Gregory Lypny wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > The problem that Kevin James describes below is one that I've been > trying desperately to resolve for two weeks now (with the very kind help > of another list member). > > THE SKINNY: > > Using MC's POST command to post to a web-served FileMaker database > doesn't work in MC 2.4.1B2 but does in 2.3. In an example similar to > Kevin's, if you paste the following URL and FileMaker tags into a browser > address field, you'll get a list of student serial numbers that I used in > a now defunct class game: > > http://rubbersoul.concordia.ca/registration/FMPro?-db=Registration&-lay=Lis > t&-format=reg_admin_search_results.html&-findAll > > However, the button script below, does not work. > > -----Button Script----------- > on mouseUp > put "http://rubbersoul.concordia.ca/registration/FMPro"; into theURL > post > "-db=Registration&-lay=List&-format=reg_admin_search_results.html&-findAll" > \ > to url theURL > if the result is not empty > then > put the result > else > put urlDecode(it) into postText > put postText into fld "Output" > if "<HTML>" is in fld "Output" then set the htmlText of fld "Output" > to fld "Registration" > end if > put "I'm done" && the ticks > end mouseUp > -------------End of Button Script-------------- > > THE FAT > > The script does not complete or goes into an infinite loop. For Mac > users, the watch cursor will appear if you open the script editor window > after clicking the button, and, if you try to close the script editor, > you'll get an error message saying that you can't set the script while > it's running. > > It was suggested to me that the "on postHTTP x" handler in libURL > may be going into an infinite loop when it reaches > > repeat while zStatus[tURL[x]] is empty > wait for messages > end repeat > > although I'm a novice, so I'd defer to your take on the problem. > > The fix that was suggested to me was to ambush libURL to keep it > from interfering by placing the following handler in the card script. > > on postURL > stop using stack "libURL" > end postURL
That's a good one, if you stop using "libURL" who is expected to process the postUrl message? > > > That appeared to work for the person helping me out on this problem, > but unfortunately it hasn't work for me. When I invoke the > stop-using-libURL script above, the POST script in my button runs to > completion, but no data is placed in the Output field that I created for > the purpose and which, consistent with Kevin's description, implies that > data is not being placed in the local variable "it". > > As an aside, I should note that I'm running MC 2.4.1B2 on a Mac with > OS 9.2. I also tried this on a Mac running MC Carbon, and the problem is > a little different: the button script does not hang or go into an > infinite loop, but the local variable "it" is empty. > > I'm terribly stuck at this point. Anyone interested, can contact me > off-list, and I'll send them a copy of the very simply stack that has the > post button. When in situations like this, best thing is to post to the list or bug report to MetaCard. Things can only be fixed if people report them. > > Regards, > > Greg Andu Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not this list.
