Re: Form Problem with !
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 34923
interpreted = N
texte = Always wrap both terms in a showif with [url][/url]'s. e.g. [showif [url][title][/url]=]and [showif [url][title][/url]=[url]Limit to 40 characters[/url]]To understand why this is, assume the user has entered Bite Me! in thetitle field. Now do the substitution: [showif Bite Me!=]which is true, since Bite Me is not the same as =...John PeacockRichard Kirsner wrote:> > I have a form to collect some information that is ultimately appended to> a data base. When the form is submitted, it goes to the next page that> contains some error checking to see if the field is either blank, or in> some cases, to see if the field contains default instructional> information. The problem is that if any of the fields contain an> exclaimation (!), the error checking seems to think that none of the> tests are passed and displays the associated error message. I've fooled> around with the [url], [input] and [convertchars] contexts, but nothing> seems to work. The actual code follows.> > Any suggestions will be appreciated.> > Thanks,> Richard Kirsner> > CODE:> >
> > On the next page (event2.html) I have some error checking:> > [math show=F]error=0[/math]> > [showif [title]=]
>
> [math show=F]error=[error]+1[/math]> Use your Browser's back arrow and enter an Event Title > |
[/showif]> > [showif [title]=Limit to 40 characters]>
> [math show=F]error=[error]+1[/math]> Use your Browser's back arrow and enter an Event Title > |
[/showif]> > [showif [summary]=Limit to 128 characters]>
> [math show=F]error=[error]+1[/math]> Use your Browser's back arrow and enter an Event> Summary - [summary] text > |
[/showif]> > [showif [summary]=]>
> [math show=F]error=[error]+1[/math]> Use your Browser's back arrow and enter an Event> Summary - [summary] - sum blank > |
[/showif]> > [showif [countchars][summary][/countchars]>128]> >
width=400>The Event Summary can only be 128> characters long. Use your Browser's back arrow and shorten your Summary > |
[/showif]> >
> [hideif [countchars][summary][/countchars]>128]> > [hideif [math]error[/math]!0]> > ** The Rest of the page goes here **> [/hideif]> > -------------------------------------------------------------> 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 > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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Always wrap both terms in a showif with [url][/url]'s. e.g. [showif [url][title][/url]=]and [showif [url][title][/url]=[url]Limit to 40 characters[/url]]To understand why this is, assume the user has entered Bite Me! in thetitle field. Now do the substitution: [showif Bite Me!=]which is true, since Bite Me is not the same as =...John PeacockRichard Kirsner wrote:> > I have a form to collect some information that is ultimately appended to> a data base. When the form is submitted, it goes to the next page that> contains some error checking to see if the field is either blank, or in> some cases, to see if the field contains default instructional> information. The problem is that if any of the fields contain an> exclaimation (!), the error checking seems to think that none of the> tests are passed and displays the associated error message. I've fooled> around with the [url], [input] and [convertchars] contexts, but nothing> seems to work. The actual code follows.> > Any suggestions will be appreciated.> > Thanks,> Richard Kirsner> > CODE:> > > > On the next page (event2.html) I have some error checking:> > [math show=F]error=0[/math]> > [showif [title]=]>
> [math show=F]error=[error]+1[/math]> Use your Browser's back arrow and enter an Event Title > |
[/showif]> > [showif [title]=Limit to 40 characters]>
> [math show=F]error=[error]+1[/math]> Use your Browser's back arrow and enter an Event Title > |
[/showif]> > [showif [summary]=Limit to 128 characters]>
> [math show=F]error=[error]+1[/math]> Use your Browser's back arrow and enter an Event> Summary - [summary] text > |
[/showif]> > [showif [summary]=]>
> [math show=F]error=[error]+1[/math]> Use your Browser's back arrow and enter an Event> Summary - [summary] - sum blank > |
[/showif]> > [showif [countchars][summary][/countchars]>128]> >
width=400>The Event Summary can only be 128> characters long. Use your Browser's back arrow and shorten your Summary > |
[/showif]> >
> [hideif [countchars][summary][/countchars]>128]> > [hideif [math]error[/math]!0]> > ** The Rest of the page goes here **> [/hideif]> > -------------------------------------------------------------> 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 > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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