Re: webserver

That works perfectly. Thanks, Mike!

- Roger

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ghan" <mikeghan_at_logix-controls.com>
To: <sftalk_at_forth.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 5:46 PM
Subject: [sftalk] Re: webserver

> I discovered a potential problem while preparing to interpret the
> command line. Still, I don't think it would cause your problem. I
> updated our site:
>
> http://www.logix-controls.com/SwiftForth\Webserver\WebServer.zip
>
> Are you sure you are including a file? Try launching the WebServer
> via a batch file containing:
>
> START WebServer Custom.F
>
>
> Custom.F should contain:
>
> 81 WEB-MASTER TCP-PORT ! \ Set HTTP Port
>
>
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com]On
> Behalf
> Of Roger Dube
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 1:21 PM
> To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> Subject: [sftalk] Re: webserver
>
>
> Mike, indeed the port was NOT changed, so perhaps I'm INCLUDING the
> command
> at the wrong point... if I place the command in an existing file as a
> start,
> which file would I use to get far enough upstream? Or, in which file
> should
> I place the INCLUDE command?
>
> - Roger
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Ghan" <mikeghan_at_logix-controls.com>
> To: <sftalk_at_forth.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 4:09 PM
> Subject: [sftalk] Re: webserver
>
>
> > Hmmm. I successfully tested this. The command line is parsed
> *before*
> > the server is launched. Did you verify the port was changed
> > Tools>Network Configuration ?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com]On
> > Behalf
> > Of Roger Dube
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:48 PM
> > To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> > Subject: [sftalk] Re: webserver
> >
> >
> > Doesn't seem to work.. problem seems to be that the webserver starts
> > up
> > before it goes off and includes custom.f... by then, we already have
> a
> > problem.
> >
> > Is there a file that Webserver invokes first as it starts that
> perhaps
> > I
> > could use to set the port?
> >
> > - Roger
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Ghan" <mikeghan_at_logix-controls.com>
> > To: <sftalk_at_forth.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 3:32 PM
> > Subject: [sftalk] Re: webserver
> >
> >
> > > The port assignment is stored in a class variable TCP-PORT. The
> > class
> > > instance utilized is named WEB-MASTER. This variable instance
> > (among
> > > other things like window position) is save/restored to the
> registry
> > > during program start/termination. Try placing the following in a
> > file
> > > INCLUDEd at startup (Custom.F in my previous examples):
> > >
> > > 81 WEB-MASTER TCP-PORT ! \ Set HTTP Port
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com]On
> > > Behalf
> > > Of Roger Dube
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 11:58 AM
> > > To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> > > Subject: [sftalk] Re: webserver
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike, the webserver you recently posted is working well, and I
> have
> > > the
> > > Forth section operating as well now. Thanks for the help.
> > >
> > > One more question... I would like to run more than one of these on
> > the
> > > same
> > > machine, and can avoid problems by choosing ports carefully.
> > Ideally
> > > each
> > > one would go off and read its own file to get its port assignment.
> > > Until I
> > > can do that, where is the port setting "remembered" in the current
> > > implementation?
> > >
> > > Again, many thanks.
> > >
> > > - Roger
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mike Ghan" <mikeghan_at_logix-controls.com>
> > > To: <sftalk_at_forth.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 1:56 PM
> > > Subject: [sftalk] Re: webserver
> > >
> > >
> > > > Roger,
> > > >
> > > > A script is run in a temporary dictionary who's size is
> determined
> > > by
> > > > the value /SCRIPT-DICT. This allows the script to compile forth
> > > code
> > > > or build data structures. The dictionary is forgotten (simple)
> at
> > > the
> > > > end - do *NOT* chain into lower structures such as with [+SWITCH
> > or
> > > > IS.
> > > >
> > > > There shouldn't be any problems creating variables in a script.
> > > Note
> > > > that variables (any code for that matter) are transient - a
> script
> > > is
> > > > built in a temporary allocated dictionary space which is
> discarded
> > > > after execution of the script. Global variables (any code for
> > that
> > > > matter) can be created in a file which in included at program
> > > startup.
> > > > See the Readme.txt, Custom.F and the new example
> StartServer.Bat.
> > > >
> > > > Regarding form content, any field can be accessed with:
> > > >
> > > > \ Get the Content Value from Name=Value Pair received from the
> > > Client
> > > > form.
> > > > \ GET-CLIENT-CONTENT-VALUE ( NameAddr count -- ValueAddr
> count )
> > > >
> > > > All fields can be accessed with:
> > > >
> > > > \ Get the entire content received from the Client form.
> > > > \ GET-CLIENT-CONTENT ( -- addr count )
> > > >
> > > > The strings returned from these functions can be processed
> anyway
> > > you
> > > > see fit. You could, for example, open a file and use
> WRITE-LINE.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Regarding file appending, the word >FILE" filename" redirects
> > > console
> > > > output (i.e. EMIT and TYPE) to a new file. >>FILE" filename"
> will
> > > > append to an existing file. ~>FILE and ~>>FILE will take a
> > counted
> > > > string as a filename (ex C" foobar.txt" ~>FILE ). CONSOLE
> > restores
> > > > console output.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I updated our site to include examples of most of the above:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.logix-controls.com/SwiftForth\Webserver\WebServer.zip
> > > >
> > > > I understand there is a bit of undocumented code referenced in
> the
> > > > examples so feel free to ask questions. I also added a few code
> > > > comments to Readme.TXT
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com]On
> > > > Behalf
> > > > Of Roger Dube
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 4:13 AM
> > > > To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> > > > Subject: [sftalk] webserver
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have been experimenting with Charles' webserver which allows
> the
> > > > intermingling of Forth with HTML, and would like to extend the
> > > > recording of form information beyond just a single recording of
> > the
> > > > comment field to include a growing file that records all of the
> > > > fields. In the version that was posted, a file called
> comment.txt
> > is
> > > > created when a user completes the form, but it contains only the
> > > > comment field, and is overwritten by the next user who submits a
> > > form.
> > > > In trying to accomplish either unique files for each visitor or
> a
> > > > single growing file, I found that I cannot declare a variable or
> > > allot
> > > > memory within the forth environment for use by the code... is
> this
> > a
> > > > limitation forced by the way the Forth environment is created?
> > > Should
> > > > I be employing DLL's to overcome this limitation?
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > - Roger
> > > >
>
>
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