| Stefan Ritt wrote: |
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| Sara Vanini wrote: |
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Hi,
I'd like to use ELOG as personal work logbook and database with search facilities
(e.g. record work progress, updates, plots, results, meeting schedule, outcome, TODO, etc...).
I will use it ONLY on my laptop, and I'd need to read the files when I don't have internet connection too.
I have no need to retrive files from elsewhere with a Web Browser, and I'd prefer not to open ports on the laptop.
Would this be feasible?
What's the setting I have to specify in elogd.cfg file?
Is there an example of such a ELOG use you could provide?
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If you download the standard package, it installs a demo logbook on your computer which you can use as a personal logbook. It uses port 8080 by default, although this can be changed. Then only thing you need to do is to make sure that port 8080 is blocked on your firewall. Read your OS documentation on how to set-up and use a firewall. Once you block port 8080, the data cannot be accessed from outside your laptop.
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Thanks Stefan,
I've properly set the firewall, and access is forbidden from outside. But when I don't have internet access, how could I open my database?
Furthermore: how it is possible to change the "demo" title ? and what's the procedure to open other databases?
Thanks again for helping
Sara
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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:
And here is how it looks on the iPad:
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.
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[global]
Port = 8080
Password file = passwd
[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 = /home/meg/meg/online/elog/shiftcheck.html
Custom edit form = /home/meg/meg/online/elog/shiftcheck.html
Custom display form = /home/meg/meg/online/elog/shiftcheck.html
List after submit = 1
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