Re: [URL] and [showif] or [hideif] comparisons
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 53734
interpreted = N
texte = On Oct 30, 2003, at 3:36 PM, Dan Strong wrote: > Why? (Seriously. besides the fact that I couldn't get it to work this > one time. All other show/hides I've ever done have worked...) >> >> Is there any benefit for NOT using [url]? And if there isn't, why >> isn't it >> implied in the [showif] and [hideif] contexts so they always did it? >> Maybe >> it would slow everything up considerably for number comparisons or >> something? > > I'd love to know this... I have never done this before, and I have > seen nothing indicating that I should (until today). Because if your description field is: Great House! and your comparison is: [showif [description]=] WebDNA will interpret it as: [showif Great House!=] Which means showif Great House doesn't equal '=' This is covered in the archives quite a few times if my description doesn't cut it. -- Jesse Williams-Proudman Blue Box Development :: Custom Web Solutions +1.206.778.8777 :: jesse@blueboxdev.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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On Oct 30, 2003, at 3:36 PM, Dan Strong wrote: > Why? (Seriously. besides the fact that I couldn't get it to work this > one time. All other show/hides I've ever done have worked...) >> >> Is there any benefit for NOT using [url]? And if there isn't, why >> isn't it >> implied in the [showif] and [hideif] contexts so they always did it? >> Maybe >> it would slow everything up considerably for number comparisons or >> something? > > I'd love to know this... I have never done this before, and I have > seen nothing indicating that I should (until today). Because if your description field is: Great House! and your comparison is: [showif [description]=] WebDNA will interpret it as: [showif Great House!=] Which means showif Great House doesn't equal '=' This is covered in the archives quite a few times if my description doesn't cut it. -- Jesse Williams-Proudman Blue Box Development :: Custom Web Solutions +1.206.778.8777 :: jesse@blueboxdev.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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