Re: Paths, relative paths, webstar server setup and security (Mac)
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texte = Sleep deprivation must be setting in. I see now that you've already answered my question!Sorry!Sandy<>Also, for neatnicks who like to organize everything into folders, what >WebCatalog files have to be together? Do databases have to be in the >same folder as Webstar or WebCatalog or the templates that use themMost of the guts of the WebCatalog folder should stay together, but the examples (TeaRoom, GeneralStore) were designed as completely moveable folders with all relative paths. So you can drag them aywhere and they will still work. Your projects should be organized the same way.If you have some [include] files or databases that are used in all your projects, then you can put them in a folder at the root of the W* hierarchy and access them as absolute paths like the following:[include /globals/header.inc]That preceding / means to look for the file starting at the root, inside a folder called globals (just like URLs). Same with db, as in[search db=/globals/taxRates.db]You can also look 'up' one folder or more by using relative paths like this (also just like URLs):[include ../header.inc] or [include ../../header.inc]All of these paths are relative to the template itself. So if the db is in the same folder as the template, then you don't need to use / or anything. If you want to look down inside a folder that is at the same level as your template, then do this:[search db=LocalFolder/xx.db]Notice that without the preceding /, it looks in the same folder as the template for a folder called LocalFolder.>
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Sleep deprivation must be setting in. I see now that you've already answered my question!Sorry!Sandy<>Also, for neatnicks who like to organize everything into folders, what >WebCatalog files have to be together? Do databases have to be in the >same folder as Webstar or WebCatalog or the templates that use themMost of the guts of the WebCatalog folder should stay together, but the examples (TeaRoom, GeneralStore) were designed as completely moveable folders with all relative paths. So you can drag them aywhere and they will still work. Your projects should be organized the same way.If you have some
[include] files or databases that are used in all your projects, then you can put them in a folder at the root of the W* hierarchy and access them as absolute paths like the following:[include /globals/header.inc]That preceding / means to look for the file starting at the root, inside a folder called globals (just like URLs). Same with db, as in[search db=/globals/taxRates.db]You can also look 'up' one folder or more by using relative paths like this (also just like URLs):[include ../header.inc] or [include ../../header.inc]All of these paths are relative to the template itself. So if the db is in the same folder as the template, then you don't need to use / or anything. If you want to look down inside a folder that is at the same level as your template, then do this:[search db=LocalFolder/xx.db]Notice that without the preceding /, it looks in the same folder as the template for a folder called LocalFolder.>
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