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Feb 18, 2002, 8:07 PM

alexjones

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Feb 18, 2002, 8:07 PM

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Relative path problems in HTML view/edit

Does anyone know how to have Fileman recognize that relative paths shouldn't be based off of the cgi-bin? I have a folder set up within my cgi bin titled 'extranet' within that I plan on having a couple of different sections which will hold HTML files etc. The HTML uses relative paths ("../index.html", "images/image.gif" etc.) which are changed when the pages are processed by the script and displayed via the standard view or edit modes within Fileman. The paths start at the cgi-bin as opposed to the proper directory (cgi-bin/extranet/directory).

Is there a way to get Fileman to display these pages properly? I cannot change the relative paths for these files as this is just a review area, so any changes made here would propagate to the production environment and would no longer function.

Am I missing something simple? Has anyone else gotten around this issue? Help would be greatly appreciated!

Alex

Feb 20, 2002, 10:27 AM

jean

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Feb 20, 2002, 10:27 AM

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I don't think it's simple because Fileman is web based HTML editor and it uses the browser to display information (contents,images ...). If Fileman read a file which have relative paths located outside the web root, the browser won't be able to find that image and won't display the image properly.

Cheers,
jean(at)Gossamer-Threads.com
http://www.gossamer-threads.com

Feb 25, 2002, 4:49 PM

Alex

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Feb 25, 2002, 4:49 PM

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Hi,

One possible solution would be to add a <BASE HREF=""> into the src. We'll look into this and see if it works.

Cheers,

Alex
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Feb 26, 2002, 12:52 PM

jean

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Feb 26, 2002, 12:52 PM

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We found a solution for this issue. Please follow the instructions below :

1. Add these new lines ,in red , at the end of FileMan.pm:

Code:
  
sub js_quote_include {              
    my $file = shift;      
    my $tags = GT::Template->tags;          
    my ($host) = $tags->{html_url} =~ m,(\w+://[^/]*?/)?,;  
  
    my $in   = new GT::CGI;      
    my $css_file = $in->cookie('scheme') || 'fileman';      
    my $color;      
    CASE: {      
        ($css_file eq 'fileman') and $color = '#D6D6D6', last CASE;      
        ($css_file eq 'gt')      and $color = '#d9e4f2', last CASE;      
        ($css_file eq 'maple')   and $color = '#F0E8CE', last CASE;      
        ($css_file eq 'rainy')   and $color = '#CFD8C2', last CASE;      
        ($css_file eq 'rose')    and $color = '#DEC9CE', last CASE;      
    }      
    my $parsed = GT::Template->parse("$tags->{template_root}/common/$file",       
                                                             {        
 host => $host,  
                                                                html_url => $tags->{html_url},      
                                                                scrollbar_arrow_color => 'black',      
                                                                scrollbar_base_color => $color,      
                                                                editor_base_color => $color,      
                                                                advanced_editor_background => 'white',      
                                                                advanced_editor_font => 'arial'});      
    $parsed =~ s{([\\/'"<>])}{\\$1}g;      
    $parsed =~ s/(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/\\n/g;      
    return \$parsed;      
}

2. Add a new line <base href="<%host%>"> to templates/common/editor_editor.html, below the HEAD tag.

Cheers,
jean(at)Gossamer-Threads.Com

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jean: Feb 26, 2002, 12:53 PM

Mar 12, 2002, 3:23 PM

alexjones

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Mar 12, 2002, 3:23 PM

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A bit of a belated reply... Thanks for the tip. I'll try this out soon!

Dec 2, 2006, 1:48 PM

rmang

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Dec 2, 2006, 1:48 PM

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Is this patch still valid for the latest Fileman? We're having problems with relative links as well.

Rob

Dec 4, 2006, 7:36 AM

rmang

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Dec 4, 2006, 7:36 AM

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Well, the patch seems to work for IE7, but not for IE6, as it just outputs "unknown tag". Without the patch, all relative links get converted to the root domain in the URL, which means any subdirectory relative links gets switched to the root domain without the sub-directory. Is there a workaround/patch for this to satisfy all browsers? Is FileMan supported any longer? Thanks.

Rob

Dec 4, 2006, 10:41 AM

604

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Dec 4, 2006, 10:41 AM

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Add the code below into editor_editor.html:

<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
var host = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.hostname
document.write('<base href="' + host + '">');
</script>
</head>
.....

Let me know if it doesn't help.

B.

Dec 4, 2006, 11:04 AM

rmang

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Dec 4, 2006, 11:04 AM

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That is the code that was there originally. When I switch it back to that, then relative URL's in a sub-directory get re-written as absolute URL's for the domain in the URL, *and* remove the sub-directory from this absolute path, which breaks functionality. That is what we are trying to fix. Thanks.

Rob

Dec 4, 2006, 11:22 AM

604

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Dec 4, 2006, 11:22 AM

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In this case, you can change var host = window.location instead.

B.

Dec 4, 2006, 11:35 AM

rmang

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Dec 4, 2006, 11:35 AM

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That just puts the URL of where fileman is being used from, which is not good. Basically, What we're looking for is, if you have html code such as:

Code:

<a href="books.html">Books</a>

That fileman when editing this code will *not* modify it to the host name, window.location, etc... Because, if the file exists in a sub-directory off of the main directory, then the rewritten absolute URL is wrong.

Seems fileman editing does not handle relative links at all currently. That is what we're trying to overcome. Thanks.

Rob

Dec 4, 2006, 11:49 AM

604

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Dec 4, 2006, 11:49 AM

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Unfortunately, the current version does not support for this, but the issue will be on our todo list for the next version of FileMan.

B.

Dec 4, 2006, 1:02 PM

rmang

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Dec 4, 2006, 1:02 PM

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Is there a way to get the "work_path" directory in the base href setting? The work_path is the subdirectory, so if we could get into the base href setting (and possibly manipulate it) then the base would be set correctly for sub-directories also...

Rob

Dec 4, 2006, 1:05 PM

604

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Dec 4, 2006, 1:05 PM

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Yes, there is:

<script type="text/javascript">
var host = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.hostname
<%if work_path%>host .= '/<%work_path%>';<%endif%>
document.write('<base href="' + host + '">');
</script>

B.

Dec 4, 2006, 1:25 PM

rmang

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Dec 4, 2006, 1:25 PM

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Thanks. Seems that the href replace though balks anytime you put a "/" in the URL, and it falls back to the default or the physical path. Even this does not work:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">   
var host = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.hostname + '/test'; 
document.write('<base href="' + host + '">');   
</script>

But this does work (well, it outputs the text right after the domain at least:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">   
var host = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.hostname + 'test' 
document.write('<base href="' + host + '">');   
</script>

Any ideas? Thanks.

Rob

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rmang: Dec 4, 2006, 1:27 PM

Dec 4, 2006, 1:34 PM

604

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Dec 4, 2006, 1:34 PM

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Oops...it should be:

<script type="text/javascript">
var host = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.hostname;
<%if work_path%>host += '/<%work_path%>';<%endif%>
document.write('<base href="' + host + '">');
</script>

B.

Dec 4, 2006, 1:53 PM

rmang

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Dec 4, 2006, 1:53 PM

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Thanks for all the help. Unfortunately, it does not seem to work when a "/" is added to the host name no matter how you try it. It probably has to do with regexp the code does for URL formatting.

Hopefully a future version could have a settng to not alter relative links. I know this may break preview when editing, but currently editing a file in a sub-directory on the web with relative links and saving will break all links.

Rob