Re: [WebDNA] Re: WebDNA version 7 feature list?
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texte = There is no real new feature in 7.0. It is more a transition version =toward the WebDNA i had in mind when we bought it to SmithMicro.We fixed some remaining bugs and added few things. We also changed the =[append] tag to be much much faster. Here a list:-----Fixed: The serial number validation routine fails out with a wrong =number, and causes the page not reloading.-----The libmysqlclient.so.15/libmysqlclient.so.16 problem for the glibcv3 =version:Ubuntu 10.xx comes with libmysqlclient.so.16, and webdna.fcgi requests =libmysqlclient.so.15The two versions of libmysqlclient aren't binary compatible, which is =why the soname was changed from 15 to 16. There is no way to build a =single binary that works with both libraries. We built two binaries.-----Changed: The 6.2 code always reloaded the db after 100 lines. We changed =this for 1,000 lines on 7.0 code.-----Fixed: the [append] tag was writing to DISK instead or writing to RAM. =It now depends on the AutoCommit value in prefs.If true, it will append each line as before.If false, it will buffer in memory.-----Fixed: the [formvariables] context bug when using =ENCTYPE=3D"multipart/form-data": issue with the processing of multipart =post.-----Fixed: [sendmail] problem with the FreeBSD version beacuse of a =threading problem. Fixed by forcing it to use libpthread instead of =libc_r-----Fixed: bug when the [math] variable name includes a number like in =[math]thetest3=3D43[/math]---New: added the new tag [thirurlplusget]so the [thisurl] tag will produce this:/x/y/z/index.dnaand the [thirurlplusget] tag will produce this:/x/y/z/index.dna?a=3Db&c=3Dd---New: /WebCatalog folder eliminated---New: config file is now webdna.ini---New: [isaccelerated] tag returns "T" or "F"---Fixed: a local copy runs as "licensed" when called through 127.0.0.1 or ="localhost"---Fixed: triggers now work with unlicensed version---Fixed: the triggers are not properly working---New: added a solid blowfish code to [encrypt]---Fixed: [returnraw] - http status codes was not working on all platforms =due of Apache 2.0 changes in the API and also the WebDNA module was not =accommodating all status codes.---Fixed: [createdate] and [moddate] were being confused on unix machines =in both the [listfiles] context and [fileinfo] context.---Fixed: [date format=3D] was not working on all platforms---Fixed: mysql Windows bug---New: xalan and xerces are now integrated into the binary---New: [thishost] shows the server name WebDNA is running on---New: [listallcontexts] shows a list of all reserved context names---New: [thisport] shows the port number of the server WebDNA is running =on.---Bug: xerces has some flaws under OSX. See below[xmlparse =var=3Dxml_var1&source=3D[url]http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/-/v=olleyball[/url]][/xmlparse][xmlnode ref=3Dxml_var1&path=3Dnamed:feed][name]=3D[value]
[xmlnodes] - [name]=3D[value]
[xmlnodes] - [name]=3D[value]
[/xmlnodes][/xmlnodes][/xmlnode]A workaround is to write the WEBDNA to download the XML file, and then =include it in the XMLParsePseudo code:[DOWNLOAD FILE source=3Dhttp://.....][XMLParse vars=3Dblah][include target file.xml][/XMLParse]---Fixed: [setmimeheader] is now working as expectedexample: [setmimeheader name=3DContent-Type&value=3Dtext/xml]---Fixed: [shownext] was not properly working under OSX with apache---Fixed: PATH_TRANSLATED under OSX and Solaris---New: [islicensed] with two values: "T" or "F". If the License number =matches the domain, we will get a "T", otherwise, we get a "F" and =WebDNA will run as freeware.---Fixed: was not working---Fixed: [decrypt] could not decrypt the seed "TEMPLATE", for use with =encrypted templates=20---New: SMTP auth enable with [sendmail].. both a global setting and a =over-riding local setting option (ie. within the [sendmail] context)---Fixed: [setcookie] was not writing anymore to the browser.---Fixed: [redirect] was not working anymore.---Fixed: Passing a value to a page using GET like =test.dna?thetest=3Dthisisasmalltest was just passing "[thetest]" in the =browser: it was not interpreted and showed up.---Fixed: Introducing an URL variable name using a context name was =producing strange results. The ?text=3D bug is now checking for known =contexts, and if it is not a known context, it does the appropriate =thing. For example, the variable setting via GET is working, but the =?text=3D is blocked---Fixed: [appendfile file=3Dtest.html]More text[/appendfile] was creating =an empty file when it should have written "More text" in it. File =permission of index.html was 644---Fixed: [writefile file=3Dtest.html]Some text[/writefile] was creating an =empty file when it should have written "Some text" in it. File =permission of index.html was 660---Fixed: [ipaddress] was not working anymore under OSX---Fixed: [referrer] was showing "FastCGI" instead of the real refering =page under OSX.---Fixed: the delete command could delete items in a database, even when it =is not allowed as a (URL) command.---Deprecated: XML-like syntaxDeprecated: [applescript]Deprecated: phone home systemDeprecated: the URL command systemDeprecated: sandboxes and "global"Deprecated: old licensing system (domain limits, versions=85)On Feb 1, 2011, at 1:33, William DeVaul wrote:> I cannot find this email after searching the archive. Can you please =repost it?>=20> Thanks,> Bill>=20> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 6:14 PM,
