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ShowDiary.asp

<!--#include file = "/include/Startup.html"-->

<%
// ============================================
// NOTE: all source code downloaded from CoverYourASP was written by
// James Shaw (unless stated otherwise), and is copyright (c) 2000-2002
// by James Shaw. You can use the code for any purpose, but do not
// publish or distribute the content in any way.
//
// See http://CoverYourASP.com/Legal.asp for up-to-date details.
// ============================================

// output relevant meta tags
Init( "CoverYourASP Diary" );

/*
// don't output common top of page - this page
// is for use in default.asp IFRAME
Header( 'page header' );
*/
Out  ( '<body>' );

// output page content
Content ( );

Out  ( '</body></html>' );

// ============================================
// the content of this page - every page has a function 'Content' that
// is called above.
// ============================================
function Content ( )
{
   var sReason = '';

   // open database connection
   DBInitConnection  ( );

   // should we show ALL entries?
   var bShowLink = true;

   if ( Request.QueryString ( 'all' ).Count )
   {
      DBGetRecords ( 'SELECT DiaryDate,Entry FROM Diary ORDER BY DiaryDate DESC' );
      bShowLink = false;
   }
   else
   {
      // get a date 1 month ago
      var d = new Date;
      var sDate = DBWrapDate ( FormatDateDMY ( d.setMonth ( d.getMonth ( ) - 1 ) ) );

      DBGetRecords ( 'SELECT DiaryDate,Entry FROM Diary WHERE DiaryDate>' + sDate + ' ORDER BY DiaryDate DESC' );

      sReason = 'in last month';
   }

   // find anything?
   if ( oRecordSet.EOF )
   {
      Out ( 'No entries ' + sReason + ' to display!' );
   }
   else
   {
      var sLastDate;

      while ( !oRecordSet.EOF )
      {
         var sDate = FormatDateDM ( oRecordSet ( 0 ) );

         // show category if it's changed
         if ( sDate != sLastDate )
         {
            if ( sLastDate != undefined )
               Out ( '</td></tr></table><hr color="#ff9900">' );

            Out ( '<table border=0 cellpadding=3>' );
            Out ( '<tr><td><b>' + sDate + '</b></td></tr>' );
            Out ( '<tr><td>' );

            sLastDate = sDate;
         }
         else
         {
            Out ( '<p>&#0149;&nbsp;' );
         }

         Out ( oRecordSet ( 1 ) + '<br>' );

         oRecordSet.MoveNext();
      }

      if ( sLastDate != undefined )
      {
         if ( bShowLink )
            Out ( '<p><a href="ShowDiary.asp?all=1">View entire diary..</a>' );
         Out ( '</td></tr></table>' );
      }
   }

   // release database connection
   DBReleaseConnection  ( );
}
%>

utils/Database.asp

<%
// ============================================
// NOTE: all source code downloaded from CoverYourASP was written by
// James Shaw (unless stated otherwise), and is copyright (c) 2000-2002
// by James Shaw. You can use the code for any purpose, but do not
// publish or distribute the content in any way.
//
// See http://CoverYourASP.com/Legal.asp for up-to-date details.
// ============================================

// globals
var oConnection;
var oRecordSet;

// enums

// Connection.State and Recordset.State property
var adStateClosed = 0;         // the object is closed.
var adStateOpen = 1;             // the object is open.
var adStateConnecting = 2;   // the object is connecting.
var adStateExecuting = 4;      // the object is executing a command.
var adStateFetching = 8;         // the rows of the object are being fetched.

// Recordset.Cursor property
var adOpenUnspecified = -1;   // does not specify the type of cursor.
var adOpenForwardOnly = 0;   // (default) a forward-only cursor, i.e. you get only one pass thru the data!
var adOpenKeyset = 1;         // can go in any direction, and as a bonus you'll see changes other users make.  EXPENSIVE!
var adOpenDynamic = 2;      // as Keyset, but also you can see additions/deletions other users make.  EXPENSIVE!
var adOpenStatic = 3;         // can go in any direction, but read-only.

