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    HELP: Debugging UX Without Full Login ...

    Hi,

    I'm new to AA and I'm converting a VFP application into an AA browser-based application that when in full implementation will utilize a "processing" A5w page that establishes a variety of Session variables after a user logs in that among other places is utilized during the save process.

    However, when I try to test the UX outside of running the full app (which I no longer have access to the AA Debugger), one of the Session variables (session.usr_guid) has not been established since the "processing" page was not run.

    Is there a way to check for the existence of a particular session variable and then if it doesn't exist for debugging purposes, create and provide it with a default value?

    (In pseudo code)

    DOES Session.usr_GUID EXIST?
    IF NOT
    Session.usr_GUID = "7AE1B014-9323-4BBD-AD10-DCE0381E39F9"
    END IF

    Thanks

    Kevin
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    Re: HELP: Debugging UX Without Full Login ...

    you can declare and assign a value then test it if good, comment out or remove the declaration and assignment.
    thanks for reading

    gandhi

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      #3
      Re: HELP: Debugging UX Without Full Login ...

      Hi Gandhi,

      Thanks for the response, but what I would really like to do is to determine if the particular session variable (in this case session.usr_guid) is actually a valid variable, and then if not, I can declare and set it.

      This would eliminate the need to come back and comment it out or delete it in the code ...

      Any ideas?

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        #4
        Re: HELP: Debugging UX Without Full Login ...

        Originally posted by Kevin R Hunt View Post
        (In pseudo code)

        DOES Session.usr_GUID EXIST?
        IF NOT
        Session.usr_GUID = "7AE1B014-9323-4BBD-AD10-DCE0381E39F9"
        END IF
        Have you tried the variable_exists function ?
        e.g.
        if variable_exists("Session.usr_GUID")=.f. then
        'some action
        end if

        see http://wiki.alphasoftware.com/variable_exists+Function
        https://appsbydesign.co.uk/

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          #5
          Re: HELP: Debugging UX Without Full Login ...

          Originally posted by Kevin R Hunt View Post
          Hi Gandhi,

          Thanks for the response, but what I would really like to do is to determine if the particular session variable (in this case session.usr_guid) is actually a valid variable, and then if not, I can declare and set it.

          This would eliminate the need to come back and comment it out or delete it in the code ...

          Any ideas?
          Your developer server is valid for 30 minutes or so so you can publish to your machine server and test it in your computer or if in local network from other computers too. Every 30 minutes or probably slightly less you restart alpha five.
          Please note alpha should be running to test, the server will not work independently.
          thanks for reading

          gandhi

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            Re: HELP: Debugging UX Without Full Login ...

            Mumfi,

            Worked perfectly, thanks a lot ...

            Coming from another development language, so much to learn, so little time ...

            Kevin

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              #7
              Re: HELP: Debugging UX Without Full Login ...

              Hi Gandhi,

              I'm probably missing something, but your latest post didn't seem to address the question I posed ... was this in response to my question about checking for the existence of a session variable?

              Thanks,

              Kevin

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                #8
                Re: HELP: Debugging UX Without Full Login ...

                Originally posted by Kevin R Hunt View Post
                Hi Gandhi,

                I'm probably missing something, but your latest post didn't seem to address the question I posed ... was this in response to my question about checking for the existence of a session variable?

                Thanks,

                Kevin
                No Kevin
                I was wrong.
                thanks for reading

                gandhi

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                  #9
                  Re: HELP: Debugging UX Without Full Login ...

                  There are 2 approaches to handling session variables that could be missing. One has already been suggested
                  Code:
                  if variable_exists("session.Somevar") = .F.
	session.someVar = "somevalue"
end if
                  The other is to dim the variable in the component server side execute events
                  Code:
                  dim session.someVar as c
                  If the session variable already exists, this does nothing as the "dim" method first checks if the variable exists. You can use a variation of that line to set a default value if the variable does not exist.
                  Code:
                  dim session.someVar as c = default "someValue"
                  Again, if the variable exists, nothing happens. If it does not exist, it is created with the default value specified

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                    #10
                    Re: HELP: Debugging UX Without Full Login ...

                    Wow, excellent Jerry, I like that approach.

                    I can see where the variable_exists will be helpful in other areas, but I think this will be the standard all of my component ServerSide XBasic events

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