Never mind.... Re: Searching blank fields problem

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1999


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 24976
interpreted = N
texte = Of course, I realize _after_ I hit send that the answer is eq instead of wa on the groupdata. Oh, well.Thank you to anyone who gave this any thought.-Maurice>Hi! > >I'm having a problem with searching blank fields (and I have indeed >consulted the blank/empty fields portion of the manual). Here's the >search code: > >[search >db=test.db&eqorderdatarq=[ordernumber]&wagroup1datarq=[blank]&group1fi >eld=firstfield+secondfield+thirdfield+fourthfield] > >I'm passing [ordernumber] from a previous page. In my test case, >I've got one order for which there are 11 entries in the db. In one >of those entries, some of the fields are blank (as in nothing between >the tabs in the db), but in all of the other 10 cases, the fields >have data. > >When I run this search, I'm getting all 11 entries returned to me, >even though only one of them contains no data in firstfield, >secondfield, thirdfield, and fourthfield. > >Any ideas what I'm doing wrong here? > >Thanks for any suggestions, > >Maurice > >Maurice Rickard | GreenMarketplace.com: >Director of Creative & Production | Natural Products for you >http://www.greenmarketplace.com/ | and your planet. > >------------------------------------------------------------- >Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. >To end your Mail problems go to . > >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 >Maurice Rickard | GreenMarketplace.com: Director of Creative & Production | Natural Products for you http://www.greenmarketplace.com/ | and your planet.------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .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 Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
Of course, I realize _after_ I hit send that the answer is eq instead of wa on the groupdata. Oh, well.Thank you to anyone who gave this any thought.-Maurice>Hi! > >I'm having a problem with searching blank fields (and I have indeed >consulted the blank/empty fields portion of the manual). Here's the >search code: > >[search >db=test.db&eqorderdatarq=[ordernumber]&wagroup1datarq=[blank]&group1fi >eld=firstfield+secondfield+thirdfield+fourthfield] > >I'm passing [ordernumber] from a previous page. In my test case, >I've got one order for which there are 11 entries in the db. In one >of those entries, some of the fields are blank (as in nothing between >the tabs in the db), but in all of the other 10 cases, the fields >have data. > >When I run this search, I'm getting all 11 entries returned to me, >even though only one of them contains no data in firstfield, >secondfield, thirdfield, and fourthfield. > >Any ideas what I'm doing wrong here? > >Thanks for any suggestions, > >Maurice > >Maurice Rickard | GreenMarketplace.com: >Director of Creative & Production | Natural Products for you >http://www.greenmarketplace.com/ | and your planet. > >------------------------------------------------------------- >Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. >To end your Mail problems go to . > >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 >Maurice Rickard | GreenMarketplace.com: Director of Creative & Production | Natural Products for you http://www.greenmarketplace.com/ | and your planet.------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .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 Maurice Rickard

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