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  66931   Thu Nov 11 17:57:12 2010 Reply Arno TeunisseA.teeling3@chello.nlQuestionWindows2.8.0-2331Re: elog password , attributes and quoting username and password

Arno Teunisse wrote:

Hello
 

When I want to submit an entrie with elog I have the following problem : ( elogd on windows 7 )
D:\MyProgramFiles (x86)\ELOG>elog -v  -h localhost -p 8080 -l "Knowledge Base" -u "arnot 123abc"  -a "Category=info" -a "OS=HP-UX" -a "Subject=Just testing"
Successfully connected to host localhost, port 8080
Request sent to host:
POST /Knowledge+Base/ HTTP/1.0
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=---------------------------517428C7722E
Host: NTB100744.simac.local
User-Agent: ELOG
Content-Length: 874


Content sent to host:
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="cmd"

Submit
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="unm"

arnot 123abc
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="upwd"

I9vh6COTmDFzlmSGZ9S1gIC.cUNR0fRSzZOYNzj1LK.
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="exp"

Knowledge Base
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="encoding"

ELCode
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="OS"

HP-UX
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="Subject"

Just testing
---------------------------517428C7722E
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="Text"

Category=info
---------------------------517428C7722E

Response received:
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Server: ELOG HTTP 2.8.0-2331
Content-Type: text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1
Connection: Close

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html><head>
<META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW">
<title>ELOG error</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="default.css">
</head>
<body><center>
<table class="dlgframe" width="50%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"<tr><td class="errormsg"><i>Error: Attribute <b>Category</b> not supplied.</i><p>
Please go back and enter the <b>Category</b> field.
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="errormsg"><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
document.write("<button type=button onClick=history.back()>Back</button>");
</script>
<noscript>
Please use your browser's back button to go back
</noscript>
</td></tr>
</table>
</center></body></html>

Error: Missing required attribute "Category" 

Please Notice that I've put quotes around : -u "username password" ( the documentation shows that this is not necessary) .  But now it failes to see a required attribute.  

When I leave out the quotes in the -u part , it just hangs despite the -vvv on the server console and the -v option  used in the elog command line. Nothing happens. No output at the server debug screen. 
I'm Not using SSL , nor have i used a certificate. It's just a good old  plain html server. ( As far as i can see )

This is the main section in my config and the section I want to change :
[global]
port = 8080
;SSL = 1
;Resource dir = d:/elog.dir
;Logbook dir = d:/elogbooks.dir
CSS = simac1.css
;SMTP host = mailhost.chello.nl
SMTP host = vldexc1.simac.local
Title image URL =
\\vldfps1\algemeen\FM&O\Klanten
Title image = <img border="0" width="25%" src="simac.jpg">
Use Lock = 1   ; When a message is edited an other user will be noticed.
; Please notice : Options Category is now global, and sorted
Options Category = Backup,Database,Filesysteem,Info,Monitoring,Mount,Other,Performance,Security,Upgrade, Add User, IP info, Known Issues,  I-share OchtendControle
Self register = 1  # user can create an account
;Password file = passwd
Admin user = arnot
Logbook Tabs = 0
Protect Selection page = 1
Main Tab = MAIN

 

 

 


; Iedereen mag in het TEXT gedeelte aanpassingen uitvoeren.
Restrict edit = 0
 

[Knowledge Base]

Comment = <I>Knowledge base</I>
Help URL = help.html
Logfile = c:/Program files/elog/Knowledge_Base.log
; use user level password access

;Login expiration = 10

;Self register = 1  # user can create an account
; How is the time displayed :
Time format = %A, %B %d, %Y, %H:%M

