trying to add new block to profile

hi all, ok am trying to add a new block to the edit profle page, ok so i login to the admin and go to the proflie part to add a new block and i get this    Sorry couldn't insert new item. Please check if NEW_ITEM already exists.  but there is no new block. any help on this?

I can only asked you did you place the mouse over the blocks until you got the compass look?  Click And Drag and release where you want it to go, once you see the dashed blocked line to place that block there.  Is this what you're talking about?

ok i went to profile fields from my admin then i went to fields builder then to edit then i draged the new_item from the inactive items to the place i wont it and then i get this   Sorry couldn't insert new item. Please check if NEW_ITEM already exists.   but i do not see any new_item box anywhere

I have not seen this problem since D6

Normally is caused by a stray new item in the database.

You will need to check your database using phpmyadmin.

Look in the table sys_profile_fields.

Go to the last page. It should be recent. See if a NEW_ITEM appears in there anywhere.

If so. Delete it. You may want to make a DB backup before you do that.

nope that did not work

Hopefully someone with more experience with this issue can help. If i recall, this one is a nightmare to fix.

thats not good, Am thinking all of d7 is a nightmare, but its new so i will keep trying

its most likely in the database. how are you searching the database Tmiles?

http://www.boonex.com/unity/forums/?action=goto&topic_id=Unable-to-create-new-Item-in-Fields-builder

this is a v6 solution, he was having the same problem the other day.

I got the same thing. It's not in the database, unless it's called by another name.

What a headache this software is.

I just upgraded to 7.0.2 and found that same issue. The fields builder will allow you to cretae a new block, and then you cannot drag a field into it. I did have a few successes with dragging a field into the inactive fields, and then dragging it up to the empty new block. Then it stopped working entirely.  Any ideas?

OK, I have cleared the cache, recomplied the modules, and then logged off. Closed the browser window, and then started a whole new session, logged into Admin, and tried again. This time it works, but is extremely slow. Not sure why but I think the code here has to be looked at.

I'm having the same problem with 7.0.2   I've tried doing the phpmyadmin thing described (checked sys_profile_fields looking for New_Items but there aren't any).  I've also cleaned all caches.  humph.  not sure what to do now.  has anyone else got the same problem, or know how to fix it?

I am experiencing this problem right now. I checked all the empty fields / inactive fields and there isn't an 'inactive field' there. I looked on owner and admin and search and non member and still i can't find it. I looked in php myadmin and there isn't such a field there either. I deleted all cashes from admin and in my server. I cleared my browser cache. Now I am unsure as to what to do next. I have checked over and over, there is no NEW_ITEM . so what do I do now?

I was looking through some of the solutions on this forum, I found one that says if you make too many fields than you fill up sql or something. I in fact did make a field selector with ummm some thing like 30 choices lol. I deleted the field because it wouldn't work anyway, but now I am having the NEW ITEM problem. How do fix this? I cleared all casches and I don't know what else to do?

 The best way to fix your site is to make a backup before you do these major changes.

No doubt you have screwed up the database.

Yes, and why did you bring up an old thread for  your problem on a version of Dolphin that is many moons older than what you are using now?

If you did remove it from the database, then go to the Dolphin zip of your version and find the sql you need to put it back; or wait for Deano to come in with the sql query

I reinstalled dolphin, I had saved my templates that I made ect so its all ok.  i did manual install. *learns never to make field with 30 choices again*