Re: [WebDNA] improvements

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2015


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texte = Got my vote. Kind regards Stuart Tremain IDFK Web Developments AUSTRALIA webdna@idfk.com.au > On 17 Jan 2015, at 1:00 am, christophe.billiottet@webdna.us wrote: >=20 > If we work on the [switch] cell to introduce the full set of = comparisons available with [showif], will you all still need the = [elseif] ? > I ask because if seems to me this is something missing with [switch] = that should have been there in the first place, but the [elseif] concept = could show a little bit heavy and less elegant=E2=80=A6 >=20 > - chris >=20 >=20 >> On 15 Jan 2015, at 20:58, iPhonzie@G wrote: >>=20 >> The do/while and repeat/until scenarios can be easily enough managed = with [loop], so that doesn=E2=80=99t bother me enough to need the = additional tags, but I would love to see [break] available in EVERY = looping context - founditems, listwords, formvariables, etc. >>=20 >>=20 >> [elseif] would be a great addition for situations where you have a = number of mutually exclusive conditions that are to complex for = [switch]. I have lots of code that looks like this: >>=20 >> [if (condition1)] >> [then] >> do stuff 1 >> [/then] >> [else] >> [if (condition2)] >> [then] >> do stuff 2 >> [/then] >> [else] >> [if (condition3)] >> [then] >> do stuff 3 >> [/then] >> [else] >> do default stuff >> [/else] >> [/if] >> [/else] >> [/if] >> [/else] >> [/if] >>=20 >> This would be much nicer if I could write: >>=20 >> [if (condition1)] >> [then] >> do stuff 1 >> [/then] >> [elseif (condition2)] >> do stuff 2 >> [/elseif] >> [elseif (condition3)] >> do stuff 3 >> [/elseif] >> [else] >> do default stuff >> [/else] >> [/if] >>=20 >>=20 >> This could similarly be addressed with an alternative form of = switch/case. One possibility would be if no parameters are in the = [switch] tag, then [if]-style comparisons could be put into each [case] = tag: >>=20 >> [switch] >> [case (condition1)] >> do stuff 1 >> [/case] >> [case (condition2)] >> do stuff 2 >> [/case] >> [case (condition3)] >> do stuff 3 >> [/case] >> [default] >> do default stuff >> [/default] >> [/switch] >>=20 >>=20 >> =E2=80=94 Brian Fries >>=20 >> On January 15, 2015 at 9:34:47 AM, Psi Prime Inc, Matthew A Perosi = (matt@psiprime.com) wrote: >>=20 >>> There have been plenty of time when I needed a [do]/[while] or a=20 >>> [repeat]/[until] statement.=20 >>>=20 >>> The [removehtml] needs to be improved to recognize the new format = for=20 >>> HTML. Instead of removing HTML tags formatted like this:=20 >>> =20 >>> it needs to also recognize this new format like this:=20 >>> =20 >>>=20 >>> Secure cookies are a good idea and I could use those too.=20 >>>=20 >>> -Matt=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> On 1/15/2015 11:23 AM, christophe.billiottet@webdna.us wrote:=20 >>>> Some possible ideas; please explain specifically what you want with = "[elseif] to [if] context" and the [switch]=20 >>>>=20 >>>> The "commerce tags" are not supported anymore. Also, PostGres is = not on the roadmap at this time.=20 >>>>=20 >>>> You have had an opportunity earlier.=20 >>>>=20 >>>> - chris=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>> On 15 Jan 2015, at 18:56, Donovan Brooke wrote:=20= >>>>>=20 >>>>> If resources are going to be put into development rather than = marketing, why not make some *standardized* improvements that will = attract new users.=20 >>>>> I=E2=80=99m talking about things that programmers look for in a = language.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Off the top of my head:=20 >>>>> [elseif] to [if] context.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Database support, starting with PostGres=20 >>>>> ie. [SQLConnect dbtype=3DPostGres]=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> [sendmail] (local) override (instead of global server setting) of = things like smtp port/auth, TLS settings, etc.. We already have the = roadmap to make that local.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> [switch..] context with more comparison options.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Add Md5 (and other newer encryption, digest, etc.) to encrypt..=20 >>>>> for md5, just copy APOP. APOP is not very descriptive.=20 >>>>> [encrypt method=3Dmd5][/encrypt]=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> secure param for setcookie=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Some other improvements off the top of my head:=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> For the commerce tags (which, yes, they are still very = useful):=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6..=20 >>>>> [listHeaders][/listHeaders]=20 >>>>> ie.:=20 >>>>> [orderfile cart=3D[cart]]=20 >>>>> [listHeaders name=3DAccountnum]=20 >>>>> [name]=3D[value]