; look and feel
Guest menu commands = List,Back, Find, Login, Help
Guest find menu commands = Find, Login, Help
Date format = %B %d, %Y
List menu commands = List,New,Find,Select,Import,Config,Logout,Last day,Help
; attributes
Attributes = Author, Author Email, Category, Klanten,Machine, OS ,Version,Archive, Subject
Options Archive = boolean
Options OS  = UNIX{10} , AIX {100} , HP-UX{200}, Redhat ES{300}  , Suze{400} , Debian{500}
{10}  Options Version = ALL
{100} Options Version = 5.1,5.2,5.3,6.1,6.2,6.3
{200} Options Version = 11.10,11.20,11.23
{300} Options Version = 4.7,4.8,4.9,5.0,5.1
{400} Options Version = 10.1,10.2,10.3,11.0,11.1,
{500} Options Version = 6.0 (sqeeze),5.0 (lenny),4.0 (etch),3.1 (sarge),3.0 (woody),2.2 (potato),2.1 (slink),2.0 (hamm)
Options Klanten = Frieslandbank{AA} , Arag{BB}, Super de Boer{CC},NRE{DD}
{AA}Options Machine = rc1lphmc01,rc1lptr01,rc1upas02,rc1upas03,rc1upas04,rc1upas05,rc1upas06,rc1upas07,rc1upas08,rc1upas22,rc1upav1,rc1updb05,rc1updb21,rc2lphmc01,rc2lptr01,rc2upas02,rc2upas32,rc2updb31,rc2updw33,rc2uuav1
{BB}Options Machine = Arag-lin1,Arag-lin2,Arag-lin3,Arag-lin4,Arag-lin5,Arag-lin6
{CC}Options Machine = xai61032
{DD}Options Machine = server27,server32,server37,server38,server40


Extendable options = Category, Klanten
Required Attributes = Category, OS ,Subject
List Display =  Subject, Category, Klanten,Machine, OS ,Version,Archive
Thread display = $Subject, entered by $author on $Entry time
Quick filter =  Category, OS,Klanten
Display mode = threaded
; title as shown in the browser
Page Title = Accelerator Logbook - $subject

; preset author and email
Preset Author = $long_name
Preset Author Email = $user_email

; these attributes cannot be changed
Locked Attributes = Author, Author Email

; only author can change its own entry
; See restrict edit in the global section

; options for reply
Subst on reply subject = Re: $subject
;Remove on reply = Author, Author Email
Preset on reply Author = $long_name
Preset on reply Author Email = $user_email

; No Email notification
Suppress Email to users = 1   # 1 = do not send mail , 0 = send mail
##############################################################################################                                                                                                                                                        

Any help will be appreciated .....

 When I leave out the quotes in the -u part , it just hangs despite the -vvv on the server console and the -v option  used in the elog command line. Nothing happens. No output at the server debug screen. 
I'm Not using SSL , nor have i used a certificate. It's just a good old  plain html server. ( As far as i can see )
 

  66932   Thu Nov 11 22:25:18 2010 Reply Arno TeunisseA.teeling3@chello.nlQuestionWindows2.8.0-2331Re: elog password , attributes and quoting username and password

Yoshio Imai wrote:

Arno Teunisse wrote:

Please Notice that I've put quotes around : -u "username password" ( the documentation shows that this is not necessary) .  But now it failes to see a required attribute.  

Have you tried without the quotes? They may not be allowed!

 Hello Yoshio

Thanks for the answer. Just solved the problem i was having. It seems that the -m option for elog.exe is a required commandline option. When skipping it elog just waits to get something.
Thanks for the time you took to answer this question.

Kind regards Arno Teunisse

 

  66933   Fri Nov 12 11:48:54 2010 Reply Yoshio ImaiQuestionWindows2.8.0-2331Re: elog password , attributes and quoting username and password

Arno Teunisse wrote:
It seems that the -m option for elog.exe is a required commandline option.


You are right; I didn't see that part was missing. On the other hand, I obviously didn't see a few other things in your post, either ... Wink
  66934   Fri Nov 12 13:12:02 2010 Reply Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chQuestionWindows2.8.0-2331Re: elog password , attributes and quoting username and password

Arno Teunisse wrote:

Yoshio Imai wrote:

Arno Teunisse wrote:

Please Notice that I've put quotes around : -u "username password" ( the documentation shows that this is not necessary) .  But now it failes to see a required attribute.  

Have you tried without the quotes? They may not be allowed!

 Hello Yoshio

Thanks for the answer. Just solved the problem i was having. It seems that the -m option for elog.exe is a required commandline option. When skipping it elog just waits to get something.
Thanks for the time you took to answer this question.

