Re: New 4.5 installer
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 40980
interpreted = N
texte = Thanks for the suggestions. I think the CustomErrors.db would be a good solution.> -----Original Message----- > From: WebCatalog Talk > [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf > Of Kenneth Grome > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 7:06 PM > To: WebCatalog Talk > Subject: Re: New 4.5 installer > > > >The installer only checks for: > > WebCatalogEngine/WebCatalog Prefs > > WebCatalogEngine/Users.db > > WebCatalogEngine/Triggers.db > > WebCatalogEngine/Globals/WebMerchant/Stores.db > > > It should also leave the errormessages.db alone. > > Many of us have replaced the values in some errormessages.db records > in order to make webcat produce the proper error messages for our > needs. Some of us even put webdna tags into those records in order > to do things like [redirect] -- because that's the best way for us to > deal with certain error situations. > > Please consider having your future installers simply append any *new* > error messages to this db that are not currently in it -- then we > won't have to worry about your installers screwing up our properly > configured errormessages.db and the proper functioning of our web > sites. > > Or here's an even better and more elegant solution: > > Consider rewriting webcat's internal code so that it tries to > retrieve all error messages from a new customErrors.db file first, > before going to the errormessages.db to retrieve an error message. > This would let us store our custom error messages in a place where > your installers won't mess with them, and your installers can always > overwrite the existing errormessages.db without creating problems for > us. > > What do you think? Would this be an improvement? I cannot imagine > any reason why this would not be better for everyone involved ... > > A properly-written webdna site seldom has any hits to the > errormessages.db anyways, so for webcat to check the customErrors.db > file first -- before going to the errormessages.db -- would not > create any unreasonable demands for system resources. And it would > definitely eliminate the problem of SMSI installers destroying our > custom error messages. > > Wouldn't it? > > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth Grome & Associates US-Asian Business Specialists > Philippine Business Office +63 (32) 255-6921 > Primary Email Address owner@kengrome.com > Alternate Email Address kengrome@webdna.net > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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Thanks for the suggestions. I think the CustomErrors.db would be a good solution.> -----Original Message----- > From: WebCatalog Talk > [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf > Of Kenneth Grome > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 7:06 PM > To: WebCatalog Talk > Subject: Re: New 4.5 installer > > > >The installer only checks for: > > WebCatalogEngine/WebCatalog Prefs > > WebCatalogEngine/Users.db > > WebCatalogEngine/triggers.db > > WebCatalogEngine/Globals/WebMerchant/Stores.db > > > It should also leave the errormessages.db alone. > > Many of us have replaced the values in some errormessages.db records > in order to make webcat produce the proper error messages for our > needs. Some of us even put webdna tags into those records in order > to do things like [redirect] -- because that's the best way for us to > deal with certain error situations. > > Please consider having your future installers simply append any *new* > error messages to this db that are not currently in it -- then we > won't have to worry about your installers screwing up our properly > configured errormessages.db and the proper functioning of our web > sites. > > Or here's an even better and more elegant solution: > > Consider rewriting webcat's internal code so that it tries to > retrieve all error messages from a new customErrors.db file first, > before going to the errormessages.db to retrieve an error message. > This would let us store our custom error messages in a place where > your installers won't mess with them, and your installers can always > overwrite the existing errormessages.db without creating problems for > us. > > What do you think? Would this be an improvement? I cannot imagine > any reason why this would not be better for everyone involved ... > > A properly-written webdna site seldom has any hits to the > errormessages.db anyways, so for webcat to check the customErrors.db > file first -- before going to the errormessages.db -- would not > create any unreasonable demands for system resources. And it would > definitely eliminate the problem of SMSI installers destroying our > custom error messages. > > Wouldn't it? > > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth Grome & Associates US-Asian Business Specialists > Philippine Business Office +63 (32) 255-6921 > Primary Email Address owner@kengrome.com > Alternate Email Address kengrome@webdna.net > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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