I have awnsered the questions last night in an updated post. If I didn't say so in that post, the problem is not browser specific.
Jeremy > -----Original Message----- > From: R. Joseph Newton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:53 PM > To: Jeremy Bush > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: DBI Problem > > 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>
