produced using the "BLANK" template. unless you place the word "BLOCK"
as part of the file name of the PHP file.
Example:
mytest.php will not work
mytestBlock.php WILL work

[Fraggboy]

Bob,

Open up the blankConfig.txt.

You can provide a different name (Replace "Blank block" with whatever you want).

The namespace is what you will see when you place this block on the section of your page. Provide that a friendly name.

Make sure the namespace you choose is the name of the folder as well (Capitalization is very critical as well and will error out out if it's not an exact match).

You can then rename the blankConfig.txt to (Your_ProjectConfig.txt)

Source (Wiki): To summarize there are a few very important things that have to make sure you follow otherwise the page will not load properly:

- the name of each block must be exactly the same as the name of the folder in which you downloaded the block (also given as the namespace in the Block section)

- the block files must be included as a separate directory in the homepage/blocks directory of your template.

- each block can only be included on the homepage once!

[Jachym]

Hi,
yes, this is correct, it must be

namespace/namespaceBlock.php

thats what the template looks for

[BobW55]

Yes, that is correct. I should learn to take notes as I do stuff.
Made the naming mistake first time I tried to set up a block. Going to see if I can find a HTML/PHP class I can take.
Teaching ones self only goes so far.
Now to get this HTML page to display in the block with out using the damn IFRAME.

[Jachym]

Everything you need is free on the internet. I learned 90% from Stackoverflow and the remaining 10% from other free websites.

[BobW55]

Those are the sites I use when I have a question.
My problem is I only Code here and there, so I do not remember it.
Use it or loose it as they say. I just feel if I could have someone to ask questions of, it would sink in much better.
I feel bad always having to ask, and not being able to provide the answers.