Hi, Lawrence. This is from the docs for =[ShowIf]:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DTip: make sure neither side of the comparison equation =contains any of the special comparison letters listed above. For =example, [ShowIf I'm Friendly! Are you?=3D[question]] contains an =exclamation point inside the sentence being compared, so WebDNA sees =this as "I'm Friendly" is not equal to " Are you?=3D[question]", which =is not what the author meant to compare.The solution =is to wrap each side of the comparison with [URL] contexts, like =this:[ShowIf [URL]I'm Friendly! Are =you?[/URL]=3D[URL][question][/URL]]. This causes any embedded !=3D><= symbols to be converted to their URL equivalents, which can then be =compared correctly.=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DOnce in a thousand years or so a question =is posted that I actually know the answer to=A0 ;-)On Jan 28, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Lawrence =wrote:Hello,I just have a =problem I never noticed.I use the ="classical" showif , hideif to display a result depending on what the =field contains.[showif [myfiled]=3D[blank]] =RESULT[/showif]This is absolutely simple, =except that is the filed [myfiled] contains the caracter "!", nothing =will be displayed...Has any one had this problem? How can it be =solved?ThanksLawrence---------------------------------------------------------<=/div>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed =tothe mailing list <talk@webdna.us>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <talk-leave@webdna.us>=div>old archives: =http://dev.webdna.us/TalkLi=stArchive/=--Gil Poulsen, =Mac Wirehead************************AltiM@c Consulting23 Marco Polo =CourtFranklin Park, NJ =08823-1703Voice: 609-359-0103************************---------------------------------------------------------<=/div>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed =tothe mailing list <talk@webdna.us>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <talk-leave@webdna.us>=div>old archives: =http://dev.webdna.us/TalkLi=stArchive/=--Apple-Mail-1--702503848-- Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:
--Apple-Mail-1--702503848Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printableContent-Type: text/plain;charset=ISO-8859-1;delsp=yes;format=flowedeh eh... dead easy.. thanksUsing it for ages, I even did'nt thought to go to the manual...Le 28 janv. 09 =E0 15:48, Gil Poulsen a =E9crit :> Hi, Lawrence. This is from the docs for [showif]:>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D> Tip: make sure neither side of the comparison equation contains any =20=> of the special comparison letters listed above. For example, =20> [ShowIf I'm Friendly! Are you?=3D[question]] contains an exclamation =20=> point inside the sentence being compared, so WebDNA sees this as =20> "I'm Friendly" is not equal to " Are you?=3D[question]", which is not =20=> what the author meant to compare.>> The solution is to wrap each side of the comparison with [url] =20> contexts, like this:> [ShowIf [url]I'm Friendly! Are you?[/URL]=3D[url][question][/URL]]. =20=> This causes any embedded !=3D>< symbols to be converted to their URL =20=> equivalents, which can then be compared correctly.> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D>> Once in a thousand years or so a question is posted that I actually =20=> know the answer to ;-)>>> On Jan 28, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Lawrence wrote:>>>> Hello,>>>> I just have a problem I never noticed.>> I use the "classical" showif , hideif to display a result =20>> depending on what the field contains.>> [showif [myfiled]=3D[blank]] RESULT[/showif]>> This is absolutely simple, except that is the filed [myfiled] =20>> contains the caracter "!", nothing will be displayed...>>>> Has any one had this problem? How can it be solved?>>>> Thanks>> Lawrence>>>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list
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2009) .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/>>>>>> --> Gil Poulsen, Mac Wirehead>> ************************> AltiM@c Consulting> 23 Marco Polo Court> Franklin Park, NJ 08823-1703> Voice: 609-359-0103> http://altimac.com> ************************>>> ---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/>--Apple-Mail-1--702503848Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printableContent-Type: text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1 eh eh... dead =easy.. thanksUsing it for ages, I even did'nt thought =to go to the manual...Le 28 janv. =09 =E0 15:48, Gil Poulsen a =E9crit :Hi, Lawrence. This is from the docs for =[showif]:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DTip: make sure neither side of the comparison equation =contains any of the special comparison letters listed above. For =example, [ShowIf I'm Friendly! Are you?=3D[question]] contains an =exclamation point inside the sentence being compared, so WebDNA sees =this as "I'm Friendly" is not equal to " Are you?=3D[question]", which =is not what the author meant to compare.The solution =is to wrap each side of the comparison with [url] contexts, like =this:[ShowIf [url]I'm Friendly! Are =you?[/URL]=3D[url][question][/URL]]. This causes any embedded !=3D><= symbols to be converted to their URL equivalents, which can then be =compared correctly.=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DOnce in a thousand years or so a question =is posted that I actually know the answer to=A0 ;-)On Jan 28, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Lawrence =wrote:Hello,I just have a =problem I never noticed.I use the ="classical" showif , hideif to display a result depending on what the =field contains.[showif [myfiled]=3D[blank]] =RESULT[/showif]This is absolutely simple, =except that is the filed [myfiled] contains the caracter "!", nothing =will be displayed...Has any one had this problem? How can it be =solved?ThanksLawrence---------------------------------------------------------<=/div>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed =tothe mailing list <talk@webdna.us>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <talk-leave@webdna.us>=div>old archives: =http://dev.webdna.us/TalkLi=stArchive/=--Gil Poulsen, =Mac Wirehead************************AltiM@c Consulting23 Marco Polo =CourtFranklin Park, NJ =08823-1703Voice: 609-359-0103************************---------------------------------------------------------<=/div>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed =tothe mailing list <talk@webdna.us>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <talk-leave@webdna.us>=div>old archives: =http://dev.webdna.us/TalkLi=stArchive/=--Apple-Mail-1--702503848-- Lawrence Banahan
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