RE: 2nd WebCatalog2 Feature Request

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1996


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 10138
interpreted = N
texte = I think this is fine and not burdensome. The number changes I would have to make is minimal. The ability to use application specific field names will make my job easier. I assume, also, that one will also be able to use less that 27 fields.Jim ShaughnessyOn Sat, 7 Dec 1996 17:32:06 -0800 Grant Hulbert wrote: >OK, so now WebCatalog2 can open as many databases as you like, with any fieldnames you like. How important is backwards-compatibility? We're doing our best to maintain a clean upgrade path, but you will definitely need to change your template files a l> >The way it works now, you must modify your Catalog.txt file so that the first line contains the fieldnames sku title description ...etc > >This also means you must now specify the database name whenever you use a command, such as WebCatalog.acgi$search?db=Catalog.txt&template=xxx > >Now I could hack in some code that assumes if you don't specify a database, then it should look for a file called Catalog.txt and assume it has the old 27 fixed fields in it. But I don't like this because I'd rather have error-checking so that if you > >Personally I don't think it's too hard for webmasters to add that first line of fieldnames, and I'd much rather keep the code clean, fast and small. And I also like the new method of explicitly specifying the database you plan to use, rather than having> >Oh, well, these are the problems we knew we'd face as we generalized the database code more. Wait til you see how you get the price information into the shopping cart! > >Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors >Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMill >San Diego, CA 92128 | >619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com > > > Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: 2nd WebCatalog2 Feature Request (herrera@tcimet.net (College Shopping Network) 1996)
  2. Re: 2nd WebCatalog2 Feature Request (GL 1996)
  3. Re: 2nd WebCatalog2 Feature Request (matt@papersite.com (Matthew Steele) 1996)
  4. RE: 2nd WebCatalog2 Feature Request (Jim Shaughnessy 1996)
I think this is fine and not burdensome. The number changes I would have to make is minimal. The ability to use application specific field names will make my job easier. I assume, also, that one will also be able to use less that 27 fields.Jim ShaughnessyOn Sat, 7 Dec 1996 17:32:06 -0800 Grant Hulbert wrote: >OK, so now WebCatalog2 can open as many databases as you like, with any fieldnames you like. How important is backwards-compatibility? We're doing our best to maintain a clean upgrade path, but you will definitely need to change your template files a l> >The way it works now, you must modify your Catalog.txt file so that the first line contains the fieldnames sku title description ...etc > >This also means you must now specify the database name whenever you use a command, such as WebCatalog.acgi$search?db=Catalog.txt&template=xxx > >Now I could hack in some code that assumes if you don't specify a database, then it should look for a file called Catalog.txt and assume it has the old 27 fixed fields in it. But I don't like this because I'd rather have error-checking so that if you > >Personally I don't think it's too hard for webmasters to add that first line of fieldnames, and I'd much rather keep the code clean, fast and small. And I also like the new method of explicitly specifying the database you plan to use, rather than having> >Oh, well, these are the problems we knew we'd face as we generalized the database code more. Wait til you see how you get the price information into the shopping cart! > >Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors >Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMill >San Diego, CA 92128 | >619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com > > > Jim Shaughnessy

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