Re: Custom formulas.db
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 21845
interpreted = N
texte = >Yes, you may use the formulas.db to store as many special formulas as you >wish! > >What's more, when you retrieve those 'special' formulas from the >formulas.db, you do NOT have to place them inside [interpret] contexts >like you would if you stored them in any other database, because it is >logically *assumed* that when a formula is stored in the formulas.db, it >*must* be interpreted.I'm almost positive that this is not true. The equations inside formulas.db are only used at the time when you Add, ShowCart, or Purchase. And only specific named formulas are used.There's nothing stopping you from wrapping [interpret] around a [lookup] into the formulas.db, but that's no different than putting equations anywhere else -- there is no advantage to putting them inside formulas.db except as a way of collecting them all in one place for easier reference.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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>Yes, you may use the
formulas.db to store as many special formulas as you >wish! > >What's more, when you retrieve those 'special' formulas from the >
formulas.db, you do NOT have to place them inside
[interpret] contexts >like you would if you stored them in any other database, because it is >logically *assumed* that when a formula is stored in the
formulas.db, it >*must* be interpreted.I'm almost positive that this is not true. The equations inside
formulas.db are only used at the time when you Add, ShowCart, or Purchase. And only specific named formulas are used.There's nothing stopping you from wrapping
[interpret] around a
[lookup] into the
formulas.db, but that's no different than putting equations anywhere else -- there is no advantage to putting them inside
formulas.db except as a way of collecting them all in one place for easier reference.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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