Re[3]: Problem with new formvariables
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Joe - Show me in the docs where there is any discussion of form vs text variables. This priority of variables feature is something that Ken worked out on his own(see Grant e-mail). This is not a _documented_ feature, it is a side effect ofadding [text] and [math] to WebCat for v.2 -> v.3.My suggestion this morning for compatibility () is areasonable accomodation for those people who do not want to redo the _logic_ oftheir templates. Some editting will be involved, but if you have to upgrade theserver you are already there and can do it. It may even be worth SM/PCS's timeto write a small program for each platform that can be used to turn on thecompatibility mode for existing templates. A single line Perl script or afind/sed script will do it under any Unix; NT has Perl as well. Only the Macneeds anything fancy. Hell, I'm sure a clever guy like Ken can come up with atemplate that walks the directory tree, loads the pages under [raw] and rewritesthem with the new flag.The more I think about it, the less I like the idea of a system option thatturns off the secure mode of operation. With that in place, no one whocurrently uses this feature will stop using it, so the same people will bitchand moan when WebCat5 comes out! And I dislike having the new tags use aversion specific flag, because it is just asking for trouble for the nextversion.John Peacock____________________Reply Separator____________________Subject: Re[2]: Problem with new formvariables Author:
Date: 5/2/2000 11:41 AMAt 9:51 AM 5/2/00, jpeacock@univpress.com wrote:>\Everyone>that used this _undocumented_ feature is probably going to have to edit old>sites to work under the new secure regime.This is not an undocumented feature. It is the published behaviour of variables.___Joe___#############################################################This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to
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Joe - Show me in the docs where there is any discussion of form vs text variables. This priority of variables feature is something that Ken worked out on his own(see Grant e-mail). This is not a _documented_ feature, it is a side effect ofadding [text] and [math] to WebCat for v.2 -> v.3.My suggestion this morning for compatibility () is areasonable accomodation for those people who do not want to redo the _logic_ oftheir templates. Some editting will be involved, but if you have to upgrade theserver you are already there and can do it. It may even be worth SM/PCS's timeto write a small program for each platform that can be used to turn on thecompatibility mode for existing templates. A single line Perl script or afind/sed script will do it under any Unix; NT has Perl as well. Only the Macneeds anything fancy. Hell, I'm sure a clever guy like Ken can come up with atemplate that walks the directory tree, loads the pages under [raw] and rewritesthem with the new flag.The more I think about it, the less I like the idea of a system option thatturns off the secure mode of operation. With that in place, no one whocurrently uses this feature will stop using it, so the same people will bitchand moan when WebCat5 comes out! And I dislike having the new tags use aversion specific flag, because it is just asking for trouble for the nextversion.John Peacock____________________Reply Separator____________________Subject: Re[2]: Problem with new formvariables Author: Date: 5/2/2000 11:41 AMAt 9:51 AM 5/2/00, jpeacock@univpress.com wrote:>\Everyone>that used this _undocumented_ feature is probably going to have to edit old>sites to work under the new secure regime.This is not an undocumented feature. It is the published behaviour of variables.___Joe___#############################################################This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to
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