=20 >>>>> [/listheaders]=20 >>>>> [/orderfile]=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> would produce:=20 >>>>> accountnum=3D=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> =3D=3D=20 >>>>> Ability to set a flag to use a WebDNA Database with [orderfile] = instead of the=20 >>>>> order files that are created.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> =3D=3D=20 >>>>> Ability to specify a unique ID within [addlineitems..], instead of = sku=20 >>>>> [addlineitems uniqueID=3Dp_id&p_id=3DX&cart=3D[cart]][/addlineitems]= =20 >>>>> = =E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2= =80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80= =A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6= =E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6...=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> "Best Match" used in WebDNA Search system is munged when using the = Summ=3DT param. <=E2=80=94 I don=E2=80=99t think that ever got fixed.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Improvements to [removehtml]:=20 >>>>> specify only parts of the html syntax... such as:=20 >>>>> [removehtml comments]=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> New SiteBuilder?=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> code for Payment and Shipping Gateway API=E2=80=99s.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------=20 >>>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to=20 >>>>> the mailing list .=20 >>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: =20 >>>>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us=20 >>>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us=20 >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------=20 >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to=20 >>>> the mailing list .=20 >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: =20 >>>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us=20 >>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> --=20 >>>> Matthew A Perosi=20 >>>> Corporate Consultant=20 >>>> Mobile Marketing Expert=20 >>>> Senior Web Developer=20 >>>> SEO Analyst & Educator=20 >>>> matt@psiprime.com=20 >>>>=20 >>>> Psi Prime, Inc.=20 >>>> 323 Union Blvd.=20 >>>> Totowa, NJ 07512=20 >>>>=20 >>>> Direct: 888.872.0274=20 >>>> Fax: 888.488.5924=20 >>>>=20 >>>> http://www.perosi.com=20 >>> ---------------------------------------------------------=20 >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to=20 >>> the mailing list .=20 >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: =20 >>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us=20 >>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (Stuart Tremain 2015)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (=?utf-8?Q?iPhonzie=40G?= 2015)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (Tom Duke 2015)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2015)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (Jym Duane 2015)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2015)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (=?utf-8?Q?iPhonzie=40G?= 2015)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (Brian Burton 2015)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (Dan Strong 2015)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (Stephen Reiss 2015)
  11. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (=?utf-8?Q?iPhonzie=40G?= 2015)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (Kenneth Grome 2015)
  13. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (Dan Strong 2015)
  14. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (Donovan Brooke 2015)
  15. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (Matthew Perosi 2015)
  16. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (Kenneth Grome 2015)
  17. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (=?utf-8?Q?iPhonzie=40G?= 2015)
  18. Re: [WebDNA] improvements ("Psi Prime Inc, Matthew A Perosi " 2015)
  19. Re: [WebDNA] improvements (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2015)
  20. [WebDNA] improvements (Donovan Brooke 2015)
Got my vote. Kind regards Stuart Tremain IDFK Web Developments AUSTRALIA webdna@idfk.com.au > On 17 Jan 2015, at 1:00 am, christophe.billiottet@webdna.us wrote: >=20 > If we work on the [switch] cell to introduce the full set of = comparisons available with [showif], will you all still need the = [elseif] ? > I ask because if seems to me this is something missing with [switch] = that should have been there in the first place, but the [elseif] concept = could show a little bit heavy and less elegant=E2=80=A6 >=20 > - chris >=20 >=20 >> On 15 Jan 2015, at 20:58, iPhonzie@G wrote: >>=20 >> The do/while and repeat/until scenarios can be easily enough managed = with [loop], so that doesn=E2=80=99t bother me enough to need the = additional tags, but I would love to see [break] available in EVERY = looping context - founditems, listwords, formvariables, etc. >>=20 >>=20 >> [elseif] would be a great addition for situations where you have a = number of mutually exclusive conditions that are to complex for = [switch]. I have lots of code that looks like this: >>=20 >> [if (condition1)] >> [then] >> do stuff 1 >> [/then] >> [else] >> [if (condition2)] >> [then] >> do stuff 2 >> [/then] >> [else] >> [if (condition3)] >> [then] >> do stuff 3 >> [/then] >> [else] >> do default stuff >> [/else] >> [/if] >> [/else] >> [/if] >> [/else] >> [/if] >>=20 >> This would be much nicer if I could write: >>=20 >> [if (condition1)] >> [then] >> do stuff 1 >> [/then] >> [elseif (condition2)] >> do stuff 2 >> [/elseif] >> [elseif (condition3)] >> do stuff 3 >> [/elseif] >> [else] >> do default stuff >> [/else] >> [/if] >>=20 >>=20 >> This could similarly be addressed with an alternative form of = switch/case. One possibility would be if no parameters are in the = [switch] tag, then [if]-style comparisons could be put into each [case] = tag: >>=20 >> [switch] >> [case (condition1)] >> do stuff 1 >> [/case] >> [case (condition2)] >> do stuff 2 >> [/case] >> [case (condition3)] >> do stuff 3 >> [/case] >> [default] >> do default stuff >> [/default] >> [/switch] >>=20 >>=20 >> =E2=80=94 Brian Fries >>=20 >> On January 15, 2015 at 9:34:47 AM, Psi Prime Inc, Matthew A Perosi = (matt@psiprime.com) wrote: >>=20 >>> There have been plenty of time when I needed a [do]/[while] or a=20 >>> [repeat]/[until] statement.