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Web Server - Ask For Help / p_web.script() and $
« on: April 21, 2020, 05:03:47 PM »
Hi, Bruce
For a few years I have been using a script set that works well with $ script designater generated in p_web.script(). The script set's author is moving away from this implementation to using an automated tool or simple script tags. I was hoping to discuss them implications using simple script tags after main <script></script> generated at the bottom of the NT page source, at the next User Group meeting. Thanks.
For a few years I have been using a script set that works well with $ script designater generated in p_web.script(). The script set's author is moving away from this implementation to using an automated tool or simple script tags. I was hoping to discuss them implications using simple script tags after main <script></script> generated at the bottom of the NT page source, at the next User Group meeting. Thanks.
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Web Server - Ask For Help / Adding Insert to an existing NT Web Service API app
« on: March 25, 2020, 12:44:41 PM »
Hi,
I have an existing API app that lets clients retrieve data from some tables. I would like to let them Insert multiple records into some other tables. Although I saw in the Bruce, Arnold and John ClarionLive sessions that this feature could be included using the Wizard, I don't see any way to turn it on or set how to use it in the app template itself. If this has been addressed somewhere, could someone point me to it. If not, I thought it might make a good User Group question along with the related question of where to you do edit checks on incoming data.
Thanks
I have an existing API app that lets clients retrieve data from some tables. I would like to let them Insert multiple records into some other tables. Although I saw in the Bruce, Arnold and John ClarionLive sessions that this feature could be included using the Wizard, I don't see any way to turn it on or set how to use it in the app template itself. If this has been addressed somewhere, could someone point me to it. If not, I thought it might make a good User Group question along with the related question of where to you do edit checks on incoming data.
Thanks
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Web Server - Ask For Help / API field override
« on: March 17, 2020, 01:22:12 PM »
Hi, Bruce
In the API WebService Method template, there is a function to override a field in the view return. How does this work? I see you can select a field but where do you put the override value? Thanks
In the API WebService Method template, there is a function to override a field in the view return. How does this work? I see you can select a field but where do you put the override value? Thanks
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Web Server - Ask For Help / Color picker - location
« on: February 12, 2020, 11:17:25 AM »
Hi, Bruce
This might be new but I suspect it just hasn't been an issue for me before. When the color picker icon is clicked, the widget opens at the top left of the page. Normally, that is not a problem but when the picker icon is located well down the page, the widget is not visible to the user unless they scroll to the top. It just looks like nothing happened when they click.
I compared the picker properties to those of the date widget and can see that the location is set in the in-line style properties which makes a simple CSS modification ineffective. Is there a way of moving the widget without getting into the NT source code? If not, could you add putting the same location code used for the date widget into the color picker code on your list of useful, but not urgent adjustments. Thanks.
This might be new but I suspect it just hasn't been an issue for me before. When the color picker icon is clicked, the widget opens at the top left of the page. Normally, that is not a problem but when the picker icon is located well down the page, the widget is not visible to the user unless they scroll to the top. It just looks like nothing happened when they click.
I compared the picker properties to those of the date widget and can see that the location is set in the in-line style properties which makes a simple CSS modification ineffective. Is there a way of moving the widget without getting into the NT source code? If not, could you add putting the same location code used for the date widget into the color picker code on your list of useful, but not urgent adjustments. Thanks.
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Web Server - Ask For Help / Third party certificates - PEM encoded options
« on: February 04, 2020, 12:37:07 PM »
Hi, Bruce
One of our clients is part of a bulk acquisition arrangement for certificates. He has received the following for his certificate. This will likely be a common issue for our clients, so I would like to be able to provide specific instructions both for the certificate option and pem decoding. All identifying information has been redacted ... .
Much appreciated. Thanks
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You have successfully enrolled for an InCommon SSL certificate.
