Re^5: Using filepath method to identify an .html page

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in thread Using filepath method to identify an .html page

( .htaccess gives my script the absolute path for that .html page)

How's that?

I've shown you a simple hash function to convert an arbitrary string into a four digit number. It's up to you to go from there...

Peter L. Berghold -- Unix Professional
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Re^6: Using filepath method to identify an .html page by Nik (Initiate) on Jan 22, 2013 at 17:48 UTC
And i'am sure it will work great! Here is the .htaccess directives responsible to pass the actual .html page's absolute path to counter.py (please do not get mad at me, i'am trying to code your solution into python code, which is easier to me) `RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?superhost\.gr$ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f RewriteRule ^/?(.+\.html) /cgi-bin/counter.py?htmlpage=%{REQUEST_FILEN +AME} [L,PT,QSA]` [download] But my friend, why bother creating a custom function? Wouldn't something like the following work as intended? `pin = int( htmlpage.encode("hex"), 16 ) % 10000` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^7: Using filepath method to identify an .html page by blue_cowdawg (Monsignor) on Jan 22, 2013 at 18:13 UTC
(please do not get mad at me, i'am trying to code your solution into python code, which is easier to me) Oh... I won't get mad at you. If you want to code this in Python, I don't do snakes. You're on your own. Why in the world would you ask about Python code in a Perl forum? Peter L. Berghold -- Unix Professional Peter -at- Berghold -dot- Net; AOL IM redcowdawg Yahoo IM: blue_cowdawg	[reply]
Re^8: Using filepath method to identify an .html page by Nik (Initiate) on Jan 22, 2013 at 18:19 UTC
Perl is great, its just too tough for me. Python is more clear. I need your help 1. to see in regards of "specification" if this was indeed possible. 2. just wanted 1-line of Perl code to see it working, and then write the same 1-line in Python. Wouldn't something like the following work as intended WITHOUT custom function? `pin = int( htmlpage.encode("hex"), 16 ) % 10000` [download] Can you please explain the differences to what i have posted opposed to your coding: `foreach my $ltr(@ltrs){ $hash = ( $hash + ord($ltr)) %10000;` [download] I want to understand this.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^9: Using filepath method to identify an .html page by blue_cowdawg (Monsignor) on Jan 22, 2013 at 19:23 UTC
Re^9: Using filepath method to identify an .html page by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Jan 22, 2013 at 22:02 UTC

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