Re: when is failing to [URL]ize values in a comparison risky?
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = >John, > >How about when comparing to *nothing*? > >[showif [URL][aaa][/URL]=] some code [/showif] > >will evaluate to true (show the result of some code) even if [aaa] has no value? >I thought that when I tried this one time, webcat was resolving the above to [showif >%5baaa%5d=] some code [/showif], so the code never executed, which was not the idea.Your example above is 'false' when [aaa] has a pre-defined value that's not 'blank'. It is also 'false' when [aaa] does not have a pre-defined value. In fact, it is 'true' only when [aaa] has a pre-defined value that is 'blank' or 'null'.================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499, http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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>John, > >How about when comparing to *nothing*? > >[showif [url][aaa][/URL]=] some code [/showif] > >will evaluate to true (show the result of some code) even if [aaa] has no value? >I thought that when I tried this one time, webcat was resolving the above to [showif >%5baaa%5d=] some code [/showif], so the code never executed, which was not the idea.Your example above is 'false' when [aaa] has a pre-defined value that's not 'blank'. It is also 'false' when [aaa] does not have a pre-defined value. In fact, it is 'true' only when [aaa] has a pre-defined value that is 'blank' or 'null'.================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499, http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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