Author: Pete Halsted

Using an XML Config File

First M$ wanted us to store all of our settings in an INI file. That didn’t work well! Then M$ wanted us to store all of our settings in the Registry. That REALLY didn’t work well! Well now they want us to store them in a Config.XML file. I know what your thinking, isn’t that … Continue reading Using an XML Config File →

Printing Multiple Reports in WebDev

I have shown you code before for printing reports in WebDev, so that the report opens as a PDF in a separate tab of the browser. Which is an important feature to include, especially on a WebDev dynamic site, otherwise the user will lose their "place" in your site. Recently I had a project where … Continue reading Printing Multiple Reports in WebDev →

Setting PDF Filename when using Print Preview

Normally when I want a PDF generated from a report I do so by using the iDestination function, similar to this: The generated PDF will have the name specified by the variable PDFFileName. But recently a Client had a report that we were using the Print Preview for, however when the user saved the report as … Continue reading Setting PDF Filename when using Print Preview →

.NET Permission Issues

I spent part of my morning in .NET hell, a situation that I try to avoid as much as possible. That is the reason I use WX in the first place! I use a .NET library to convert JSON data to XML data, which will be the topic of a future webinar. But today's topic … Continue reading .NET Permission Issues →

Work arounds for XSD issues in the Authorize.net WebService WSDL

Working with the Authorize.net WebService I ran into some XSD issues. This is because WebDev is more restrictive with the XSD definition than PHP. Technically it isn’t a bug, but since most WebServices are targeted and tested on PHP it can definitely cause issues. In this weeks Webinar and Article, I will show you how … Continue reading Work arounds for XSD issues in the Authorize.net WebService WSDL →

Changing the Looper Background as you hover over rows

While working on integrating the Stripe API into pcReminder.com, I notice that the look and feel of their FAQ section was really nice and clean. So I "liberated" it for another site I was working on. The only challenge in duplicating the interface was getting the looper rows to highlight as the mouse moves over … Continue reading Changing the Looper Background as you hover over rows →

Uncle Pete’s Corner – Avoiding Image Cache Issues

Have you ever had a WebDev site, that allows the user to upload and set the logo for their account? Have you had issues with the logo not changing when they upload a new one because of the browser cache? Well if so you are in luck, this week we will look at the pcReminder.com … Continue reading Uncle Pete’s Corner – Avoiding Image Cache Issues →

Coming Attraction – Uncle Pete’s Corner – Avoiding Image Cache Issues

Have you ever had a WebDev site, that allows the user to upload and set the logo for their account? Have you had issues with the logo not changing when they upload a new one because of the browser cache? Well if so you are in luck, this week we will look at the pcReminder.com … Continue reading Coming Attraction – Uncle Pete’s Corner – Avoiding Image Cache Issues →

Variables declared in a Loop

Ran into a very subtle issue today with variables declared in a loop. For pcreminder.com, I have an outer loop that gets all the reminders that need to be sent for all users. Within that loop, there is a second loop that loops through all the receipts for the reminder and sends the actual reminder. … Continue reading Variables declared in a Loop →

Flexible Comparison Statements

A few weeks ago I gave someone an answer that included code similar to this: IF Nospace(MyString) = "TestString" And Wolfgang Kirsch pointed out the flexible comparison operators in the online help. So the statement can be written as IF Mystring ~= "TestString" I have been trying to use this more as I feel it … Continue reading Flexible Comparison Statements →