Search Again: Re: From: Peter Apockotos Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 Time: 4:54:00 am Tell Steve to get off your back :--P Just kidding. At 11:49 PM -0500 01/19/2000, Phillip D Sanders wrote: >I apologize in advance for the length of my explanation here: >============================================================ >I work for a small Mac based web hosting company, and I've been writing >some applescripts to automate adding domains to our DNS servers >running Quick DNS Pro 2.2. > >The primary was pretty straightforward, I made a facespan app >to accept the new domain and what server it mapped to and then >error check, open a template, fill it out, save it and be done. >No problem >(except that I was quite rusty at AS and had to re-learn the basics...) > >Anyway, I've been working on the secondary for some time now and it's still >not working. Actually adding a new domain is simple, simpler than >primary, but the >QDNS admin app dosn't present any options for viewing the domains in sortable >order, so the boss asked for me to alphabetize it and maintain that >alphabetization. > >I exported the secondary domains (included script failed - had to roll my >own...) > >I then had to import them in alphabetical order (another applescript) > >At first it maintained my 0-9, A-Z order, then it mysteriously swapped to >Z-A,9-0 order!!! > >I looked hi & lo for documentation or a reason, and found neither. >Assumed it was a one-time fluke and went to work on the maintenance >script, switching everything to work in Z-A order. I got the script to >90% functional, just down to adding robust error checking and on error >handlers... Then it mysteriously switched back to 0-9,A-Z order. > >I'm worried now that it's going to do worse than reverse the sort by >domain, to start sorting by IP or some other insane criteria. > >Any tips or tricks to making it maintain the secondary in a stable order??? > >Thanks in advance! > > > >~Phi > >============================= >Phillip D Sanders > >PagePlanet / PagePlop > >Phone: (919) 233-6602 > >Email: phillip@pageplanet.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Apockotos Chief Technology Officer Quadra.Net Communications, Inc. 205 South Clark Avenue Tampa, Florida 33609 877.504.6637 or 813.289.8116 National Internet Service Provider Visit Us Today! http://www.quadra.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Messages In This Thread: Re: by Mia''s Virtual Post Office on Sep 3, 1998 at 2:50:00 pm Re: by Peter Apockotos on Jan 20, 2000 at 4:54:00 am Re: by Mark S. Edwards on Feb 20, 2000 at 6:23:00 pm Re: by Men & Mice Support on Sep 14, 2001 at 11:25:20 am Re: by Men & Mice Support on May 3, 2002 at 8:17:09 pm Re: by Men & Mice Support on Mar 10, 2003 at 1:42:59 pm Re: by Peggy Thomson on Mar 10, 2003 at 1:50:38 pm Re: by Men & Mice Support on Mar 10, 2003 at 2:06:46 pm Re: by Michael Wise on Jul 14, 2003 at 4:00:08 pm Re: Re: by Mia''s Virtual Post Office on Jul 14, 2003 at 4:15:59 pm Re: by Michael Wise on Jul 14, 2003 at 5:06:02 pm Re: by Len Conrad on Jul 14, 2003 at 5:32:40 pm