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  67913   Tue May 19 12:27:01 2015 Question Jacky Lizli@hawaii.eduQuestionLinux2.9.2Entry size too large for email notification

Hi,

I am doing an inline image that is about 2.2 MB.  When I do a submit, I got the following message:

Error sending Email via <i>"<email server>"</i>: Entry size too large for email notification.

May I know what is the limit of the entry size and how do I change it?  Thank you.

Jacky

  67946   Fri May 29 22:32:20 2015 Question Jacky Lizli@hawaii.eduQuestionLinuxV3.1.0-241subject line bug on resumit elog entries as new?

Hi,

I updated an old elog entry and resubmit it as new by checking the box resubmit as new.   Does the subject line should said it is a "New ELOG entry" instead of "Updated ELOG entry"?  Thank you.

Also when some people submit a new elog, the subject line is "Updated ELOG entry".  This is a bit odd.  I can't reproduce that bug when I did my test. 

Jacky 

  67990   Tue Jun 9 22:31:59 2015 Reply Jacky Lizli@hawaii.eduQuestionLinuxV3.1.1-2c4f838Re: subject line bug on resumit elog entries as new?

Hi,

I compiled the 3.1.0-2 source rpm from the download area.  Unless there is a minor release, I think the problem is still there.  Thank you.

Jacky

David Pilgram wrote:

Hi Stefan,

The email sent from here had he expected (correct) message "A new ELOG entry..."

Thanks, David.

Stefan Ritt wrote:

Any better now?

David Pilgram wrote:

Hi Stefan,

I see that you've updated the elog running this forum today, 5 versions after you reported fixing the "A new elog entry has been entered" and "An old elog entry has been updated" issue.  But the emails coming out are still all of the "An old elog entry...", rather than "A new..."

 

 

  68139   Sun Oct 4 20:29:01 2015 Question Jacky Lizli@hawaii.eduQuestionLinuxV3.1.0-2411f95inline jpg to png

Hi,

We have a user who posted a lot of inline jpg.  The elog system converted those to png and thus cause the size of the elog to expand about ~4x of the original size.  It is caused the problem of entry size too large for email notifications.  Is there a way to turn off the conversion to png picture file?  May I know also know why it converts to png to store on the server?  Thank you very much.

Jacky

  69303   Thu Feb 18 19:21:57 2021 Question Jacky Lizli@hawaii.eduQuestionLinux3.1.4export/archive a logbook

Hi,

I have an elogd server serves many logbooks.  May I know what is a good way to export or achive one its logbooks?  Thank you.

Jacky

  67295   Tue Jul 3 09:46:19 2012 Question Ze Lizejili@gmail.comQuestionLinux2.8.1-2350move a type of entries to another logbook

Hi,

I have logbook A and logbook B.  Is it possible to move one type of entries in logbook A to logbook B?  If yes, may I know how you do it?  Thank you.

 

Ze

  69870   Tue Apr 1 14:37:34 2025 Reply Marcel Zauner-Wieczorekzauner-wieczorek@iau.uni-frankfurt.deQuestionWindowslatestRe: Custom input forms implementation

Dear Andreas and Stefan,

First of all thank you for the template for a checklist. I have created my own version of it and the HTML looks fine. For comparison, I temporarily also included the shiftcheck template provided by Stefan to my ELOG.

However, I have the same problem as JD. After submitting the data in shiftcheck, I receive the error "Cannot open file passwords.pwd: No such file or directory" and the URL is http://localhost:8085/ShiftCheck/?cmd=Submit&suppress=1&unm=&upwd=&Author=Marcel+Zauner-Wieczorek&edit_id=&D=1&M=4&Shift=Morning&a4=&h2=&a5=&a6=&c1=&c2=&c3=&c4=&c5=&bb1=&cr1=&cr9=&cr18=&cr20=&cr21=&cr23=&cr24="

I have tried to include the path of the password file in the cfg file (using "", <>, <"">, and only the path name), but then the elogd.exe won't start at all unless I change it back to the simple "Password file = passwords.pwd".

