RE: Formulas.db + Users.db

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1997

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 12178
interpreted = N
texte = >>Paul ->>>>>Also, what is involved in changing the name of my users.db file, so that>>>people can't find it ?>>>>Are you just trying to prevent browsers from typing in a URL to the>>users.db file and viewing it? There are two fairly easy ways to do this:>>>>- Change the Creator code of that file (using ResEdit, or FileBuddy, or>>whatever) to 'WWW*' (that last character is omega, or option+z). WebSTAR>>will never serve files with this Creator code.>>I think webcatalog already does this for you automatically when it commits>the file. Meaning it changes it to a creator code of www (option z,>omega). I tried serving up my user.db and get and error.>>Ken you want to chime in and comfirm my belief!Sure, I'll chime in ... :)I've seen WebCatalog change the creator of *most* database files to WWW�... but I have also seen cases where the creator never seems to getchanged. One specific case I'm referring to here is the WebCatalog Prefsfile.That's a database file (even though it doesn't have a .db suffix), but fromwhat I can tell, that file *never* gets it's file creator changed byWebCat2.I'm convinced that the WebCatalog Prefs file is a special case, becauseit's almost always open when WebCat2 is running. Either that or its alwaysclosed and it is opened on a case by case basis each time WebCat needs torefer to it for something.There's another unique thing about this file too, and that's the fact thatyou can make manual changes to this file without having to worry aboutclosing it first - or at least that's how it seems to work for me. That'swhy I think it's always closed except when WebCat2 needs to look at it.As far as all your regular database files go, however, WebCat2 changestheir creator codes to WWW� whan they are saved to disk - to preventunauthorixed downloading of the entire database file by WebSTAR.Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutions Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

>>Paul ->>>>>Also, what is involved in changing the name of my users.db file, so that>>>people can't find it ?>>>>Are you just trying to prevent browsers from typing in a URL to the>>users.db file and viewing it? There are two fairly easy ways to do this:>>>>- Change the Creator code of that file (using ResEdit, or FileBuddy, or>>whatever) to 'WWW*' (that last character is omega, or option+z). WebSTAR>>will never serve files with this Creator code.>>I think webcatalog already does this for you automatically when it commits>the file. Meaning it changes it to a creator code of www (option z,>omega). I tried serving up my user.db and get and error.>>Ken you want to chime in and comfirm my belief!Sure, I'll chime in ... :)I've seen WebCatalog change the creator of *most* database files to WWW�... but I have also seen cases where the creator never seems to getchanged. One specific case I'm referring to here is the WebCatalog Prefsfile.That's a database file (even though it doesn't have a .db suffix), but fromwhat I can tell, that file *never* gets it's file creator changed byWebCat2.I'm convinced that the WebCatalog Prefs file is a special case, becauseit's almost always open when WebCat2 is running. Either that or its alwaysclosed and it is opened on a case by case basis each time WebCat needs torefer to it for something.There's another unique thing about this file too, and that's the fact thatyou can make manual changes to this file without having to worry aboutclosing it first - or at least that's how it seems to work for me. That'swhy I think it's always closed except when WebCat2 needs to look at it.As far as all your regular database files go, however, WebCat2 changestheir creator codes to WWW� whan they are saved to disk - to preventunauthorixed downloading of the entire database file by WebSTAR.Sincerely, Ken GromeWebDNA Solutions Kenneth Grome

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RE: Formulas.db + Users.db

1997

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