RE: [WebDNA] WebDNA Newbie Questions

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2008

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texte = Hi JD,I don't know how many pages we're talking about here, or how extensive the site is, but there's no rule that says you have to use .tpl as an extension. All my WebDNA sites use .html. So you could make that change if and be done with the server issue. Shouldn't be hard with a search and replace to pick up all the links.Terry>Hi Donovan,>>Yes, I did look at the mapping instructions at the bottom of the Welcome>Screen:>>Welcome to WebDNA 6.0>for Windows 95/98, NT, 2000, XP, and 2003 Server!>>Unfortunately, after doing all of the mappings and making sure the settings>are as close as they can be. I then click on the "Administration" (or any>other .tpl file), and I get an HTTP 500 Error. The stright html pages seem>to diplay just fine. I don't see anything in the loag as far as errors, so>again, I am completely lost and getting a little frustrated.>>Can anyone guide to to the right direction as to why I would be receiving>these 500 errors, or, is there a log somewhere that the error might be>getting logged?>>Thanks in advance!>>JD>>>-----Original Message----->From: Donovan Brooke [mailto:dbrooke@webdna.us]>Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 12:19 PM>To: talk@webdna.us>Subject: Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA Newbie Questions>>>JD Ready wrote:>>> OK, here's the deal. I am a web developer (ASP/.NET & SQL Server, PHP>> &>> MySQL). I have a friend that is purchasing a website written in WebDNA>> (currently maintained by Jay Van Vark?). The site is currently running>> on a Sun Server running Sparc, and the hosting company is charging an>> arm & a leg).>>>> I am technically in charge of taking over the site, so I am new to>> WebDNA and wanted to get familiar with it. So I downloaded the>> Developer Edition for Windows and I was trying to install on my XP Pro>> machine and have not been successful. The install runs, but the mapping>> does not take place for the .tpl files. I tried to do the mapping>> manually myself but to no avail. So can anyone help me get that going?>>>>Hello again JD, did you have a chance to look at the mapping instructions>for Windows that I mentioned on the HTML forum?>>>>> Now, in addition, I run a Ubuntu server here in my office, but I did not>> see a build for that platform. However, I was surprised to see so many>> platform specific builds. I'm used to seeing generic Linux builds. Why>> are the builds so platform specific? Is it possible to run WebDNA on a>> generic Linux platform? That would allow me to significantly reduce my>> host costs.>>>Probably. I think the only reason there are specific installers is that>things can be in different places and use different libraries for the>different>builds. We are starting development just now (as we only acquired WebDNA>a short time ago) and will be looking at the best ways to move forward with>the Linux installers and support. I have a lot of ideas in that area and we>have some>good potential resources to really improve on the linux versitality during>development.>>>> And finally, is WebDNA generic enough across platforms to run the same>> code on Windows as it does on Linux/Unix? The database back-end for the>> website I will be running is a CSV file that is being exported from>> FileMaker Pro on a Mac. At this point, I am unsure which version of>> WebDNA I will need, but I am assuming the Commerce Edition at a minimum.>>>Yes, That is one of the "plusses" in regards to WebDNA. It works relatively>the same across platforms. There are platform specific contexts and>commands..>but all the core stuff is very portable. The CSV file is the heart of>WebDNA's internal RAM resident table system.. so that will work fine. You>just have to make sure the file format is clean before uploading (file>format>structure is in the docs at dev.webdna.us.>>>>>> Anyway, any help you guys can give me to point me in the right direction>> would be greatly appreciated.>>>> Sincerely,>> JD Ready>>>Respectfully to Chris's suggestion, I would rather suggest that you actually>get started now. WebDNA on XP should run just fine as it is listed as>supported.>However, as I mentioned,>this hasn't been my personal platform of choice and I won't be able to>help much, other than pointing you to the instructions for mapping the>suffixes for Windows.>>However, there are hundreds of Windows Servers running WebDNA out there,>so I am guessing there are people on this list who can help you with>install issues.>>Lastly, Chris and I and others will know a lot more in a couple/few months>about all this stuff I'm sure ;-) (when we are in the thick of development).>>Hope that helps!... and hopefully someone else will chime in to help you>get up and running quickly.>>Donovan>>P.S. Ubuntu is my personal favorite flavor!>>>>-->Donovan D. Brooke PH/FAX: 1 (608) 291-2024>---------------------------------------------->VP>WebDNA Software Corporation>16192 Coastal Highway>Lewes, DE 19958>--------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>--------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.comhttp://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation systemhttp://TightJacket.com -- stylish protection for your laptop--------------------------------------------------------------------------Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure. Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

