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Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 13:53:04 -0400
From: Peter D Bethke <pdbethke@lassosmart.com>
To: Multiple recipients of CorralTalk <corraltalk@lassosmart.com>
Subject: Re: Setting up a sites preferences...

Agreed. If you didn't catch my post to johan, the routine I wrote to extract
the page title out of the stub file assumes that the variable is declared
using standard style conventions:

[var_set: 'variable' = 'some value']

Some coders use [variable_set:] instead. This abvoiusly would have to be
accounted for. I'm wondering if the corral method should get as far as
recommending best practices for syntax as well, as Michael Collins has tried
to do.

Frankly, I've been a little disappointed that MC hasn't participated at all
in the Corral discussions, for better or worse. Well, that's his call to
make. Maybe if we borrow some of his style conventions he might be more
inclined to lend his considerable experience to the movement.

Peter

> From: Greg Willits <willitsg@pacbell.net>
> Reply-To: corraltalk@lassosmart.com
> Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 10:41:03 -0700
> To: Multiple recipients of CorralTalk <corraltalk@lassosmart.com>
> Subject: Re: Setting up a sites preferences...
> 
> I do something similar. Site configs in txt file rather in an include. This
> way I can build GUI pages for setup. Haven't yet bothered to build GUI utils
> to add parameters to the file (I figure I'd have to get inside the code to
> use them anyway, so I just manually add to the config file definition and
> GUI at that time), but I can see how it would be done.
> 
> I've also written an banner ad system that puts all ad info in txt files. No
> databases required (except for account management -- easier to manage
> searching, etc).
> 
> I find txt files relatively easy to deal with once you the get the code
> patterns down. Certainly a lot faster than using FMP for what would
> otherwise end up only ever being a handful of records/fields.
> 
> ......................................................................
> Greg Willits
> willitsg@pacbell.net
> http://www.turnfast.com/
> http://www.turnfast.com/paddock/talon_48.jpg
> ......................................................................
> 
> 
> From: Peter D Bethke <pdbethke@lassosmart.com>
> Reply-To: corraltalk@lassosmart.com
> Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 10:27:54 -0400
> To: Multiple recipients of CorralTalk <corraltalk@lassosmart.com>
> Subject: Re: Setting up a sites preferences...
> 
> 
> Alex,
> 
> I'm in favor of moving away as much as possible from reliance on the db end
> of things - I use static file-writes to write preference files, though I
> used to plug it all into a admin database (using 1 record and multiple
> fields on that record.)
> 
> My fear (and this happened to me once) was that a database corruption or
> loss of that single record would in effect wipe out the configuration for
> the entire site.
> 
> Writing static files a la UltimateBBS (if you are familiar with that
> perl-based solution) in my opinion is much safer, as you can even reliably
> back up with every file modification automatically.
> 
> I have created a system for reading stub files and presenting them as a form
> (in effect putting a Gui on all stub files so that their variables may be
> edited -- even new ones added -- via form submits.) There is no reason why
> this same system cannot read config files. I will post that code shortly.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Peter
> 
>> From: Alex Pilson <alex@planetstudio.com>
>> Reply-To: corraltalk@lassosmart.com
>> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 09:48:48 -0400
>> To: Multiple recipients of CorralTalk <corraltalk@lassosmart.com>
>> Subject: Setting up a sites preferences...
>> 
>> I have a question about setting site specific options;
>> 
>> I am finally getting around to finalizing a UBB-like Forum system.
>> And I am re-writing from scratch ALL the code to the Corral Method.
>> The thing I am battling is I really want to make this a 3 database
>> system. Admin, Users, and Forum. BUT, I am wondering if I should do
>> away with the Admin database and create and modify include files
>> instead. Does anyone have any ideas what would be better to
>> integrate, database or admin files? Of course I think the file method
>> would require more programming...
>> 
>> For instance the Admin features;
>> will be setting site globals like;
>> 
>> 1) Create a new forum group...
>> 2) Limit the amount of threads for that group...
>> 3) Add a moderator for x.group...
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> -- 
>> 
>> Alex Pilson
>> VP Convergent Technologies
>> Planet Studio, LLC
>> 404.816.5758, ext.104
>> http://www.planetstudio.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
 