Here is an excerpt of my config file:

****

[global]
port = 8085
 

Password file = passwords.pwd
Login expiration = 1
Admin user = Marcel
Login user = Marcel

Self register = 1

Group General = ShiftCheck
Group Gas phase instruments = Checklist_MARGA

Restrict edit time = 1
Admin restrict edit time = 0
Autosave = 60

[ShiftCheck]
Comment = Shift Check List

Attributes = Author, D, M, Y, Shift, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6, c7, bb1, cr1, cr2, cr3, cr4, cr5, cr6, cr7, cr8, cr9, cr10, cr11, cr12, cr13, cr14, cr15, cr16, cr17, cr18, cr19, cr20, cr21, cr22, cr23, cr24, cr25, cr26, sw1, sw2, sw3, sw4, sw5
Quick filter = Shift, Author
Options Shift = Morning, Evening, Night

Enable attachments = 0
Show text = 0
Custom new form = shiftcheck.html
Custom edit form = shiftcheck.html
Custom display form = shiftcheck.html
List after submit = 1

 

[Checklist_MARGA]
Comment = Check List for MARGA

Date Format = %d.%m.%Y
Time Format = %d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S

Reverse sort = 1

Attributes = Author, D, M, Y, On, DP2h, T_SJAC, T_heat, EC_An, EC_Cat, IonBal, IS_Cat_Ae, IS_An_Ae, IS_Cat_Ga, IS_An_Ga, P1, P2, Err, Com


Quick filter = Author

Enable attachments = 0
Show text = 0
Custom new form = checklist_MARGA.html
Custom edit form = checklist_MARGA.html
Custom display form = checklist_MARGA.html
List after submit = 1
***

I am actually confused about the passwords.pwd file. I have successfully created several users with passwords and I can use their credentials to log into the different labbooks. However, none of these users (let along their (encrypted) passwords) turn up in the passwords.pwd file. I don't know where ELOG saves these information, but it's apparently not the passwords.pwd file that is defined in the cfg file and that I have access to.

I hope that someone can help me with this issue. Otherwise, I would omit the password function within ELOG and find an external solution for a password protection.

Cheers,

Marcel

 

Andreas Luedeke wrote:

You might try to specify an absolute path to the password file in the configuration.

I would need a complete minimal configuration that creates that problem.

 

JD wrote:

Hello Stefan,

I created a custom form with the example you provided. When I enter the Data and Submit the Form I get the error message "Datei passwordfile.xml kann nicht geöffnet werden: No such file or directory".  Posting stuff works in all other logbooks.  Only in the "logbook with the form" there seems to be an error. (or misconfiguration on my side)

sections from my conf. File:

[global]
Password file = passwordfile.xml

(...)

[ShiftCheck]
Comment = Shift Check List

Attributes = Hardware, Raith-Mitarbeiter, Rechnername, Rechnername-alt, Details, SN, AV-Nummer, System, Key, IT-Mitarbeiter, Erledigt_datum, Ausgemustert_datum
Quick filter = Shift, Author
Options Shift = Morning, Evening, Night

Enable attachments = 0
Show text = 0
Custom new form =forms\shiftcheck.html
Custom edit form = forms\shiftcheck.html
Custom display form = forms\shiftcheck.html
List after submit = 1

I tried copying the password file to the forms directory, the logbook directory, the ShiftCheck logbook directory and the elog root folder.  I always get the same error.  I tried entering the absolute path, there was no difference in the result.

When I disable the password file I am able to post without any problems.  Can you help me out? 

Jonathan

 

Stefan Ritt wrote:

Dear ELOG users,

starting with SVN revision 2328, custom input forms are implemented. This allows application specific formats for check lists etc. In our specific case we had to implement a shift check list, which was quite long. Furthermore the check list should be optimized for an iPad, which we take in the field and record various checks and readings (in our case some gas pressure gauges at the PSI particle accelerator). Since the standard ELOG interface was too inflexible, a completely hand-written form was needed. The form can be activated by the new configuration options Custom New Form, Custom Edit Form and Custom Display Form, one for a new entry, an entry to edit and and entry to display. In our case we used the same form for all three cases. This is how the shift check list looks under the Safari Browser on a PC:

Capture.png

And here is how it looks on the iPad:

IMAG0036.jpg

Each section can be collapsed and expanded (blue arrows at the left), and various internal checks are made before the check list can be submitted.

