Re: testing if the field is empty
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texte = http://www.smithmicro.com/webdnareference/this link should be helpful to youanup----- Original Message -----From: Max Utter
To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 6:24 PMSubject: 911: testing if the field is empty> I am now 1 day into WebControl and very frustrated. I can not seem tofind> any where in the docs where they tell what those datarq, as, eq, wo,etc..> things around the fields in [search] are, can anyone tell me where to find> out.>> Also, I am trying to check when a field is empty.>> This works:> [showif [image_width]> ]It has a width number[/showif]>> However, I need an [if][then][else] that will eval to true (then) if> [image_width] is empty. This is so that I can do something like:>> [if ([image_width]>100)|([image_width] is empty)> [then]100[/then]> [else][image_width][/else]> [/if]>> Please help. I have sent SmithMicro three emails and they have not> answered. I must get this project moving and these details are really> hurting.>> Thank You,>> Max> --> Max Utter> President & CEO, menstoys.com> 1113 Spruce Street, suite 103> Boulder, CO 80302>> max@menstoys.com> office: 303 381-2502> fax: 303 381-2504> cell: 303 588-3813>> http://www.menstoys.com/store/home.asp>> > From: John Butler > > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk)> > Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:09:32> > To: (WebCatalog Talk)> > Subject: Re: possible to oscillate between a [redirect] and[authenticate]> > every other login attempt?> >> > Thanks Anup,> >> > I tried that like this-> >> > ___________> >> > [showif [url][password][/url]![url][Decrypt seed=theTree][lookup> > db=dbs/some.db&lookinField=Handle&value=[URL][username][/URL][!]> > [/!]&returnField=Pass¬Found=NotFoundAmigo][/Decrypt][/url]]> >> > [showif [URL][retryCounter][/URL]=%5BretryCounter%5D]> > [math show=F]retryCounter=2[/math]> > [/showif]> >> > [showif [URL][retryCounter][/URL]\2]> > [REDIRECT PassHelp.tmpl?no_cache=[date> > %Y%m%d%m%S]&retryCounter=[retryCounter]]> > [/showif]> >> > [hideif [URL][retryCounter][/URL]\2]> > [authenticate (Use back button for help)]> > [/hideif]> >> > [/showif]> > ______________> >> > ..but notice that when coming in with an odd number for [retryCounter]the> > [autheticate] kicks in and the user cannot get back to the [redirect].I want> > the> > [redirect] to kick back in after some more futile attempts, but how?> >> > -John> >> > Anup Setty wrote:> >> >> You can have a counter,> >>> >> [showif [counter]^counter]> >> [text]counter=0[/text]> >> [/showif]> >>> >> and on each attempt, increment the counter and pass with your> >> form action or URL as a variable.> >>> >> each time the user comes back;> >>> >> [showif [counter]>3] -- whatever the number you want use as limitation> >> [redirect .....]> >> [/showif]> >>> >> hope this works> >>> >> anup> >>> >> ----- Original Message -----> >> From: John Butler > >> To: WebCatalog Talk > >> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 2:53 PM> >> Subject: possible to oscillate between a [redirect] and [authenticate]every> >> other login attempt?> >>> >>> I want it so that if an admin type tries logging in with a badpassword,> >> then he is> >>> redirected to another (help) page... where he has the option (among> >> others) to click a> >>> link to go back to the original login page and try again. So the> >> protection code at> >>> the top of that original login page must not redirect if he is trying> >> again. This I> >>> can do with the below code, but what I haven't figured out is how tocause> >> the redirect> >>> to kick back in and send him back to the help page after [x] more ofhis> >> bad attempts> >>> to get the password right. Maybe this is impossible. Any ideas?> >>>> >>> (as the below code is now, once he uses the link to go back and tryagain> >> ...a> >>> href=login.tmpl?retry=yes... he gets stuck on the [authenticate].He> >> can use the> >>> back button, but can I automate it?)> >>> ________> >>>> >>> [showif [url][password][/url]![url][Decrypt seed=thetree][lookup> >>> db=wzdb/some.db&lookinField=Handle&value=[URL][username][/URL][!]> >>> [/!]&returnField=Pass¬Found=NotFoundAmigo][/Decrypt][/url]]> >>>> >>> [hideif [URL][retry][/URL]=yes]> >>> [REDIRECT PassHelp.tmpl?no_cache=[date %Y%m%d%m%S]]> >>> [/hideif]> >>>> >>> [authenticate (Use back button for help)]> >>>> >>> [/showif]> >>>> >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------> > 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> > > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> 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> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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http://www.smithmicro.com/webdnareference/this link should be helpful to youanup----- Original Message -----From: Max Utter To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 6:24 PMSubject: 911: testing if the field is empty> I am now 1 day into WebControl and very frustrated. I can not seem tofind> any where in the docs where they tell what those datarq, as, eq, wo,etc..