Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep?

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 34168
interpreted = N
texte = Sorry for the stupidity if I missed something, but what the heck is Grep? > -----Original Message----- > From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On > Behalf Of WebDNA Support > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 1:51 AM > To: WebCatalog Talk > Subject: Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? > > > >And then some more hours trying to get around the ampersand thing. > >I know Ampersand is not allowed in browser stuff, but, webcat source > >never gets to the browser so I thought, since it is called grep I > >could use the standard \ to delimit a reserved character. Who > >woulda thunk that I should use [url] in a grep expression. > > Yes, but [url] is how you get 'special' characters past the parser in > all situations. The text that finally makes it down into the grep > expression doesn't contain [url], it contains the interpreted value > after the [url] has been executed. > > >If I do use [url] to expand bad things, how do I search for [url] > >using grep, if that is reserved instead? Do i have to use > >[raw][url][raw]? Will that even work???? > > Yes, that's exactly it. > > >Seems to me that \& is more to the point for a regex search expression. > > Yes, except that & is *always* a parameter delimiter in WebDNA. We > can't tell the difference between & in your grep expression, and & as > a delimiter between parameters to the context. This similar > discussion could be made around how do I get & into a database > field or how do I search for & in a record. We had to choose > something, and what we chose is consistent with a model that > webmasters are already familiar with (we know it's kind of ugly and > arcane, but it's *so* much better than trying to learn *two* > different models for delimiters. Consistency is key here). > > Technical Support ********************************** > Smith Micro, Internet Solutions Div | eCommerce (WebCatalog) > 16855 West Bernardo Drive, #380 | ------------------------- > San Diego, CA 92127 | Software & Site Development > WebCatalog Support: (858) 675-0632 | http://www.smithmicro.com > Fax: (858) 675-0372 ********************************** > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? (Kim Ingram 2000)
  2. Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? (John Butler 2000)
  3. Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? (Kim Ingram 2000)
  4. Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? (WebDNA Support 2000)
  5. Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? (Webcat 2000)
  6. Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? (Webcat 2000)
  7. Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? (WebDNA Support 2000)
  8. Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? (Webcat 2000)
  9. Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? (Kenneth Grome 2000)
  10. Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? (Webcat 2000)
  11. Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? (John Butler 2000)
  12. How do I specify a & character in Grep? (Webcat 2000)
Sorry for the stupidity if I missed something, but what the heck is Grep? > -----Original Message----- > From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On > Behalf Of WebDNA Support > Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 1:51 AM > To: WebCatalog Talk > Subject: Re: How do I specify a & character in Grep? > > > >And then some more hours trying to get around the ampersand thing. > >I know Ampersand is not allowed in browser stuff, but, webcat source > >never gets to the browser so I thought, since it is called grep I > >could use the standard \ to delimit a reserved character. Who > >woulda thunk that I should use [url] in a grep expression. > > Yes, but [url] is how you get 'special' characters past the parser in > all situations. The text that finally makes it down into the grep > expression doesn't contain [url], it contains the interpreted value > after the [url] has been executed. > > >If I do use [url] to expand bad things, how do I search for [url] > >using grep, if that is reserved instead? Do i have to use > >[raw][url][raw]? Will that even work???? > > Yes, that's exactly it. > > >Seems to me that \& is more to the point for a regex search expression. > > Yes, except that & is *always* a parameter delimiter in WebDNA. We > can't tell the difference between & in your grep expression, and & as > a delimiter between parameters to the context. This similar > discussion could be made around how do I get & into a database > field or how do I search for & in a record. We had to choose > something, and what we chose is consistent with a model that > webmasters are already familiar with (we know it's kind of ugly and > arcane, but it's *so* much better than trying to learn *two* > different models for delimiters. Consistency is key here). > > Technical Support ********************************** > Smith Micro, Internet Solutions Div | eCommerce (WebCatalog) > 16855 West Bernardo Drive, #380 | ------------------------- > San Diego, CA 92127 | Software & Site Development > WebCatalog Support: (858) 675-0632 | http://www.smithmicro.com > Fax: (858) 675-0372 ********************************** > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Kim Ingram

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