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| Frontier Tutorials / Writing an ObjectNotFoundHandler / ONFH Resources |
The XFile Suite provides tools for managing downloadable files in Frontier websites. It works with static and dynamic (mainResponder) websites. It provides a Mode 3 ONFH script that returns to the caller if it is unable to handle a given URL, designed to work with an master ONFH script such as those described on the Mixing Modes and Bonus: The "Ultimate" Master Script pages.
I highly recommend you use XFile rather than the ReturnBinaryObject script in this tutorial. XFile provides much greater capability, and will automatically generate valid download links for you.
The #objectNotFoundHandler feature was briefly introduced to the Frontier community in the mainResponder.respond Update 9/10/99.
The Frontier Site Hierarchy Feature is built using an #objectNotFoundHandler (Mode 1).
Dr. Matt's Exploring Mainresponder articles, especially:
The Walk: How mainResponder resolves a requested URL and attempts to find the corresponding page.
Script Objects: How mainResponder serves script objects as website pages.
Redirection: How to do redirection in mainResponder--including avoiding common unexpected behavior.
The ObjectNotFoundHandler: Customizing what happens when an object doesn't exist.
Jason Levine's Manila and #objectNotFoundHandler article: How to add your own ONFH processing to a Manila site--Manila uses ONFH for its own purposes.