Re: Fwd: Protect Tag and Groups

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 15972
interpreted = N
texte = A good course of action for what you are describing is to leave the [protect] tag and Multigroupchecker alone and write your own verification system. The [protect ] tag is just shorthand for the following: [include file=multigroupchecker&groups=]. So, create a webdna [include] file that accesses your database and checks whatever information you require. If you need to throw up the authenticate dialog, use the [authenticate] tag. Look at the contents of the multigroup checker for a good starting point.John.>I found a reference to this kind of problem in the archive for the list. >... and it seems a solution. > > > John Hill (johnh@smithmicro.com > >To add to my last email, just change the multigroup checker to look at >your >new user database file, if youd like, and you can still use the [protect] >tag! > >John. > > >Is it only possible to define groups which the [protect] tag will work >with other than those in the Users.db. It seems to me the cgi is >programed only to recognize that particular database. I would like to >create another separate database if I can for use with this tag. Is that >possible. If so how? > >RH Prouty >bristol@interpage.net John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing Pacific Coast Software eCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Fwd: Protect Tag and Groups (John Hill 1998)
  2. Fwd: Protect Tag and Groups (RH Prouty 1998)
A good course of action for what you are describing is to leave the [protect] tag and Multigroupchecker alone and write your own verification system. The [protect ] tag is just shorthand for the following: [include file=multigroupchecker&groups=]. So, create a webdna [include] file that accesses your database and checks whatever information you require. If you need to throw up the authenticate dialog, use the [authenticate] tag. Look at the contents of the multigroup checker for a good starting point.John.>I found a reference to this kind of problem in the archive for the list. >... and it seems a solution. > > > John Hill (johnh@smithmicro.com > >To add to my last email, just change the multigroup checker to look at >your >new user database file, if youd like, and you can still use the [protect] >tag! > >John. > > >Is it only possible to define groups which the [protect] tag will work >with other than those in the Users.db. It seems to me the cgi is >programed only to recognize that particular database. I would like to >create another separate database if I can for use with this tag. Is that >possible. If so how? > >RH Prouty >bristol@interpage.net John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing Pacific Coast Software eCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com John Hill

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