Re: Carat character in path

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2001


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 38358
interpreted = N
texte = Daryl Mitchell wrote: > > WC 4.01 on Debian Linux: > > The carat character (^) is supposed to begin a path relative to the > global root folder. It works for me when I do a simple include such as > this: > > [include file=^some_file.inc] > > But it fails when I try to do a database search or lookup: > > [search db=^some_database.db&...] > > [lookup db=^some_database.db&...] > > How come? > The database isn't where you think it is? The database is not owned by the WebCat user? The database does not have the correct rights?These are several reasons why you might have problems. Also remember that the directory where the db lives also has to have the correct rights to operate under *nix. Include files only need to be read, but databases typically require rw by appropriate owners. See the list archives for the messy details.We have begun moving all of our include files into Global/Includes and all the db's to Global/db, just to be consistent across sites. CAVEAT: I have not tested WebCat 4.01 under Linux, however it should work correctly (assuming you understand *nix security ;~)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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Carat character in path (John Peacock 2001)
  2. Carat character in path (Daryl Mitchell 2001)
Daryl Mitchell wrote: > > WC 4.01 on Debian Linux: > > The carat character (^) is supposed to begin a path relative to the > global root folder. It works for me when I do a simple include such as > this: > > [include file=^some_file.inc] > > But it fails when I try to do a database search or lookup: > > [search db=^some_database.db&...] > > [lookup db=^some_database.db&...] > > How come? > The database isn't where you think it is? The database is not owned by the WebCat user? The database does not have the correct rights?These are several reasons why you might have problems. Also remember that the directory where the db lives also has to have the correct rights to operate under *nix. Include files only need to be read, but databases typically require rw by appropriate owners. See the list archives for the messy details.We have begun moving all of our include files into Global/Includes and all the db's to Global/db, just to be consistent across sites. CAVEAT: I have not tested WebCat 4.01 under Linux, however it should work correctly (assuming you understand *nix security ;~)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/ John Peacock

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