Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile

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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 114906
interpreted = N
texte = 2534 ------=_Part_2978911_1887828090.1570444912043 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I achieved everything that I needed using [writefile].=C2=A0[text] variabl= e passed from the form into the new page succesfully etc. I did things that way about 5-7 years ago and this time around I just thoug= ht [copyfile] was the way to go, but it didn't seem to be after I located t= hose old pages and looked them over. And yes I did have to sprinkle [raw][/raw] here and there within the html c= ode being written into a new file. The last reference to the an error I kept getting:=C2=A0 Error: Error: expe= cted [/IF], but found [/writefile] instead[/writefile] Was being generated by the following javascript within the stuff being writ= ten to the new page, and not because I messed up some webdna code: =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I kept looking at webdna code thinking I messed something up and never look= ed twice at that javascript thinking I needed to [raw][/raw] it. Once I surrounded it with [raw][/raw] the page was written successfully wit= hout that error. Terry Nair pointed out I was overlooking the javascript when using [raw][/r= aw] On Monday, October 7, 2019, 12:55:40 AM CDT, Stuart Tremain wrote: =20 =20 Hi Richard I am not sure if I have the scenarios correct here. 1) You create a new page by copying a template 2) You want [TEXT]name=3Drichard[/TEXT] in the new page (this is the bit th= at I am unsure of) If you want [TEXT]name=3Drichard[/TEXT] to appear in the saved version of t= he page you would need to do this [RAW][TEXT]name=3D[/RAW[name_to_save][RAW= ][/TEXT][/RAW] Doing it this way will ensure that [TEXT]name=3Drichard[/TEXT] is written (= saved) on the new page rather than being a value held in RAM and lost as so= on as the page is loaded. Kind regards Stuart TremainPharoah Lane SoftwareAUSTRALIAwebdna@plsoftware.com.au On 7 Oct 2019, at 01:28, Richard Kwasniewski wrote: I'm creating a a new html page from a form. The user inputs a "page_name" and a "name". I need this "name" to get passe= d into the new page made by copying a template using [copyfile] I need a text variable created on this new page[text]name=3DMelissa[/text](= Melissa is the name being passed via the form in this example) Possible? This is what I'm using for the copyfile command[copyfile from=3Dtemplate.ht= ml&to=3D../[lowercase][page_name][/lowercase].html] I have this in my template that is used to create the new page:[text]name= =3D[name][/text] [name] gets passed just fine from the and gets written into the database.BU= T the variable always is=C2=A0[text]name=3D[name][/text]on the new page cre= ated. This is all the code on the page that gets the input from the form: [append db=3Dpages.db][!] [/!]page_id=3D[page_id][!] [/!]&page_name=3D[url][page_name][/url][!] [/!]&name=3D[url][name][/url][!] [/!][!]&description=3D[url][description][/url][/!][!] [/!]&active=3DNo[!] [/!]&create_time=3D[time][!] [/!]&create_date=3D[date][!] [/!]&create_ipaddress=3D[ipaddress][!] [/!][/append] [copyfile from=3Dcompanion.html&to=3D../[lowercase][page_name][/lowercase].= html] Like always thanks for glancing at this. Richard ---------------------------------------------------------This message is se= nt to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list talk@webdna.usTo un= subscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.usarchives: http://www.webdna.us/pa= ge.dna?numero=3D55Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us ---------------------------------------------------------This message is se= nt to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list talk@webdna.usTo un= subscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.usarchives: http://www.webdna.us/pa= ge.dna?numero=3D55Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us =20 ------=_Part_2978911_1887828090.1570444912043 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I achieved everything that I= needed using [writefile]. 
[text] variable passed from the form into the new page succesfully etc.

I did things that way about 5-7 years ago and this time ar= ound I just thought [copyfile] was the way to go, but it didn't seem to be = after I located those old pages and looked them over.

And= yes I did have to sprinkle [raw][/raw] here and there within the html code= being written into a new file.

The last reference to the= an error I kept getting:
 = ; Error: Error: expected [/IF], but found [/writefile] instead[/writefile]<= /div>

Was being generated by the following javascript within th= e stuff being written to the new page, and not because I messed up some web= dna code:

   <!-- HTML5 shiv and R= espond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
=     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
    <script sr= c=3D"js/html5shiv.js"></script>
    <script= src=3D"js/respond.min.js"></script>
    <![endif]-->

I k= ept looking at webdna code thinking I messed something up and never looked = twice at that javascript thinking I needed to [raw][/raw] it.

Once I surrounded it with [raw][/raw] the page was written successfull= y without that error.

Terry Nair pointed out I was overlo= oking the javascript when using [raw][/raw]




=20
=20
On Monday, October 7, 2019, 12:55:40 AM CDT, Stuart Tre= main <webdna@plsoftware.com.au> wrote:


Hi Richard

I am not sure if I have the scenarios correct here.

