Re: bypassing typo's
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
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numero = 18710
interpreted = N
texte = I did something related in order to prevent users from posting profanity to a discussion done in WebCatalog.I made a file called foul.db which contains four-letter words and multiple word phrases (Web Cat will find 'see' or 'spot' but also 'see spot run '). The only field is called item.Next, I do a search followed by a found items loop, containing a check against each field entered by the user: Suppose that the user has entered their (1) name, (2) email, and (3) message on a previous page, using an entry form.I would add this to the destination page:[math]profanity=0[/math] [search db=foul.db&geitemdata=0] [founditems][showif [name]^[item]] [math show=F]profanity=profanity+1[/math] [/showif][showif [email]^[item]] [math show=F]profanity=profanity+1[/math] [/showif][showif [message]^[item]] [math show=F]profanity=profanity+1[/math] [/showif][showif [math show=F]profanity[/math]>1] [append...] [/showif][hideif [math show=F]profanity[/math]>1] Some accusatory warning message about profanity, along with [ipaddress] [/hideif]Your approach could be similar, but instead of using a single item list, you could build a list of matching pairs:right wrong riverchase riverchace riverchase riverchas riverchase rivrechase wisconsin wisconson wisconsin wicsonsin ...and on and on...You would then either set up code to use the [wrong] version as if it were the [right] version of the word, or, if you had to, replace the [wrong]s with [right]s - which might get a little tricky.Good Luck -Pat-----Original Message----- From: PCS Technical Support
To: Date: Monday, July 06, 1998 6:23 PM Subject: Re: bypassing typo's >>Has any one found a way to make it possible for webcat to manipulate typo's >>say you have a field name riverchase and a user types riverchace , is there >>a way you can make webcat look over these kind of mistakes ? > >Sure, turn on the Artificial Intelligence preference and you're all set ;) > >But seriously, WebCatalog is actually very good at things like Begins >With Separate Words and Contains, so something like river chace >would turn up pretty good results, as well as rivercha. Your case is a >little too much to ask, though. > >Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== >Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, >San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon >619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ > >
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I did something related in order to prevent users from posting profanity to a discussion done in WebCatalog.I made a file called foul.db which contains four-letter words and multiple word phrases (Web Cat will find 'see' or 'spot' but also 'see spot run '). The only field is called item.Next, I do a search followed by a found items loop, containing a check against each field entered by the user: Suppose that the user has entered their (1) name, (2) email, and (3) message on a previous page, using an entry form.I would add this to the destination page:[math]profanity=0[/math] [search db=foul.db&geitemdata=0] [founditems][showif [name]^[item]] [math show=F]profanity=profanity+1[/math] [/showif][showif [email]^[item]] [math show=F]profanity=profanity+1[/math] [/showif][showif [message]^[item]] [math show=F]profanity=profanity+1[/math] [/showif][showif [math show=F]profanity[/math]>1] [append...] [/showif][hideif [math show=F]profanity[/math]>1] Some accusatory warning message about profanity, along with [ipaddress] [/hideif]Your approach could be similar, but instead of using a single item list, you could build a list of matching pairs:right wrong riverchase riverchace riverchase riverchas riverchase rivrechase wisconsin wisconson wisconsin wicsonsin ...and on and on...You would then either set up code to use the [wrong] version as if it were the [right] version of the word, or, if you had to, replace the [wrong]s with [right]s - which might get a little tricky.Good Luck -Pat-----Original Message----- From: PCS Technical Support To: Date: Monday, July 06, 1998 6:23 PM Subject: Re: bypassing typo's >>Has any one found a way to make it possible for webcat to manipulate typo's >>say you have a field name riverchase and a user types riverchace , is there >>a way you can make webcat look over these kind of mistakes ? > >Sure, turn on the Artificial Intelligence preference and you're all set ;) > >But seriously, WebCatalog is actually very good at things like Begins >With Separate Words and Contains, so something like river chace >would turn up pretty good results, as well as rivercha. Your case is a >little too much to ask, though. > >Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== >Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, >11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, >San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon >619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ > >
Pat McCormick
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