=20 >>>=20 >>> The [removehtml] needs to be improved to recognize the new format = for=20 >>> HTML. Instead of removing HTML tags formatted like this:=20 >>> =20 >>> it needs to also recognize this new format like this:=20 >>> =20 >>>=20 >>> Secure cookies are a good idea and I could use those too.=20 >>>=20 >>> -Matt=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> On 1/15/2015 11:23 AM, christophe.billiottet@webdna.us wrote:=20 >>>> Some possible ideas; please explain specifically what you want with = "[elseif] to [if] context" and the [switch]=20 >>>>=20 >>>> The "commerce tags" are not supported anymore. Also, PostGres is = not on the roadmap at this time.=20 >>>>=20 >>>> You have had an opportunity earlier.=20 >>>>=20 >>>> - chris=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>> On 15 Jan 2015, at 18:56, Donovan Brooke wrote:=20= >>>>>=20 >>>>> If resources are going to be put into development rather than = marketing, why not make some *standardized* improvements that will = attract new users.=20 >>>>> I=E2=80=99m talking about things that programmers look for in a = language.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Off the top of my head:=20 >>>>> [elseif] to [if] context.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Database support, starting with PostGres=20 >>>>> ie. [SQLConnect dbtype=3DPostGres]=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> [sendmail] (local) override (instead of global server setting) of = things like smtp port/auth, TLS settings, etc.. We already have the = roadmap to make that local.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> [switch..] context with more comparison options.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Add Md5 (and other newer encryption, digest, etc.) to encrypt..=20 >>>>> for md5, just copy APOP. APOP is not very descriptive.=20 >>>>> [encrypt method=3Dmd5][/encrypt]=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> secure param for setcookie=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Some other improvements off the top of my head:=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> For the commerce tags (which, yes, they are still very = useful):=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6..=20 >>>>> [listHeaders][/listHeaders]=20 >>>>> ie.:=20 >>>>> [orderfile cart=3D[cart]]=20 >>>>> [listHeaders name=3DAccountnum]=20 >>>>> [name]=3D[value]
=20 >>>>> [/listheaders]=20 >>>>> [/orderfile]=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> would produce:=20 >>>>> accountnum=3D=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> =3D=3D=20 >>>>> Ability to set a flag to use a WebDNA Database with [orderfile] = instead of the=20 >>>>> order files that are created.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> =3D=3D=20 >>>>> Ability to specify a unique ID within [addlineitems..], instead of = sku=20 >>>>> [addlineitems uniqueID=3Dp_id&p_id=3DX&cart=3D[cart]][/addlineitems]= =20 >>>>> = =E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2= =80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80= =A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6= =E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6...=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> "Best Match" used in WebDNA Search system is munged when using the = Summ=3DT param. <=E2=80=94 I don=E2=80=99t think that ever got fixed.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> Improvements to [removehtml]:=20 >>>>> specify only parts of the html syntax... such as:=20 >>>>> [removehtml comments]=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> New SiteBuilder?=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> code for Payment and Shipping Gateway API=E2=80=99s.=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------=20 >>>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to=20 >>>>> the mailing list .=20 >>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: =20 >>>>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us=20 >>>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us=20 >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------=20 >>>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to=20 >>>> the mailing list .=20 >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: =20 >>>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us=20 >>>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> --=20 >>>> Matthew A Perosi=20 >>>> Corporate Consultant=20 >>>> Mobile Marketing Expert=20 >>>> Senior Web Developer=20 >>>> SEO Analyst & Educator=20 >>>> matt@psiprime.com=20 >>>>=20 >>>> Psi Prime, Inc.=20 >>>> 323 Union Blvd.=20 >>>> Totowa, NJ 07512=20 >>>>=20 >>>> Direct: 888.872.0274=20 >>>> Fax: 888.488.5924=20 >>>>=20 >>>> http://www.perosi.com=20 >>> ---------------------------------------------------------=20 >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to=20 >>> the mailing list .=20 >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: =20 >>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us=20 >>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us Stuart Tremain

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