Speaking of fp html commands

[Tyler]

I'd just like to second Fairlight's and Bruce's comments.  Don't
bother with the fp syntax for HTML - just use the jsfile :tx for
everything and author you own HTML code that way.

One trick I was quite fond of is to simply create a page in a regular
editor and put in special tags.  Whenever a page is requested via
fpcgi, I read the file in and parse it for those tags, calling various
subroutines to replace the tags (for instance, <CONTACT INFO> gets
replaced with a DIV containing our company's contact info)

IMHO trying to do HTML (much less DHTML) via filepro is a nightmare.
You're better off trying to find some other solution.  Over here I
migrated all the relevant data to mysql and use PHP for our web pages
now; I only use fpcgi to sync data between the two.  As time goes on
and webtools replace the filepro ones, less syncing will happen, until
we're finally migrated (hopefully about 6-8months from now)

Also, on SCO OS6 and fpcgi v1 & 2 both, there is some bug that has yet
to be isolated that causes fpcgi to completely fail to run rreport
about 3% of the time.  Our filePro/SCO rep has been working on this
for 6 months now, along with fpTech, and resolved several issues to
get it down to 0.5%...but we've still seeing that failure, and it's
unacceptable...

Tyler


> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 08:54:36 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Richard Hane <yoresoft at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Speaking of fp html commands
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
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> Just a general question about those who generate processing using filePro and the html commands.
> Do you use the html commands or do you just find it earlier to use html zz?(regular code)??
> Also, is there anywhere that you have posted sample code or snipets as in a general library.? I sometimes find the fp help / examples to be lacking.
> Thank you in advance,
> Rick Hane
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