=wrote:>>> The CONTEXTS still exist and operate don't they ???>>=20>> The Commerce tags are still active but unsupported (you would have to =test)>>=20>>=20>>> Are you referring to dropping WebMerchant/Store Builder ?>>=20>> exact. All this and all the modifications are listed in my email to =the list from January 25.>>=20>> - chris>>=20>>=20>>=20>>=20>>>=20>>> Regards>>>=20>>> Stuart Tremain>>> IDFK Web Developments>>> AUSTRALIA>>> webdna@idfk.com.au>>>=20>>>=20>>>=20>>>=20>>> On 01/02/2011, at 7:55 AM, christophe.billiottet@webdna.us wrote:>>>=20>>>> Hi William! i guess this question would catch some interest from =our talk list.>>>>=20>>>> The Commerce version has been build almost ten years ago. Some =specific tags, unlocked by the Commerce serial number, were necessary to =use the application. WebDNA Software Corporation had an alternative: =either rebuild and modernize the Commerce code (it has to be mostly =rewritten), or drop it and focuse on the WebDNA language itself, leaving =the WebDNA developers an opportunity to build new and limitless =applications. We chose the second option.>>>>=20>>>> - chris>>>>=20>>>>=20>>>>=20>>>>=20>>>>=20>>>>=20>>>> On Jan 31, 2011, at 13:49, William DeVaul wrote:>>>>=20>>>>> Hi,>>>>>=20>>>>> I recall reading sometime ago that version 7 would drop the =commerce>>>>> features. Can you clarify the version 7 feature set?>>>>>=20>>>>> Thanks,>>>>> Bill>>>>=20>>>> --------------------------------------------------------->>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>>>> the mailing list .>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us>>>=20>>> --------------------------------------------------------->>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>>> the mailing list .>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us>>=20>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us>>=20> ---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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There is no real new feature in 7.0. It is more a transition version =toward the WebDNA i had in mind when we bought it to SmithMicro.We fixed some remaining bugs and added few things. We also changed the =[append] tag to be much much faster. Here a list:-----Fixed: The serial number validation routine fails out with a wrong =number, and causes the page not reloading.-----The libmysqlclient.so.15/libmysqlclient.so.16 problem for the glibcv3 =version:Ubuntu 10.xx comes with libmysqlclient.so.16, and webdna.fcgi requests =libmysqlclient.so.15The two versions of libmysqlclient aren't binary compatible, which is =why the soname was changed from 15 to 16. There is no way to build a =single binary that works with both libraries. We built two binaries.-----Changed: The 6.2 code always reloaded the db after 100 lines. We changed =this for 1,000 lines on 7.0 code.-----Fixed: the [append] tag was writing to DISK instead or writing to RAM. =It now depends on the AutoCommit value in prefs.If true, it will append each line as before.If false, it will buffer in memory.-----Fixed: the [formvariables] context bug when using =ENCTYPE=3D"multipart/form-data": issue with the processing of multipart =post.-----Fixed: [sendmail] problem with the FreeBSD version beacuse of a =threading problem. Fixed by forcing it to use libpthread instead of =libc_r-----Fixed: bug when the [math] variable name includes a number like in =[math]thetest3=3D43[/math]---New: added the new tag [thirurlplusget]so the [thisurl] tag will produce this:/x/y/z/index.dnaand the [thirurlplusget] tag will produce this:/x/y/z/index.dna?a=3Db&c=3Dd---New: /WebCatalog folder eliminated---New: config file is now webdna.ini---New: [isaccelerated] tag returns "T" or "F"---Fixed: a local copy runs as "licensed" when called through 127.0.0.1 or ="localhost"---Fixed: triggers now work with unlicensed version---Fixed: the triggers are not properly working---New: added a solid blowfish code to [encrypt]---Fixed: [returnraw] - http status codes was not working on all platforms =due of Apache 2.0 changes in the API and also the WebDNA module was not =accommodating all status codes.---Fixed: [createdate] and [moddate] were being confused on unix machines =in both the [listfiles] context and [fileinfo] context.---Fixed: [date format=3D] was not working on all platforms---Fixed: mysql Windows bug---New: xalan and xerces are now integrated into the binary---New: [thishost] shows the server name WebDNA is running on---New: [listallcontexts] shows a list of all reserved context names---New: [thisport] shows the port number of the server WebDNA is running =on.---Bug: xerces has some flaws under OSX. See below[xmlparse =var=3Dxml_var1&source=3D[url]http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/-/v=olleyball[/url]][/xmlparse][xmlnode ref=3Dxml_var1&path=3Dnamed:feed][name]=3D[value]
