Re: Variables for chat

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11521
interpreted = N
texte = >>I've been thinking of using variables to store the text entered into a chat >>type of service - instead of keeping it in a database. Would this be >>possible with WebCat2? > >The tough part would be to get the information out to the other people >visiting the chat room. They need to have some kind of URL that would let >them see the current text in the chat room, and if it's only stored as >hidden form variables in someone else's browser, that would be hard. > >I think the short answer is probably no.Thanks, Grant - and thanks, Gary, for responding to my 'chat' post above. As soon as I read Gary's reply, I realized exactly why this will not work, and it's the same reason Grant gave above. Variables are only available to the individual user, while database values are available to everyone.Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.com http://usarea.net/home.html Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Variables for chat (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  2. Variables for chat (Grant Hulbert 1997)
>>I've been thinking of using variables to store the text entered into a chat >>type of service - instead of keeping it in a database. Would this be >>possible with WebCat2? > >The tough part would be to get the information out to the other people >visiting the chat room. They need to have some kind of URL that would let >them see the current text in the chat room, and if it's only stored as >hidden form variables in someone else's browser, that would be hard. > >I think the short answer is probably no.Thanks, Grant - and thanks, Gary, for responding to my 'chat' post above. As soon as I read Gary's reply, I realized exactly why this will not work, and it's the same reason Grant gave above. Variables are only available to the individual user, while database values are available to everyone.Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.com http://usarea.net/home.html Kenneth Grome

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