You now need to complete the following steps:
* Click the following link to download your SSL certificate (generally try to use a version that includes intermediates & root or your certificate may be rejected by some older clients)
Format(s) most suitable for your server software:
as Certificate only, PEM encoded: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=....&format=x509IO
as Root/Intermediate(s) only, PEM encoded: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=....&format=x509IO
as Intermediate(s)/Root only, PEM encoded: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=...&format=x509IOR
Other available formats:
as Certificate (w/ chain), PEM encoded: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=...&format=x509
as PKCS#7, PEM encoded: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=...&format=base64
as PKCS#7: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=....&format=bin
* Import your new certificate into your server (Please contact your administrator for help with this).
* Your renew id: ....
Certificate Details:
Common Name : ......edu
Subject Alternative Names :
Number of licenses :
SSL Type : InCommon SSL (SHA-2)
Term : $Term: 2 Year(s) Server : Apache/ModSSL
Requested : 02/04/2020 09:02 GMT
Approved : 02/04/2020 09:02 GMT
Expires : 02/03/2022 23:59 GMT
Order Number : .....
Self-Enrollment Certificate ID :....
Comments : ....
One of our clients is part of a bulk acquisition arrangement for certificates. He has received the following for his certificate. This will likely be a common issue for our clients, so I would like to be able to provide specific instructions both for the certificate option and pem decoding. All identifying information has been redacted ... .
Much appreciated. Thanks
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You have successfully enrolled for an InCommon SSL certificate.
You now need to complete the following steps:
* Click the following link to download your SSL certificate (generally try to use a version that includes intermediates & root or your certificate may be rejected by some older clients)
Format(s) most suitable for your server software:
as Certificate only, PEM encoded: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=....&format=x509IO
as Root/Intermediate(s) only, PEM encoded: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=....&format=x509IO
as Intermediate(s)/Root only, PEM encoded: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=...&format=x509IOR
Other available formats:
as Certificate (w/ chain), PEM encoded: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=...&format=x509
as PKCS#7, PEM encoded: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=...&format=base64
as PKCS#7: https://cert-manager.com/customer/InCommon/ssl?action=download&sslId=....&format=bin
* Import your new certificate into your server (Please contact your administrator for help with this).
* Your renew id: ....
Certificate Details:
Common Name : ......edu
Subject Alternative Names :
Number of licenses :
SSL Type : InCommon SSL (SHA-2)
Term : $Term: 2 Year(s) Server : Apache/ModSSL
Requested : 02/04/2020 09:02 GMT
Approved : 02/04/2020 09:02 GMT
Expires : 02/03/2022 23:59 GMT
Order Number : .....
Self-Enrollment Certificate ID :....
Comments : ....
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Web Server - Ask For Help / Let's Encrypt error - No Key ID in JWS header
« on: December 20, 2019, 05:57:58 PM »
Hi Bruce
Thanks again for the information on Netacme and the challenges of certificates for LANs in last user group meeting. I was able to create a process for forcing a self-signed certificate for a fully qualified domain using the netacme methods as they are.
After successfully testing this process, I cleared out the certificates folder and tried to get a new Let's Encrypt certificate for the test domain. No luck. The Challenge token was not created.
The debug output is attached. I tried in Testing and live mode and updated NT to 11.28 from 11.24 all without success. The test domain reaches the NT server.
Any suggestions. Thanks.
Thanks again for the information on Netacme and the challenges of certificates for LANs in last user group meeting. I was able to create a process for forcing a self-signed certificate for a fully qualified domain using the netacme methods as they are.
After successfully testing this process, I cleared out the certificates folder and tried to get a new Let's Encrypt certificate for the test domain. No luck. The Challenge token was not created.
The debug output is attached. I tried in Testing and live mode and updated NT to 11.28 from 11.24 all without success. The test domain reaches the NT server.
Any suggestions. Thanks.
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Web Server - Ask For Help / Windows 10 1909
« on: December 12, 2019, 09:04:48 PM »
One of our clients is using a Windows 10 machine as a NT server. Worked fine until they updated Windows 10 to 1909 and suddenly the login takes so long it usually, but not always, times out. We can't replicate it in 1909 here, and I was wondering if anyone else has encountered the problem. Thanks.
