Re: [WebDNA] Has [middle] always worked this way?

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2014

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 111536
interpreted = N
texte = This is a multi-part message in MIME format.--------------000902000003000103000507Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowedContent-Transfer-Encoding: 7bitI'm not following... wouldn't [grep] remove every instance?Kenneth Grome wrote:> I was trying to using this code to extract all the occurrences of> abc from the original ts value:>> [text]ts=abc123abc456abc789abc000[/text]>> [loop start=1&end=9]> [text]ts=[middle startafter=abc][ts][/middle][/text]> [appendfile lines][index]-[ts]> [/writefile]> [/loop]>> I was expecting this:>> 1-123abc456abc789abc000> 2-456abc789abc000> 3-789abc000> 4-000> 5-> 6-> 7-> 8-> 9->> But instead I got this:>> 1-123abc456abc789abc000> 2-456abc789abc000> 3-789abc000> 4-000> 5-000> 6-000> 7-000> 8-000> 9-000>> I had expected middle to produce blank/empty results when it could> not find the first occurrence of abc, but instead it returned the> entire ts value.>> Has middle always worked like this, and I have simply never used> middle in this manner during 20 years of WebDNA programming?>> Or is this a glitch or bug?>> Regards,> Kenneth Grome> WebDNA Solutions> http://www.webdnasolutions.com> Web Database Systems and Linux Server Management>> ---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list.> To unsubscribe, E-mail to:> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us> --------------000902000003000103000507Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm not following... wouldn't [grep] remove every instance?

Kenneth Grome wrote:



I was trying to using this code to extract all the occurrences ofabc from the original ts value:[text]ts=abc123abc456abc789abc000[/text][loop start=1&end=9][text]ts=[middle startafter=abc][ts][/middle][/text][appendfile lines][index]-[ts][/writefile][/loop]I was expecting this:1-123abc456abc789abc0002-456abc789abc0003-789abc0004-0005-6-7-8-9-But instead I got this:1-123abc456abc789abc0002-456abc789abc0003-789abc0004-0005-0006-0007-0008-0009-000I had expected middle to produce blank/empty results when it couldnot find the first occurrence of abc, but instead it returned theentire ts value.Has middle always worked like this, and I have simply never usedmiddle in this manner during 20 years of WebDNA programming?Or is this a glitch or bug?Regards,Kenneth GromeWebDNA Solutionshttp://www.webdnasolutions.comWeb Database Systems and Linux Server Management---------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list <talk@webdna.us>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <talk-leave@webdna.us>archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.usBug Reporting: support@webdna.us  



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Re: [WebDNA] Has [middle] always worked this way? (Kenneth Grome 2014) Re: [WebDNA] Has [middle] always worked this way? (Toby Cox 2014) Re: [WebDNA] Has [middle] always worked this way? (Kenneth Grome 2014) Re: [WebDNA] Has [middle] always worked this way? (Kenneth Grome 2014) Re: [WebDNA] Has [middle] always worked this way? (WebDNA 2014) Re: [WebDNA] Has [middle] always worked this way? (Dan Strong 2014) [WebDNA] Has [middle] always worked this way? (Kenneth Grome 2014)

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.--------------000902000003000103000507Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowedContent-Transfer-Encoding: 7bitI'm not following... wouldn't [grep] remove every instance?Kenneth Grome wrote:> I was trying to using this code to extract all the occurrences of> abc from the original ts value:>> [text]ts=abc123abc456abc789abc000[/text]>> [loop start=1&end=9]> [text]ts=[middle startafter=abc][ts][/middle][/text]> [appendfile lines][index]-[ts]> [/writefile]> [/loop]>> I was expecting this:>> 1-123abc456abc789abc000> 2-456abc789abc000> 3-789abc000> 4-000> 5-> 6-> 7-> 8-> 9->> But instead I got this:>> 1-123abc456abc789abc000> 2-456abc789abc000> 3-789abc000> 4-000> 5-000> 6-000> 7-000> 8-000> 9-000>> I had expected middle to produce blank/empty results when it could> not find the first occurrence of abc, but instead it returned the> entire ts value.>> Has middle always worked like this, and I have simply never used> middle in this manner during 20 years of WebDNA programming?>> Or is this a glitch or bug?>> Regards,> Kenneth Grome> WebDNA Solutions> http://www.webdnasolutions.com> Web Database Systems and Linux Server Management>> ---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list.> To unsubscribe, E-mail to:> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us> --------------000902000003000103000507Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm not following... wouldn't [grep] remove every instance?

Kenneth Grome wrote:



I was trying to using this code to extract all the occurrences ofabc from the original ts value:[text]ts=abc123abc456abc789abc000[/text][loop start=1&end=9][text]ts=[middle startafter=abc][ts][/middle][/text][appendfile lines][index]-[ts][/writefile][/loop]I was expecting this:1-123abc456abc789abc0002-456abc789abc0003-789abc0004-0005-6-7-8-9-But instead I got this:1-123abc456abc789abc0002-456abc789abc0003-789abc0004-0005-0006-0007-0008-0009-000I had expected middle to produce blank/empty results when it couldnot find the first occurrence of abc, but instead it returned theentire ts value.Has middle always worked like this, and I have simply never usedmiddle in this manner during 20 years of WebDNA programming?Or is this a glitch or bug?Regards,Kenneth GromeWebDNA Solutionshttp://www.webdnasolutions.comWeb Database Systems and Linux Server Management---------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list <talk@webdna.us>.To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <talk-leave@webdna.us>archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.usBug Reporting: support@webdna.us  



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