Hi Ora, Have you looked into the dmInclude content type? I think the dmInclude type may be better suited to your needs than custom rules that do not manage any content types. (As you may have noticed, all the built in rules work with types.) FarCry is flexible and you can obviously create a rule that doesn't manage any content object, but if you can't use a custom type (because your data is stored somewhere other than the FarCry database for example) you may be better off putting that functionality in an include object.
This is how I would approach the examples you gave below, I'm sure others will chime in... Best, --Nathan >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Ora Martindale >Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 3:22 PM >To: FarCry Developers >Subject: [farcry-dev] Re: Newbie Custom Rules Question - >partially resolved > >Nathan, > >You had asked why I was not using a custom type to a question >about using custom rules. I wanted to apologize for not >getting back to you quicker and to give my reason. Perhaps >even I'm not using the custom rules as intended or in the most >appropriate manner. > >The Custom Rule I have created is a weather rule which will >pull in data from a database separate from the FarCry >database. That database is populated every fifteen minutes by >calling to a third party data provider's web service. We have >service level agreements with this third party to guarantee us >a certain level of "up time." The weather information in the >separate database will be shared by several sites using FarCry >and sites that are built without FarCry. > >Another use I'm considering for custom rules are a couple of >forms. One is a login form in which I need the user to be able >to specify the action of the form, i.e. what site it submits >to, and the wording that appears above the username and >password fields. My thinking is that using a custom rule will >allow me to let the site administrator set these properties >and to determine where on the page they would like to place >this login form. > >In the second form, it is a simple form but I would again like >to give the site administrator the ability to place it in any >of several containers on their home page. > >If there is a better/preferred way of doing some of these >things, please let me know. > >Thanks, > >Ora Martindale > --- You are currently subscribed to farcry-dev as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
