Re: dynamic PDF no longer working?
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Glad you got it fixed.The general rule that I have found with dynamic PDFs is to put everything inside [RAW] tags except your WebDNA code.On 05/11/2004, at 5:30 AM, Marc Thompson wrote:> THANK YOU!> I got it to work by rearranging the [Raw][/Raw] tags within the PDF. > Apparently WebCatalog was encountering something within the PDF that > it thought it should interpret? I carefully combed through the ASCII > PDF file (the include file) and placed [Raw] tags wherever there was > somthing that didn't need to be interpreted by WC.>> Works like a champ now...>> Many thanks to all who responded. I will stay on the list and lend a > hand whenver I can.>> Marc>> Stuart Tremain wrote:>> Marc>> You may need to add a cache clearing snippet, I use >> &id=[Random][random][random] in strings and the equivalent in forms >> to get over that problem. There are a few other methods documented >> in the archives.>> We didn't have any problems moving our dynamic pdf stuff from v4 to >> v5 to v6>> Are your server prefs set to NOT cache templates ?>> Does your include file start with [RAW] and end with [/RAW] ?>> On 04/11/2004, at 12:00 PM, Marc Thompson wrote:>>> I get different results almost every time. The server returns a >>> portion of a tpl page. Not sure exactly which one. It sometimes >>> returns just the first few lines of an AdminSearch.tpl page I'd been >>> using earlier.>>>>>> It sometimes gives me a dialogue box asking me how I want to hangle >>> the file. My browser sees it as MIME/type application/octet-stream? >>> WebCatalog shouldn't be handing back Binary, UUencoded or PC >>> executable!>>>>>> Yesterday when I was testing, I tried it and it returned a header >>> image from another project entirely.>>> That's why I thing WebCatalog is returning cached data.>>>>>> Main thing is I run the same code on ver.4.0.2 and it works like a >>> champ, has fro a couple of years. Running the same identical code >>> on ver. 6.0 gives me a headache!>>>>>> Marc>>>>>> Stuart Tremain wrote:>>>>>>> What are your results ?>>>> On 04/11/2004, at 10:27 AM, Marc Thompson wrote:>>>>>>>>> Stuart,>>>>> I just tried hard coding all values and it still doesn't work? I >>>>> get the same behavior as before.>>>>>>>>>> Marc>>>>>>>>>> Stuart Tremain wrote:>>>>>>>>>>> Marc>>>>>> If you hard code the variables into your include sting do you get >>>>>> the expected result ?>>>>>> On 04/11/2004, at 10:05 AM, Marc Thompson wrote:>>>>>>>>>>>>> I looked through the talk list archives for a couple of hours >>>>>>> and couldn't find anything that helps.>>>>>>> Anyone have any ideas???>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marc>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marc Thompson wrote:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have a site that populates a PDF file based on a database >>>>>>>> query. It's currently running fine on version 4.0.2. We've >>>>>>>> upgraded our dev environment to WebDNA ver. 6.0 and now the >>>>>>>> process fails?>>>>>>>> We've not changed anything except upgrading to version 6? What >>>>>>>> can I look at to resolve this problem? Anyone else >>>>>>>> experienced this?>>>>>>>> Here's a snippet of the code that's not working since the >>>>>>>> upgrade:>>>>>>>> [writefile file=data/[dir]/[cart].pdf&secure=f][include >>>>>>>> file=dynamic.pdf[formvariables name=_&exact=F]&[getchars >>>>>>>> start=2][name][/getchars]=[url][value][/url][/ >>>>>>>> formvariables]&Total_Price=[_Total_Price]&_cart=[cart]][/ >>>>>>>> writefile] I'm get back stange results from the server, they >>>>>>>> keep changing? Looks like it might be returning cached info >>>>>>>> to my browser??? Very wierd...>>>>>>>> Your assistance is appreciated...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> ------------------------------------------->>>>>>> Marc Thompson>>>>>>> Software Engineer>>>>>>> Office of Information Technology>>>>>>> University of Utah>>>>>>> 801.585.9264>>>>>>> marc.thompson@utah.edu>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>>>>> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards>>>>>> Stuart Tremain>>>>>> idfk web developments>>>>>> 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia>>>>>> t +612 9908 2134>>>>>> f +612 9908 4837>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>>>> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>> ------------------------------------------->>>>> Marc Thompson>>>>> Software Engineer>>>>> Office of Information Technology>>>>> University of Utah>>>>> 801.585.9264>>>>> marc.thompson@utah.edu>>>>> ------------------------------------------->>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>>> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards>>>> Stuart Tremain>>>> idfk web developments>>>> 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia>>>> t +612 9908 2134>>>> f +612 9908 4837>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>> -- >>> ------------------------------------------->>> Marc Thompson>>> Software Engineer>>> Office of Information Technology>>> University of Utah>>> 801.585.9264>>> marc.thompson@utah.edu>>> ------------------------------------------->>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>> Regards>> Stuart Tremain>> idfk web developments>> 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia>> t +612 9908 2134>> f +612 9908 4837>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>> -- > -------------------------------------------> Marc Thompson> Software Engineer> Office of Information Technology> University of Utah> 801.585.9264> marc.thompson@utah.edu> ------------------------------------------->> -------------------------------------------------------------> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>RegardsStuart Tremainidfk web developments114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australiat +612 9908 2134f +612 9908 4837-------------------------------------------------------------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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Glad you got it fixed.The general rule that I have found with dynamic PDFs is to put everything inside [raw] tags except your WebDNA code.On 05/11/2004, at 5:30 AM, Marc Thompson wrote:> THANK YOU!