Re: cart converting to scientific notation format
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 37888
interpreted = N
texte = trevor crist wrote: > > I am only using the [cart] to create unique session > numbers. In other words, it is in the URL/forms, etc. > I am not utilizing the cart files at all. > > When it starts doing this any new cart value created > on any webcat page starts showing up in scientific > notation. > > For example, I can query a test page with no webDNA > except for one tag - [cart]. When I hit the page > with my browser, it gives me: > 9.9785184610026e 015 or equivalent. Restarting > Webcat makes it go back to: > 99713812813147 or equivalent. > > It would be helpful for me in troubleshooting to know > how WebCat creates a unique [cart] value. Does anyone > know how those values are determined? I understand it > is some combination of date, time, etc. However, does > Webcat have an internal process that creates each cart > value based upon previous values created, or does it > simply create a new value each time based upon time > and date, etc? > The [cart] code is proprietary; I wouldn't expect any more details than that. It is guaranteed to produce unique values (as long as the clock has not been reset) per machine (i.e. you COULD see the same cart number on two different machines). Try this: [cart] And see if the cart displays in scientific notation.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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trevor crist wrote: > > I am only using the [cart] to create unique session > numbers. In other words, it is in the URL/forms, etc. > I am not utilizing the cart files at all. > > When it starts doing this any new cart value created > on any webcat page starts showing up in scientific > notation. > > For example, I can query a test page with no webDNA > except for one tag - [cart]. When I hit the page > with my browser, it gives me: > 9.9785184610026e 015 or equivalent. Restarting > Webcat makes it go back to: > 99713812813147 or equivalent. > > It would be helpful for me in troubleshooting to know > how WebCat creates a unique [cart] value. Does anyone > know how those values are determined? I understand it > is some combination of date, time, etc. However, does > Webcat have an internal process that creates each cart > value based upon previous values created, or does it > simply create a new value each time based upon time > and date, etc? > The [cart] code is proprietary; I wouldn't expect any more details than that. It is guaranteed to produce unique values (as long as the clock has not been reset) per machine (i.e. you COULD see the same cart number on two different machines). Try this: [cart] And see if the cart displays in scientific notation.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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