Re: Reserved Words
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 27484
interpreted = N
texte = >I just got bit by the Reserved word bug. I had heard that I should >not name a db field URL, so I caught that one, but I also had FIRST, >MIDDLE, and LAST too. This worked most of the time, unless a search >on the db was skipped. Then the page would just die even though the >[MIDDLE] was in the middle of a HIDEIF and hidden. > >Turns out that the substring function is called [MIDDLE]. > >I have about 50 fields in my db hdr file now. Is there any way to >check them for reserved words besides one at a time. What are the >other common gotcha words?Look in the 'at-a-glance' section of the html docs, that page lists MOST (but not all) of the webdna tags and contexts. For the unlisted ones, you'll just have to be lucky I guess, because after all these years there is still no published alphabetical list of all the available webdna tags and contexts. I have asked for an alphabetical list several times over the years, but my requests have always fallen on deaf ears ... :(================================ 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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>I just got bit by the Reserved word bug. I had heard that I should >not name a db field URL, so I caught that one, but I also had FIRST, >MIDDLE, and LAST too. This worked most of the time, unless a search >on the db was skipped. Then the page would just die even though the >[middle] was in the middle of a HIDEIF and hidden. > >Turns out that the substring function is called [middle]. > >I have about 50 fields in my db hdr file now. Is there any way to >check them for reserved words besides one at a time. What are the >other common gotcha words?Look in the 'at-a-glance' section of the html docs, that page lists MOST (but not all) of the webdna tags and contexts. For the unlisted ones, you'll just have to be lucky I guess, because after all these years there is still no published alphabetical list of all the available webdna tags and contexts. I have asked for an alphabetical list several times over the years, but my requests have always fallen on deaf ears ... :(================================ 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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