1) You create a new page by copying a temp= late

2) You want [TEXT]name=3Drichard[= /TEXT] in the new page (this is the bit that I am unsure of)

If you want [TEXT]name=3Drichard[/TEXT] to appear in= the saved version of the page you would need to do this [RAW][TEXT]name=3D= [/RAW[name_to_save][RAW][/TEXT][/RAW]
= Doing it this way will ensure that [TEXT]name=3Drichard[/TEXT] is written (= saved) on the new page rather than being a value held in RAM and lost as so= on as the page is loaded.

Kind r= egards

Stuart Tremain
Pharoah Lane Software
= AUSTRALIA





On 7 Oct 2019, at 01:28, Ri= chard Kwasniewski <richiekwas@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm creating a a new= html page from a form.

The user inputs a "p= age_name" and a "name". I need this "name" to get passed into the new page = made by copying a template using [copyfile]

I need a text variable created on this new page
[text]name=3DMelissa[/text]
= (Melissa is the name being passed via the form in this example)


=
Possible?
This is what I'm using for the copyfile command
[copyfile from=3Dtemplate.html&to=3D../[lowercase][page_name][/= lowercase].html]

I have this in my template that is used to create the= new page:
[text]name=3D[name][/text]
<= br clear=3D"none" class=3D"yiv1682319431">
[name] gets passed just fine from the and gets written into the database.=
BUT the variable always is 
[text]name=3D[name][/text]
on the new page created.
=
This is all the code on the page that gets the input from the form:

[append db=3Dpages.db][!]
[/!]page_id=3D[page_id][!]
[/!]&page_name=3D[url][page_name][/url][!]
[/!]&name=3D[url][name][/url][!]
[/!][!]&description=3D[url][descr= iption][/url][/!][!]
[/!]&act= ive=3DNo[!]
[/!]&create_time= =3D[time][!]
[/!]&create_date= =3D[date][!]
[/!]&create_ipad= dress=3D[ipaddress][!]
[/!][/appe= nd]


[copyfile from=3Dc= ompanion.html&to=3D../[lowercase][page_name][/lowercase].html]

= Like always thanks for glancing at this.
=

Richard

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  1. Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (Rich Kwas 2019)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (WebDNA Solutions 2019)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (Rich Kwas 2019)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (Stuart Tremain 2019)
  5. RE: [BULK] Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile ("Terry Nair" 2019)
  6. [BULK] Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (Rich Kwas 2019)
  7. RE: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile ("Terry Nair" 2019)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (Rich Kwas 2019)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (WebDNA Solutions 2019)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (Rich Kwas 2019)
  11. RE: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile ("Scott @ Itsula" 2019)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (Rich Kwas 2019)
  13. RE: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile ("Scott @ Itsula" 2019)
  14. Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (Rich Kwas 2019)
  15. Re: [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (WebDNA Solutions 2019)
  16. [WebDNA] Passing a text variable via copyfile (Richard Kwasniewski 2019)
2534 ------=_Part_2978911_1887828090.1570444912043 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I achieved everything that I needed using [writefile].=C2=A0[text] variabl= e passed from the form into the new page succesfully etc. I did things that way about 5-7 years ago and this time around I just thoug= ht [copyfile] was the way to go, but it didn't seem to be after I located t= hose old pages and looked them over. And yes I did have to sprinkle [raw][/raw] here and there within the html c= ode being written into a new file. The last reference to the an error I kept getting:=C2=A0 Error: Error: expe= cted [/IF], but found [/writefile] instead[/writefile] Was being generated by the following javascript within the stuff being writ= ten to the new page, and not because I messed up some webdna code: =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I kept looking at webdna code thinking I messed something up and never look= ed twice at that javascript thinking I needed to [raw][/raw] it. Once I surrounded it with [raw][/raw] the page was written successfully wit= hout that error. Terry Nair pointed out I was overlooking the javascript when using [raw][/r= aw] On Monday, October 7, 2019, 12:55:40 AM CDT, Stuart Tremain wrote: =20 =20 Hi Richard I am not sure if I have the scenarios correct here. 1) You create a new page by copying a template 2) You want [text]name=3Drichard[/TEXT] in the new page (this is the bit th= at I am unsure of) If you want [text]name=3Drichard[/TEXT] to appear in the saved version of t= he page you would need to do this [raw][text]name=3D[/RAW[name_to_save][RAW= ][/TEXT][/RAW] Doing it this way will ensure that [text]name=3Drichard[/TEXT] is written (= saved) on the new page rather than being a value held in RAM and lost as so= on as the page is loaded. Kind regards Stuart TremainPharoah Lane SoftwareAUSTRALIAwebdna@plsoftware.com.au On 7 Oct 2019, at 01:28, Richard Kwasniewski wrote: I'm creating a a new html page from a form. The user inputs a "page_name" and a "name". I need this "name" to get passe= d into the new page made by copying a template using [copyfile] I need a text variable created on this new page[text]name=3DMelissa[/text](= Melissa is the name being passed via the form in this example) Possible? This is what I'm using for the copyfile command[copyfile from=3Dtemplate.ht= ml&to=3D../[lowercase][page_name][/lowercase].html] I have this in my template that is used to create the new page:[text]name= =3D[name][/text] [name] gets passed just fine from the and gets written into the database.BU= T the variable always is=C2=A0[text]name=3D[name][/text]on the new page cre= ated. This is all the code on the page that gets the input from the form: [append db=3Dpages.db][!] [/!]page_id=3D[page_id][!] [/!]&page_name=3D[url][page_name][/url][!] [/!]&name=3D[url][name][/url][!] [/!][!]&description=3D[url][description][/url][/!][!] [/!]&active=3DNo[!] [/!]&create_time=3D[time][!] [/!]&create_date=3D[date][!] [/!]&create_ipaddress=3D[ipaddress][!] [/!][/append] [copyfile from=3Dcompanion.html&to=3D../[lowercase][page_name][/lowercase].= html] Like always thanks for glancing at this. Richard ---------------------------------------------------------This message is se= nt to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list talk@webdna.usTo un= subscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.usarchives: http://www.webdna.us/pa= ge.dna?numero=3D55Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us ---------------------------------------------------------This message is se= nt to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list talk@webdna.usTo un= subscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.usarchives: http://www.webdna.us/pa= ge.dna?numero=3D55Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us =20 ------=_Part_2978911_1887828090.1570444912043 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I achieved everything that I= needed using [writefile]
[text] variable passed from the form into the new page succesfully etc.

