Jeremy Bush wrote: > Hi, im using DBI to connect to a SQL database in order to serve dynamic > content. Some people have reported to me that some fields are blank on > my dynamic pages. It is as if the variable that is supposed to hold the > data is being returned with no information it it. I have only head > reports from windows xp users, and I have not experienced this problem > myself. If someone would like to look at my code, I would be more than > happy to send it out. > > Thanks, > Jeremy Bush
Sorry Jeremy, that is not quite the way it works here. Have you ascertained which fields are blank? Have you ascertained whether other fields are populated? What, if anything, are the differences between the fields that show and those that are blank? Is there a difference in the type of html element used to display them? What browsers has this problem shown up on? Does it occur evenly across browsers, or is it browser-specific? Are you sure that the fields that are blank are fields that should have values? When you borrowed time on an XP box and ran test cases with known data under the conditions where the problems occured, what patterns did you see? Programming, Jeremy, is a problem-solving process. To paraphrase Edison, it is 1% revelation and 99% perspiration. Please engage in some serious diagnostic efforts, and repost when you have gathered specific information, and made a reasonable effort rto understand how the code relates to the problems encountered. I have given you above what I feel are some of the most productive lines of inquiry to pursue. The work is yours to do. Let us know what you find. When you have focused the problem more closely, you will find a rich source of help here. Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
