Re: Embedded [Search] Context Snippets (Very Useful)

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17820
interpreted = N
texte = >>I don't understand how your s_ and [getchars] technique is going to prevent someone from changing one of the parameters in the URLs. > >You're correct that it doesn't protect you from people entering their own search parameters. However, it does let you hard code and override some important parameters like max.Wouldn't adding something as simple as max=2000 into the URL do the same thing -- without getting into all that s_ and [getchars] code?Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Embedded [Search] Context Snippets (Very Useful) (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  2. Re: Embedded [Search] Context Snippets (Very Useful) (John Hill 1998)
  3. Re: Embedded [Search] Context Snippets (Very Useful) (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  4. Embedded [Search] Context Snippets (Very Useful) (John Hill 1998)
>>I don't understand how your s_ and [getchars] technique is going to prevent someone from changing one of the parameters in the URLs. > >You're correct that it doesn't protect you from people entering their own search parameters. However, it does let you hard code and override some important parameters like max.Wouldn't adding something as simple as max=2000 into the URL do the same thing -- without getting into all that s_ and [getchars] code?Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Kenneth Grome

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