Re: [Nolug] Web Development Problems

On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 14:02, Joey Kelly wrote:
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> Heh, don't worry about Ron... he'll recuperate soon enough (Ron's just
> joshing you about RPG, that's all).
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> I got a solution for you that'll be much easier (and more secure, to boot).
> Find out what SQL dialect that thing speaks, and see if you can convert the
> data to MySQL. Then you can set the project up on a Linux box running known
> tools like apache, PHP, etc.
>
> Failing that, you might be able to make PHP interoperate with the existing
> SQL on the AS/400 box. This would be more 1337 anyway --- you'd have a web
> server with the database on a separate box.

I bet Jeff will be able to solve the problem with his native
AS/400 tools. It's a pretty powerful package.

> - --Joey
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> Thou spake:
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> >
> >From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
> >
> >>Reply-To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
> >>To: NOLUG ML <nolug@patientcarerx.com>
> >>Subject: Re: [Nolug] Web Development Problems
> >>Date: 13 Jun 2002 23:19:35 -0500
> >>
> >>On Thu, 2002-06-13 at 22:51, Jeff Lee wrote:
> >> > The page server is using RPG to do all of the programing ... html is
> >> > incorperated in this and so is java script. Im not sure about PHP or
> >> > anyother lang. I can ask tommorow but is there a way to find out if i
> >>
> >>have
> >>
> >> > capabilities of http_redir. refer. on the current server b/c i do not
> >> > remember the name of it. although i know it is not apache. The RPG lang.
> >>
> >>can
> >>
> >> > handle java though i dont know if there is an added mod to handle this.
> >>
> >>Jeff, you owe me a 22" monitor! As soon as RPG was displayed
> >>in the same window with Java & HTML, the CRT shattered into
> >>a thousand pieces. It took 2 hours to pick up all of the
> >>glass shards. And that was after I got home from the hospital:
> >>the aberrant brain discharges caused by "RPG, Java & HTML"
> >>made me have so many seizures, my wife called an ambulance...
> >>
> >> > >From: Scott Harney <scotth@scottharney.com>
> >> > >Reply-To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
> >> > >To: nolug@patientcarerx.com
> >> > >Subject: Re: [Nolug] Web Development Problems
> >> > >Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:58:22 -0500
> >> > >
> >> > >This is pretty specific to the language you're using. You would not
> >> > >want to use javascript for cookie setting/tracking in this instance.
> >> > >javascript is client-side language and what you need to do is all
> >> > >server-side. That means using CGI or something like PHP or mod_perl or
> >> > >java server pages.
> >> > >
> >> > >What you're looking for is known in web development circles as
> >> > >"session management". You use cookies to keep track of user "sessions"
> >> > >and you can control them from there. I do this all the time with PHP
> >> > >and perl-based web apps.
> >> > >
> >> > >Typically what I'll do is create a session with a cookie and the cookie
> >> > >is the "key" to a backend database (mysql, postgresql, even filesystem
> >> > >only)
> >> > >In that database I can store things such as the HTTP_REFERRER URL that
> >> > >they started the session on. Then once they complete a form, for
> >>
> >>example,
> >>
> >> > >I can use php to set an HTTP Location: header to redirect the user back
> >> > >to that original URL.
> >> > >
> >> > >that's an outline of what you need to do, but what you're talking about
> >> > >is fairly language and platform specific. What you need to do
> >> > >is find out about 'session management' using cookies in your
> >>
> >>environment
> >>
> >> > >of choice. You'll also need to know how to manipulate HTTP headers
> >>
> >>directly
> >>
> >> > >using your environment of choice.
> >> > >
> >> > >As you probably already know, this is a fairly common issue with web
> >> > >development. If you're using an open-source setup, you'll undoubtedly
> >> > >find tons of docs on the web as well as in things like O'Reilly books
> >>
> >>for
> >>
> >> > >doing this. With a proprietary vendor language, online resource
> >>
> >>_might_
> >>
> >> > >be a little harder to come by; you may need to consult with the vendor.
> >> > >
> >> > >On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 08:37:26PM +0000, Jeff Lee wrote:
> >> > > > I am working on an AS/400 Developing web based ordering carts. A
> >>
> >>problem
> >>
> >> > >I
> >> > >
> >> > > > have run into is redirecting the customer back to the page he
> >>
> >>ordered
> >>
> >> > >from
> >> > >
> >> > > > after his order is complete.
> >> > > > I have the site set up where different types of products are on
> >> > >
> >> > >different
> >> > >
> >> > > > pages and I would like the customer to be redirected back to the
> >>
> >>exact
> >>
> >> > >site
> >> > >
> >> > > > they ordered from. NOT to http://setsite.com/setpage.htm
> >> > > > but http://referedsite.com/referedpg.htm
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Second I want to make sure that any customer who is using the site
> >>
> >>has
> >>
> >> > > > cookies enabled since it is the method being used to track the
> >>
> >>order.
> >>
> >> > > > I suppose that this can be done with Java Script but im not sure. I
> >>
> >>want
> >>
> >> > >to
> >> > >
> >> > > > check to see if they have cookies enabled (maybe by sending a test
> >> > >
> >> > >cookie)
> >> > >
> >> > > > and then if they dont i want them to be alerted.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks,
> >> > > > Jeff Lee
> >> > > > Think Solutions Inc.

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