HOW TO DEBUGGING CGI

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4 total messages Started by jb Tue, 06 Jul 2004 22:39

#1789

Author: jb
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 22:39

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Hi,

How can I display a Message Box in a CGI for debugging purpose.

I tried inserting MessageBox(...) in one of my Action function but that
seems to lock up the CGI. I believe this is do to the fact that my CGI is
running in the IIS environtment and therefore using IIS message loop.

If my understanding is correct, in order for this to work, I must create my
own message loop for my message dialog box.

Help please.


Environment info:

-IIS is running on my local/testing machine where my development environment
is.
-Win2003 server
-Cbuilder 5
- and I'm totally new in Cbuilder.

Thx
jb

Re: HOW TO DEBUGGING CGI

#1790

Author: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2004 23:48

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"jb" <jboonmee@propay.com> wrote in message
news:40eb2a28$1@newsgroups.borland.com...

> How can I display a Message Box in a CGI for debugging purpose.

You can't, because then a popup dialog box will appear on the server end and
lock up the CGI from sending data back to the client.

> I tried inserting MessageBox(...) in one of my Action
> function but that seems to lock up the CGI.

As well it should, because the CGI is waiting for a user to come and close
the popup dialog on the server itself.


Gambit

Re: HOW TO DEBUGGING CGI

#1791

Author: Hans Galema
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 06:40

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jb wrote:

> How can I display a Message Box in a CGI for debugging purpose.

That is not the way to debug a cgi program.

You have at least two options:
- Make a -debug-logfile, and change ShowMessage to append to the file.
- printf() your debuginfo as comments or tekst to the htmlpage.

Hans.

Re: HOW TO DEBUGGING CGI

#1734

Author: jb
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:39

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Actually, you can as long as you have a way to close the dialog box before
the IIS times out (if you are quick, this is where you would attach to the
CGI process , then close the dialogbox).

I'm doing it now. In fact I even have a better solution. Email me if you
want it.

Thanks anyway though.
jb


"jb" <jboonmee@propay.com> wrote in message
news:40eb2a28$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Hi,
>
> How can I display a Message Box in a CGI for debugging purpose.
>
> I tried inserting MessageBox(...) in one of my Action function but that
> seems to lock up the CGI. I believe this is do to the fact that my CGI is
> running in the IIS environtment and therefore using IIS message loop.
>
> If my understanding is correct, in order for this to work, I must create
my
> own message loop for my message dialog box.
>
> Help please.
>
>
> Environment info:
>
> -IIS is running on my local/testing machine where my development
environment
> is.
> -Win2003 server
> -Cbuilder 5
> - and I'm totally new in Cbuilder.
>
> Thx
> jb
>
>

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