Implementing such forms is however more something for the advanced user, since you have to hand-write HTML with CSS and JavaScript code. It can then however be a powerful method for check lists. Please find in the attachments the elogd.cfg configuration for that logbook and the shiftcheck.html source code file. It is a bit complicated since the page is a static page, elogd just serves it from the file. This requires all the dynamic functions to be implemented inside the HTML file with JavaScript. To display an entry for example, the JavaScript loads the raw data with the "?cmd=Download" command and the populates the form fields. The collapsing and expanding is done by using CSS properties. The integrated style sheet was optimized for the rendering on an iPad. Rather large fonts were chosen so that the items can be checked easily with your finger tips. Various parameters are sent between the browser and the elogd program via hidden fields and cookies. So only something for experts! But if you go through the effort and hand-write the form, it can be very handy. Note that you have to upgrade to SVN revision 2328 for the three new options.

 

 

 

 

  69874   Mon Apr 28 11:50:25 2025 Question Marcel Zauner-Wieczorekzauner-wieczorek@iau.uni-frankfurt.deQuestionWindowslatestRe: Custom input forms implementation

Please excuse my double-posting. But my first entry was not displayed on the forum and I haven't received feedback yet. I think this is because I responded to an entry that was still in draft mode, whereas my entry was a "normal" entry. My initial entry has the Message ID: 69870 and was in reply to: 68348

***

Dear Andreas and Stefan,

First of all thank you for the template for a checklist. I have created my own version of it and the HTML looks fine. For comparison, I temporarily also included the shiftcheck template provided by Stefan to my ELOG.

However, I have the same problem as JD. After submitting the data in shiftcheck, I receive the error "Cannot open file passwords.pwd: No such file or directory" and the URL is http://localhost:8085/ShiftCheck/?cmd=Submit&suppress=1&unm=&upwd=&Author=Marcel+Zauner-Wieczorek&edit_id=&D=1&M=4&Shift=Morning&a4=&h2=&a5=&a6=&c1=&c2=&c3=&c4=&c5=&bb1=&cr1=&cr9=&cr18=&cr20=&cr21=&cr23=&cr24="

I have tried to include the path of the password file in the cfg file (using "", <>, <"">, and only the path name), but then the elogd.exe won't start at all unless I change it back to the simple "Password file = passwords.pwd".

Here is an excerpt of my config file:

    ****

    [global]
    port = 8085
     

    Password file = passwords.pwd
    Login expiration = 1
    Admin user = Marcel
    Login user = Marcel

    Self register = 1

    Group General = ShiftCheck
    Group Gas phase instruments = Checklist_MARGA

    Restrict edit time = 1
    Admin restrict edit time = 0
    Autosave = 60

    [ShiftCheck]
    Comment = Shift Check List

    Attributes = Author, D, M, Y, Shift, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, c1, c2, c3, c4, c5, c6, c7, bb1, cr1, cr2, cr3, cr4, cr5, cr6, cr7, cr8, cr9, cr10, cr11, cr12, cr13, cr14, cr15, cr16, cr17, cr18, cr19, cr20, cr21, cr22, cr23, cr24, cr25, cr26, sw1, sw2, sw3, sw4, sw5
    Quick filter = Shift, Author
    Options Shift = Morning, Evening, Night

    Enable attachments = 0
    Show text = 0
    Custom new form = shiftcheck.html
    Custom edit form = shiftcheck.html
    Custom display form = shiftcheck.html
    List after submit = 1

     

    [Checklist_MARGA]
    Comment = Check List for MARGA

    Date Format = %d.%m.%Y
    Time Format = %d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S

    Reverse sort = 1

    Attributes = Author, D, M, Y, On, DP2h, T_SJAC, T_heat, EC_An, EC_Cat, IonBal, IS_Cat_Ae, IS_An_Ae, IS_Cat_Ga, IS_An_Ga, P1, P2, Err, Com


    Quick filter = Author

    Enable attachments = 0
    Show text = 0
    Custom new form = checklist_MARGA.html
    Custom edit form = checklist_MARGA.html
    Custom display form = checklist_MARGA.html
    List after submit = 1
    ***

I am actually confused about the passwords.pwd file. I have successfully created several users with passwords and I can use their credentials to log into the different labbooks. However, none of these users (let along their (encrypted) passwords) turn up in the passwords.pwd file. I don't know where ELOG saves these information, but it's apparently not the passwords.pwd file that is defined in the cfg file and that I have access to.

I hope that someone can help me with this issue. Otherwise, I would omit the password function within ELOG and find an external solution for a password protection.

Cheers,

Marcel

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