Interactive Window seems to be having issues.

[DDPMarc]

Hey all,

Is anyone else have issues with the interactive window?

I'm testing some code (or trying to) and if I change a variable value and do a test EX: ?response it has been giving me the same value I had before I changed it. it is not changing to the new value.

Secondly if I paste code into the window it won't run. For instance I am trying to write an http_get function and if I have req.host = "wsd.adminscreen.net" when it try ?req.host is gives me req.host = "" which obviously is not the case as I've asingned it a direct string value.

I have written the exact same code in the window and only once have gotten it to give me a correct result the rest of the times it does not.

Here is some of the code I'm trying and the response I'm getting

dim request as p
dim response as p
request.host = "wsd.adminscreen.net"
request.page = "/evolution.asmx/ViewCostPriceBySKU"
request.ServerID = "?ServerID=1"
request.TokenKey = "&TokenKey=42274449465b2c744c7461645649666c7c4865747a6b7a282f433d797d"
request.Password = "&Password=test1"
request.SkuID = "&SkuID=unv21200"
request.method = "POST"


response = http_fetch(request)
?request= body = ""
cookie = ""
header = ""
host = ""
method = ""
page = ""
Password = ""
port = 0
protocol = ""
query_string = ""
referer = ""
ServerID = ""
SkuID = ""
ssl_on = .F.
ssl_ValidateCert = .T.
timeout = 0
TokenKey = ""
user_agent = ""

Or this:

dim request as p
dim response as p
request.host = "wsd.adminscreen.net"
request.page = "/evolution.asmx/ViewCostPriceBySKU"
request.ServerID = "?ServerID=1"
request.TokenKey = "&TokenKey=42274449465b2c744c7461645649666c7c4865747a6b7a282f433d797d"
request.Password = "&Password=test1"
request.SkuID = "&SkuID=unv21200"
request.method = "POST"

response = http_fetch(request)

?response
= body = 
error_code = 1
error_text = "Host must be specified."
headers = ""
+parsed_headers.

[Steve Wood]

Re: Interactive Window seems to be having issues.

You cannot test http_* from Interactive Window (or Live Preview, etc) because the API cannot respond to your request. You have to test from a live browser. Most often you have to test from a remote server, unless your localhost can receive a response from the API server.

[DDPMarc]

Re: Interactive Window seems to be having issues.

Steve, I actually got the code to give me this response (once)

System.InvalidOperationException: Missing parameter: ServerID.
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.ValueCollectionParameterReader.Read(NameValueCollection collection)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.UrlParameterReader.Read(HttpRequest request)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpServerProtocol.ReadParameters()
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebServiceHandler.CoreProcessRequest()

This is straight from the server.

This will be very disappointing if I can't get this to work from localhost.

Can you explain further why this cant be done in the interactive window, how else are you supposed to test it. Build a little, compile and deploy.. That really doesn't make sense why you can't test from the interactive window.

[Lenny Forziati]

Re: Interactive Window seems to be having issues.

http_* will work just fine from the Interactive Window.

Marc, the error you got is coming from the wsd.adminscreen.net server, so you would need to review their documentation. But it is saying that it expected you to send a ServerID with your request but it did not get one. This makes sense as you cannot make up arbitrary properties and pass them to http_fetch().

[Steve Wood]

Re: Interactive Window seems to be having issues.

I don't like posting incorrect advice! I pride myself on nearly always testing before I post something, even when I am pretty sure of my conclusions. But sometimes I am "so sure" and even though I think to myself I should test this, for some stupid reason I do not test -- and end up off base! I do not like when that happens so I will be sure I test my conclusions first.

[DDPMarc]

Re: Interactive Window seems to be having issues.

Thanks everyone for the input.

Steve I know where you are coming from, I'm the same way when trying to help someone.

I am going to stick with the http_get since I can get it to work.


So back to the interactive window. Why can't I paste code into it and it work. I can't paste ANY code in my interactive window and get it to run?

[Peter.Greulich]

Re: Interactive Window seems to be having issues.

So back to the interactive window. Why can't I paste code into it and it work. I can't paste ANY code in my interactive window and get it to run?

The IW can run individual lines of code. But if you highlight a block of code and click execute, it will run that block. If you have complex code to test, it might be better to save it as a script and run debug(1). Personally, I use the IW all the time but I also test temp scripts (or functions) using debug(1) all the time, as well. It's just a matter of knowing which to use, when.

[Peter.Greulich]

Re: Interactive Window seems to be having issues.

And just to prove the point regarding changing variables, this is from the IW:

Dim x as A
x = 123
? x
= 123

x = "abc"
? x
= "abc"

[DDPMarc]

Re: Interactive Window seems to be having issues.

Thanks Peter.

That takes care of my code running when pasting into the window. Highlighting all of it and "Run Selected Code" is getting rid of the errors .