Re: How to include weather

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 34523
interpreted = N
texte = on 7/11/2000 4:26 PM, Kenneth Grome at ken@simplewebstores.com wrote:>>>> I never tried this but what if you had a trigger that had a [redirec >>>> ftp://weather.noaa.gov/data/summaries/weather/wa.txt] in it. Where >>>> would the file download to? >>> >>> The visitor would get it via ftp, that's what redirect does -- it >>> tells the browser where to go for the file named in the redirect tag. >>> The file will NOT end up on the webcatalog server this way. >> >> This page WOULD BE TRIGGERED by the WebCat... where would the file go >> in this case? I assume it might go to the WebCat directory, but >> again, I have not tried this. > > > I already explained that this file would end up on the visitor's > computer. Redirect does NOT put the file on the server!!! It seems > you do not understand how redirect works, so I will try to explain it: > > The redirect tags creates a special http header that is returned to > the browser. This header tell the browser that the file it was > looking for has moved -- and that the new location of the requested > file is at the url provided in the http header. > > When the browser gets this new url from the http header, it > immediately retrieves it from that location. > This is why the file will NEVER end up on the server ... > > > ================================ > Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net > ================================ Ken, Reread his email. He is referring to using WebCat triggers for the browser. the Question at hand would then be how would WebCat handle a redirect and especially one that leads to an ftp. the redirect will either effect or not effect the WebCat 'browser' as it is emulated by triggers. AJM Alex J. McCombie (800-724-8973) http://OurClients.com Corporate http://McCombie.com Personal (Alex@McCombie.com) http://ClubGab.com/ <--- Now here's a serious Chat Room! --->------------------------------------------------------------- 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: How to include weather (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  2. Re: How to include weather (Jeff Logan 2000)
  3. Re: How to include weather (Alex McCombie 2000)
  4. Re: How to include weather (Alex McCombie 2000)
  5. Re: How to include weather (Aaron Lynch 2000)
  6. Re: How to include weather (Alex McCombie 2000)
  7. Re: How to include weather (Charles Kline 2000)
  8. Re: How to include weather (Charles Kline 2000)
  9. Re: How to include weather (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  10. Re: How to include weather (Dale 2000)
  11. Re: How to include weather (Jeff Logan 2000)
  12. Re: How to include weather (Joseph D'Andrea 2000)
  13. Re: How to include weather (Charles Kline 2000)
  14. Re: How to include weather (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  15. Re: How to include weather (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  16. Re: How to include weather (Jeff Logan 2000)
  17. Re: How to include weather (Charles Kline 2000)
  18. Re: How to include weather (Jeff Logan 2000)
  19. Re: How to include weather (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  20. Re: How to include weather (David M. Dantowitz 2000)
  21. Re: How to include weather (WebDNA Support 2000)
  22. How to include weather (Jeff Logan 2000)
on 7/11/2000 4:26 PM, Kenneth Grome at ken@simplewebstores.com wrote:>>>> I never tried this but what if you had a trigger that had a [redirec >>>> ftp://weather.noaa.gov/data/summaries/weather/wa.txt] in it. Where >>>> would the file download to? >>> >>> The visitor would get it via ftp, that's what redirect does -- it >>> tells the browser where to go for the file named in the redirect tag. >>> The file will NOT end up on the webcatalog server this way. >> >> This page WOULD BE TRIGGERED by the WebCat... where would the file go >> in this case? I assume it might go to the WebCat directory, but >> again, I have not tried this. > > > I already explained that this file would end up on the visitor's > computer. Redirect does NOT put the file on the server!!! It seems > you do not understand how redirect works, so I will try to explain it: > > The redirect tags creates a special http header that is returned to > the browser. This header tell the browser that the file it was > looking for has moved -- and that the new location of the requested > file is at the url provided in the http header. > > When the browser gets this new url from the http header, it > immediately retrieves it from that location. > This is why the file will NEVER end up on the server ... > > > ================================ > Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net > ================================ Ken, Reread his email. He is referring to using WebCat triggers for the browser. the Question at hand would then be how would WebCat handle a redirect and especially one that leads to an ftp. the redirect will either effect or not effect the WebCat 'browser' as it is emulated by triggers. AJM Alex J. McCombie (800-724-8973) http://OurClients.com Corporate http://McCombie.com Personal (Alex@McCombie.com) http://ClubGab.com/ <--- Now here's a serious Chat Room! --->------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Alex McCombie

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