Re: newbie Q: [cart] documentation
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
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texte = At 7:52 AM 11/10/99, Joseph D'Andrea wrote: >At 5:40 AM 11/10/99, Chris Buxton wrote: >>> All in all, the docs don't look too bad (from the standpoint of zero >>> experience). However, although the [cart], um, *thing* (tag?) is used >>> in examples, it is never documented. >>> >>> I would appreciate a concise description of its use. >>> > >Yeah... I had the saem feeling. Look in the pdf document and search for >[cart] and you will find a one paragraph description of the smart cart >feature.... buried in the TeaRoom database tutorial.Thanks, Joe.I had found a similar reference to this in the [NewCart] command documentation, but I was looking for a definitive description of it. One gets a feeling for what it does by reading *all* of the available documentation, but it doesn't have its own listing.Will SM/PCS ever completely document WebCat? Not just all of the tags, but also all of the details such as Ken Grome's very valuable lesson about form variables vs text variables.There seem to be similar omissions all over the place - as a new user, I can't really put my finger on all the things that aren't there, but I know that what I've read so far is incomplete. I've seen other middleware/database products with bad documentation, but this really is taking a bad practice to the extreme!A good quickstart guide would probably suffice, or at least bring it up to par with the competition; a tutorial just doesn't cut it. Also, it would be helpful if everything in the PDF file were also in the HTML version (such as the tutorial). _________________________ Chris Buxton Web Application Developer------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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At 7:52 AM 11/10/99, Joseph D'Andrea wrote: >At 5:40 AM 11/10/99, Chris Buxton wrote: >>> All in all, the docs don't look too bad (from the standpoint of zero >>> experience). However, although the [cart], um, *thing* (tag?) is used >>> in examples, it is never documented. >>> >>> I would appreciate a concise description of its use. >>> > >Yeah... I had the saem feeling. Look in the pdf document and search for >[cart] and you will find a one paragraph description of the smart cart >feature.... buried in the TeaRoom database tutorial.Thanks, Joe.I had found a similar reference to this in the [NewCart] command documentation, but I was looking for a definitive description of it. One gets a feeling for what it does by reading *all* of the available documentation, but it doesn't have its own listing.Will SM/PCS ever completely document WebCat? Not just all of the tags, but also all of the details such as Ken Grome's very valuable lesson about form variables vs text variables.There seem to be similar omissions all over the place - as a new user, I can't really put my finger on all the things that aren't there, but I know that what I've read so far is incomplete. I've seen other middleware/database products with bad documentation, but this really is taking a bad practice to the extreme!A good quickstart guide would probably suffice, or at least bring it up to par with the competition; a tutorial just doesn't cut it. Also, it would be helpful if everything in the PDF file were also in the HTML version (such as the tutorial). _________________________ Chris Buxton Web Application Developer------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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