> I got it to work by rearranging the [raw][/Raw] tags within the PDF. > Apparently WebCatalog was encountering something within the PDF that > it thought it should interpret? I carefully combed through the ASCII > PDF file (the include file) and placed [raw] tags wherever there was > somthing that didn't need to be interpreted by WC.>> Works like a champ now...>> Many thanks to all who responded. I will stay on the list and lend a > hand whenver I can.>> Marc>> Stuart Tremain wrote:>> Marc>> You may need to add a cache clearing snippet, I use >> &id=[random][random][random] in strings and the equivalent in forms >> to get over that problem. There are a few other methods documented >> in the archives.>> We didn't have any problems moving our dynamic pdf stuff from v4 to >> v5 to v6>> Are your server prefs set to NOT cache templates ?>> Does your include file start with [raw] and end with [/RAW] ?>> On 04/11/2004, at 12:00 PM, Marc Thompson wrote:>>> I get different results almost every time. The server returns a >>> portion of a tpl page. Not sure exactly which one. It sometimes >>> returns just the first few lines of an AdminSearch.tpl page I'd been >>> using earlier.>>>>>> It sometimes gives me a dialogue box asking me how I want to hangle >>> the file. My browser sees it as MIME/type application/octet-stream? >>> WebCatalog shouldn't be handing back Binary, UUencoded or PC >>> executable!>>>>>> Yesterday when I was testing, I tried it and it returned a header >>> image from another project entirely.>>> That's why I thing WebCatalog is returning cached data.>>>>>> Main thing is I run the same code on ver.4.0.2 and it works like a >>> champ, has fro a couple of years. Running the same identical code >>> on ver. 6.0 gives me a headache!>>>>>> Marc>>>>>> Stuart Tremain wrote:>>>>>>> What are your results ?>>>> On 04/11/2004, at 10:27 AM, Marc Thompson wrote:>>>>>>>>> Stuart,>>>>> I just tried hard coding all values and it still doesn't work? I >>>>> get the same behavior as before.>>>>>>>>>> Marc>>>>>>>>>> Stuart Tremain wrote:>>>>>>>>>>> Marc>>>>>> If you hard code the variables into your include sting do you get >>>>>> the expected result ?>>>>>> On 04/11/2004, at 10:05 AM, Marc Thompson wrote:>>>>>>>>>>>>> I looked through the Talk List archives for a couple of hours >>>>>>> and couldn't find anything that helps.>>>>>>> Anyone have any ideas???>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marc>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marc Thompson wrote:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have a site that populates a PDF file based on a database >>>>>>>> query. It's currently running fine on version 4.0.2. We've >>>>>>>> upgraded our dev environment to WebDNA ver. 6.0 and now the >>>>>>>> process fails?>>>>>>>> We've not changed anything except upgrading to version 6? What >>>>>>>> can I look at to resolve this problem? Anyone else >>>>>>>> experienced this?>>>>>>>> Here's a snippet of the code that's not working since the >>>>>>>> upgrade:>>>>>>>> [writefile file=data/[dir]/[cart].pdf&secure=f][include >>>>>>>> file=dynamic.pdf[formvariables name=_&exact=F]&[getchars >>>>>>>> start=2][name][/getchars]=[url][value][/url][/ >>>>>>>> formvariables]&Total_Price=[_Total_Price]&_cart=[cart]][/ >>>>>>>> writefile] I'm get back stange results from the server, they >>>>>>>> keep changing? Looks like it might be returning cached info >>>>>>>> to my browser??? Very wierd...>>>>>>>> Your assistance is appreciated...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> ------------------------------------------->>>>>>> Marc Thompson>>>>>>> Software Engineer>>>>>>> Office of Information Technology>>>>>>> University of Utah>>>>>>> 801.585.9264>>>>>>> marc.thompson@utah.edu>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------->>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>>>>> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards>>>>>> Stuart Tremain>>>>>> idfk web developments>>>>>> 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia>>>>>> t +612 9908 2134>>>>>> f +612 9908 4837>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>>>> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>> ------------------------------------------->>>>> Marc Thompson>>>>> Software Engineer>>>>> Office of Information Technology>>>>> University of Utah>>>>> 801.585.9264>>>>> marc.thompson@utah.edu>>>>> ------------------------------------------->>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>>> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards>>>> Stuart Tremain>>>> idfk web developments>>>> 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia>>>> t +612 9908 2134>>>> f +612 9908 4837>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>>> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>>> -- >>> ------------------------------------------->>> Marc Thompson>>> Software Engineer>>> Office of Information Technology>>> University of Utah>>> 801.585.9264>>> marc.thompson@utah.edu>>> ------------------------------------------->>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->>> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>>>>>>> Regards>> Stuart Tremain>> idfk web developments>> 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia>> t +612 9908 2134>> f +612 9908 4837>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>> -- > -------------------------------------------> Marc Thompson> Software Engineer> Office of Information Technology> University of Utah> 801.585.9264> marc.thompson@utah.edu> ------------------------------------------->> -------------------------------------------------------------> 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://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>RegardsStuart Tremainidfk web developments114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australiat +612 9908 2134f +612 9908 4837-------------------------------------------------------------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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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