[opencms-dev] Can't find params in request object

[Philip]

Hi there Cyrill,

I've done what you said.  This really should be the answer, I'm just not
hitting the right combination of settings just yet, I think.  If I may, I'm
going to detail how I've created a test that I can't get to work and maybe
you'll see the problem.  I'm just doing this so that I can do what I want to
do with a bit of knowledge before I stumble through my own project.

My first iteration: 

I created a template files:
1. security_template.jsp
2. navigation.jsp (included in security_template.jsp in the head section and
includes a timestamp for testing)

Properties for both:
	export:false
	(nothing for cache in this iteration)

3. test.jsp, which uses the head and foot of the template
Properties:
	export:false
	(also nothing for cache in the test iteration)

After publishing, the result is that I can see the page at:
http://localhost:8080/opencms/opencms/www/photoalbum/test.jsp

However, the timestamp updates with each refresh.

Then, I added the following properties to navigation.jsp:
	cache:uri (also tried uri:timeout=1)

No difference.
Then, I added the following properties to the template and to test.jsp:
	cache:uri (also tried uri:timeout=1)

Again, no difference.  The timestamp updates no matter what I do.

So, I'm confused.  Any thoughts about what I could be missing?

Thanks!
Philip

-----Original Message-----
From: opencms-dev-admin at opencms.org [mailto:opencms-dev-admin at opencms.org]
On Behalf Of Cyrill Brunschwiler
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 4:47 PM
To: opencms-dev at opencms.org
Subject: Re: [opencms-dev] Can't find params in request object

Hi Philip

Set a propety named export to false. The export and caching features of
opencms are explained in the documentation. You should take a quick glance
at the paper!

regards,
Cyrill

On Monday 26 July 2004 12.06, Philip wrote:
> Ok,
>
> The reason it wasn't working is because my page was an .html page.  
> So, even though the page was created with a template that had dynamic 
> elements in it, it wasn’t actually dynamic because it was exported as 
> an .html flat file.
>
> Now I know what's going on, but I still need a "best practice" for the 
> solution.
>
> Basically, I want to have a login process that is included in the
template.
> So, there'll either be a message like:
> "You are logged in as Joe"
>
> Or, if guest is logged in, just display a login/password form.  I had 
> the login logic in my template, but since the file is actually 
> exported as an .html file, it obviously can't do anything dynamic.
>
> So, do I have to make all of my pages .jsp pages, or is there a better
way?
> Ultimately, I want to implement some degree of access control over 
> which pages can be viewed by Guest and which pages can be viewed only 
> by logged-in users.
>
> Thanks again for your help.
>
> Regards,
> Philip
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: opencms-dev-admin at opencms.org 
> [mailto:opencms-dev-admin at opencms.org]
> On Behalf Of Arian Abrahantes Quintana
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 3:45 PM
> To: opencms-dev at opencms.org
> Subject: Re: [opencms-dev] Can't find params in request object
>
> Hi,
>
> First of all, I am beginner. So... When I am working on the workplace 
> session, I also had this kind of problem. Seems to be that there is 
> some interference when the workplace session is open and the method 
> "request.getParameter" is called (at least for login, username, 
> password and logout) but it vanishes as soon as I am loged out of the 
> workplace session.
>
> hope this help or heat the forum ;)
>
> best regards,
>
> arian
>
> Philip wrote:
> >Hi there,
> >
> >For some reason, I can't find the parameters from a form that I'm 
> >testing in my request object.
> >
> >I'm accessing the request object in my template and using the 
> >template for an html file.
> >
> >The only parameters that I can find in the request object are:
> >element: _flex_export_body
> >element: _flex_export
> >element: _flex_export_encoding
> >
> >It doesn't seem to matter whether this page is being submitted to or 
> >not, I get only those params.
> >
> >---------------Here's the code:
> ><%
> >    // create a JSP action element
> >    CmsJspActionElement cms = new CmsJspActionElement(pageContext, 
> >request, response);
> >    CmsObject cmsObject = cms.getCmsObject();
> >    out.println(request.getParameter("login"));  // this produces 
> >null, no matter what
> >    Enumeration params = request.getParameterNames();
> >    while (params.hasMoreElements()) {
> >        out.println("element: " + params.nextElement() + "<br/>");
> >    }
> >    if (request.getParameter("login") != null) {  //This block is 
> >never run as the param is always null
> >        //out.println("It was not null!");
> >        String username = request.getParameter("username");
> >        String password = request.getParameter("password");
> >        out.println("About to log user in with " + username + " " + 
> >password);
> >        if (username != null && password != null)
> >            cmsObject.loginUser(username, password);
> >    }
> >
> >%>
> >---------------End of code
> >
> >I'm using OpenCMS 5.0.1 on Redhat 7.3
> >
> >If anyone has any thoughts, I'd really appreciate it.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >Philip
> >
> >
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