Re: What's wrong with this [append] context?

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 34760
interpreted = N
texte = Just for giggles sake, change the fieldnames in referrer.db to include a prefix of my_, i.e. my_referrer, etc. It is never a good idea to choose field names the same as built-in variables. Also, make sure that the database is, in fact, in the same directory as the template.You should flush before you change the database layout. If you are using a header file (much recommended) you can change that and then perform the flush; your new layout will then be used the next time the database is loaded.John PeacockRobert McPeak wrote: > > Still no luck. Still not working. Here's the context again: > > [append > db=referrer.db]referrer=[REFERRER]&ipaddress=[IPADDRESS]&date=[date]&time=[time][/append] > > Regardless of what [referrer],[ipaddress],[date], and [time] refer to, the > values should still be appended to my db when the page is read, right? > > I want to track where visitors come into my site from. > > I've triple checked the referrer.db. > > What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks. > > >From: Glenn Busbin > >Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > >To: (WebCatalog Talk) > >Subject: Re: What's wrong with this [append] context? > >Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:45:16 > > > >[referrer] refers to the page from which the user just came, not from the > >domain from which he came. It's used like a browsers Back button. Try it on > >a page on your own site. > > > > > > > > >Any guesses why this [append] doesn't work? It's on my > > >index.tpl page. > > >I've hit the page via links at other domains but no append is > > >happening. No > > > > > >new records in referrer.db. Are the values present for these > > >variables? > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > >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/ > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: What's wrong with this [append] context? (John Butler 2000)
  2. Re: What's wrong with this [append] context? (John Peacock 2000)
  3. Re: What's wrong with this [append] context? (Robert McPeak 2000)
  4. Re: What's wrong with this [append] context? (Will Starck 2000)
  5. Re: What's wrong with this [append] context? (Anup Setty 2000)
  6. Re: What's wrong with this [append] context? (Glenn Busbin 2000)
  7. What's wrong with this [append] context? (Robert McPeak 2000)
Just for giggles sake, change the fieldnames in referrer.db to include a prefix of my_, i.e. my_referrer, etc. It is never a good idea to choose field names the same as built-in variables. Also, make sure that the database is, in fact, in the same directory as the template.You should flush before you change the database layout. If you are using a header file (much recommended) you can change that and then perform the flush; your new layout will then be used the next time the database is loaded.John PeacockRobert McPeak wrote: > > Still no luck. Still not working. Here's the context again: > > [append > db=referrer.db]referrer=[referrer]&ipaddress=[ipaddress]&date=[date]&time=[time][/append] > > Regardless of what [referrer],[ipaddress],[date], and [time] refer to, the > values should still be appended to my db when the page is read, right? > > I want to track where visitors come into my site from. > > I've triple checked the referrer.db. > > What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks. > > >From: Glenn Busbin > >Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk) > >To: (WebCatalog Talk) > >Subject: Re: What's wrong with this [append] context? > >Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:45:16 > > > >[referrer] refers to the page from which the user just came, not from the > >domain from which he came. It's used like a browsers Back button. Try it on > >a page on your own site. > > > > > > > > >Any guesses why this [append] doesn't work? It's on my > > >index.tpl page. > > >I've hit the page via links at other domains but no append is > > >happening. No > > > > > >new records in referrer.db. Are the values present for these > > >variables? > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > >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/ > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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/ John Peacock

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