Re: search question
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2001
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 39831
interpreted = N
texte = If I understand you correctly you want to display the name of the field and not its value? If so look at:[listdatabases] [listfields] -----Original Message----- From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of Dale Therio Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 10:33 AM To: WebCatalog Talk Subject: Re: search question That isn't the problem.I need to determine which field to display from the database.So I determine the field that I need to display using showifs, but can't get the field to display within the [founditems] loop.the variable name is [sign] the VALUE of the variable is the name of the field in the database I want to display.I need to calculate the proper field to display based on todays date.e.g. today is November 1st, so the sign is scorpio, the field in the database I wish to display is called scorpio. The name of the variable I am storing the name of the field I need is called [sign]. Adding a _ won't do anything.On Thu, 01 Nov 2001 10:23:28 John Peacock
wrote: > Dale Therio wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I can't figure this search out. > > > > I am using a series of showifs to determine a particular > value. > > this works fine. Following this, I do a search based on 2 > > criteria (the first value is not one of them). > > > > [snipped] > > > So, any idea on how to get a text value to be interpreted > as a > > field name? > > Don't use the same name for fields and formvariables. This > would immediately > solve your problem and is good policy going forward. One way > people have > suggested in the past is to prefix an underscore on the form > variables. > > HTH > > John > > -- > John Peacock > Director of Information Research and Technology > Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group > 4720 Boston Way > Lanham, MD 20706 > 301-459-3366 x.5010 > fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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If I understand you correctly you want to display the name of the field and not its value? If so look at:[listdatabases] [listfields] -----Original Message----- From: WebCatalog Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com]On Behalf Of Dale Therio Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 10:33 AM To: WebCatalog Talk Subject: Re: search question That isn't the problem.I need to determine which field to display from the database.So I determine the field that I need to display using showifs, but can't get the field to display within the [founditems] loop.the variable name is [sign] the VALUE of the variable is the name of the field in the database I want to display.I need to calculate the proper field to display based on todays date.e.g. today is November 1st, so the sign is scorpio, the field in the database I wish to display is called scorpio. The name of the variable I am storing the name of the field I need is called [sign]. Adding a _ won't do anything.On Thu, 01 Nov 2001 10:23:28 John Peacock wrote: > Dale Therio wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I can't figure this search out. > > > > I am using a series of showifs to determine a particular > value. > > this works fine. Following this, I do a search based on 2 > > criteria (the first value is not one of them). > > > > [snipped] > > > So, any idea on how to get a text value to be interpreted > as a > > field name? > > Don't use the same name for fields and formvariables. This > would immediately > solve your problem and is good policy going forward. One way > people have > suggested in the past is to prefix an underscore on the form > variables. > > HTH > > John > > -- > John Peacock > Director of Information Research and Technology > Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group > 4720 Boston Way > Lanham, MD 20706 > 301-459-3366 x.5010 > fax 301-429-5747------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
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