Re: Giving out error pages

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 12517
interpreted = N
texte = Kevin, By using a series of [Showif]s on your templates to check for 'error conditions (however YOU define them) you can actually create your own customized error response messages - this is much more powerful than having to utilize a canned set of messages generated by WC. There are several examples in the General Store and Classifieds sites.There are some earlier posts regarding handling error conditions from within WebCat using [showif][hideif]s. You may also modify the message returned by [requiredfieds] by editing the errors.db that WC references (although Grant doesn't recommend it).hope that helps. -marty>I have had Wecat for only two weeks and perhps I am missing something. > >One thing that I notice is that there is little ability to give out error >pages when there is data missing or not inputed correctly. The [required] >field does that but the page that comes up, doesn't show us much. > >Is there plans in the next version to have error pages? Or is there a way >to do it now, and I am missing it because of my lack of knowledge? > >Thanks, >Kev Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Giving out error pages (Marty Schmid 1997)
  2. Re: Giving out error pages (grichter@panavise.com (Gary Richter) 1997)
  3. Giving out error pages (Kevin Furuta 1997)
Kevin, By using a series of [showif]s on your templates to check for 'error conditions (however YOU define them) you can actually create your own customized error response messages - this is much more powerful than having to utilize a canned set of messages generated by WC. There are several examples in the General Store and Classifieds sites.There are some earlier posts regarding handling error conditions from within WebCat using [showif][hideif]s. You may also modify the message returned by [requiredfieds] by editing the errors.db that WC references (although Grant doesn't recommend it).hope that helps. -marty>I have had Wecat for only two weeks and perhps I am missing something. > >One thing that I notice is that there is little ability to give out error >pages when there is data missing or not inputed correctly. The [required] >field does that but the page that comes up, doesn't show us much. > >Is there plans in the next version to have error pages? Or is there a way >to do it now, and I am missing it because of my lack of knowledge? > >Thanks, >Kev Marty Schmid

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