facebook-application

Is it possible to create and manage a group using the the facebook api

I am new to facebook application development and I am looking fro a way to create and manage a group using the the facebook api? There is a get and get list call but I have not found a way to manage groups. ...

Can someone give an example of auth.getSession for facebook dev?

I have the auth token generated. I need to get the infinite session using that. So i wanna know the parameters to be passed for auth.getSession. A simple code for the complete flow is appreciated! Thanks ...

Facebook App, Iframe Worries (URL problem)

I'm making an app on facebook and have chosen iframe instead of FBML. The problem i'm facing is linking to various other pages of the app. Suppose that I've hosted my app here http://fbapp.mysite.com and I want to link http://fbapp.mysite.com/page1, how should I do that inside the iframe? Linking directly to fbapp.mysite.com/page1 just r...

What are the available functions to send notifications to a Facebook user?

Currently I am using Codeplex's Facebook Developer Toolkit version 2 for my ASP.net Facebook application. I would like to be able to send notifications to a user's Inbox or wall of the application and was wondering what are the available functions to do that? If not in the API, then please provide example functions from the main Facebo...

Determine whether a user is a developer of a facebook app.

I'm looking at ways to secure the admin section of my (cakephp powered) Facebook application. To avoid duplicating functionality, I thought it'd be neat to allow access to people who have been flagged as developers in the app settings. The question could then be: How do I determine whether a user of my Facebook application is a develope...

Facebook user has no avatar, please help he find the reason and a possible workaround

I have a Facebook application and showing Facebook Connected users at my pages. But I see this particular user's avatar is just blank. So even Facebook's own "no photo" image is not showing as well as it's "f" logo in the bottom right. User ID: 1429277256 (Chantel) http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/s.php?k=100000080&id=1429277256 ...

Redirection in a Facebook Application

Currently I use the following in the ASP.net C# code behind of my IFrame Facebook application: Response.Redirect("Default.aspx"); Is there a better way to do this? I heard of using <fb:redirect url=\""/> but if this is the correct way, how would I use it to navigate between pages in the root level of my ASP.net project? Please pr...

How to see if the user has your Facebook application on his/her profile box?

Is there a way to check if the user of an application has added a profile box for that application? This is possible because I have seen it on iLike where a window is shown on the main page to ask the user if he/she wants to add a profile box if the user hasn't done so already. Any help would be appreciated. If this is not possible wi...

Can I use Facebook's fb:friend-selector in an iframe?

I'm trying to use facebook's fb:friend-selector fbml tag, but my application is running in an iframe. Is it possible to use this tag in an iframe, if so anyone have any examples? ...

Where should I start with a facebook application?

Hi all. I am thinking about developing a fairly simple facebook application which i have modelled the database in access. I have web space and mySQL databases available, but I was wondering if anyone could point me towards any guides for facebook development? I had a search a while back, but they all seemed rather out of date. Anyone kno...

In what ways is JavaScript restricted when making a Facebook app?

I've been asked to do Facebook apps. Before I commit to anything, I want to know how easily a game can be moved to Facebook? (I'm completely comfortable making games in JavaScript in the browser.) Does Facebook filter the JavaScript in some way? Can I use jQuery or other JS libraries? Can I do animation by altering the DOM on the fly? ...

Facebook: What to do when run out of invitation quota when debugging invitation form?

There's a invitation quota limitation for Facebook <fb:multi-friend-selector>, and I wrapped it inside <fb:request-form>, in iframe mode I'm the application developer myself, and I have my own additional form data to add into the request-form However when I debug this function, facebook only allows me to invite for 3 times only. I have...

Is it possible to format Facebook notification text?

My application sends Facebook notifications to a user. Is that possible to format the notification text with some html or fbml tags? I've found out that <a> tag works just fine, but what about the others? ...

Facebook -- best way to do FQL "join" with event and event_member?

In a Facebook app I need to get a user's events for a date range and his rsvp status for each event. I can get the user's events fine, but at the moment I'm looking up the rsvp status for each event one at a time, and the app is timing out for people with a large number of events. I'm getting the user's events this way: $fql = "SELEC...

How to access Facebook user ID from javascript within a fb:iframe?

I am writing a Facebook application that is a simple board game which I have implemented in javascript. Facebook only seems to let javascript applications run within an iframe so I am loading the page using <fb:iframe>. I just want to be able to tell the javascript the user's id so I can tell the user if it is his turn or not but I can n...

Login problems for an iPhone Application for a Facebook Connect Site

I'm writing an iPhone app that provides access to a website that has an existing user database. The website is using Facebook APIs to also allow Facebook users to link their existing accounts with their website accounts. I need to be able to log in both Facebook and website accounts on my website when using our iPhone client but I am ru...

How does one avoid a cyclic redirect when writing a facebook application using pyfacebook and google app engine?

Hello. I'm trying to write my first application for Facebook using python and pyfacebook hosted on Google App Engine. The problem I'm facing is that of cyclic redirects. Firefox dies complaining "This page isn't redirecting properly" when I visit http://apps.facebook.com/appname. Here's the code: class CanvasHandler(webapp.Reques...

Why does this XFBML markup embedded within an iframe'd facebook application not display anything?

I've been trying to get this application working on Facebook, but nothing seems to render within the application except "Hi this is some sample text." A box stroked in red. "I am My photo " and a default silhoutte of a Facebook user as the photo. The following is the source code of the canvas frame: <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DT...

facebook connect using FB.Connect.showFeedDialog without fb:login-button

I have a facebook application set as a iframe and i'm trying to use FB.Connect.showFeedDialog to publish stories to a users feed. I'm working from this example http://papermashup.com/using-facebook-connect/ which doesn't work until you login using the fb:login-button. I've been attempting to modify the code for several days and I was w...

Facebook feed.publishuseraction or showFeedDialog from a profile box

Is it even possible to publish a users feed from a their interactions with an applications profile box? Thanks to answers posted on here I've already got the feed publishing to work on a canvas page but what about from the profile box once it's been added to a profile? Any help is much appreciated, Dave. ...