Re: See [shell]s
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. wrote: > Yeah, I know, its a bad pun... > > I am having a problem with the [shell] context. Mainly, that if there > is an error, the output is suppressed. It appears as though, if the > shell script runs without an issue, that the expected output occurs. > But, if there is a problem, no output into WebDNA is visible - you get a > blank page. This makes it very difficult to troubleshoot. Is this an > issue caused by WebDNA, or do *nix operating systems (in this case OSX) > not return visible errors from the command prompt to users that a human > operator cannot log into to see (in this case www)? Is there any way > that anyone can think of where the output to 'www' can be recorded in > the event of an error (such as a log file)? Or can 'www' be turned into > a user where I can log into it to test scripts out (without screwing > anything else up)? All permissions appear to be correct, so I do not > think that is the problem. But, it would be a lot easier to > troubleshoot if I could see what was going on. > > Anyone of you unix gurus have any ideas? > > Thanks, > Dennis Hi Dennis, Are you seeing anything in the source of the "blank page" when this occurs? Are you sure you have isolated the "blank page" problem to a [shell] error? My reasoning is that if you have code that results in a missing end [text] context, or code that is missing an HTML ending element, you can get the "blank page" syndrome. Other than that, I've only used [shell] in a limited fashion... however, wouldn't a failing shell command record to standard error logs? Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center <- Web Development, DTP, Consulting, and Labels -> <- Fabricated Art (Metal, Glass, Kustom Paint) -> PH:> (608) 770-3822 | FAX:>(608) 291-2024 WEB:> http://www.euca.us & http://www.egg.bz =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. wrote: > Yeah, I know, its a bad pun... > > I am having a problem with the [shell] context. Mainly, that if there > is an error, the output is suppressed. It appears as though, if the > shell script runs without an issue, that the expected output occurs. > But, if there is a problem, no output into WebDNA is visible - you get a > blank page. This makes it very difficult to troubleshoot. Is this an > issue caused by WebDNA, or do *nix operating systems (in this case OSX) > not return visible errors from the command prompt to users that a human > operator cannot log into to see (in this case www)? Is there any way > that anyone can think of where the output to 'www' can be recorded in > the event of an error (such as a log file)? Or can 'www' be turned into > a user where I can log into it to test scripts out (without screwing > anything else up)? All permissions appear to be correct, so I do not > think that is the problem. But, it would be a lot easier to > troubleshoot if I could see what was going on. > > Anyone of you unix gurus have any ideas? > > Thanks, > Dennis Hi Dennis, Are you seeing anything in the source of the "blank page" when this occurs? Are you sure you have isolated the "blank page" problem to a [shell] error? My reasoning is that if you have code that results in a missing end [text] context, or code that is missing an HTML ending element, you can get the "blank page" syndrome. Other than that, I've only used [shell] in a limited fashion... however, wouldn't a failing shell command record to standard error logs? Donovan -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE EUCA Design Center <- Web Development, DTP, Consulting, and Labels -> <- Fabricated Art (Metal, Glass, Kustom Paint) -> PH:> (608) 770-3822 | FAX:>(608) 291-2024 WEB:> http://www.euca.us & http://www.egg.bz =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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