If HTTPS do this else do that

[Sparky]

SERVER_PORT is available, but HTTPS is not.

Then the original code should be working.

In TTX, condense it down to this...

$data->{THE_PORT} = $ENV{SERVER_PORT};

Make absolutely sure that your HTML macro is this...

(%THE_PORT%)

The red parts must match and it has to work because ALL the macros in TTX work like this.

I should see something like:

$port = "80"; in my source. Right?

Absolutely.  something like

portSSL = "80";

EDIT: made everything bigger to avoid bracket confusion.

[loneguard]

This is my TTXticket.pm:

# ======================================================================= ticket

sub ticket {
  my ($cfg, $query, $data) = @_;
  checkgroups($cfg);
  TTXCommon::tickedvars($cfg, $data);

  $data->{THE_PORT} = $ENV{SERVER_PORT};

  if ($query->param('cancel') ne undef) {
    if ($query->param('sid') ne undef) {
      $query->param(-name => 'tid', -value=> '');
      $query->param(-name => 'do', -value=> '');
      return 'helpdesk';

This is my newticket.html snippet:

</script>
<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function preview(){
hwstring="scrollbars=yes,width=600,height=500,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no";
var newwin = window.open('', 'winpreview', hwstring);
newwin.focus();
document.forms['preview'].msg.value = document.forms['newticket'].problem.value;
document.forms['preview'].submit();
return false;
}
portSSL = "(%THE_PORT%)";
//--></script>

And this is my 'View source' output from ttx.cgi:

<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function preview(){
hwstring="scrollbars=yes,width=600,height=500,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no";
var newwin = window.open('', 'winpreview', hwstring);
newwin.focus();
document.forms['preview'].msg.value = document.forms['newticket'].problem.value;
document.forms['preview'].submit();
return false;
}
portSSL = "";
//--></script>

There's no chance of typos, because I'm not the one typing it. Strict copy and paste.

[Sparky]

I'm stumped because it looks perfectly fine.

I'm out of suggestions.

We still don't know if it's the macro or the server environment variable at fault.

Try this in TTXTicket in order to verify the functionality of the TTX macro...

$data->{THE_PORT} = "some text for testing";

comment out your original...

# $data->{THE_PORT} = $ENV{SERVER_PORT};

[loneguard]

nope. Here's the TTXticket.pm:

# $data->{THE_PORT} = $ENV{SERVER_PORT};
   $data->{THE_PORT} = "some text for testing";

And this is the output from ttx.cgi:

<script language="javascript"><!--
portSSL = "";
//--></script>

All reloaded and tested in IE and FF.

[loneguard]

Sparky, let's take a break. I'm a little spent 

[Sparky]

Sparky, let's take a break. I'm a little spent 

Take as much time as you like.

I'll have to make my replies as they come though.

So now we know there is definitely something wrong with the macro.  There are no typos posted here and the same exact macro code is working fine for me.

Sometimes I wish I could get more sleep....  *long sigh*  This is mostly my fault.

You're working on the newticket.html template and I'm working on the ticket.html template.  Doh! Doh! Doh!    

(I've been working on something else in the ticket subroutine today.)   


Just move your one line of code over to the "newticket" subroutine.

$data->{THE_PORT} = $ENV{SERVER_PORT};

sub newticket {
  my ($cfg, $query, $data) = @_;
 $data->{THE_PORT} = $ENV{SERVER_PORT};

[loneguard]

whew!
Finally. Now, I'm going to take a nap!
Thank you.

[Sparky]

I was working today while we had a major brown-out.  Both legs dropped from 120 VAC to fluctuations between 45 and 65 VAC.      Had to shut down the entire building and call Edison... working the phones while I made my replies on a laptop with only my DSL running on UPS battery back-up.

... excuses, excuses... oh well.  

You should be good now... on your way to crafting your IF/THEN javascript.  

[loneguard]

You should take a minute to rest, you know.

[Sparky]

SERVER_PORT is available, but HTTPS is not.

Regarding the "HTTPS" environment variable:

$ENV{HTTPS}

This is described in CGI 101 as "on" when true.  Although implied, it does not mean it's returning an "off" when false.

example usage...

if ($ENV{HTTPS}){
     # then do this if secure;
}

or

if (!$ENV{HTTPS}){
     # then do this if not secure;
}

I verified the existence of the HTTPS variable with the CGI script that lists all available server variables.

http://forum.unitedwebcoders.com/index.php/topic,399.msg1943.html#msg1943

In http://, the HTTPS variable is missing from the page.

In https://, the script returned...

HTTPS = on

For the purpose of this thread, the point is totally moot but perhaps still informative.

[loneguard]

Thanks Sparky.