Re: Giving out error pages

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1997

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 12515
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texte = >I have had Wecat for only two weeks and perhps I am missing something.>>One thing that I notice is that there is little ability to give out error>pages when there is data missing or not inputed correctly. The [required]>field does that but the page that comes up, doesn't show us much.>>Is there plans in the next version to have error pages? Or is there a way>to do it now, and I am missing it because of my lack of knowledge?>>Thanks,>KevWhat type of errors?If it as simple as someone not filing in a field then you do it yourselfusing some of the code found in the PCS/Starnine examples. Like on a pageyou would append or replace try like this example[showif [form.firm]=]You must enter a Rep Firm Name
Use yourBrowser back button to return to the previous page.[/showif][showif [form.contact]=]You must enter a Contact Name
Useyour Browser back button to return to the previous page.[/showif][showif [form.tradech]=]You must click on one of the TradeChannel buttons
Use your Browser back button to return to the previouspage.[/showif][showif [form.rtype]=]You must click on one of the JobFunction
Use your Browser back button to return to the previouspage.[/showif][showif [math]errorCount[/math]=0]This New Rep Data is now in the DataBase
[append/webcatalog/rep.db]sku=[form.sku]&firm=[URL][form.firm][/URL]&contact=[URL][form.contact][/URL]&addr1=[URL][form.addr1][/URL]&addr2=[URL][form.addr2][/URL]&phnum=[URL][form.phnum][/URL]&faxnum=[URL][form.faxnum][/URL]&em=[form.em]&hmpage=[form.hmpage]&tradech=[form.tradech]&rtype=[form.rtype][/append][closedatabase /webcatalog/rep.db][/showif]I have a simple text doc that contains all kinds of code snips that I cutand paste and edit into any new stuff I am making so I don't have tore-type all the time. The above missing field stuff is an example ifsomebody says doing it this way is to much to type everytime :)===============================================Gary Richter PanaVise Products, Inc. 7540 Colbert Dr. Reno, Nevada 89511 Ph: 702.850.2900 Fx: 702.850.2929 Email: grichter@panavise.com http://www.panavise.com=============================================== Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: Giving out error pages (Marty Schmid 1997)
Re: Giving out error pages (grichter@panavise.com (Gary Richter) 1997)
Giving out error pages (Kevin Furuta 1997)

>I have had Wecat for only two weeks and perhps I am missing something.>>One thing that I notice is that there is little ability to give out error>pages when there is data missing or not inputed correctly. The [required]>field does that but the page that comes up, doesn't show us much.>>Is there plans in the next version to have error pages? Or is there a way>to do it now, and I am missing it because of my lack of knowledge?>>Thanks,>KevWhat type of errors?If it as simple as someone not filing in a field then you do it yourselfusing some of the code found in the PCS/Starnine examples. Like on a pageyou would append or replace try like this example[math]errorCount=0[/math]>[showif [form.firm]=]You must enter a Rep Firm Name
Use yourBrowser back button to return to the previous page.[math]errorCount=errorCount+1[/math]>[/showif][showif [form.contact]=]You must enter a Contact Name
Useyour Browser back button to return to the previous page.[math]errorCount=errorCount+1[/math]>[/showif][showif [form.tradech]=]You must click on one of the TradeChannel buttons
Use your Browser back button to return to the previouspage.[math]errorCount=errorCount+1[/math]>[/showif][showif [form.rtype]=]You must click on one of the JobFunction
Use your Browser back button to return to the previouspage.[math]errorCount=errorCount+1[/math]>[/showif][showif [math]errorCount[/math]=0]This New Rep Data is now in the DataBase
[append/webcatalog/rep.db]sku=[form.sku]&firm=[url][form.firm][/URL]&contact=[url][form.contact][/URL]&addr1=[url][form.addr1][/URL]&addr2=[url][form.addr2][/URL]&phnum=[url][form.phnum][/URL]&faxnum=[url][form.faxnum][/URL]&em=[form.em]&hmpage=[form.hmpage]&tradech=[form.tradech]&rtype=[form.rtype][/append][closedatabase /webcatalog/rep.db][/showif]I have a simple text doc that contains all kinds of code snips that I cutand paste and edit into any new stuff I am making so I don't have tore-type all the time. The above missing field stuff is an example ifsomebody says doing it this way is to much to type everytime :)===============================================Gary Richter PanaVise Products, Inc. 7540 Colbert Dr. Reno, Nevada 89511 Ph: 702.850.2900 Fx: 702.850.2929 Email: grichter@panavise.com http://www.panavise.com=============================================== grichter@panavise.com (Gary Richter)

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