Re: Issues with the default db files ...

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Will it still work like before, except that now it will reference the above files in the current sandbox? Yes. Each sandbox has its own 'system' folder for those dbs. These system folders exist in the new 'Sandboxes' folder located in the WebCatalogEngine folder.> -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > Kenneth Grome > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 12:26 AM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: Issues with the default db files ... > > > Ever since this software has existed, the default behavior has been > that we could refer to certain db files WITHOUT having to use the > actual path to those files. > > In fact, it has never mattered if the path was wrong, because the > webdna software has always 'corrected' the bad path to these db > files. The files I'm referring to are: > > WebCatalog Prefs > users.db > standardconversions.db > errormessages.db > triggers.db > > These db's apparently have their paths hard-coded into the engine. > I learned this many years ago when I put a different users.db into > a separate folder and referred to it via the proper path, but > webcatalog insisted upon ignoring the path I gave it, and instead it > followed the hard-coded path that's apparently built into th engine > code. From what I recall, Grant explained this to me as some kind of > anti-hacking feature. > > My question to SMSI is this: > > Now that there's going to be a separate set of the above files for > each sandbox, what's going to happen to our old webdna code that does > not use a path to these files when we try to use that code on v5? > > Will it still work like before, except that now it will reference the > above files in the current sandbox? > > Or will it break because now it doesn't know which file we are > referring to since those files are not defined by a specific file > path? > -- > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > > PS: My email address is kengrome@softhome.net until further notice. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Issues with the default db files ... (Scott Anderson 2003)
  2. Re: Issues with the default db files ... (Kenneth Grome 2003)
  3. Re: Issues with the default db files ... (Alain Russell 2003)
  4. Re: Issues with the default db files ... (Scott Anderson 2003)
  5. Re: Issues with the default db files ... (Phillip Bonesteele 2003)
  6. Re: Issues with the default db files ... (Kenneth Grome 2003)
  7. Re: Issues with the default db files ... (Alain Russell 2003)
  8. Issues with the default db files ... (Kenneth Grome 2003)
Will it still work like before, except that now it will reference the above files in the current sandbox? Yes. Each sandbox has its own 'system' folder for those dbs. These system folders exist in the new 'Sandboxes' folder located in the WebCatalogEngine folder.> -----Original Message----- > From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of > Kenneth Grome > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 12:26 AM > To: WebDNA Talk > Subject: Issues with the default db files ... > > > Ever since this software has existed, the default behavior has been > that we could refer to certain db files WITHOUT having to use the > actual path to those files. > > In fact, it has never mattered if the path was wrong, because the > webdna software has always 'corrected' the bad path to these db > files. The files I'm referring to are: > > WebCatalog Prefs > users.db > standardconversions.db > errormessages.db > triggers.db > > These db's apparently have their paths hard-coded into the engine. > I learned this many years ago when I put a different users.db into > a separate folder and referred to it via the proper path, but > webcatalog insisted upon ignoring the path I gave it, and instead it > followed the hard-coded path that's apparently built into th engine > code. From what I recall, Grant explained this to me as some kind of > anti-hacking feature. > > My question to SMSI is this: > > Now that there's going to be a separate set of the above files for > each sandbox, what's going to happen to our old webdna code that does > not use a path to these files when we try to use that code on v5? > > Will it still work like before, except that now it will reference the > above files in the current sandbox? > > Or will it break because now it doesn't know which file we are > referring to since those files are not defined by a specific file > path? > -- > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > > PS: My email address is kengrome@softhome.net until further notice. > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Scott Anderson

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