Re:Variable Math
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 16893
interpreted = N
texte = loose the brackets around the left side... btw - you can use the show option instead of the comment...[math show=f][startat]=[startat]+[max][/math] >I've got so far to go, a few detours is no big deal. I'll go back to see >why I elected the current path with your thoughts in mind, but I'll always >need to store and perform math on variables. Why won't what I wrote work? >I'm following the examples on pages 137 & 138 plus a zillion other >possibilities. > >>Sorry about sending you in a completely different direction, but I think >>you should look at [shownext] - inside of a search -- it will build the >>Next links automatically for you based on the max... >> >>>I'm new to WebCatalog and excited over what I've seen so far. I've got >>>hundreds of Tango queries to convert and a long way to go. This concept is >>>soooo powerful,(syntax unforgiving), I'm in need of more examples. >>> >>>I'm missing something fundamental about stored variable, sorry tags, math. >>>Example, I want to bump the starting record[startat] of a search by the >>>[max] amount and have that new variable [startat] sent to the next search. >>> >>>[math][startat]+[max][/math] does math correctly and temporarily. >>> may do something but can't see >>>it. Then >>>startat=[startat] doesn't show the math to be permanent. >>> >>>I need the Tango query format that shows the Next N Matches with the >>>Previous N Matches buttons. What am I missing? >>> >>>Morris CampJay Van Vark ******************************* Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* 619.675.1106** PGP key available upon request. **
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loose the brackets around the left side... [math]startat=[startat]+[max][/math]>btw - you can use the show option instead of the comment...[math show=f][startat]=[startat]+[max][/math] >I've got so far to go, a few detours is no big deal. I'll go back to see >why I elected the current path with your thoughts in mind, but I'll always >need to store and perform math on variables. Why won't what I wrote work? >I'm following the examples on pages 137 & 138 plus a zillion other >possibilities. > >>Sorry about sending you in a completely different direction, but I think >>you should look at
[shownext] - inside of a search -- it will build the >>Next links automatically for you based on the max... >> >>>I'm new to WebCatalog and excited over what I've seen so far. I've got >>>hundreds of Tango queries to convert and a long way to go. This concept is >>>soooo powerful,(syntax unforgiving), I'm in need of more examples. >>> >>>I'm missing something fundamental about stored variable, sorry tags, math. >>>Example, I want to bump the starting record[startat] of a search by the >>>[max] amount and have that new variable [startat] sent to the next search. >>> >>>
[math][startat]+[max][/math] does math correctly and temporarily. >>>[math][startat]=[startat]+[max][/math]> may do something but can't see >>>it. Then >>>startat=[startat] doesn't show the math to be permanent. >>> >>>I need the Tango query format that shows the Next N Matches with the >>>Previous N Matches buttons. What am I missing? >>> >>>Morris CampJay Van Vark ******************************* Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* 619.675.1106** PGP key available upon request. **
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