Re: form data submission gets truncated
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 12001
interpreted = N
texte = Ken:An updated WebCatalog without this limitation will be available in the very near future (not a major update in the future).John.>>>If there's any possibility whatsoever that WebCat is imposing a limit on >>>this, then I need to know that information ASAP. >> >>I just looked at the code, and it gets cut off at 24K inside WebCatalog no >>matter what. > >Therefore, all data entered into a WebDNA form field is truncated at 24K by >WebCat2 ... until a future version is released, right? Thanks! > >Is this 24K limit higher, lower or the same on NT ? > > >>I can see a way of improving this for the next version (at least in the >>plugin). > >Great, it would be a nice feature that's for sure. Now a question: Is this >something that can be made unlimited, or does that break something else, or >isn't that even possible? Just curious ... :) > > >>>Earlier you said WebCat does NOT impose any limits, and now it looks like >>>you're saying you're not sure if WebCatalog itself is set up to go past >>>32K. >> >>I meant that you can create a database with no limit on field length. >>That's different from being able to issue a method=POST greater than 24K. >>If you export large fields from FileMaker Pro, that should work fine. If >>you're trying to use Netscape with forms to add large fields, that will >>not work. > >Yes, this is exactly what my concern is. I know the database will hold more >than 24K in each field, my concern is appending new records and modifying >the data in existing resords from a browser interface. > >I'm trying to create a web site that allows the users to manipulate their >own content without knowing html. They use browser-based forms. > >Since WebCat2 has a 24K limit on the volume of data it writes to any field, >I have to find a way to get around that limit, because most of the chapters >in the online books are longer than 24K. > >It looks like the best method for me now is to rework my databases to >stores long text items in several smaller fields rather than one large >field. > >Oh well, at least I'll know better the next time ... :) > >Sincerely, Ken Grome >WebDNA Solutions John A. Hill Pacific Coast Software 11770 Bernardo Plaza Ct. #453 * Web tools for Macintosh and WinNT * San Diego, CA 92128 http://www.smithmicro.com
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Ken:An updated WebCatalog without this limitation will be available in the very near future (not a major update in the future).John.>>>If there's any possibility whatsoever that WebCat is imposing a limit on >>>this, then I need to know that information ASAP. >> >>I just looked at the code, and it gets cut off at 24K inside WebCatalog no >>matter what. > >Therefore, all data entered into a WebDNA form field is truncated at 24K by >WebCat2 ... until a future version is released, right? Thanks! > >Is this 24K limit higher, lower or the same on NT ? > > >>I can see a way of improving this for the next version (at least in the >>plugin). > >Great, it would be a nice feature that's for sure. Now a question: Is this >something that can be made unlimited, or does that break something else, or >isn't that even possible? Just curious ... :) > > >>>Earlier you said WebCat does NOT impose any limits, and now it looks like >>>you're saying you're not sure if WebCatalog itself is set up to go past >>>32K. >> >>I meant that you can create a database with no limit on field length. >>That's different from being able to issue a method=POST greater than 24K. >>If you export large fields from FileMaker Pro, that should work fine. If >>you're trying to use Netscape with forms to add large fields, that will >>not work. > >Yes, this is exactly what my concern is. I know the database will hold more >than 24K in each field, my concern is appending new records and modifying >the data in existing resords from a browser interface. > >I'm trying to create a web site that allows the users to manipulate their >own content without knowing html. They use browser-based forms. > >Since WebCat2 has a 24K limit on the volume of data it writes to any field, >I have to find a way to get around that limit, because most of the chapters >in the online books are longer than 24K. > >It looks like the best method for me now is to rework my databases to >stores long text items in several smaller fields rather than one large >field. > >Oh well, at least I'll know better the next time ... :) > >Sincerely, Ken Grome >WebDNA Solutions John A. Hill Pacific Coast Software 11770 Bernardo Plaza Ct. #453 * Web tools for Macintosh and WinNT * San Diego, CA 92128 http://www.smithmicro.com
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