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Web Server - Ask For Help / SSL TLS Certificate - IIS Apache server type
« on: December 10, 2019, 02:58:43 PM »
Hi,
To set the stage:
I have many clients who are departments in much larger organizations, part of much larger local area networks/domains. I have had a couple of cases where for audit/security standards or because browsers are complaining, they need encryption/domain certificates. The servers in question don't have inbound access from the public internet, so they can't use Let's Encrypt. They have a service agreement that lets them request a certificate from a major issuer for 'myapp.largedomain.edu' (the domain works fine unencrypted). The interface to the issuer lets them select IIS, Apache, Tomcat and maybe other server types.
The questions:
What server type should they select for the certificate request? With the IIS type, they get the Unsupported protocol/ cipher mismatch error. Or is the problem located somewhere else?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.
To set the stage:
I have many clients who are departments in much larger organizations, part of much larger local area networks/domains. I have had a couple of cases where for audit/security standards or because browsers are complaining, they need encryption/domain certificates. The servers in question don't have inbound access from the public internet, so they can't use Let's Encrypt. They have a service agreement that lets them request a certificate from a major issuer for 'myapp.largedomain.edu' (the domain works fine unencrypted). The interface to the issuer lets them select IIS, Apache, Tomcat and maybe other server types.
The questions:
What server type should they select for the certificate request? With the IIS type, they get the Unsupported protocol/ cipher mismatch error. Or is the problem located somewhere else?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Web Server - Ask For Help / LE Challenge token not being generated
« on: October 28, 2019, 11:08:37 AM »
Hi,
Encountered this problem a few months ago and it has never really been resolved, at least as of NT 11.22.
It appears the contents of the ThisPage StringTheory object used to generate the token are truncated to "HTTP/1.0 200 OK" (see attached). I tried back tracing where that object was assigned its value but got lost a few classes in. The other attachment is the Debug view output from the Web 9 - Always TLS example.
Thanks.
Encountered this problem a few months ago and it has never really been resolved, at least as of NT 11.22.
It appears the contents of the ThisPage StringTheory object used to generate the token are truncated to "HTTP/1.0 200 OK" (see attached). I tried back tracing where that object was assigned its value but got lost a few classes in. The other attachment is the Debug view output from the Web 9 - Always TLS example.
Thanks.
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Web Server - Ask For Help / Bar code scanner - multiple instances on a page
« on: October 08, 2019, 08:44:27 PM »
Welcome back, Bruce. Hope everything went well at CDIC
I have not been able to add more than one instance of the scanner control on the same page. In this case, I want use the scanner on a parent form and then again on a pop up child form. If I make the child a separate page it works fine, but that really isn't an option for me. Would this be a useful question for the user group?
Thanks.
I have not been able to add more than one instance of the scanner control on the same page. In this case, I want use the scanner on a parent form and then again on a pop up child form. If I make the child a separate page it works fine, but that really isn't an option for me. Would this be a useful question for the user group?
Thanks.
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Web Server - Ask For Help / Conditional redirect from one form to another.
« on: July 31, 2019, 02:45:02 PM »
I am sure there is a simple way to do this but I just can't find it.
On the server side:
the request for Form A is being processed;
if condition 1 is true, Form A continues to be served;
if not, Form B is served.
p_web.redirect seems like overkill for a call in the same app/session. Just hoping there is a simpler method.
Thanks.
On the server side:
the request for Form A is being processed;
if condition 1 is true, Form A continues to be served;
if not, Form B is served.
p_web.redirect seems like overkill for a call in the same app/session. Just hoping there is a simpler method.
Thanks.