// Recordset.LockType property
var adLockUnspecified = -1;   // does not specify a type of lock.
var adLockReadOnly = 1;      // (default) guess!
var adLockPessimistic = 2;      // guaranteed to work
var adLockOptimistic = 3;      // records locked only when you call Update. fingers crossed
var adLockBatchOptimistic = 4;// required for batch update mode

var adCmdUnspecified = -1;   // Does not specify the command type argument.
var adCmdUnknown = 8;      // Default. Indicates that the type of command in the CommandText property is not known.
var adCmdText = 1;            // a textual definition of a command or stored procedure call.
var adCmdTable = 2;            // a table name whose columns are all returned by an internally generated SQL query.
var adCmdStoredProc = 4;      // a stored procedure name.
var adCmdFile = 256;            // a persisted Recordset.
var adCmdTableDirect = 512;   // a table name whose columns are all returned.

// SchemaEnum - specifies the type of schema Recordset to be retrieved by the OpenSchema method
var adSchemaTables = 20;      // returns the tables
var adSchemaForeignKeys = 27   // returns the foreign keys (relationships)
// ============================================
// example usage:
//      DBInitConnection ( );
//
//      DBGetRecords ( "SELECT * FROM Somewhere" );
//
//      ...use oRecordSet
//
//      DBReleaseRecords ( );      // optional step
//
//      DBGetRecords ( "SELECT * FROM SomewhereElse" );
//
//      ...use oRecordSet
//
//      DBReleaseRecords ( );      // optional step
//
//      DBReleaseConnection ( );
// ============================================

// ============================================
// initializes database variables for first use on page - leave it to the
// last possible second before calling this function
// ============================================
function DBInitConnection ( )
{
   // don't open it again if already opened!
   if ( oConnection != undefined )
      return;

   // don't bother trying to open if path is below SSI folders
   if ( -1 != sDBPath.indexOf ( '\\utils\\' ) || -1 != sDBPath.indexOf ( '\\include\\' ) )
      return;

   // you can open Recordset objects without a Connection object, but
   // it's far less efficient if you are opening multiple Recordsets.
   //
   // if you don't create a Connection object ADO creates a new one for
   // each new Recordset.Open, even if you use the same connection string.
   oConnection = Server.CreateObject( 'ADODB.Connection' );

   try
   {
      // open the database, catching any errors that occur
      oConnection.Open( sConnectionString );
   }
   catch ( e )
   {
      // display error message, and send email
      DatabaseException ( e );

      // quit running the script completely
      Response.End ( );
   }

   // create a Recordset
   oRecordSet = Server.CreateObject( 'ADODB.Recordset' );
}

// ============================================
// tidies up after DBInitConnection
// ============================================
function DBReleaseConnection ( )
{
   // don't release the connection if not connected!
   if ( oConnection == undefined )
      return;

   // close and delete the Recordset object
   DBReleaseRecords ( );

   oRecordSet = undefined;

   // Don't call Close if the Recordset failed to Open properly, i.e. its
   // State is still adStateClosed (0)
   if ( oConnection.State != adStateClosed )
      oConnection.Close();

   oConnection = undefined;
}

// ============================================
// executes the passed in SQL statement and returns a read-only
// forward-only oRecordSet object
// ============================================
function DBGetRecords ( sSQL )
{
   // if the Recordset is already open, close it
   DBReleaseRecords ( );

   // I could use oRecordSet = oConnection.Execute( sSQL ) here
   // but then I will always get back a read-only, forward-only cursor.
   // (admittedly this is the most used type, but still)

   // use oRecordSet.Open and I have far more control. For details
   // read the definitions of the enums at the top of this file.

   //Out ( sSQL );Response.Flush();

   try
   {
      // remember that this can fail if passed garbage, and hence the
      // Recordset will remain closed, State == adStateClosed
      if ( oConnection )
         oRecordSet.Open ( sSQL, oConnection, adOpenForwardOnly, adLockReadOnly );
   }
   catch ( e )
   {
      // display error message, and send email
      DatabaseException ( e );

      // quit running the script completely
      Response.End ( );
   }
}

// ============================================
// tidies up after DBGetRecords
// ============================================
function DBReleaseRecords ( )
{
   // when you have finished with an open Recordset object, call the
   // Close method to release its resources. You can call Open again.

