Re: [WebDNA] Date error

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2017


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 113634
interpreted = N
texte = 1229 Yeah.. not the way I would have =93fixed=94 it. :-) Donovan On Jun 22, 2017, at 6:59 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote: > Turns out the WebDNA version is 8.1 >=20 > Putting &command=3Dshowcart in the url caused problems. >=20 > Namely reporting it was version 6.2 (why that happens is beyond me) >=20 > Created problems with [DATE %Y]=20 >=20 > I haven=92t investigated any other code to determine if there are any = other issues. >=20 > I guess a left over of the =93fix=94 you referred to. >=20 > Obviously the old insecure way of putting command and the db path in = the url has been outdated for many years but I guess that is what = happens when you are working on someones old code. >=20 > Kind regards >=20 > Stuart Tremain > Pharoah Lane Software > AUSTRALIA > webdna@idfk.com.au >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >> On 23 Jun 2017, at 01:15, Donovan Brooke wrote: >>=20 >> Version 6.2 had some URL vulnerabilities that were =93fixed=94 (I use = quotes because it wasn=92t a graceful fix) in later versions. =20 >>=20 >>=20 >> Donovan >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On Jun 21, 2017, at 5:51 PM, Stuart Tremain = wrote: >>=20 >>> It turns out that there is some code in the url that is causing = WebDNA to have a problem. >>>=20 >>> I have reported this to WebDNA. >>>=20 >>> Kind regards >>>=20 >>> Stuart Tremain >>> Pharoah Lane Software >>> AUSTRALIA >>> webdna@idfk.com.au >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>> On 22 Jun 2017, at 02:11, Brian Fries wrote: >>>>=20 >>>> Sounds like you=92ve got a variable named =93DATE=94 defined = somewhere, overriding the [date] WebDNA tag. >>>>=20 >>>> Could be a formvariable, text or math variable, DB field name, or = an ORDERFILE header. >>>>=20 >>>> - Brian >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>> On Jun 20, 2017, at 11:09 PM, Stuart Tremain = wrote: >>>>>=20 >>>>> I have just come across this on a site I am working on. >>>>>=20 >>>>> [DATE %Y] returns 06/21/2017%Y] >>>>>=20 >>>>> I would expect it to return 2017 >>>>>=20 >>>>> WebDNA v 6.2, I don=92t know what OS it is on as I don=92t have = access outside the sandbox but I suspect CentOS. >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Kind regards >>>>>=20 >>>>> Stuart Tremain >>>>> Pharoah Lane Software >>>>> AUSTRALIA >>>>> webdna@idfk.com.au >>>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list = talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: = http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >>>=20 >>> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list = talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: = http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- This message = is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list = talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: = http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us . Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Date error (Donovan Brooke 2017)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Date error (Stuart Tremain 2017)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Date error (Brian Fries 2017)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Date error (Donovan Brooke 2017)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Date error (Stuart Tremain 2017)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Date error (Brian Fries 2017)
  7. [WebDNA] Date error (Stuart Tremain 2017)
1229 Yeah.. not the way I would have =93fixed=94 it. :-) Donovan On Jun 22, 2017, at 6:59 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote: > Turns out the WebDNA version is 8.1 >=20 > Putting &command=3Dshowcart in the url caused problems. >=20 > Namely reporting it was version 6.2 (why that happens is beyond me) >=20 > Created problems with [DATE %Y]=20 >=20 > I haven=92t investigated any other code to determine if there are any = other issues. >=20 > I guess a left over of the =93fix=94 you referred to. >=20 > Obviously the old insecure way of putting command and the db path in = the url has been outdated for many years but I guess that is what = happens when you are working on someones old code. >=20 > Kind regards >=20 > Stuart Tremain > Pharoah Lane Software > AUSTRALIA > webdna@idfk.com.au >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >> On 23 Jun 2017, at 01:15, Donovan Brooke wrote: >>=20 >> Version 6.2 had some URL vulnerabilities that were =93fixed=94 (I use = quotes because it wasn=92t a graceful fix) in later versions. =20 >>=20 >>=20 >> Donovan >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On Jun 21, 2017, at 5:51 PM, Stuart Tremain = wrote: >>=20 >>> It turns out that there is some code in the url that is causing = WebDNA to have a problem. >>>=20 >>> I have reported this to WebDNA. >>>=20 >>> Kind regards >>>=20 >>> Stuart Tremain >>> Pharoah Lane Software >>> AUSTRALIA >>> webdna@idfk.com.au >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>> On 22 Jun 2017, at 02:11, Brian Fries wrote: >>>>=20 >>>> Sounds like you=92ve got a variable named =93DATE=94 defined = somewhere, overriding the [date] WebDNA tag. >>>>=20 >>>> Could be a formvariable, text or math variable, DB field name, or = an ORDERFILE header. >>>>=20 >>>> - Brian >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>> On Jun 20, 2017, at 11:09 PM, Stuart Tremain = wrote: >>>>>=20 >>>>> I have just come across this on a site I am working on. >>>>>=20 >>>>> [DATE %Y] returns 06/21/2017%Y] >>>>>=20 >>>>> I would expect it to return 2017 >>>>>=20 >>>>> WebDNA v 6.2, I don=92t know what OS it is on as I don=92t have = access outside the sandbox but I suspect CentOS. >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Kind regards >>>>>=20 >>>>> Stuart Tremain >>>>> Pharoah Lane Software >>>>> AUSTRALIA >>>>> webdna@idfk.com.au >>>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list = talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: = http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >>>=20 >>> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list = talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: = http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list talk@webdna.us >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us >> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 >> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- This message = is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list = talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: = http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list talk@webdna.us To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55 Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us . Donovan Brooke

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