Re: Tip: upgrading to WebCatalog 3.x, fields to watch for

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 23019
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texte = Hey,Thanks for the tip.Is there a more comprehensive list?Thanks, Paul>Hi, we have noticed that a few people have had trouble with some of their >WebDNA templates when upgrading to WebCatalog 3.x. The symptom is that the >page shows up either blank or halfway filled-out, stopping for no apparent >reason. The problem stems from the new [Text] context, because some people >already have a field named text in their databases. This conflicts with >the context of the same name. Similar things arose when we added the [URL] >context in 2.x > >Solution: rename any database fields that are named text, url, etc. >(basically you shouldn't use any fieldnames that WebCatalog already uses >for context names). > >Problem: > >[search db=xx.db] >[founditems] > [text] <-- this used to work, but now WebCatalog thinks it's meant > <-- to be [text]SomeVariable=Some Words[/text], so it prints > <-- an error message saying it can't find the ending [/text] >[/founditems] >[/search] > >Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== >Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, >San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon >619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/|\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ _/_/_/Paul Uttermohlen, Internet Marketspace, Inc. \_\_\_\_ _/_/_/ mailto:paul@ims1.com - Website Development \_\_\_\_ _/_/_/ Business - _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ _/_/_/ Real Estate - _\_\_\_\_ _/_/_/Websites - Children _/ _\_\_\_ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Tip: upgrading to WebCatalog 3.x, fields to watch for (PCS Technical Support 1999)
  2. Re: Tip: upgrading to WebCatalog 3.x, fields to watch for (Kenneth Grome 1999)
  3. Re: Tip: upgrading to WebCatalog 3.x, fields to watch for (Paul Uttermohlen 1999)
  4. Tip: upgrading to WebCatalog 3.x, fields to watch for (PCS Technical Support 1999)
Hey,Thanks for the tip.Is there a more comprehensive list?Thanks, Paul>Hi, we have noticed that a few people have had trouble with some of their >WebDNA templates when upgrading to WebCatalog 3.x. The symptom is that the >page shows up either blank or halfway filled-out, stopping for no apparent >reason. The problem stems from the new [text] context, because some people >already have a field named text in their databases. This conflicts with >the context of the same name. Similar things arose when we added the [url] >context in 2.x > >Solution: rename any database fields that are named text, url, etc. >(basically you shouldn't use any fieldnames that WebCatalog already uses >for context names). > >Problem: > >[search db=xx.db] >[founditems] > [text] <-- this used to work, but now WebCatalog thinks it's meant > <-- to be [text]SomeVariable=Some Words[/text], so it prints > <-- an error message saying it can't find the ending [/text] >[/founditems] >[/search] > >Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== >Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, >San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon >619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/|\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ _/_/_/Paul Uttermohlen, Internet Marketspace, Inc. \_\_\_\_ _/_/_/ mailto:paul@ims1.com - Website Development \_\_\_\_ _/_/_/ Business - _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ _/_/_/ Real Estate - _\_\_\_\_ _/_/_/Websites - Children _/ _\_\_\_ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Paul Uttermohlen

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