Re: WebCatalog for guestbook ?

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 10303
interpreted = N
texte = I'm not sure exactly what features you want in a guestbook, but yes, WebCatalog is an excellent tool for developing such a thing. I'd start with the Classifieds demo, because it contains some good security ideas under the hood. The database contains username/password fields that disable anyone but the 'owner' of a record from messing with the record. And as long as you don't publish a URL to a template that displays all the entries, you can keep people from downloading your list of guests.>Given the ability to have web access to catalogs, both for browsing and >updating entries: > > Has anyone used it for GuestBooks ? > >The permissions would have to be set pretty carefully, but given the ease >with which web-based additions can be made, it would seem to be a natural >to use WebCatalog for guest books if it is already being used for other >catalogs anyway.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: WebCatalog for guestbook ? (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  2. Re: WebCatalog for guestbook ? (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  3. Re: WebCatalog for guestbook ? (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  4. Re: WebCatalog for guestbook ? (Rob Schmidt 1997)
  5. WebCatalog for guestbook ? (Sven U. Grenander 1997)
I'm not sure exactly what features you want in a guestbook, but yes, WebCatalog is an excellent tool for developing such a thing. I'd start with the Classifieds demo, because it contains some good security ideas under the hood. The database contains username/password fields that disable anyone but the 'owner' of a record from messing with the record. And as long as you don't publish a URL to a template that displays all the entries, you can keep people from downloading your list of guests.>Given the ability to have web access to catalogs, both for browsing and >updating entries: > > Has anyone used it for GuestBooks ? > >The permissions would have to be set pretty carefully, but given the ease >with which web-based additions can be made, it would seem to be a natural >to use WebCatalog for guest books if it is already being used for other >catalogs anyway.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Grant Hulbert

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