Frequently Asked Questions

The following information is provided to help user with common problems.

1. Why can't I log into the Discussion Forum?

Problem: When you log into the discussion board, the toast forum software assigns session variable to your profile.  This is a common programming practice.  When we developed the company and landmen directory, our web developer used a similar technique when developing our own internal applications.

We have noticed that if you login to the landmen website, it can sometimes conflict with the discussion forum variables.  The simple way to resolve any login problems is to clear your session variable when moving from the landmen.net web to the toast discussion forum. 

Solution: A user needs to go to the homepage, click on discussion forum link, and then click “I agree”. The “I agree” hyperlink clears all session variables, when a users goes to the discussion forum.   It is good practice to bookmark this page for our discussion forum:

http://www.landmen.net/discussion/default.asp

If this doesn't work it is necessary to contact us and we have to delete the account in order for the user to re-register using the same info as before.

2. Why doesn't my Job Posting show up in the *Now Hiring* or *Seeking Work* section of the Job Bank?

Problem: When submitting a resume or posting a job listing it is necessary to turn your master display switch, under your landman or company profile, to "display".  If this control is set to "do not display", your information WILL NOT show up in the company or landmen directory or job bank.  This is to protect your personal information.

Solution:  Remember this simple statement, "the master profile display switch does it all".  If you chose "do not display" your information will not be posted to the landman or company directory, and your resume and/or job listing will not appear in the Job Bank.  EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE RESUME AND/OR JOB LISTING SET TO DISPLAY, it will not display unless the profile master display switch is set to "Display".  Once again, this is to ensure that personal or company information isn't displayed on our website inadvertently.

3. Why do I get an error message when trying to post my resume or job listing to the Job Bank?

Problem: SQL doesn't like the use of the symbols, (above the number keys on the keyboard).  For example:  !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), /.   The reason SQL doesn't like these symbols is the CPU process these symbols; in this format, as code. The data gets parsed incorrectly causing the form to fail. 

Solution: It is best to avoid symbols listed above.  If your resume or job listing entry fails, click the BACK BUTTON on your web browser and look for any symbols within the form.  If you find a symbol, remove it.  Then attempt to submit the form again.