Re: CGI-RPG Parameters with different sizes

Well, both ways mean I know what I should be expecting.

I'd rather do one call per field than one call to retrieve
the data, another call to covert the data.  That means
setting up a db just for the convert.  I don't care for it.
Even with all the nice wrappers.  To much "baggage" to keep
track of.  ;)

Also, if you have a select box where you can select multiple
values, you have no choice but to use QzhbCGIParse.

Brad
www.bvstools.com

On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 16:44:56 -0500
 dmosley@dancik.com wrote:
>
> I had a question about the QzhbCGIParse, and I do know
> that everyone's
> tastes and preferences vary,
> but I was just curious, you stated that you thought the
> use of the CGIParse
> api was easier than the CvtDB api.
> I'm curious on how loading all your variables with the
> values from the
> QUERYSTRING, or whatever, the not easier than having to
> retreive each
> variable's value, one at a time.
>
> Perhaps I'm merely missing something.
> Just curious,
> dav
>
>
> David L. Mosley, Jr.
> Systems Analyst
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>
>
>                     "Brad Stone"
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> Peter,
>
> you can't rely on the data being of a certain size when
> read
> from a web page.  You can control it's Max size, but
> that's
> about it.
>
> You really should be using 1 of 2 options.
>
> 1.  Read the data in (QtmhGetEnv or QtmhRdStin, depending
> if
> it's a GET or POST).  Then, use QtmhCvtDB to convert the
> data into a usable format.
> 2.  Use the QzhbCGIParse API to read in each variable at
> a
> time.  (my preferred method).
>
> #1 is cumbersome and yucky.  #2 is as easy as pie.  My
> first
> e-RPG book explains #1, and my 2nd will also include #2
> (hopefully out in 3 or so months).
>
> In the meantime, I do have some wrappers that may help on
> my
> webpage at:
> http://www.bvstools.com/download.html
>
> The "2nd set of HTTP Procedures" contains a wrapper for
> the
> QzhbCGIParse API that you can use like this:
>
> eval Myfield = #CGIParse('-value myField')
>
> VERY easy to use.
>
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 16:04:49 -0500
>  Peter_Vidal@pall.com wrote:
> > Hi group!
> >
> > I have a Program A that is sending three parameters to
> a
> > Program B:
> >
> > Field 1 = 5 char long, value is '1'
> > Field 2 = 15 char long, value is '1364647'
> > Field 3 = 7 char long, value is M111110
> >
> > When I display my values on program B, I am only able
> to
> > receive them using a
> > data structure like this:
> >
> > DEnvData          DS
> > D   StartAtLoc                        Like(RQGDML)  (is
> 5
> > long)
> > D   StartAtItem                       Like(RQGDGR)  (is
> > 15 long)
> > D   StartAtOrd                   7
> >
> > However, while debugging Program B, EnvData contains
> the
> > following value:
> > EVAL EnvData
> > STARTATLOC OF ENVDATA = '21307'
> > STARTATITEM OF ENVDATA = '459M111110     '
> > STARTATORD OF ENVDATA = '       '
> >
> > How I can determine the right positions of the data?
> Is
> > the data structure
> > poorly defined?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Peter Vidal
> > Pall Aeropower Corp.
> > Programmer Analyst
> >
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