UCSB Web Glitch?

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LuminiferousAether
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UCSB Web Glitch?

Post by LuminiferousAether » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:44 pm

Hi all,

Earlier today, when I logged into UCSB's application status page the "Decision Available" line was grayed out.

Just now, it's gotten a green check-mark, and is no longer grayed out (but is not a link). In contrast, "Application Review Page" and "Application Completed" are now grayed out (which makes no sense).

The status page looks exactly the same as it used to!

Is anyone else having this problem? Maybe it's a university-wide glitch? Or maybe they've just chosen me to sadistically tell "We've made a decision, but we're not going to tell you what it is!"

Help!!

P.s. Here's an image of what I'm seeing now:
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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:50 pm

woah, mine looks like that too. I bet it's a web glitch and everyone's looks like that because I don't expect an early admit from them.



omg now instead of clicking refresh on my email, I'm clicking over and over again on the green "decision available" even though there is no link and I know it's a web error. I can't stop myself!!! Aaaah!
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calphys
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Post by calphys » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:51 pm

I think it's fine. I just checked, and got this. I'm pretty sure it means I got in:

The web site you are accessing has experienced an unexpected error.
Please contact the website administrator.

The following information is meant for the website developer for debugging purposes.
Error Occurred While Processing Request
Error Executing Database Query.
[Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver]Value can not be converted to requested type.

The error occurred in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\eapp\Application.cfc: line 89

87 : <cfquery name="checkuser" dataSource="graddiv">
88 : SELECT * FROM Applications
89 : WHERE email=<cfqueryparam value="#cflogin.name#" CFSQLType="CF_SQL_VARCHAR">
90 : </cfquery>
91 : <cfif checkuser.RecordCount gt '0'>

SQL SELECT * FROM Applications WHERE email= (param 1)
DATASOURCE graddiv
SQLSTATE HY000
Resources:

* Check the ColdFusion documentation to verify that you are using the correct syntax.
* Search the Knowledge Base to find a solution to your problem.

Browser Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11
Referrer https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/startapp.cfm
Date/Time 07-Feb-08 06:49 PM
Stack Trace
at cfApplication2ecfc1261262707$funcONREQUESTSTART.runFunction(C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\eapp\Application.cfc:89) at cfApplication2ecfc1261262707$funcONREQUESTSTART.runFunction(C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\eapp\Application.cfc:89)

java.sql.SQLException: [Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver]Value can not be converted to requested type.
at macromedia.jdbc.base.BaseExceptions.createException(Unknown Source)
at macromedia.jdbc.base.BaseExceptions.getException(Unknown Source)
at macromedia.jdbc.base.BaseData.getInteger(Unknown Source)
at macromedia.jdbc.base.BaseData.getObject(Unknown Source)
at macromedia.jdbc.base.BaseResultSet.getObject(Unknown Source)
at coldfusion.sql.QueryTable.populate(QueryTable.java:330)
at coldfusion.sql.QueryTable.populate(QueryTable.java:216)
at coldfusion.sql.Executive.getRowSet(Executive.java:311)
at coldfusion.sql.Executive.executeQuery(Executive.java:756)
at coldfusion.sql.Executive.executeQuery(Executive.java:675)
at coldfusion.sql.Executive.executeQuery(Executive.java:636)
at coldfusion.sql.SqlImpl.execute(SqlImpl.java:236)
at coldfusion.tagext.sql.QueryTag.doEndTag(QueryTag.java:500)
at cfApplication2ecfc1261262707$funcONREQUESTSTART.runFunction(C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\eapp\Application.cfc:89)
at coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod.invoke(UDFMethod.java:344)
at coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod$ArgumentCollectionFilter.invoke(UDFMethod.java:254)
at coldfusion.filter.FunctionAccessFilter.invoke(FunctionAccessFilter.java:56)
at coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod.runFilterChain(UDFMethod.java:207)
at coldfusion.runtime.UDFMethod.invoke(UDFMethod.java:169)
at coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxy.invoke(TemplateProxy.java:194)
at coldfusion.runtime.TemplateProxy.invoke(TemplateProxy.java:146)
at coldfusion.runtime.AppEventInvoker.invoke(AppEventInvoker.java:72)
at coldfusion.runtime.AppEventInvoker.onRequestStart(AppEventInvoker.java:160)
at coldfusion.filter.ApplicationFilter.invoke(ApplicationFilter.java:210)
at coldfusion.filter.RequestMonitorFilter.invoke(RequestMonitorFilter.java:51)
at coldfusion.filter.PathFilter.invoke(PathFilter.java:86)
at coldfusion.filter.ExceptionFilter.invoke(ExceptionFilter.java:69)
at coldfusion.filter.BrowserDebugFilter.invoke(BrowserDebugFilter.java:52)
at coldfusion.filter.ClientScopePersistenceFilter.invoke(ClientScopePersistenceFilter.java:28)
at coldfusion.filter.BrowserFilter.invoke(BrowserFilter.java:38)
at coldfusion.filter.GlobalsFilter.invoke(GlobalsFilter.java:38)
at coldfusion.filter.DatasourceFilter.invoke(DatasourceFilter.java:22)
at coldfusion.filter.RequestThrottleFilter.invoke(RequestThrottleFilter.java:115)
at coldfusion.CfmServlet.service(CfmServlet.java:107)
at coldfusion.bootstrap.BootstrapServlet.service(BootstrapServlet.java:78)
at jrun.servlet.ServletInvoker.invoke(ServletInvoker.java:91)
at jrun.servlet.JRunInvokerChain.invokeNext(JRunInvokerChain.java:42)
at jrun.servlet.JRunRequestDispatcher.invoke(JRunRequestDispatcher.java:257)
at jrun.servlet.ServletEngineService.dispatch(ServletEngineService.java:541)
at jrun.servlet.jrpp.JRunProxyService.invokeRunnable(JRunProxyService.java:204)
at jrunx.scheduler.ThreadPool$DownstreamMetrics.invokeRunnable(ThreadPool.java:318)
at jrunx.scheduler.ThreadPool$ThreadThrottle.invokeRunnable(ThreadPool.java:426)
at jrunx.scheduler.ThreadPool$UpstreamMetrics.invokeRunnable(ThreadPool.java:264)
at jrunx.scheduler.WorkerThread.run(WorkerThread.java:66)



