RE: [cgiapp] Thinking about constants and different uses of params

2003-06-03 Thread Jesse Erlbaum
Hi Mark -- I'm interested in discussing suggested ways to best use PARAMS in CGI::App, especially regarding the distinction between those that come from a config file, an those that are declared in the instance script. [...snip...] Do other people have config/param handling systems they

[cgiapp] Re: Need help with CGI::App vs ASP Dot Net

2003-06-03 Thread Mark Stosberg
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Flowers, Jay wrote: --_=_NextPart_001_01C328FD.12CF0AC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 SSBhbSBhIFN5cyBFbmcgYW5kIG15IGdyb3VwIGlzIHJlc3BvbnNpYmxlIGZvciBtYWludGFpbmlu Hello Jay, off topic I've started using

[cgiapp] Re: Thinking about constants and different uses of params

2003-06-03 Thread Mark Stosberg
Thanks for the response Jesse. I have a couple of follow-up questions: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jesse Erlbaum wrote: For configuration file params (to use your idiom), I tend to use Perl modules: package Site::Configuration; use constant SMTP_SERVER = localhost; ...and in my

[cgiapp] Re: Need help with CGI::App vs ASP Dot Net

2003-06-03 Thread Mark Stosberg
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], petersm wrote: Mark Stosberg wrote Regarding Perl vs. ASP. Jesse Erlbaum of CGI::App fame has expressed some articulate ideas on the topic in the past. Here's a post he made to the mod_perl list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/modperl/message/44485 It

RE: [cgiapp] Re: Need help with CGI::App vs ASP Dot Net

2003-06-03 Thread Flowers, Jay
Jay Flowers Integic Health Care Well Perl won out :) I think it won mostly because of the frequency of requests for new functionality and small time frames we are given to accomplish them in. I used this source http://www.ipd.uka.de/~prechelt/Biblio/jccpprt_computer2000.pdf to show how Perl

RE: [cgiapp] Re: Thinking about constants and different uses of params

2003-06-03 Thread Jesse Erlbaum
Hi Mark -- Another question: Do you store Site::Configuration in the perllib directory with the other perl modules? I found this made site launches a little more difficult, because I would want to copy everything but the Config module to the live site, which have an existing Config module

Re: [cgiapp] When is next version coming?

2003-06-03 Thread Steve Hay
Hi Jesse, Jesse Erlbaum wrote: Hi Steve -- Do you have a new ETA for 3.1? I'd really like to start getting to grips with the new post-run stuff. Sorry for the delay! In the mean time, everybody should let me know if they find any problems with the implementation of cgiapp_postrun().

[cgiapp] ANNOUNCE: CGI::Application 3.1

2003-06-03 Thread Jesse Erlbaum
Version 3.1 of CGI::Application is now available via CPAN! Download site for CGI::Application: http://search.cpan.org/dist/CGI-Application/ CHANGES SINCE VERSION 3.0: - Changed dump_html default run-mode to be referenced by name instead of sub-ref. This allows dump_html() to be

RE: [cgiapp] Sample code for learning?

2003-06-03 Thread Flowers, Jay
In between working my butt off at my job I am try to put together some of what you are asking for. A supper class of C:A that already has sesssion managment, AAA (authent, autho, audit), user preferences, error capture, logging and some extra debugging support. I am close to finishing a