Re: anyone using Webcat 4.x in production?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 36179
interpreted = N
texte = since i built and tested on 3.x on NT and only recently moved to 4.0 on linux for production. it is posible that random is a 3.0 issue.John Peacock wrote:> See comments below > > Jym Duane wrote: > > > > snip %< > > > > format command when applied to a longer number than the number of places that you wish > > to format to [format thousands .6d] 1234567890 [/format] brings absolutely wierd > > results and as such was useless as i tries to find the largest number in a sequence. > > also it is unfortunate you cannot get rid of the commas.(without a character replace) > > _Numbers_ don't have commas and should not be formatted except for > display. What are you expecting the above [format] to look like? It > should display _minimum_ width of 6 digits left padded with 0's: > > 1,234,567,890i was hoping if you tell it 6 places you get 6 places. not much in the samples/docs on that subject. it pads but i guess does not truncate.anyway there was no solution to sort an existing set of numbers truncate to six places and find the greatest number.to this problem in the archives everyone just says use a database and increment by one so thats what we do now.> > > which is what I see with 4.0.2 NT and 4.0b5 Linux (sorry I haven't had > time to load the newest version). > > > > > when passing variables by redirect you must use [interpret] and [raw] to format the > > variables in the url prior to the redirect or they truncate. > > Could you provide an example? I have not noticed this to be true and > I use redirect with variables. the first variable passes fine its if you pass two or more.others had this problem i found the answer in the archives.[redirect url=[url]cgi-bin/blahblah.tpl?file=[interpret][file][/interpret]&itemID=[interpret][itemID][/interpret][/url]]works..... file=[file] and itemid=[itemid][redirect url=[url]cgi-bin/blahblah.tpl?file=[file]&itemID=[itemID][/url]]does not work.... sends file=[file] and item=> > > > > > the option for [GETMIMEHEADER ] for name^'host' does not work so that there needs to be > > two versions written - one for linux with 'host' and one for NT with 'HTTP-HOST' > > This is due solely to platform differences; NT returns a different > environment string from Apache; nothing that WebCat can do about it.understand but if name^ was available it would match both platforms. anyway it is important to note for anyone using cookies.> > > > > > random sort does not work. > > Could you be specific? Grant worked hard to get the random to work in > a correct fashion on all platforms.could be 3.0 old problem. i woked around it so i dont use it anymore.> > > > > > le does not work it is actually equivelent to less than. > > Are you sure that you are testing for what you think you are testing? > Again, I do not see this problem.could be 3.0 test platform again.> > > > > > Thats it.... > > jym > > > > John Peacock > > ############################################################# > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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since i built and tested on 3.x on NT and only recently moved to 4.0 on linux for production. it is posible that random is a 3.0 issue.John Peacock wrote:> See comments below > > Jym Duane wrote: > > > > snip %< > > > > format command when applied to a longer number than the number of places that you wish > > to format to [format thousands .6d] 1234567890 [/format] brings absolutely wierd > > results and as such was useless as i tries to find the largest number in a sequence. > > also it is unfortunate you cannot get rid of the commas.(without a character replace) > > _Numbers_ don't have commas and should not be formatted except for > display. What are you expecting the above [format] to look like? It > should display _minimum_ width of 6 digits left padded with 0's: > > 1,234,567,890i was hoping if you tell it 6 places you get 6 places. not much in the samples/docs on that subject. it pads but i guess does not truncate.anyway there was no solution to sort an existing set of numbers truncate to six places and find the greatest number.to this problem in the archives everyone just says use a database and increment by one so thats what we do now.> > > which is what I see with 4.0.2 NT and 4.0b5 Linux (sorry I haven't had > time to load the newest version). > > > > > when passing variables by redirect you must use [interpret] and [raw] to format the > > variables in the url prior to the redirect or they truncate. > > Could you provide an example? I have not noticed this to be true and > I use redirect with variables. the first variable passes fine its if you pass two or more.others had this problem i found the answer in the archives.[redirect url=[url]cgi-bin/blahblah.tpl?file=[interpret][file][/interpret]&itemID=[interpret][itemID][/interpret][/url]]works..... file=[file] and itemid=[itemid][redirect url=[url]cgi-bin/blahblah.tpl?file=[file]&itemID=[itemID][/url]]does not work.... sends file=[file] and item=> > > > > > the option for [GETMIMEHEADER ] for name^'host' does not work so that there needs to be > > two versions written - one for linux with 'host' and one for NT with 'HTTP-HOST' > > This is due solely to platform differences; NT returns a different > environment string from Apache; nothing that WebCat can do about it.understand but if name^ was available it would match both platforms. anyway it is important to note for anyone using cookies.> > > > > > random sort does not work. > > Could you be specific? Grant worked hard to get the random to work in > a correct fashion on all platforms.could be 3.0 old problem. i woked around it so i dont use it anymore.> > > > > > le does not work it is actually equivelent to less than. > > Are you sure that you are testing for what you think you are testing? > Again, I do not see this problem.could be 3.0 test platform again.> > > > > > Thats it.... > > jym > > > > John Peacock > > ############################################################# > 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 -- Affordable - Powerful - Internet Jym Duane -President - CyberLive, Inc. Phone: (949) 443-1323 Fax: (949)443-1360 Email: sales@cyberlive.com Web: http://www.cyberlive.com 34700 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 306, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624############################################################# 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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