Sorry for the ungodly long post. I couldn't resist.
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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:56 pm

how do you translate that into getting admitted? :?

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Post by cancelled20080417 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:56 pm

It looks like you guys got in. thats how I got mine.

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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:57 pm

but when it said "decision available," couldn't you click it and see what the decision was? I can't see squat? OMG what if I got rejected?! :shock: :shock: Can't! Take! The! Suspense!

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Post by calphys » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:58 pm

I can see the code. I figure it means I've broken into the matrix or something.

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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:00 pm

AAAAAAAAHHH WHY DID YOU HAVE TO START THIS THREAD NOW I AM GOING INSANE!

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Post by cancelled20080417 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:01 pm

i was able to see the decision after I clicked on the green button.

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Post by LuminiferousAether » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:04 pm

Maybe someone who's already gotten in could login to the system. If it looks the same as ours, and they can't access their acceptance letter, it means that it's a system-wide problem, and not specific to our individual applications.

Just a thought!

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Post by twistor » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:04 pm

I can see the code. I figure it means I've broken into the matrix or something.
lmfao

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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:05 pm

RG! Go to your UCSB page and see if you can click the green button!!! Hurry! LA and I can't click the green button! There is no linky!

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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:05 pm

twistor wrote:lmfao
IT"S NOT FUNNY!!!

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Post by jct » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:15 pm

i see the code that calphys sees too. anyway everybody just calm down. looks like whoever's in charge of the web form will not fix it until tomorrow so i'll just wait till then

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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:17 pm

go post your profile in the profile thread! (and welcome) (and no I will not calm down!)

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Post by cancelled20080417 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:19 pm

grae, I don see anything either. what the hell! did they eat up my acceptance?

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Post by tnoviell » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:19 pm

Damn, beat me to it.

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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:20 pm

ok, it's a universal web glitch. I wonder if a decision will really be available once it is fixed or if part of the glitch is that every applicant's page looks like that. this is like torture!

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Post by butsurigakusha » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:20 pm

I think there is some sort of hidden message, and whoever figures it out will get accepted.

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Post by calphys » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:21 pm

anyway everybody just calm down. looks like whoever's in charge of the web form will not fix it until tomorrow so i'll just wait till then
Or, we could all head down there, accept their offer, and demand to move into our new housing. Who's with me?

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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:23 pm

I'm with you. I'm a five-hour drive away...

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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:25 pm

OK. That's it. I'm officially insane. I'm going to go get a beer and watch the game on TNT before I smash my head into my monitor.

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Post by butsurigakusha » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:30 pm

That sounds like a good idea, I think I'll join you (in spirit). But I don't drink beer, so I think I'll get a Mountain Dew. And instead of the game, I'll watch Scrubs on Comedy Central.

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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:32 pm

awesome. i don't drink beer either, actually, but for some reason it suddenly sounded like a great idea.

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Post by tnoviell » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:38 pm

You don't drink beer?! Now that's insanity.

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Post by grae313 » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:40 pm

I love wine, I just never acquired a taste for beer. My friends are trying to work on that though and I must admit, I can tolerate it now :wink:

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Post by tnoviell » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:42 pm

Soon, my friend, your toleration will turn into love.

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Post by twistor » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:22 am

And then your love will turn to addiction.

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Post by grae313 » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:14 pm

well I checked it again this morning and it is back to normal, and it shows no decision has been made :evil: . back to waiting.

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Post by will » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:51 pm

And then your addiction will turn into candy?

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Post by tnoviell » Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:42 pm

And then your candy will turn into delicious beer.

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Post by VT » Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:48 pm

and then beer into love... and then.....



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