   // Don't call Close if the Recordset failed to Open properly, i.e. its
   // State is still adStateClosed
   if ( oRecordSet != undefined && oRecordSet.State != adStateClosed )
      oRecordSet.Close();
}

// ============================================
// display exception message, but strip out database path if necessary
// ============================================
function DatabaseException ( e )
{
   Out ( '<table bgcolor="#ff0000" cellpadding="20"><tr><td>' );

      Out ( '<h4><font color="white">An error has occured while connecting to the database:</font></h4>' );

      var sMessage = e.description;

      // strip out the database path if present
      var nStart = sMessage.indexOf ( sDBPath )

      if ( -1 != nStart )
         sMessage = sMessage.slice ( 0, nStart ) + '[database path]' + sMessage.slice ( nStart + sDBPath.length );

      Out ( '<h4>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"' + sMessage + '"</h4>' );

      Out ( '<h4><font color="white">Don\'t despair - this problem is probably well-documented in my <a href="http://CoverYourASP.com/Trouble.asp"><font color="white">trouble-shooting</font></a> section.</font></h4>' );

   Out ( '</td></tr></table>' );

   // make up the message body
   var sBody = 'The file "' + Request.ServerVariables ( "URL" ) + '?' + Request.QueryString ( ) + '" generated a database error\n\n';

   sBody += 'Referrer: "' + Request.ServerVariables ( "HTTP_REFERER" ) + '".\n';
   sBody += 'Browser: "' + Request.ServerVariables ( "HTTP_USER_AGENT" ) + '".\n';
   sBody += 'IP address: "' + Request.ServerVariables ( "REMOTE_ADDR" ) + '".\n';

   var dateToday = new Date();

   sBody += 'Time: "' + dateToday.getHours() + ':' + dateToday.getMinutes() + '".\n';

   sBody += sMessage;

   // send the email
   SendEmail ( 'Database.Exception', 'BadDB@' + sHostDomain, '', 'Reporting exception', sBody );
}

// ============================================
// are we using Jet engine db, or SQL server?
// ============================================
var bUsingJet;

function DBIsJet ( )
{
   // for efficiency, only work out if which I'm using
   // the first time I'm used on a page.
   if ( bUsingJet == undefined )
      bUsingJet = ( -1 != sDBDriver.indexOf ( '.Jet.' ) );

   return bUsingJet;
}

// ============================================
// wrap date in relevant delimeters depending on db engine
// ============================================
function DBWrapDate ( sDate )
{
   return ( DBIsJet ( ) ? '#' + sDate + '#' : '\'' + sDate + '\'' );
}

// ============================================
//
// ============================================
function DBIsNull ( )
{
   return ( DBIsJet ( ) ? 'Is Null' : '= null' );
}

// ============================================
// stores dropdown lists in Application variables for use with foreign keys
// ============================================
function DBGatherForeignKeys ( )
{
   if ( !Application ( 'GatheredForeignKeys' ) )
   {
      DBInitConnection ( );

      bDebug = true;

      oRecordSet = oConnection.OpenSchema ( adSchemaForeignKeys );

      var nFields = oRecordSet.Fields.Count;
      var bHeaders = false;

      var sRefTables = new Array;
      var sRefColumns = new Array;
      var sForeignTables = new Array;
      var sForeignColumns = new Array;
      var nForeign = 0;

      while ( !oRecordSet.EOF )
      {
         if ( IsDebug ( ) )
         {
            if ( !bHeaders )
            {
               Out ( '<table border="1"><tr>' );

               for ( i=0; i<nFields; i++ )
                  Out ( '<td>' + oRecordSet.Fields ( i ).Name + '</td>' );

               Out ( '</tr>' );

               bHeaders= true;
            }

            Out ( '<tr>' );

            for ( i=0; i<nFields; i++ )
               Out ( '<td>' + oRecordSet ( i ) + '</td>' );

