================================================================================ FOXWEB -- The WWW-FoxPro Interface ================================================================================ Version: 1.1b4a You can always download the newest version and view up-to-date documentation at the FoxWeb WWW Site: http://www.foxweb.com Comments and Suggestions: E-mail: tiritas@foxweb.com Technical Support: E-mail: tiritas@foxweb.com FoxWeb is distributed by: Eon Technologies 3211 Encinal Ave., Suite D Alameda, CA 94501 USA Tel: (510)523-3832 Fax: (510)523-6794 E-mail: eon@cybertimes.com ================================================================================ IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR USERS OF VERSION 1.0: ================================================================================ 1. Do not install version 1.1 in the same directory as version 1.0 if you want to keep the older version. Note that your 1.0 license is not valid for version 1.1, unless you purchased FoxWeb after 2/29/96 (serial number must be equal to or greater than 010-00142). For upgrade information check our web site (http://www.foxweb.com). 2. Note that to start FoxWeb you now use the program FWSTART.EXE. Do not run FWSERVER.EXE directly. ================================================================================ INSTALLATION ================================================================================ 1. Make sure you have VFP 3.0 and the WWW server software installed properly. 2. Close older versions of FoxWeb (including system services). 3. Unzip the FoxWeb installation files in a temporary directory. 4. Run SETUP.EXE and follow the directions on the screen. ================================================================================ TO TEST THE SERVER ================================================================================ 1. Start the Web server. 2. Run FWCONFIG.EXE to configure FoxWeb. 3. Run FWSTART.EXE to start the FoxWeb server channels. 4. From your web browser call http://ServerName/cgi-shl/foxweb.exe/show_cgi. Substitute "ServerName" with the full internet path to your server and "cgi-shl" with the alias of your server's Standard CGI directory. If the installation was done right the server will return all the CGI parameters of your call. To run the Customer Management sample application send the URL "http://ServerName/cgi-shl/foxweb.exe/customer". ================================================================================ NOTES ================================================================================ 1. To read from list called city. The new function TotFields(cFieldName) returns the total number of instances. 2. The new configuration option "Maximum Output Size" is the maximum size of the output returned by the user program in HTML_Out. If the output is larger than this value, then the user gets an error message. 3. Running FoxWeb as a system service: The FoxWeb Control Center now includes an option that allows FoxWeb to run as an NT system service. This option is only available when running under Windows NT. You need to be aware of the following points: * When running as a service, FoxWeb has no desktop presence, and you have no way of knowing whether there is a problem. For this reason we suggest that you do not use this option until you eliminate all bugs from your programs. * When running as a service, FoxWeb has no access to Netware and other remote network shares. There may be a way to get around this problem by connecting to those shares within FoxWeb (using Windows calls). * Do not enable the "Interact with the desktop" option of the FoxWeb service because it causes VFP to have an unhandled exception error when a user logs out of the system. * Even if the "Run as a Service" option in the FoxWeb Control Center is enabled, FWSTART.EXE will try to start FoxWeb as a desktop application. If you want to start the service manually either use the "Channel Control" tab of the FoxWeb Control Center, or the Services applet of the NT Control Panel. ================================================================================ REVISION HISTORY ================================================================================ Version 1.0 (September 1995) * First official version Version 1.1b1 (4/23/96) * New data exchange engine * New Control Center Application with improved user interface * Interactive channel monitoring * Improved Error Log Viewer with multiple viewing windows * Can run as an NT system service for improved security * Speed improvement * Smaller footprint * New installation program * New server startup program FWSTART.EXE * "Interact with Desktop" is not needed any more * Compatible with Microsoft IIS * More... Version 1.1b1a (4/25/96) * Fixed security rights bug that prevented correct operation Version 1.1b2 (5/1/96) * FormField() supports