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  • From: Chad Knepp <pyg@galatea.org>
  • To: Permaculture Plant Database <pcplantdb@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [pcplantdb] Eden 0.1.3 release
  • Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:18:37 -0600

We got a couple of blank page scenarios. I think Lawrence's is the
same problem. I'm going to track it down now. Unfortunately I'm
having login problems at Ibiblio, so I won't be able to correct it
upstream until I get that figured out. I sent them an email so it
shouldn't be more than a couple of days.

Chad

John Schinnerer writes:
> Aloha,
>
> > I haven't been able to break it, but if y'all could try a couple of
> > random searches I'd appreciate it. If you get an 'Internal Server
> > Error' send me the URL asap.
>
> * No Internal Server Errors (yet ;-), but this search for example:
>
> http://permaculture.info/cgi-bin/eden?search=%22elephant+grass%22+and+rye&button=Search+PIW
>
> returns a blank page. Source of page is:
>
> <html><body></body></html>
>
> Text entered in search field was
>
> "elephant grass" and rye
>
> It appears to be the double-quotes that hose it, as just plain
>
> "elephant grass"
>
> or
>
> "ironwood"
>
> has exactly the same result.
>
> http://permaculture.info/cgi-bin/eden?search=%22elephant+grass%22&button=Search+PIW
>
> Replacing double with single quotes appears to work OK, e.g.
>
> 'elephant grass'
>
>
> * Searching on
>
> this + that
>
> returns results indicating they are for 'this +' - where did 'that go??
>
> OTOH searching on
>
> bouganvilla + red
>
> returns results indicating they are for 'bouganvilla + red'
>
> SO...we need to know what the "rules" are for your one-field search form.
> And so do site visitors, which makes the "one field" search form not
> always as simple as we'd like.
>
> Some of the above results may be intentional on your part (looks like
> you are recognizing and stripping out stuff like 'a', 'and', etc. - is
> that where 'that' went?) but will not "work" for some people's
> assumptions about the search field and what can be put in it, etc.
>
> IOW what is a 'well formed' search string at this point?
>
> aloha,
> John S.
>
> John Schinnerer - MA, Whole Systems Design
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