Re: webcat nt
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 13774
interpreted = N
texte = >Ok I got things going on the NT server. With the exception of a few >issues.>>1 email resets itself to www.your domain.com after a restart.After a clean shutdown? If this is indeed a bug, then the workaround is to manually edit the WebCatalog Prefs file to change the preference permanently.>2 I cannot initiate webcat as a service, using 2.0 b1.Did you shut down the old service (2.0)? Does the Event Log show any reasons why? Did you perform a standard install?>3 Will webcat mac accept the same type coding ie $command=search>this would help with site transitions.Good idea, but I don't think it made it into 2.0.1 -- but there is a pseudo Mac-compatibility mode for NT that takes advantage of relative paths. If your first entry point into the site is http://server/scripts/webcatalog/$WebCat.exe/xxx.tmpl then all subsequent links can look like
and your browser will automatically insert all the proper stuff to make it work. Even though IIS doesn't understand $ the way Mac does, WebCatalog intercepts and interprets it the same way.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMasterSan Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com
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>Ok I got things going on the NT server. With the exception of a few >issues.>>1 email resets itself to www.your domain.com after a restart.After a clean shutdown? If this is indeed a bug, then the workaround is to manually edit the WebCatalog Prefs file to change the preference permanently.>2 I cannot initiate webcat as a service, using 2.0 b1.Did you shut down the old service (2.0)? Does the Event Log show any reasons why? Did you perform a standard install?>3 Will webcat mac accept the same type coding ie $command=search>this would help with site transitions.Good idea, but I don't think it made it into 2.0.1 -- but there is a pseudo Mac-compatibility mode for NT that takes advantage of relative paths. If your first entry point into the site is http://server/scripts/webcatalog/$WebCat.exe/xxx.tmpl then all subsequent links can look like
and your browser will automatically insert all the proper stuff to make it work. Even though IIS doesn't understand $ the way Mac does, WebCatalog intercepts and interprets it the same way.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMasterSan Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com
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