Converting FormURLEncode Data to JSON

Here's a quick one for you today! I am working with the Twilio API today and their Webhook posts data back to you in application/x-www-form-urlencoded format instead of JSON as most services do these days. We are so used to using JSON data, especially with REST services, that it just seems natural to convert the … Continue reading Converting FormURLEncode Data to JSON →

Populating durations with Readable Format

For the last couple of releases, we have been able to populate the value of durations using a "readable format". You can see this mentioned and an example on this help page. I have searched high and low a few times now for a help page that spells this out in more detail and tells … Continue reading Populating durations with Readable Format →

Map, Filter, Sum, Lambda

Another Day, Another Blog Post 🙂 Darwin with PCSOFT did an excellent Webinar last year covering Map, Filter, and Reduce. I will be honest it broke this very old programmer's brain a bit when he started using Lambda functions. So now a mere 16 months later I finally "understand" it, and will give my version … Continue reading Map, Filter, Sum, Lambda →

WL Country Functions – WOW!!!

I feel like I have been beating up on PCSOFT a bit with my last few posts, time to talk about something wonderful instead. Did you know there is a complete set of functions to get you a country list with all kinds of info? No need to import and create your own table. Today … Continue reading WL Country Functions – WOW!!! →

A Workaround with the JSON Class->JSON<-Class Date or Time Variable issue

Man was that title a mouthful! Yesterday I wrote about an issue we were having with moving class data into and out of JSON data if there is a Date or Time variable included. See this article for details. In that article, I mentioned I was working on a more elegant solution to my workaround … Continue reading A Workaround with the JSON Class->JSON<-Class Date or Time Variable issue →

Date, Time, Datetime, JSON, RESTful – You’re Killing Me, Smalls!!!!

Today I bring you some issues with using Date or Time variables and serializing JSON data in and out of classes. Can you tell I am having a rough couple of weeks? Another day, another support request created. I seem to be getting good at those at least! Today's issue is that the JSON generated … Continue reading Date, Time, Datetime, JSON, RESTful – You’re Killing Me, Smalls!!!! →

JSONValid returns True for Invalid JSON text

In what appears to be my attempt to wear support out this week, I have discovered another one. I have discovered that the JSONValid function can return True for text that is not valid JSON. This causes a runtime error when moving the text into a JSON variable In the code below notice the comma … Continue reading JSONValid returns True for Invalid JSON text →

Serious SCM Bug in v28 94s

This one hurts me to the core, since I have been pushing so hard for everyone to use the SCM, and really pushed at the conference, waxing poetic about the SCM 🙂 But we have found, and finally been able to reproduce a serious bug in the SCM. Recently, several other developers and myself have … Continue reading Serious SCM Bug in v28 94s →

Serialize, Mapping, Bears OH! MY!

These two WL features may be the poorest documented features in WL. Go ahead I dare you to go find the doucumentation for either one. But never fear Uncle Pete is going to take a few minutes to give you a few pointers. Serialize Let's talk about Serialize first. The first issue is Serialize is … Continue reading Serialize, Mapping, Bears OH! MY! →

Styling issues with the new HTML Edit Control or How a little jQuery can save the day!

Gavin Webb, brought me an interesting CSS issue today with the new HTML Edit Control, that I wanted to share with everyone. Along with solving a specific issue, I think it is a good exercise in understanding how I figure out and then solve this types of CSS issues. The Issue This example has two … Continue reading Styling issues with the new HTML Edit Control or How a little jQuery can save the day! →