Re: Setting Cart value

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 32611
interpreted = N
texte = Yeah, don't develop on your production machine! Since a development license is free (you do need to know some math ;~), all you need is a machine. With NT anyways, it is possible to use Personal Webserver on your desktop and total outlay to have a development machine is $0. Of course, some people view PWS/IIS as worse than viruses, so YMMV!Here's another sure killer: [math](1+0[/math]) ^---note---^Another thing to do is get an editor that recognizes closures (parens, brackets, etc) and highlights them. Makes it much easier to spot those stupid mistakes. I always recommend http://www.MultiEdit.com; if only they would come out with a Linux version. BBEdit seems to be the favorite in the Mac world.John PeacockMark Derrick wrote: > > Well using [text] we seem to have got most of what we wanted working, thanks for all your help. > > While trying it though, came across this little issue. > > We managed to get the WebDNA wrong, and managed to include this in our code > [text show=f]cart=[GETCOOKIE cookiecart][/math] > (open with [text], close with [/math]), now obviously when you write wrong code, it ain't going to work, but what was interesting, is that this actually caused the server to crash - everytime! > > I always hoped that most CGI's and Plug-Ins were well protected enough so that no matter how wrong you got their commands, they shouldn't cause the whole server to go down. (definitely an issue if you're renting out server space!) > > Any thoughts on this? > > Mark.------------------------------------------------------------- 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://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  2. Re: Setting Cart value (Mark Derrick 2000)
  3. Re: Setting Cart value (Mike Davis 2000)
  4. Re: Setting Cart value (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  5. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  6. Re: Setting Cart value (John Butler 2000)
  7. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  8. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  9. Re: Setting Cart value (Mark Derrick 2000)
  10. Re: Setting Cart value (Mike Davis 2000)
  11. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  12. Re: Setting Cart value (Joseph D'Andrea 2000)
  13. Re: Setting Cart value (Mark Derrick 2000)
  14. Re: Setting Cart value (John Peacock 2000)
  15. Setting Cart value (Mark Derrick 2000)
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Yeah, don't develop on your production machine! Since a development license is free (you do need to know some math ;~), all you need is a machine. With NT anyways, it is possible to use Personal Webserver on your desktop and total outlay to have a development machine is $0. Of course, some people view PWS/IIS as worse than viruses, so YMMV!Here's another sure killer: [math](1+0[/math]) ^---note---^Another thing to do is get an editor that recognizes closures (parens, brackets, etc) and highlights them. Makes it much easier to spot those stupid mistakes. I always recommend http://www.MultiEdit.com; if only they would come out with a Linux version. BBEdit seems to be the favorite in the Mac world.John PeacockMark Derrick wrote: > > Well using [text] we seem to have got most of what we wanted working, thanks for all your help. > > While trying it though, came across this little issue. > > We managed to get the WebDNA wrong, and managed to include this in our code > [text show=f]cart=[GETCOOKIE cookiecart][/math] > (open with [text], close with [/math]), now obviously when you write wrong code, it ain't going to work, but what was interesting, is that this actually caused the server to crash - everytime! > > I always hoped that most CGI's and Plug-Ins were well protected enough so that no matter how wrong you got their commands, they shouldn't cause the whole server to go down. (definitely an issue if you're renting out server space!) > > Any thoughts on this? > > Mark.------------------------------------------------------------- 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://search.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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