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Thu Apr 10 14:21:13 2008

Re: Problems with elog client

I have tried the new revision, recompiling both client and server.
Unfortunately, the overall situation has not changed. We can still create new entries using the elog client, but editing an existing entry still does not work. However, thanks to your patch, the -v option now works again for the client side:

> elog -s -h <elog server> -p 443 -l current -u <user> <password> -a <Attributes> "TEST ENTRY"
Message successfully transmitted, ID=1

> elog -s -h <elog server> -p 443 -l current -u <user> <password> -e 1 "EDIT THIS ENTRY" -v
Successfully connected to host <elog server>, port 443
Request sent to host:
GET /current/1?cmd=download HTTP/1.0
User-Agent: ELOG
Cookie: unm=<user>;upwd=<password>;


Response received:
ET
Error transmitting message

Again, there is no output on the server side even when running with -v in console mode. There is the expected output when an entry is successfully created using the elog client. One aspect about this output is strange, though: the "Return" statement

==== Return ================================
HTTP/1.1 302 Found

contains the wrong "Location" header. It is not

Location: https://elog-server.domainname/logbook/ID

but rather

Location: https://client-host.domainname/logbook/ID

where "client-host" is the hostname of the computer where the elog client was called. But, since the logbook entry is correctly created, this is perhaps not a problem at all.

Another thing: I have noticed that when using conditional preset texts, the "Preset Text =" statements have to be declared for each logbook of a logbook group; it is not sufficient to only declare it in the "[global]" section of the logbook group. This means that we only need to declare the conditions once, e.g.

Options Category = .... , Shift {1} , ....
{1} Options Subject = Shift start {a}, Shift end {b}, ....

but the preset text declarations

{1&a} Preset text = shift_checklist.txt
{1&b} Preset text = shift_summary.txt

have to be declared in every individual logbook section for the logbooks of this group. Is this expected behaviour, or a bug?

Cheers

Yoshio

65823

Thu Apr 10 15:39:26 2008

Re: Problems with elog client

Yoshio Imai wrote:

> elog -s -h elog -p 443 -l current -u <user> <password> -e 1 "EDIT THIS ENTRY" -v
Successfully connected to host elog, port 443

As I wrote in my previous message, the "SSL part has not been tested" (=means: does not work). I just fixed this today, so try revision 2100.

65824

Thu Apr 10 15:56:12 2008

Re: Problems with elog client

Stefan Ritt wrote:

As I wrote in my previous message, the "SSL part has not been tested" (=means: does not work).

Sorry for the misunderstanding. I was probably confused because the creation of new entries already worked, even with SSL.
Now, the editing also works.

Thank you very much!

Yoshio

65831

Tue Apr 15 20:34:49 2008

Re: Problems with elog client

Yoshio Imai wrote:

Another thing: I have noticed that when using conditional preset texts, the "Preset Text =" statements have to be declared for each logbook of a logbook group; it is not sufficient to only declare it in the "[global]" section of the logbook group. This means that we only need to declare the conditions once, e.g.

Options Category = .... , Shift {1} , ....
{1} Options Subject = Shift start {a}, Shift end {b}, ....

but the preset text declarations

{1&a} Preset text = shift_checklist.txt
{1&b} Preset text = shift_summary.txt

have to be declared in every individual logbook section for the logbooks of this group. Is this expected behaviour, or a bug?

I cannot reproduce your problem. I just tried following file:

[global]
port = 8000
password file = passwd
Options Category = Other , Shift {1} , Routine
Attributes = Author, Category, Subject
{1} Options Subject = Shift start {a}, Shift end {b}
{1&a} Preset text = shift_checklist.txt
{1&b} Preset text = shift_summary.txt

[demo1]
Comment = General linux tips & tricks

[demo2]
Comment = General linux tips & tricks

and it worked as expected. Can you try it? If it works for you as well, then try to morph this file towards your config file, and figure out when the unexpected behavior starts.

65834

Thu Apr 17 19:11:36 2008

Re: Problems with elog client

I have tried your sample config file, and this one also works for me.
The problem arises when using top groups. I have produced a minimal config file including a top group, of the form

[global]
logbook tabs = 1
SSL = 1
Theme = default

Top group testgroup = demo1, demo2
Show top groups = 1


[global testgroup]
Attributes      = Author, Subject, Type
Options Subject = ThisOne{1}, Shift info {2}, ThatOne{3}

{1} Options Type = OneType1, OneType2, OneType3
{2} Options Type = Shift start {a}, Shift end {b}, Info
{3} Options Type = TwoType1, TwoType2, TwoType3

Required Attributes = Author, Subject, Type

{2&a} Preset Text = shift_checklist.txt
{2&b} Preset Text = shift_summary.txt


[demo1]
Comment = DemoLog 1

[demo2]
Comment = DemoLog 2

Although the conditional attributes work for the logbooks demo1 and demo2, the preset text does not work. It works when the Preset Text= statement is (also) places in the individual logbook sections. Can you check if it behaves the same on your side?

Yoshio

65837

Thu Apr 17 21:23:06 2008

Re: Problems with elog client

Yoshio Imai wrote:

The problem arises when using top groups.

Uff, that was a tough one. Thanks to your detailed analysis I could reproduce the problem. It indeed only happens with conditional 'preset text' under a top group (which is so exotic I have never tried it before). I fixed that in SVN revision 2103, please download and test it.

65842

Fri Apr 18 14:17:52 2008

Re: Problems with elog client

Stefan Ritt wrote:

I fixed that in SVN revision 2103, please download and test it.

I just downloaded and tested it. It works!!

Thank you for all the work.

Yoshio

65871

Tue May 6 21:40:05 2008