RE: [WebDNA] WebDNA Newbie Questions (Terry Wilson 2008)
Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA Newbie Questions (Stuart Tremain 2008)
RE: [WebDNA] WebDNA Newbie Questions ("JD Ready" 2008)
Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA Newbie Questions (Donovan Brooke 2008)
Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA Newbie Questions (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2008)

Hi JD,I don't know how many pages we're talking about here, or how extensive the site is, but there's no rule that says you have to use .tpl as an extension. All my WebDNA sites use .html. So you could make that change if and be done with the server issue. Shouldn't be hard with a search and replace to pick up all the links.Terry>Hi Donovan,>>Yes, I did look at the mapping instructions at the bottom of the Welcome>Screen:>>Welcome to WebDNA 6.0>for Windows 95/98, NT, 2000, XP, and 2003 Server!>>Unfortunately, after doing all of the mappings and making sure the settings>are as close as they can be. I then click on the "Administration" (or any>other .tpl file), and I get an HTTP 500 Error. The stright html pages seem>to diplay just fine. I don't see anything in the loag as far as errors, so>again, I am completely lost and getting a little frustrated.>>Can anyone guide to to the right direction as to why I would be receiving>these 500 errors, or, is there a log somewhere that the error might be>getting logged?>>Thanks in advance!>>JD>>>-----Original Message----->From: Donovan Brooke [mailto:dbrooke@webdna.us]>Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 12:19 PM>To: talk@webdna.us>Subject: Re: [WebDNA] WebDNA Newbie Questions>>>JD Ready wrote:>>> OK, here's the deal. I am a web developer (ASP/.NET & SQL Server, PHP>> &>> MySQL). I have a friend that is purchasing a website written in WebDNA>> (currently maintained by Jay Van Vark?). The site is currently running>> on a Sun Server running Sparc, and the hosting company is charging an>> arm & a leg).>>>> I am technically in charge of taking over the site, so I am new to>> WebDNA and wanted to get familiar with it. So I downloaded the>> Developer Edition for Windows and I was trying to install on my XP Pro>> machine and have not been successful. The install runs, but the mapping>> does not take place for the .tpl files. I tried to do the mapping>> manually myself but to no avail. So can anyone help me get that going?>>>>Hello again JD, did you have a chance to look at the mapping instructions>for Windows that I mentioned on the HTML forum?>>>>> Now, in addition, I run a Ubuntu server here in my office, but I did not>> see a build for that platform. However, I was surprised to see so many>> platform specific builds. I'm used to seeing generic Linux builds. Why>> are the builds so platform specific? Is it possible to run WebDNA on a>> generic Linux platform? That would allow me to significantly reduce my>> host costs.>>>Probably. I think the only reason there are specific installers is that>things can be in different places and use different libraries for the>different>builds. We are starting development just now (as we only acquired WebDNA>a short time ago) and will be looking at the best ways to move forward with>the Linux installers and support. I have a lot of ideas in that area and we>have some>good potential resources to really improve on the linux versitality during>development.>>>> And finally, is WebDNA generic enough across platforms to run the same>> code on Windows as it does on Linux/Unix? The database back-end for the>> website I will be running is a CSV file that is being exported from>> FileMaker Pro on a Mac. At this point, I am unsure which version of>> WebDNA I will need, but I am assuming the Commerce Edition at a minimum.>>>Yes, That is one of the "plusses" in regards to WebDNA. It works relatively>the same across platforms. There are platform specific contexts and>commands..>but all the core stuff is very portable. The CSV file is the heart of>WebDNA's internal RAM resident table system.. so that will work fine. You>just have to make sure the file format is clean before uploading (file>format>structure is in the docs at dev.webdna.us.>>>>>> Anyway, any help you guys can give me to point me in the right direction>> would be greatly appreciated.>>>> Sincerely,>> JD Ready>>>Respectfully to Chris's suggestion, I would rather suggest that you actually>get started now. WebDNA on XP should run just fine as it is listed as>supported.>However, as I mentioned,>this hasn't been my personal platform of choice and I won't be able to>help much, other than pointing you to the instructions for mapping the>suffixes for Windows.>>However, there are hundreds of Windows Servers running WebDNA out there,>so I am guessing there are people on this list who can help you with>install issues.>>Lastly, Chris and I and others will know a lot more in a couple/few months>about all this stuff I'm sure ;-) (when we are in the thick of development).>>Hope that helps!... and hopefully someone else will chime in to help you>get up and running quickly.>>Donovan>>P.S. Ubuntu is my personal favorite flavor!>>>>-->Donovan D. Brooke PH/FAX: 1 (608) 291-2024>---------------------------------------------->VP>WebDNA Software Corporation>16192 Coastal Highway>Lewes, DE 19958>--------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>>--------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.comhttp://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation systemhttp://TightJacket.com -- stylish protection for your laptop--------------------------------------------------------------------------Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure. Terry Wilson

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