Re: [WebDNA] Basic Search - Fix
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2008
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 100100
interpreted = N
texte = If you put [url][/url]around variables in showifs, etc, then ! won't interfere by being mistaken for "is not equal to". In addition to fixing other potential code breakers (&, ^, = etc.) >Just ran into this. > >I am checking to see if a texarea box is empty from a form. > >On the first page I set a variable: >[text]s1_q1=[/text] > >Here's the textarea: > >
> >On the results page: > >[showif [ConvertChars >db=databases/customConvert.db][s1_q1][/ConvertChars]=][text]E_s1_q1=1[/text][/showif] > >I have am trying to check to see if [s1_q1] is empty. > >This works under all conditions, except when the first character in >text bow is "!". > >In which case, the result passes through and the error variable >E_s1_q1 is set to 1 and blows what I am trying to accomplish. > >I don't really want to check to see if the first character of the text >is an "!" though I could I guess. > >Any ideas. > >thanks. > >D. -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system http://TightJacket.com -- stylish protection for your laptop -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure.
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If you put
[url][/url]around variables in showifs, etc, then ! won't interfere by being mistaken for "is not equal to". In addition to fixing other potential code breakers (&, ^, = etc.) >Just ran into this. > >I am checking to see if a texarea box is empty from a form. > >On the first page I set a variable: >
[text]s1_q1=[/text] > >Here's the textarea: > >
> >On the results page: > >[showif [ConvertChars >db=databases/customConvert.db][s1_q1][/ConvertChars]=]
[text]E_s1_q1=1[/text][/showif] > >I have am trying to check to see if [s1_q1] is empty. > >This works under all conditions, except when the first character in >text bow is "!". > >In which case, the result passes through and the error variable >E_s1_q1 is set to 1 and blows what I am trying to accomplish. > >I don't really want to check to see if the first character of the text >is an "!" though I could I guess. > >Any ideas. > >thanks. > >D. -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system http://TightJacket.com -- stylish protection for your laptop -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure.
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