Re: WebCatalog and directory indexing
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = It gives a volume path to make debugging easier. Since you can edit the error message you can change the path specification to [thisURL] if you'd rather have a URL path. Editing this message is probably the best way to handle the directory indexing problem.John.>I currently have WebTen set up to disallow directory indexing (ie: if >there's no index.html file in a directory, the user does *not* get a >listing of all the files in the directory). This works fine except for >those domains that require WebCatalog to process the index page. In those >domains, if you go directory browsing instead of getting a nasty >Forbidden message from the server, WebCat prints out: > >Error: template 'My Hard Drive:Some Folder:WebTen >v2.0:WebSites:domain.com:subdirectory:index.tmpl' not found > >Is there any way to get WebCat to pass off control in this situation so >that I can get the server's forbidding Forbidden message instead? Or do >I need to edit ErrorMessages.db to emulate the style? While on the >subject, why does WebCat give a volume-style path instead of a web path? > >Rob Marquardt >Designer/Resident Wirehead >Toast Design > >300 First Avenue North, Suite 150 >Minneapolis MN 55401 >612.330.9863 v >612.321.9424 f >www.toastdesign.com John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing Pacific Coast Software eCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com
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It gives a volume path to make debugging easier. Since you can edit the error message you can change the path specification to
[thisurl] if you'd rather have a URL path. Editing this message is probably the best way to handle the directory indexing problem.John.>I currently have WebTen set up to disallow directory indexing (ie: if >there's no index.html file in a directory, the user does *not* get a >listing of all the files in the directory). This works fine except for >those domains that require WebCatalog to process the index page. In those >domains, if you go directory browsing instead of getting a nasty >Forbidden message from the server, WebCat prints out: > >Error: template 'My Hard Drive:Some Folder:WebTen >v2.0:WebSites:domain.com:subdirectory:index.tmpl' not found > >Is there any way to get WebCat to pass off control in this situation so >that I can get the server's forbidding Forbidden message instead? Or do >I need to edit ErrorMessages.db to emulate the style? While on the >subject, why does WebCat give a volume-style path instead of a web path? > >Rob Marquardt >Designer/Resident Wirehead >Toast Design > >300 First Avenue North, Suite 150 >Minneapolis MN 55401 >612.330.9863 v >612.321.9424 f >www.toastdesign.com John A. Hill, V.P. Marketing Pacific Coast Software eCommerce / Web Developer Tools http://www.smithmicro.com
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