Re: WebCat 4 crashes WebStar / Shownext Links
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 36929
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texte = DELETED wrote: > > > This is a problem with the [searchstring] tag. The solution is 'just > don't use it'. Instead, write your search parameters manually in your > shownext links. > Or you can use [searchstring] AS IT WAS DESIGNED and not worry about it. [searchstring] returns EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO THE SEARCH. That includes start= and max= if you included them in the original search because you were going to be using [shownext]. It also includes command=search (which is what most people forget). If you have a well formed search, on any subsequent page all you need to have is: [ShowNext position=begin&method=post&max=1]
[/ShowNext]or [ShowNext position=begin&max=1]
Show items [start]-[end] [/ShowNext]and the [searchstring] includes EVERYTHING else you need. The example in the docs incorrectly includes command=search which will cause the WebCat server process to eventually run out of buffer and crash. PLEASE SMSI - FIX THIS LONGSTANDING DOCUMENTATION PROBLEM!!!!!But the context does work (I use that first example above on all of my sites)!But don't let me bully you - try it for yourself. Include a [shownext] on a page in a search context and just put the [searchstring] tag in there and look at the source text. Don't make it part of an href line, just put it there in an HTML comment. I prefer to see the method=post version because it is much more readable (IMO), but you don't need to do that to see what is there.John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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DELETED wrote: > > > This is a problem with the [searchstring] tag. The solution is 'just > don't use it'. Instead, write your search parameters manually in your > shownext links. > Or you can use [searchstring] AS IT WAS DESIGNED and not worry about it. [searchstring] returns EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO THE SEARCH. That includes start= and max= if you included them in the original search because you were going to be using [shownext]. It also includes command=search (which is what most people forget). If you have a well formed search, on any subsequent page all you need to have is: [ShowNext position=begin&method=post&max=1] [/ShowNext]or [ShowNext position=begin&max=1] Show items [start]-[end]
[/ShowNext]and the [searchstring] includes EVERYTHING else you need. The example in the docs incorrectly includes command=search which will cause the WebCat server process to eventually run out of buffer and crash. PLEASE SMSI - FIX THIS LONGSTANDING DOCUMENTATION PROBLEM!!!!!But the context does work (I use that first example above on all of my sites)!But don't let me bully you - try it for yourself. Include a [shownext] on a page in a search context and just put the [searchstring] tag in there and look at the source text. Don't make it part of an href line, just put it there in an HTML comment. I prefer to see the method=post version because it is much more readable (IMO), but you don't need to do that to see what is there.John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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