John, you're probably right. To be hoenst I was using the bit
permissions because I think they're funky <grin> and it's a concept
I'm reasonably familiar with from unix. I'm probably best off
switching to a list based permissions system - that way it's a bit
easier to read as well.
However it's going to drive me nuts if I can't find out why this
didn't work in the first place, so does anyone know what I did wrong?
Thursday, April 04, 2002, 4:28:50 PM, you wrote:
JQv> why not just get away from the bitwise permissions...? that is one of those
JQv> things that sounds really great, and then in the end
JQv> I'm not convinced delivers anything worth the effort (as opposed to a
JQv> textual-based permission codes like "AdminForumList, AdminAddForum" etc.
JQv> sure the math looks kewler, but i find it just as useful to be able to look
JQv> at a list of English permission words and say "hey is this permission in the
JQv> list?"
JQv> "Brooklyn, NY" versus "11222-4401". Yes, the second has more precise
JQv> information. But ask someone from Esland which one is easier to find on a
JQv> map, and I bet the first one generates a faster associative memory link.
JQv> as for your actual question: what happens if the User group has a
JQv> permission that Anon group already has? aren't you then adding it twice?
JQv> (see what I mean? I'd find it a hell of a lot easier to debug to just ask
JQv> "hey are these permissions in the list?")
JQv> ----- Original Message -----
JQv> From: "Toby Tremayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
JQv> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
JQv> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 1:02 AM
JQv> Subject: secure tag and permissions
JQv> This has got me stumped. I thought I'd grokked the bit permissions
JQv> system, but I must be wrong - this is my permissions file:
JQv> permissions = structNew();
JQv> permissions.admforumList = 1;
JQv> permissions.admaddForum = 2;
JQv> permissions.admeditForum = 4;
JQv> permissions.admsaveForum = 8;
JQv> permissions.admdeleteforum = 16;
JQv> permissions.forumList = 32;
JQv> permissions.threadlist = 64;
JQv> permissions.viewthread = 128;
JQv> permissions.addthread = 256;
JQv> permissions.editThread = 512;
JQv> permissions.saveThread = 1024;
JQv> permissions.deleteThread = 2048;
JQv> permissions.addMessage = 4096;
JQv> permissions.editMessage = 8192;
JQv> permissions.saveMessage = 16384;
JQv> permissions.deleteMessage = 32768;
JQv> permissions.anonGroup = permissions.forumList +
JQv> permissions.threadList + permissions.viewThread;
JQv> permissions.userGroup = permissions.addthread +
JQv> permissions.saveThread + permissions.addMessage + permissions.editMessage +
JQv> permissions.saveMessage + permissions.anonGroup;
JQv> permissions.adminGroup = permissions.admforumList +
JQv> permissions.admaddForum + permissions.admeditForum +
JQv> permissions.admsaveForum + permissions.admdeleteForum +
JQv> permissions.editThread + permissions.deleteThread +
JQv> permissions.deleteMessage + permissions.userGroup;
JQv> all well and good. But if I use the secure tag thus:
JQv> requiredPermission="#permissions.userGroup#"
JQv> userPermissions="#permissions.anonGroup#"
JQv> it returns true! how can that be? Could someone please draw me a
JQv> picture because I'm obviously not getting it...
JQv> Toby
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JQv> Toby Tremayne
JQv> Senior Technical Consultant
JQv> Code Poet and Zen Master of the Heavy Sleep
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