Re: Are [CART]'s always > Previous [CART]'s
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 31030
interpreted = N
texte = Thanks Ken. I guess for a unique *number* solution I'll have to make a little counter.db and increment it every time. That seems to be the simplest way. Am I missing something obvious, or is that the way to go?BrianDigital Gear> >I know that [CART] always generates a unique number ...>>That's where your interpretation of the cart value is wrong.>>The [cart] tag generates a unique *character string* which just>happens to be made up of numeric characters. And while this string of>characters is always alphabetically greater than the last value the>[cart] tag generated, you cannot assume that it is also going to be>numerically greater than the last value generated, because as you>have seen it just doesn't work that way ... :)>>================================>Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant>808-737-6499 http://webdna.net>================================>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list
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Thanks Ken. I guess for a unique *number* solution I'll have to make a little counter.db and increment it every time. That seems to be the simplest way. Am I missing something obvious, or is that the way to go?BrianDigital Gear> >I know that [cart] always generates a unique number ...>>That's where your interpretation of the cart value is wrong.>>The [cart] tag generates a unique *character string* which just>happens to be made up of numeric characters. And while this string of>characters is always alphabetically greater than the last value the>[cart] tag generated, you cannot assume that it is also going to be>numerically greater than the last value generated, because as you>have seen it just doesn't work that way ... :)>>================================>Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant>808-737-6499 http://webdna.net>================================>>------------------------------------------------------------->This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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