Re: Bug with periods in [math] variable names
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 37602
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texte = on 8/1/01 12:19 PM, John Peacock at jpeacock@rowman.com so noted...>> [math]var.1=20[/math] doesn't work >> [text]var.1=20[/text] does. > > See http://betadoc.smithmicro.com/MathContext.html, third paragraph. > > Suprisingly, the DOCUMENTED behavior is that you can only use text and > numbers (specifically text followed by number) for math variables.After using valid math variables like [var_1] for so long, I didn't even think to look (of course, had I gone by the docs, I wouldn't have been using underscores either ; ) on 8/1/01 7:15 PM, Grant Hulbert at grant@hulbertfamily.com so noted...>> 3- Math variable names cannot begin with a numeric digit, yet no other >> variables have this limitation. > > x*7 := multiply variable x times the number 7 > x*7y :: is it x*7 followed by y, or is it x times variable 7yI can see the logic in this and how it creates the limitation -- I always bracket math variables inside the [math] context which (if required) would eliminate the ambiguity.[math][x]*7[/math] [math][x]*[7y][/math] What I ended up doing for this current project was using [text] variables inside the [math] context, which works just fine.[text]var.1=20[/text] [math][var.1]*5[/math] Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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on 8/1/01 12:19 PM, John Peacock at jpeacock@rowman.com so noted...>> [math]var.1=20[/math] doesn't work >> [text]var.1=20[/text] does. > > See http://betadoc.smithmicro.com/MathContext.html, third paragraph. > > Suprisingly, the DOCUMENTED behavior is that you can only use text and > numbers (specifically text followed by number) for math variables.After using valid math variables like [var_1] for so long, I didn't even think to look (of course, had I gone by the docs, I wouldn't have been using underscores either ; ) on 8/1/01 7:15 PM, Grant Hulbert at grant@hulbertfamily.com so noted...>> 3- Math variable names cannot begin with a numeric digit, yet no other >> variables have this limitation. > > x*7 := multiply variable x times the number 7 > x*7y :: is it x*7 followed by y, or is it x times variable 7yI can see the logic in this and how it creates the limitation -- I always bracket math variables inside the [math] context which (if required) would eliminate the ambiguity.[math][x]*7[/math] [math][x]*[7y][/math] What I ended up doing for this current project was using [text] variables inside the [math] context, which works just fine.[text]var.1=20[/text] [math][var.1]*5[/math] Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design800 Washington Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.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/
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