[xmlnodes] - [name]=3D[value]
[xmlnodes] - [name]=3D[value]
[/xmlnodes][/xmlnodes][/xmlnode]A workaround is to write the WEBDNA to download the XML file, and then =include it in the XMLParsePseudo code:[DOWNLOAD FILE source=3Dhttp://.....][XMLParse vars=3Dblah][include target file.xml][/XMLParse]---Fixed: [setmimeheader] is now working as expectedexample: [setmimeheader name=3DContent-Type&value=3Dtext/xml]---Fixed: [shownext] was not properly working under OSX with apache---Fixed: PATH_TRANSLATED under OSX and Solaris---New: [islicensed] with two values: "T" or "F". If the License number =matches the domain, we will get a "T", otherwise, we get a "F" and =WebDNA will run as freeware.---Fixed: was not working---Fixed: [decrypt] could not decrypt the seed "TEMPLATE", for use with =encrypted templates=20---New: SMTP auth enable with [sendmail].. both a global setting and a =over-riding local setting option (ie. within the [sendmail] context)---Fixed: [setcookie] was not writing anymore to the browser.---Fixed: [redirect] was not working anymore.---Fixed: Passing a value to a page using GET like =test.dna?thetest=3Dthisisasmalltest was just passing "[thetest]" in the =browser: it was not interpreted and showed up.---Fixed: Introducing an URL variable name using a context name was =producing strange results. The ?text=3D bug is now checking for known =contexts, and if it is not a known context, it does the appropriate =thing. For example, the variable setting via GET is working, but the =?text=3D is blocked---Fixed: [appendfile file=3Dtest.html]More text[/appendfile] was creating =an empty file when it should have written "More text" in it. File =permission of index.html was 644---Fixed: [writefile file=3Dtest.html]Some text[/writefile] was creating an =empty file when it should have written "Some text" in it. File =permission of index.html was 660---Fixed: [ipaddress] was not working anymore under OSX---Fixed: [referrer] was showing "FastCGI" instead of the real refering =page under OSX.---Fixed: the delete command could delete items in a database, even when it =is not allowed as a (URL) command.---Deprecated: XML-like syntaxDeprecated: [applescript]Deprecated: phone home systemDeprecated: the URL command systemDeprecated: sandboxes and "global"Deprecated: old licensing system (domain limits, versions=85)On Feb 1, 2011, at 1:33, William DeVaul wrote:> I cannot find this email after searching the archive. Can you please =repost it?>=20> Thanks,> Bill>=20> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 6:14 PM, =wrote:>>> The CONTEXTS still exist and operate don't they ???>>=20>> The Commerce tags are still active but unsupported (you would have to =test)>>=20>>=20>>> Are you referring to dropping WebMerchant/Store Builder ?>>=20>> exact. All this and all the modifications are listed in my email to =the list from January 25.>>=20>> - chris>>=20>>=20>>=20>>=20>>>=20>>> Regards>>>=20>>> Stuart Tremain>>> IDFK Web Developments>>> AUSTRALIA>>> webdna@idfk.com.au>>>=20>>>=20>>>=20>>>=20>>> On 01/02/2011, at 7:55 AM, christophe.billiottet@webdna.us wrote:>>>=20>>>> Hi William! i guess this question would catch some interest from =our Talk List.>>>>=20>>>> The Commerce version has been build almost ten years ago. Some =specific tags, unlocked by the Commerce serial number, were necessary to =use the application. WebDNA Software Corporation had an alternative: =either rebuild and modernize the Commerce code (it has to be mostly =rewritten), or drop it and focuse on the WebDNA language itself, leaving =the WebDNA developers an opportunity to build new and limitless =applications. We chose the second option.>>>>=20>>>> - chris>>>>=20>>>>=20>>>>=20>>>>=20>>>>=20>>>>=20>>>> On Jan 31, 2011, at 13:49, William DeVaul wrote:>>>>=20>>>>> Hi,>>>>>=20>>>>> I recall reading sometime ago that version 7 would drop the =commerce>>>>> features. Can you clarify the version 7 feature set?>>>>>=20>>>>> Thanks,>>>>> Bill>>>>=20>>>> --------------------------------------------------------->>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>>>> the mailing list .>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us>>>=20>>> --------------------------------------------------------->>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>>> the mailing list .>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us>>=20>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us>>=20> ---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us
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