Re: Bug or syntax error on my part?

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 10729
interpreted = N
texte = >Remember, when you do a search from a hyperlink, the entire results >template is contained within an *IMPLIED* search context. This means that >there is an invisible [search] tag at the top of the page, and there is an >invisible [/search] tag at the bottom of the page. But this only applies >in a 'hyperlink search'. > >When you switch from a' hyperlink search' to a 'hyperlink showpage with a >context-based search', you actually have to place those tags on the results >template yourself - and they must be located in the same places where they >are *implied* by a hyperlink search - with the [search] at the top of the >page and the [/search] at the bottom of the page ... :)Okay, maybe I simplified this a little bit too much for some of the more experienced WebCat2 users ...You don't always have to have the [search] at the top of the page and the [/search] at the bottom of the page in every situation. There are more advanced techniques that call for more flexibility, and fortunately WebCat2 allows that flexibility. Still, when you're just getting started with WebDNA, putting the search tags at the top and bottom of your results templates is a safe way to go ... :)Sincerely, Ken Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Bug or syntax error on my part? (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  2. Re: Bug or syntax error on my part? (grichter@panavise.com (Gary Richter) 1997)
  3. Re: Bug or syntax error on my part? (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  4. Re: Bug or syntax error on my part? (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  5. Bug or syntax error on my part? (grichter@panavise.com (Gary Richter) 1997)
>Remember, when you do a search from a hyperlink, the entire results >template is contained within an *IMPLIED* search context. This means that >there is an invisible [search] tag at the top of the page, and there is an >invisible [/search] tag at the bottom of the page. But this only applies >in a 'hyperlink search'. > >When you switch from a' hyperlink search' to a 'hyperlink showpage with a >context-based search', you actually have to place those tags on the results >template yourself - and they must be located in the same places where they >are *implied* by a hyperlink search - with the [search] at the top of the >page and the [/search] at the bottom of the page ... :)Okay, maybe I simplified this a little bit too much for some of the more experienced WebCat2 users ...You don't always have to have the [search] at the top of the page and the [/search] at the bottom of the page in every situation. There are more advanced techniques that call for more flexibility, and fortunately WebCat2 allows that flexibility. Still, when you're just getting started with WebDNA, putting the search tags at the top and bottom of your results templates is a safe way to go ... :)Sincerely, Ken Kenneth Grome

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