I did things that way about 5-7 years ago and this time ar= ound I just thought [copyfile] was the way to go, but it didn't seem to be = after I located those old pages and looked them over.

And= yes I did have to sprinkle [raw][/raw] here and there within the html code= being written into a new file.

The last reference to the= an error I kept getting:
 = ; Error: Error: expected [/IF], but found [/writefile] instead[/writefile]<= /div>

Was being generated by the following javascript within th= e stuff being written to the new page, and not because I messed up some web= dna code:

   <!-- HTML5 shiv and R= espond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
=     <!--[if lt IE 9]>
    <script sr= c=3D"js/html5shiv.js"></script>
    <script= src=3D"js/respond.min.js"></script>
    <![endif]-->

I k= ept looking at webdna code thinking I messed something up and never looked = twice at that javascript thinking I needed to [raw][/raw] it.

Once I surrounded it with [raw][/raw] the page was written successfull= y without that error.

Terry Nair pointed out I was overlo= oking the javascript when using [raw][/raw]




=20
=20
On Monday, October 7, 2019, 12:55:40 AM CDT, Stuart Tre= main <webdna@plsoftware.com.au> wrote:


Hi Richard

I am not sure if I have the scenarios correct here.

1) You create a new page by copying a temp= late

2) You want [text]name=3Drichard[= /TEXT] in the new page (this is the bit that I am unsure of)

If you want [text]name=3Drichard[/TEXT] to appear in= the saved version of the page you would need to do this [raw][text]name=3D= [/RAW[name_to_save][raw][/TEXT][/RAW]
= Doing it this way will ensure that [text]name=3Drichard[/TEXT] is written (= saved) on the new page rather than being a value held in RAM and lost as so= on as the page is loaded.

Kind r= egards

Stuart Tremain
Pharoah Lane Software
= AUSTRALIA





On 7 Oct 2019, at 01:28, Ri= chard Kwasniewski <richiekwas@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm creating a a new= html page from a form.

The user inputs a "p= age_name" and a "name". I need this "name" to get passed into the new page = made by copying a template using [copyfile]

I need a text variable created on this new page
[text]name=3DMelissa[/text]
= (Melissa is the name being passed via the form in this example)


=
Possible?
This is what I'm using for the copyfile command
[copyfile from=3Dtemplate.html&to=3D../[lowercase][page_name][/= lowercase].html]

I have this in my template that is used to create the= new page:
[text]name=3D[name][/text]
<= br clear=3D"none" class=3D"yiv1682319431">
[name] gets passed just fine from the and gets written into the database.=
BUT the variable always is 
[text]name=3D[name][/text]
on the new page created.
=
This is all the code on the page that gets the input from the form:

[append db=3Dpages.db][!]
[/!]page_id=3D[page_id][!]
[/!]&page_name=3D[url][page_name][/url][!]
[/!]&name=3D[url][name][/url][!]
[/!][!]&description=3D[url][descr= iption][/url][/!][!]
[/!]&act= ive=3DNo[!]
[/!]&create_time= =3D[time][!]
[/!]&create_date= =3D[date][!]
[/!]&create_ipad= dress=3D[ipaddress][!]
[/!][/appe= nd]


[copyfile from=3Dc= ompanion.html&to=3D../[lowercase][page_name][/lowercase].html]

= Like always thanks for glancing at this.
=

Richard

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