> things around the fields in [search] are, can anyone tell me where to find> out.>> Also, I am trying to check when a field is empty.>> This works:> [showif [image_width]> ]It has a width number[/showif]>> However, I need an [if][then][else] that will eval to true (then) if> [image_width] is empty. This is so that I can do something like:>> [if ([image_width]>100)|([image_width] is empty)> [then]100[/then]> [else][image_width][/else]> [/if]>> Please help. I have sent SmithMicro three emails and they have not> answered. I must get this project moving and these details are really> hurting.>> Thank You,>> Max> --> Max Utter> President & CEO, menstoys.com> 1113 Spruce Street, suite 103> Boulder, CO 80302>> max@menstoys.com> office: 303 381-2502> fax: 303 381-2504> cell: 303 588-3813>> http://www.menstoys.com/store/home.asp>> > From: John Butler > > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk)> > Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 16:09:32> > To: (WebCatalog Talk)> > Subject: Re: possible to oscillate between a [redirect] and[authenticate]> > every other login attempt?> >> > Thanks Anup,> >> > I tried that like this-> >> > ___________> >> > [showif [url][password][/url]![url][Decrypt seed=theTree][lookup> > db=dbs/some.db&lookinField=Handle&value=[url][username][/URL][!]> > [/!]&returnField=Pass¬Found=NotFoundAmigo][/Decrypt][/url]]> >> > [showif [url][retryCounter][/URL]=%5BretryCounter%5D]> > [math show=F]retryCounter=2[/math]> > [/showif]> >> > [showif [url][retryCounter][/URL]\2]> > [REDIRECT PassHelp.tmpl?no_cache=[date> > %Y%m%d%m%S]&retryCounter=[retryCounter]]> > [/showif]> >> > [hideif [url][retryCounter][/URL]\2]> > [authenticate (Use back button for help)]> > [/hideif]> >> > [/showif]> > ______________> >> > ..but notice that when coming in with an odd number for [retryCounter]the> > [autheticate] kicks in and the user cannot get back to the [redirect].I want> > the> > [redirect] to kick back in after some more futile attempts, but how?> >> > -John> >> > Anup Setty wrote:> >> >> You can have a counter,> >>> >> [showif [counter]^counter]> >> [text]counter=0[/text]> >> [/showif]> >>> >> and on each attempt, increment the counter and pass with your> >> form action or URL as a variable.> >>> >> each time the user comes back;> >>> >> [showif [counter]>3] -- whatever the number you want use as limitation> >> [redirect .....]> >> [/showif]> >>> >> hope this works> >>> >> anup> >>> >> ----- Original Message -----> >> From: John Butler > >> To: WebCatalog Talk > >> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 2:53 PM> >> Subject: possible to oscillate between a [redirect] and [authenticate]every> >> other login attempt?> >>> >>> I want it so that if an admin type tries logging in with a badpassword,> >> then he is> >>> redirected to another (help) page... where he has the option (among> >> others) to click a> >>> link to go back to the original login page and try again. So the> >> protection code at> >>> the top of that original login page must not redirect if he is trying> >> again. This I> >>> can do with the below code, but what I haven't figured out is how tocause> >> the redirect> >>> to kick back in and send him back to the help page after [x] more ofhis> >> bad attempts> >>> to get the password right. Maybe this is impossible. Any ideas?> >>>> >>> (as the below code is now, once he uses the link to go back and tryagain> >> ...a> >>> href=login.tmpl?retry=yes... he gets stuck on the [authenticate].He> >> can use the> >>> back button, but can I automate it?)> >>> ________> >>>> >>> [showif [url][password][/url]![url][Decrypt seed=thetree][lookup> >>> db=wzdb/some.db&lookinField=Handle&value=[url][username][/URL][!]> >>> [/!]&returnField=Pass¬Found=NotFoundAmigo][/Decrypt][/url]]> >>>> >>> [hideif [url][retry][/URL]=yes]> >>> [REDIRECT PassHelp.tmpl?no_cache=[date %Y%m%d%m%S]]> >>> [/hideif]> >>>> >>> [authenticate (Use back button for help)]> >>>> >>> [/showif]> >>>> >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------> > 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> > > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> 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> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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