Re: [WebDNA] Math variable name length limitations ...

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2012


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = This has always been a limitation for math variables (since before WebDNA ev= en had text variables, of course you were there, so you know this). This is o= ne reason I very rarely use math variables - I store my math values in text v= ariables: [text]ThisIsMyTextVariableWithALongName=3D[math][textvar1]+[textvar2][/math]= [/text] I can't speak to the difficult of changing WebDNA to support longer math var= iable names, but agree that would be nice and shouldn't break any existing s= ites. - Brian On Mar 31, 2012, at 7:10 AM, WebDNA Solutions wrote: > Is there a reason why [math] variable names cannot be as long as text vari= able names? >=20 > I just ran into a situation where I was creating dynamic math variable nam= es, and one was a few characters longer than the others. So instead of calcu= lating properly all I got was the raw tag. >=20 > It seems rather bizarre that the NAME of the math variable is limited to s= uch a small number of characters. Can this be changed easily? >=20 >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- This message is s= ent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E= -mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting:= support@webdna.us Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Math variable name length limitations ... (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2012)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Math variable name length limitations ... (WebDNA Solutions 2012)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Math variable name length limitations ... (Brian Fries 2012)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Math variable name length limitations ... (WebDNA Solutions 2012)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Math variable name length limitations ... (Govinda 2012)
  6. [WebDNA] Math variable name length limitations ... (WebDNA Solutions 2012)
This has always been a limitation for math variables (since before WebDNA ev= en had text variables, of course you were there, so you know this). This is o= ne reason I very rarely use math variables - I store my math values in text v= ariables: [text]ThisIsMyTextVariableWithALongName=3D[math][textvar1]+[textvar2][/math]= [/text] I can't speak to the difficult of changing WebDNA to support longer math var= iable names, but agree that would be nice and shouldn't break any existing s= ites. - Brian On Mar 31, 2012, at 7:10 AM, WebDNA Solutions wrote: > Is there a reason why [math] variable names cannot be as long as text vari= able names? >=20 > I just ran into a situation where I was creating dynamic math variable nam= es, and one was a few characters longer than the others. So instead of calcu= lating properly all I got was the raw tag. >=20 > It seems rather bizarre that the NAME of the math variable is limited to s= uch a small number of characters. Can this be changed easily? >=20 >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- This message is s= ent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E= -mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting:= support@webdna.us Brian Fries

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