Kind regards Arno Teunisse

 

There are three ways to supply the elog main body text:

1) Via a text file and the -m switch 

2) On the command line, like

elog -h localhost -p 8080 -l demo -a author=sr -a type=Routine "this is the main body text"

3) Interactively. If you omit both the -m switch and the text, elog reads from the terminal. You can enter several lines, and finish with Ctrl-Z (Windows) and Ctrl-D (Linux)

C:\>elog -h localhost -p 8080 -l demo -a author=sr -a type=Routine
This is the
main body text
^Z
  66937   Mon Nov 15 16:46:41 2010 Reply Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chQuestionWindows2.8.0-2331Re: email format

Marty Jansen wrote:

 Hi,

 

In version 2.6.5-1844 we received email like picture below.

 

 Een ouder bericht is op vlap05.nmlan.net gewijzigd:

Logboek Documentatie
Author Marty Jansen
Type Werkinstructie
Category Servers
Subject Server Windows 2008 R2 role IIS toevoegen v02.doc
Logboek URL http://nmlanict:8088/Documentatie/7

02-11-2010
.\SenN\Proclib\Server Windows 2008 R2 role IIS toevoegen v01.doc
-----------------------------------------------------
05-11-2010
Server Windows 2008 R2 role IIS toevoegen v02.doc: De wijzigingen betreffen het verplaatsen van Inetpub van c:\ naar e:\
Op VLIS27 en VLSQL05 staat de inetpub nu op e:, op de VLSQL04 (NMLITE Testserver) staat de inetpub nog op c:

 

 

When upgraded to version 2.8.0-2331 we receive the email like below whitout the frame:

 

Een nieuw ELOG bericht is bezorgd:
 Logboek: NMLAN  Bericht ID: 927    Geef de tijd op: 5-11-2010 23:07:40
Author: Marty Jansen 
Type: QuickChange 
Category: Software 
Subject: Elog - Update 

Vanwege verbeterde mogelijkheden in de editor (fckeditor), ELOG geupdate van versie 2.6.5-1844 naar versie 2.8.0.-2331

ELOG V2.8.0-2331


Any idea how to get the HTML format email back?

Marty

 Sat Nov 6 14:47:16 2010

It looks strange but when I copy and past the message, like I did here,  the HTML format is OK, but not when I receive the email in Outlook. This used to be OK with the previous version.

Nothing has changed in Outlook

The email notification contains the basic HTML code and an (external) reference to the underlying CSS. I use for example Thunderbird instead of Outlook, and this program asks me if I should "show remote content". Only if I click yes, then the external CSS is loaded. Outlook might also have an option "view as web page" or so. The old format did not use full HTML and therefore was displayed correctly. This can be changed with the email encoding = ... option.

  66939   Tue Nov 16 10:29:14 2010 Reply Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chQuestionWindows2.8.0-2331Re: Cell Style Question

Terry Bayne wrote:

Is it possible to include more than one style attribute in a "Cell Style" directive?

For example, if I want to change the background color and text color for a given cell:

Cell Style Status Fixed  = background-color:green;color:white

If so, what is the proper way to encode it?

Thanks,

Terry

Your syntax is correct. If you try a big font for example

     Cell Style Status Fixed  = background-color:green;font-size:40px

it will work. The problem here is that the text decoration is defined differently since it's a link. The CSS defines these style via

/* standard link colors and decorations */
a:link { color:#0000FF; text-decoration:none }
a:visited { color:#800080; text-decoration:none }
a:hover { color:#0000FF; text-decoration:underline }
a:active { color:#0000FF; text-decoration:underline }
a:focus { color:#0000FF; text-decoration:underline }
but I don't know how to change these style inline without defining a new class.

  66943   Wed Nov 17 11:48:03 2010 Reply Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chQuestionWindows2.8.0-2331Re: elog password , attributes and quoting username and password

Yoshio Imai wrote:

Arno Teunisse wrote:

Please Notice that I've put quotes around : -u "username password" ( the documentation shows that this is not necessary) .  But now it failes to see a required attribute.  

Have you tried without the quotes? They may not be allowed!

Just for the record: It's actually forbidden. If you do -u "username password" then elog considers "username password" as the full user name, and the password is missing, so it takes the next argument as a password. In one of our trials it then used -a "Category=info" as the password, so the category was then missing. 

  66909   Fri Sep 17 06:19:39 2010 Idea Stefan Rittstefan.ritt@psi.chInfoAll2.8.0-2328Custom input forms implementation

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.

 

Attachment 2: elogd.cfg
[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
Attachment 4: shiftcheck.html
ELOG V3.1.5-3fb85fa6