Re: Nesting format tags

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11645
interpreted = N
texte = Grant Hulbert wrote: > > >Thanks for the info. I've got one other question then. Since format is > >limited to 255 characters, how can I format the output of [lineitems] to > >where it has a length of 555 characters? Currently I have it as: > > > >[format 555s][lineItems][format 12s][sku][/format][format > >10s][textB][/format][format 5s][quantity][/format][format > >10s][price][/format][/lineItems][/format] > > > >But, I know this doesn't work now. Logic would tell me that I can't > >split it up with say [format255s][lineitems]...[/format][format > >255s][lineitems]...[/format]. Is this the case? What else can I do? > > No, you can't do the imperfect nesting in your example. > > I'm not sure if your intent is to reduce really long output down to 555, or expand really small output up to 555. If you're trying to just stick a bunch of trailing spaces to pad it out to 555, then try > > [format 255s][lineitems]...[/lineItems][/format][format 300s] [/format] > > That last 300s will pad a bunch of spaces after the first 255 > > It seems like no matter what limit we pick, someone wants one more! > We're just too demanding, aren't we? Actually, what I have is a set number of fields for product information in an order form (so it imports into the client's order fulfillment software), i.e. 15 records, each with a length of 37, so if a customer orders 15 items, all of the spaces will be filled, but if they only order 1, then the remaining 14 record spaces have to be filled with blank spaces. In other words, it has to be 555 characters in length no matter what. John-- John S. Winningham WebWright Inc. john@webwrightinc.com http://www.webwrightinc.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Nesting format tags (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  2. Re: Nesting format tags (John S. Winningham 1997)
  3. Re: Nesting format tags (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  4. Re: Nesting format tags (John S. Winningham 1997)
  5. Re: Nesting format tags (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  6. Re: Nesting format tags (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  7. Nesting format tags (John S. Winningham 1997)
Grant Hulbert wrote: > > >Thanks for the info. I've got one other question then. Since format is > >limited to 255 characters, how can I format the output of [lineitems] to > >where it has a length of 555 characters? Currently I have it as: > > > >[format 555s][lineitems][format 12s][sku][/format][format > >10s][textB][/format][format 5s][quantity][/format][format > >10s][price][/format][/lineItems][/format] > > > >But, I know this doesn't work now. Logic would tell me that I can't > >split it up with say [format255s][lineitems]...[/format][format > >255s][lineitems]...[/format]. Is this the case? What else can I do? > > No, you can't do the imperfect nesting in your example. > > I'm not sure if your intent is to reduce really long output down to 555, or expand really small output up to 555. If you're trying to just stick a bunch of trailing spaces to pad it out to 555, then try > > [format 255s][lineitems]...[/lineItems][/format][format 300s] [/format] > > That last 300s will pad a bunch of spaces after the first 255 > > It seems like no matter what limit we pick, someone wants one more! > We're just too demanding, aren't we? Actually, what I have is a set number of fields for product information in an order form (so it imports into the client's order fulfillment software), i.e. 15 records, each with a length of 37, so if a customer orders 15 items, all of the spaces will be filled, but if they only order 1, then the remaining 14 record spaces have to be filled with blank spaces. In other words, it has to be 555 characters in length no matter what. John-- John S. Winningham WebWright Inc. john@webwrightinc.com http://www.webwrightinc.com/ John S. Winningham

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