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Graphics Upload Re-instated
Thu Dec 18 2003

I've finally tracked down the problem with the Graphics uploading and, I suspect the problem was also responsible for the other hung processes we were seeing. Basically there was an area of code that is common to the whole site that if something went wrong with a POST query, could end up getting in a tight loop and never ever returning... That area of code has now been totally rewritten and in the event of a failure with the POST query (which shouldn't happen anyway as a seperate area of code has also been fixed to sort the real problem!) it won't get stuck in a loop.

So hopefully the server should fly now and let me get on with some more cooler things than fixing up stuff that used to work :)

Oh, nearly forgot to mention, you can thank sweetsummerbreeze for getting me to fix it now - she sent me a HUGE bunch of images to upload for her (which I offered to do but didn't realise there would be quite so many :)) so it seemed quicker to dig into the problem than manually upload all her Christmassy pics! :)

Steve.

9 Comments
  • From:
    Jamisinc (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Dec 18 2003
    Thank you Steve. I really missed putting pictures in my diary.

    Hope y'all have a wonderful Christmas.
    Jami
  • From:
    Yetzirah (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Dec 18 2003
    It's SNOWING on DearDiary!
    How lovely!
    Thank you for the wonderful graphics surprise :=)

    Y.
  • From:
    Waterspriteflying (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Dec 18 2003
    Oh, I LOVE the holiday graphics and snow! What a lovely surprise that was!

    And thank you for fixing the graphics upload problem. I've got a backlog of images to put up, too. Skippety-doo-dah--no shortage of things to do and the list just got longer and I couldn't be more glad!

    Have a wonderful holiday, and may there be no more problems until at least next year!

    Love,
    Ani
  • From:
    AeolianSolo (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Dec 18 2003
    What a terrific splash page! Thanks for the snow! :)

    --Solo
  • From:
    Shellybean (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Dec 18 2003
    all the amounts are in english pounds--is it going to convert the amount in paypal?
  • From:
    Musik (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Dec 18 2003
    just out of curiosity, who is running/owning DD now??

    :)
  • From:
    Kelpie (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Dec 19 2003
    Dear Steve,
    Thankyou for all the hard work you must be doing to fix the glitches caused by the changeover. It's lovely to have the graphics upload working again, much appreciated. *smile* I really enjoyed the surprise today when I opened up DD, to see the snow and holiday graphic, it looks good!
    Take care, and best wishes to you and your for a happy Christmastime , Kelpie.
  • From:
    Franacropan (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Dec 19 2003
    I know I am being fairly dim here and I don't want to waste people's time....but having said that I know lots of people post and read comments here...so I was just wondering is "plus" the same as what was called "premium".....basically...need I do nothing (my favourite option)...until my next payment is due?

  • From:
    Jade (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Dec 19 2003
    For those who don't know, you can get amounts transferred from pounds to whatever currency you want right online. Do a google search on 'currency exchanges' and you should see a few choices.