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Web Server - Ask For Help / Small screen menu - buttons show through menu
« on: July 23, 2019, 01:01:47 PM »
Hi, Bruce
The small screen double drop menu allows buttons to show through the menu items obscuring the menu item itself. I have attached a modified Basic with menu(2) example to demonstrate. The changes are:
1)The MailboxsFormControl is opened as a page not a popup on MailBoxesBrowseControl;
2)The Save and Cancel buttons are at the top of MailBoxesFormControl not the bottom;
3)Two additional level 1 menu items were added to the menu so the menu descends far enough to show the problem.
The dictionary is unchanged but included for convenience.
To replicate:
1) reduce width to show the mobile menu;
2) browse mailboxes;
3) open a mailbox record;
4) click the 'burger' button
I have my own workaround for now, but would really like to get 'standard' in NT. Using NT11.15, but don't see the issue in the .16 release notes.
Thanks.
The small screen double drop menu allows buttons to show through the menu items obscuring the menu item itself. I have attached a modified Basic with menu(2) example to demonstrate. The changes are:
1)The MailboxsFormControl is opened as a page not a popup on MailBoxesBrowseControl;
2)The Save and Cancel buttons are at the top of MailBoxesFormControl not the bottom;
3)Two additional level 1 menu items were added to the menu so the menu descends far enough to show the problem.
The dictionary is unchanged but included for convenience.
To replicate:
1) reduce width to show the mobile menu;
2) browse mailboxes;
3) open a mailbox record;
4) click the 'burger' button
I have my own workaround for now, but would really like to get 'standard' in NT. Using NT11.15, but don't see the issue in the .16 release notes.
Thanks.
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Web Server - Ask For Help / Let's Encrypt - Renewal - Triggering process
« on: July 18, 2019, 12:40:35 PM »
Question 2
Does the web server app trigger a Let's Encrypt test and acquisition on a timer, say every 24 hours? Or just when the server app is opened or the Get Certificates button is clicked?
On the positive side, the server app is very stable running months at a time without restart.
Thanks.
Does the web server app trigger a Let's Encrypt test and acquisition on a timer, say every 24 hours? Or just when the server app is opened or the Get Certificates button is clicked?
On the positive side, the server app is very stable running months at a time without restart.
Thanks.
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Web Server - Ask For Help / Let's Encrypt - Renewal - port 80
« on: July 18, 2019, 12:32:22 PM »
Hi, Bruce
You have covered Let's Encrypt often, but I can't find the answer to this question here, in the show notes, or the docs. My apologies if I have just missed it.
Does the insecure port have to be set to 80 for a Let's Encrypt certificate to be renewed? If so, how do you leave it open for Let's Encrypt but closed to other traffic?
Thanks.
You have covered Let's Encrypt often, but I can't find the answer to this question here, in the show notes, or the docs. My apologies if I have just missed it.
Does the insecure port have to be set to 80 for a Let's Encrypt certificate to be renewed? If so, how do you leave it open for Let's Encrypt but closed to other traffic?
Thanks.
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Web Server - Ask For Help / Deployment - theme.css.gz and standalone css files
« on: June 13, 2019, 02:06:01 PM »
The GZip.bat includes scripts and css files based on options selected in the WebServer app, and includes some that look to be common to all server applications. But not all the common files, the error.css and the browser specific css's, for example, are excluded.
I was trying to keep all the css in the theme.css.gz and all the scripts in the all.js.gz to speed performance (sure does), and reduce intermittent browser hang (seems to). Wondering why the excluded common css are not in gzipped with the rest? Or are they not common after all?
Which css excluded from the gz need to be included for deployment? Simply copying all the css from the development app's style folder to the client's style folder will have the same code in two places.
Thanks.
I was trying to keep all the css in the theme.css.gz and all the scripts in the all.js.gz to speed performance (sure does), and reduce intermittent browser hang (seems to). Wondering why the excluded common css are not in gzipped with the rest? Or are they not common after all?
Which css excluded from the gz need to be included for deployment? Simply copying all the css from the development app's style folder to the client's style folder will have the same code in two places.
Thanks.