Re: cart converting to scientific notation format
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Do you have a page on which we might see this phenomenon? MikeOn Wednesday, August 15, 2001, at 02:13 PM, trevor crist wrote:> I am only using the [cart] to create unique session > numbers. In other words, it is in the URL/forms, etc. > I am not utilizing the cart files at all. > > When it starts doing this any new cart value created > on any webcat page starts showing up in scientific > notation. > > For example, I can query a test page with no webDNA > except for one tag - [cart]. When I hit the page > with my browser, it gives me: > 9.9785184610026e 015 or equivalent. Restarting > Webcat makes it go back to: > 99713812813147 or equivalent. > > It would be helpful for me in troubleshooting to know > how WebCat creates a unique [cart] value. Does anyone > know how those values are determined? I understand it > is some combination of date, time, etc. However, does > Webcat have an internal process that creates each cart > value based upon previous values created, or does it > simply create a new value each time based upon time > and date, etc? > > Thanks. > > - Trevor > > --- John Peacock
wrote: >> trevor crist wrote: >>> >>> As stated in the first email, I am NOT using >> [math] >>> with [cart] anywhere on the system. The system >>> starting producing carts in scientific notation >> format >>> again today. Once again, restarting webcat solved >> the >>> problem. >>> >>> Any ideas? The exact same code never did this with >> an >>> earlier version of webcat, which leads me to >> believe >>> there is some issue with webcat 4. >>> >>> How does webcat determine cart values when it >> assigns >>> them? >>> >> >> Where do you see the cart listed in scientific >> notation? Is the cart >> file named in scientific notation? Is the [cart] >> variable in the URL >> notated? If you stick >> >> <-- [cart] --> >> >> on any page, what does it show? Show us the code; >> just saying it is >> displaying in scientific notation is non-responsive. >> >> I have never seen this except when someone was >> trying to manipulate >> the cart in some fashion (you should treat it >> read-only). >> >> John >> >> -- >> John Peacock >> Director of Information Research and Technology >> Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group >> 4720 Boston Way >> Lanham, MD 20706 >> 301-459-3366 x.5010 >> fax 301-429-5747 >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger > http://phonecard.yahoo.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 digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > 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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Do you have a page on which we might see this phenomenon? MikeOn Wednesday, August 15, 2001, at 02:13 PM, trevor crist wrote:> I am only using the [cart] to create unique session > numbers. In other words, it is in the URL/forms, etc. > I am not utilizing the cart files at all. > > When it starts doing this any new cart value created > on any webcat page starts showing up in scientific > notation. > > For example, I can query a test page with no webDNA > except for one tag - [cart]. When I hit the page > with my browser, it gives me: > 9.9785184610026e 015 or equivalent. Restarting > Webcat makes it go back to: > 99713812813147 or equivalent. > > It would be helpful for me in troubleshooting to know > how WebCat creates a unique [cart] value. Does anyone > know how those values are determined? I understand it > is some combination of date, time, etc. However, does > Webcat have an internal process that creates each cart > value based upon previous values created, or does it > simply create a new value each time based upon time > and date, etc? > > Thanks. > > - Trevor > > --- John Peacock wrote: >> trevor crist wrote: >>> >>> As stated in the first email, I am NOT using >> [math] >>> with [cart] anywhere on the system. The system >>> starting producing carts in scientific notation >> format >>> again today. Once again, restarting webcat solved >> the >>> problem. >>> >>> Any ideas? The exact same code never did this with >> an >>> earlier version of webcat, which leads me to >> believe >>> there is some issue with webcat 4. >>> >>> How does webcat determine cart values when it >> assigns >>> them? >>> >> >> Where do you see the cart listed in scientific >> notation? Is the cart >> file named in scientific notation? Is the [cart] >> variable in the URL >> notated? If you stick >> >> <-- [cart] --> >> >> on any page, what does it show? Show us the code; >> just saying it is >> displaying in scientific notation is non-responsive. >> >> I have never seen this except when someone was >> trying to manipulate >> the cart in some fashion (you should treat it >> read-only). >> >> John >> >> -- >> John Peacock >> Director of Information Research and Technology >> Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group >> 4720 Boston Way >> Lanham, MD 20706 >> 301-459-3366 x.5010 >> fax 301-429-5747 >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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/ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger > http://phonecard.yahoo.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 digest@talk.smithmicro.com> > 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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