            Out ( '</tr>' );
         }
      
         sRefTables [ nForeign ] = '' + oRecordSet ( 'FK_TABLE_NAME' );
         sRefColumns [ nForeign ] = '' + oRecordSet ( 'FK_COLUMN_NAME' );
         sForeignTables [ nForeign ] = '' + oRecordSet ( 'PK_TABLE_NAME' );
         sForeignColumns [ nForeign++ ] = '' + oRecordSet ( 'PK_COLUMN_NAME' );

         oRecordSet.MoveNext  ( );
      }

      if ( bHeaders )
         DebugOut ( '</table>' );

      for ( i=0; i<nForeign; i++ )
      {
         DBGetRecords ( 'SELECT * FROM ' + sForeignTables [ i ] );

         try
         {
            var sList = '<select name="' + sRefColumns [ i ] + '">';
            var sForeignColumn = sForeignColumns [ i ];

            while ( !oRecordSet.EOF )
            {
               // I assume that the second field is
               // the one to show in dropdown list
               sList += '<option value="' + oRecordSet ( sForeignColumn ) + '">' + oRecordSet ( 1 ) + '</option>';

               oRecordSet.MoveNext  ( );
            }

            sList += '</select>';

            Application ( sRefTables [ i ] + ':' + sRefColumns [ i ] ) = sList;

            DebugOut ( '<p>Created ' + sRefTables [ i ] + ':' + sRefColumns [ i ] );
            DebugOut ( '<p>' + sRefColumns [ i ] + '=' + sForeignTables [ i ] + ':' + sForeignColumn + ' output:'+ Server.HTMLEncode ( sList ) + sList );
         }
         catch ( e )
         {
            DebugOut ( '<p>Failed to create dropdown list for ' + sRefTables [ i ] + ':' + sRefColumns [ i ] );
         }
      }

      DBReleaseConnection ( );

      Application ( 'GatheredForeignKeys' ) = true;
   }
}

// ============================================
// display (not editable) recordset column value
// ============================================
function DBDisplayValue ( oRecordSet, sTableName, nColumn )
{
   var sColumnName = oRecordSet.Fields ( nColumn ).Name;
   var oValue = oRecordSet ( nColumn );

   // get dropdown list if a foreign key
   var sHTML = Application ( sTableName + ':' + sColumnName );

//   DebugOut ( '<p>Application (  ' + sTableName + ':' + sColumnName + '=' + sHTML );

   if ( sHTML )
   {
      // disable control
      var nIndex = sHTML.indexOf ( ' name' );

      if ( nIndex != -1 )
         sHTML = sHTML.slice ( 0, nIndex ) + ' disabled' + sHTML.slice ( nIndex );

      // place 'selected' in the correct spot
      var nIndex = sHTML.indexOf ( ' value="' + oValue );

      if ( nIndex != -1 )
         sHTML = sHTML.slice ( 0, nIndex ) + ' selected' + sHTML.slice ( nIndex );
   }
   else
   {
      // show prettier dates
      if ( oValue.Type == 7/*date*/ )
         sHTML = FormatDateDMY ( oValue );
      else
         sHTML = "" + Server.HTMLEncode ( '' + oValue );

      // for brevity show the first x characters only
      if ( sHTML.length > 35 )
         sHTML = sHTML.slice ( 0, 35 ) + '...';
   }

   return sHTML;
}

// ============================================
// display editable recordset column value
// ============================================
function DBEditValue ( oRecordSet, sTableName, nColumn )
{
   var sColumnName = oRecordSet.Fields ( nColumn ).Name;
   var oValue = oRecordSet ( nColumn );

   // get dropdown list if a foreign key
   var sHTML = Application ( sTableName + ':' + sColumnName );

//   DebugOut ( '<p>Application (  ' + sTableName + ':' + sColumnName + '=' + sHTML );

   if ( sHTML )
   {
      // place 'selected' in the correct spot
      var nIndex = sHTML.indexOf ( ' value="' + oValue );

      if ( nIndex != -1 )
         sHTML = sHTML.slice ( 0, nIndex ) + ' selected' + sHTML.slice ( nIndex );
   }
   else
   {
      // show prettier dates
      if ( oValue.Type == 7/*date*/ )
         sHTML = FormatDateDMY ( oValue );
      else
         sHTML = "" + Server.HTMLEncode ( '' + oValue );

      sHTML = '<input type="text" name="' + sColumnName + '" size="45" value="' + sHTML + '">';
   }

   return sHTML;
}

// ============================================
// return value with ' replaced by SQL-safe ''
// ============================================
function DBEncode ( sValue )
{
   return sValue.replace ( /\'/g, '\'\'' );
}
%>

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